Novels by Jimoh Omowumi

YELENAThe waitress came with the menu, and I flicked my eyes over it, I was not really supposed to order yet. Tyler said we’d have lunch together, but he was twenty minutes late, and my stomach wasn’t waiting on anyone. I could always share a laugh with his food later.I glanced at my phone, hoping maybe he’d text. There was nothing.Fine. I was hungry anyway.I started scanning the menu and told her what I would like to eat, then my phone beeped. It was a picture from Nyra.“Oh wow,” I whispered, scrolling through the snapshots she’d sent. Our new clinic. It looked incredible. She’d taken over the chaos Tristan had left me in and somehow made it smoothEven Claire's location had changed, everything was organized. I couldn’t stop myself from grinning. VIP patients were already coming in. This was fast. Really fast.I tapped back a thank-you message, praising her, telling her she was a lifesaver, and she replied with a flurry of stickers. Classic Nyra. She couldn’t even type a proper

YELENA My eyes locked on the familiar car… the familiar figure standing beside it… the same broad back I used to sleep on, cry on, and now wanted to stab with a spoon.What the hell?Has he been the one trailing me?Seriously, what the actual hell was wrong with him?!His beta saw me first, Daniel. His eyes widened when I glared at him, and I mean glared like I was about to drag his wolf out of his skin. He instantly looked away, but not before his eyes flashed dark. Mind-link. He was calling Tristan.Coward.Then, just like that, Tristian tensed… and turned back to me slowly. Our eyes met. He froze for a second, like he didn’t expect me to still be standing there after running for my life.Well, surprise.I marched toward him, angry enough to set the entire amusement park on fire. “Why were you trailing me like some hired killer?” I yelled.People turned. Wolves. Humans. Kids holding candy. Couples on dates. Everybody stopped to watch.Daniel swallowed like he wanted to disappear.T

YELENAI deleted the messages so fast my fingers shook. Blocked the number too. Tristan wasn’t going to reach me again. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not until I allowed it which was never.I forced out a breath and stood. I was not letting him ruin my mood. Today was for Claire. For Lorra and her boys. For the small piece I had finally found. Tyler’s warmth still clung to me, and I refused to let Tristan’s shadow touch it.By the time I finished dressing, my baby girl stretched on the bed beside me, rubbing her little hand over her sleepy face.“Mo-mmy,” she mumbled.“I’m here, baby.” I scooped her up, kissing both her cheeks until she giggled like sunshine. Goddess, she smelled like strawberries and baby lotion, my favorite mix in the world.I changed her into a soft pink gown, one she loved because it “made her look like a princess.” I packed her curly black hair into two cute puffs and slipped on her tiny heels. She gasped the moment she saw herself in the mirror.“Are we going out alr

YELENAI didn’t know peace could feel like a person until I met Tyler. Being around him these days felt like stepping out of a storm and into sunlight. He didn’t even try too hard; he just existed, and somehow, I breathed easier. I didn’t expect that. I didn’t expect him.But today wasn’t about Tyler.Today… was about my baby.The director had finally given us a day off, as we had practically worked our bones to the bone this week. Honestly, I had planned to take a break anyway. My chest had been aching for Claire since Nyra told me she’d been asking about me. Asking. My little girl, my tiny wolf pup with my eyes and my stubbornness wanted her mommy.Nothing could stop me after that.Nyra had decided to stay home because she wasn’t feeling too great. She’d looked pale this morning, but she waved me off like the dramatic witch she is, mumbling something about “needing to sleep for forty hours.”When I got to her house, I pressed the bell. I planned this visit like a secret mission. No

YELENAI pulled into Tyler’s garage with my heart banging against my ribs like it wanted to jump out and run back home. The house sat huge and quiet, tucked way out where the city lights faded and the woods started whispering. Tall pines pressed close to the walls, their shadows moving every time the wind blew. I killed the engine and sat there a second, trying to breathe normally. Someone had followed me almost the whole way here. I kept checking the mirror, catching headlights that stayed too far but never turned off. By the time I reached his gate, they were gone. Still, the skin on my neck wouldn’t stop crawling.I grabbed my bag, stepped out, and the cold night air slapped me. Somewhere deep in the trees an owl called, low and slow. Or maybe not an owl. This was close to the preserve, you never really knew.The front door flew open before I even reached the bell.“Hey, baby!” Tyler’s voice was warm, his arms were already open. He wore a black t-shirt and soft gray shorts, baref

YELENAThree days.Three long, annoying, frustrating days and Tyler still hadn’t gotten through to me.He was supposed to be back yesterday. We were supposed to meet yesterday. And instead, his number kept going off as he traveled to the moon without a network. I called and called until my phone started heating up like it wanted to fight me.So when the call finally connected today, I didn’t know if I should be happy or angry.“Hello, baby,” his voice hummed through the phone, smooth and warm enough to make my spine curl.And yes I blushed. Like a teenager. Like an idiot.I still frowned, even though he couldn’t see my face. “Hi. Why was your number not going yesterday? I tried so many times. It just kept dropping.”I tried to sound annoyed, but my voice sounded like a puppy pretending to bark.“I’m sorry, baby. I didn’t take it out with me when my parents and I went out. It was switched off. I just turned it on.”Hmm.I paused.Who goes out and forgets their phone at home? Like… who?

DAZE"Felda… you did this.""You killed my mate and ran away with my pup!"“Ahhhhh!” I screamed, my claws digging into the wall until it cracked. Pain shot up my arms, but I didn’t care. Nothing mattered anymore. My chest heaved with rage, grief, and a thousand thoughts I couldn’t control. I could feel the world spinning, yet nothing could touch the fire in my blood.King Finnian was there, trying to calm me down, but I barely noticed him. Everyone had come after the news reached them. They had heard my mate was dead. Her sister had been crying since the day it happened, blaming herself for leaving her behind. King Finnian held her in his arms, murmuring soft words I didn’t want to hear. Her parents had been grieving too, silent and broken, their tears were like knives stabbing at the emptiness I felt.I went mad the next day when I saw my mate in cold blood. I saw the ruin she had left behind, my guards were slaughtered like lambs, their lifeblood was painting the earth. I ran thro

FELDAEverything she said kept ringing in my head like a curse I couldn’t shake off. Elsa… in labour… dying. The words sank into me slowly, like cold water sliding down my spine. I blinked and looked up, expecting to still see Emora standing there, crying, begging, and breaking. But she was gone.My heart jumped.“Emora?” My voice cracked. “Emora!”I rushed out of the cave like something was chasing me. My feet hit the wet forest ground, and I didn’t care that branches tore at my skin. I pushed through tall grass and thick bushes, shouting her name again and again.“Emora! Please, where are you?! Come back to me!”My voice echoed into the trees like a frantic animal. I searched like a madwoman, turning left and right, dragging my fingers through the dark leaves as if I could pull her out of them.I shouldn’t have said those things to her. I shouldn’t have slapped her. I shouldn’t have called her a snake. What was wrong with me? Why did I always push away the only person who stayed? Wa

FELDAI didn’t understand why she wouldn’t leave me alone. Why did none of them ever stop touching what should’ve been dead years ago? They all wanted me broken, torn apart, crawling in the dirt while they watched and laughed. But the Moon Goddess had her own plans. She kept me alive, not because she loved me… but because of Emora.If that girl hadn’t sneaked out that night, if she hadn’t poured that bitter antidote down my throat while everyone wanted me gone, I would’ve died from the poison. A slow, burning death. Maybe that would’ve given them peace.So I stayed alive. Because one soft-hearted girl disobeyed her orders.I shouldn’t have been surprised when I later heard everything, every lie, every poison, every betrayal was caused by Velin. I had always known she had a hand in it. Arianna wouldn’t work for anyone without a bigger monster behind her. Velin was that monster. I wished her dead a thousand times over. I wished the ground would swallow her bones.When she finally paid t

ELSAI hadn’t had peace of mind since the moment I learned the truth about what we’d done to Queen Felda. I found out from her maid that she was the one who had truly saved Daze. She had given up her only chance at happiness for him. And Daze didn’t know. He probably hated her so much that he wished she’d died instead… He never wanted me to speak her name.Guilt gnawed at me every day, heavy and relentless. I couldn’t undo the wrong, I couldn’t erase the past, but maybe… maybe I could ask for forgiveness. If it were even possible.I sent men to find her, careful that Daze never knew. They tracked her to a remote cave. When I learned she was alive, my heart ached and swelled at the same time. She had survived alone, abandoned by everyone even her family, the people she trusted. She was stronger than I could have ever imagined.I wrote her a letter, pouring everything out. I told her what I knew about her, how grateful I was for all she’d done, how I had betrayed her. At the end, I aske

ISOLDE I couldn’t believe this day had finally come. I never thought I would feel this kind of happiness, this kind of ending that felt like a dream I was too scared to speak aloud. I had always imagined being with Finnian, yes, but never imagined standing beside him as a queen. The thought made my chest tighten and my heart flutter.He had insisted we marry before his coronation, and as always, the elders had no choice but to obey. They muttered among themselves, their anger barely hidden, but it didn’t matter. I thought we had freedom... freedom to choose whom we wanted as long as they wanted us but Finnian had shown me that fate had already chosen for us.The maids fussed over me as I sat in front of the mirror, letting them dress me in the red royal gown Finnian had chosen. It shimmered with gold stones, catching the light with every movement, reflecting the kind of elegance only a queen could carry. I was silent, letting them braid and twist my hair, letting their hands prepare

ISOLDEI closed the door quietly, expecting the familiar face of one of my maids, but it wasn’t them, it was Finnian. Standing there, framed in the doorway, my chest clenched at the sight. I didn’t want to see him. I wasn’t ready.“Let me in, Isolde,” he said, frustration bleeding into his voice, his power barely contained in the room. I hesitated. But then, my curiosity won over my pride, and I opened the door. He stepped inside, cautious at first, then bold, reaching as if to touch me.“I-Isolde…” His voice was soft, almost pleading.“What are you doing here, Finnian?” I asked, keeping my tone steady, though my heart thudded against my ribs. He raised a brow, a flicker of impatience passing over his features.“You’re asking what I’m doing in my mate’s chamber?”My lips pressed into a thin line. “So now… You remember I’m your mate, after a moon of anger and… forgetfulness? I didn’t even know we’d see each other again,” I said quietly, sadness slipping into my words. I saw the guilt f