BRIDE FOR RENT IS MY FATED MATE.
When a ruthless Alpha is forced to take a wife or lose his crown, love is never part of the equation. With no fated mate and no time left, he chooses control—a contract marriage. A bride for rent. Five years. No affection. No freedom.
For her, obedience has always been the cost of survival.
Orphaned, abused, and betrayed by the man she trusted, marriage becomes just another prison, until she is dragged into a world she never knew existed. Wolves. Ancient laws. A powerful Alpha who sees her as temporary, disposable, and easy to forget.
Until fate interferes.
A single touch, a glowing mark and a bond that should not exist.
She is his mate, and he rejects it.
Convinced the Moon has made a cruel mistake, the Alpha refuses to accept a broken human woman with a painful past as his Luna. But the bond does not fade. It tightens. Grows stronger. Deadlier.
Because the council is watching.Enemies are circling. And her forgotten past is awakening.
Was she ever truly a bride for rent…
or was she always destined to be his Luna?
And when the Alpha is forced to choose between power and fate, will he claim her… or destroy them both?
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Chapter: Chapter 165(Final Chapter)—Home.THIRD PERSON POV"They are staring at me," Rebecca announced.She was sitting up in the bed the following morning, all three boys arranged in a row in the bassinet that Rowan had positioned at the precise angle for observation. Aiden, Aric, and Aldric—three small faces turned vaguely toward the light, their eyes wondering.Donald was sitting in the chair beside the bed, elbows on his knees, watching them with an expression Rebecca had never seen on him before and immediately decided was her favorite thing she had ever seen on any person.Pure, unguarded wonder."They cannot actually see you yet," he said. "Not properly.""They are staring," she insisted. "Aiden is definitely staring."Donald looked at Aiden. "He might be staring," he agreed."He has your expression," she said."He has been in the world for eight hours. He does not have expressions yet.""Donald." She looked at him seriously. "He has your expression. That very serious I am thinking about something and I am not going to
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Chapter: Chapter 164—The Night It Begins.THIRD PERSON POV"Donald."His eyes opened immediately. He had not been deeply asleep—some vigilant part of him was always listening for her, always attuned to the rhythms of her breathing and the movements of her body against his.His hand found hers in the darkness. "What is it?""I think it is time," she said.He sat up. She was on the edge of the bed, her hands pressed flat on her knees, her breathing slow and deliberate. "How long?" he asked."I have been awake for about an hour," she said. "I did not want to wake you until I was sure."He looked at her for a long moment. "You should have woken me the moment you felt anything.""You needed sleep.""I needed to be awake with you."She looked at him over her shoulder. Even now, even in the middle of this, the particular softness came into her face that only ever appeared when she was looking at him."You are awake now," she said.He was out of bed and already moving. He went to the door and spoke to the guard in the corridor in a
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Chapter: CHAPTER 163—MAREN'S GIFTTHIRD PERSON POVThe afternoon sun came in through the windows of Rebecca's sitting room, warming the pale stone floor and turning the dust motes into floating gold. Rebecca sat in the wide armchair Donald had moved from his study three days after she mentioned, in passing, that it was the most comfortable seat in the house. It had appeared overnight without discussion. He had never mentioned moving it. She had never thanked him. Some things did not need words.Maren sat across from her, the old woman's hands folded in her lap, her eyes holding a particular light that Rebecca had learned to recognize. It was the look she got when she was about to give someone something important."I have been holding something for a long time," Maren said. "I kept telling myself I would know when the right moment came. I think this is it."She reached into the worn leather bag she had brought and withdrew a small wooden box. Plain, unadorned, the wood polished to a deep, warm glow by decades of handli
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Chapter: CHAPTER 162—NAMESTHIRD PERSON POV"God is my help," he translated immediately. His eyebrows lifted slightly. "That is a weighty name for a child.""He will need it," she said. "All three of them will. They are heirs of a territory that has faced war and exile and betrayal. They are descendants of a lineage that has been hunted and broken. They will need to know that they are not alone. That something larger than themselves walks with them."Donald looked at her. "You are speaking about yourself as much as them."She was quiet for a moment. Then she said: "Yes. I am."He reached for her face, cupping her cheek with a gentleness that still surprised her after all this time. "You are not alone either, Becca. You will never be alone again."She leaned into his palm. "I know. But they will need to know it too. In their bones, in their blood and in the very shape of their names.""Azriel," he said again, tasting the word."Azriel," she confirmed.He set the paper down and turned to face her fully. "Tell me
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Chapter: CHAPTER 161—NAMESTHIRD PERSON POVThe territory had surrendered to sleep hours ago. The bedroom held only the soft amber glow of a single lamp, its light pooling like honey across the pillows. Rebecca reclined against the headboard, her hands resting on the generous curve of her stomach, where three distinct lives moved in their own private rhythms. She had a cup of cooled tea that sat forgotten on the nightstand.Donald lay beside her, one arm folded behind his head, and the other resting possessively on her hip. This was the only version of him that existed in these quiet hours where he was unguarded, unhurried, and completely hers."We need to talk about names," she said.He turned his head and found her eyes. "I thought we had already discussed this.""We discussed possibilities," she corrected. "We have not yet decided.""Is there a difference with you?"She slapped his chest lightly. "Yes. Possibilities are what we talk about when we are being polite. Decisions are what we make when we are seri
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Chapter: CHAPTER 159 — GROWINGTHIRD PERSON POV"You are doing it again," Donald said.Rebecca looked up from the land report she was reading. She was sitting sideways in the large chair by the window, her legs over the armrest, a cup of warm ginger tea on the table beside her. She was four months along now and the morning sickness had finally eased, replaced by a hunger that arrived at inconvenient hours and a heaviness in her body that she had decided to simply work around."Doing what?" she asked, like she didn't understand what he was saying."Working when Sable specifically said to rest in the afternoons.""I am reading," she said. "Reading is not working.""That is a land dispute report.""It is light reading," she said.He looked at her."Rebecca.""Donald." She replied, laughing.He crossed the room and took the report out of her hands. She let him, because she had learned which arguments were worth having and which ones were not. This was not one of them."One hour," he said. "No reports. No correspondence.
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THE HOLLOW INVASION: REBORN 30 DAYS BEFORE THE APOCALYPSE.
Thirty days before the world ends, Rue gets a second chance.
In her first life, she died because the man she loved chose his pregnant mistress over her, forcing her out of a shelter filled with people seeking safety from the Hollow, creatures that hunted by sound.
Now, Rue knows what is coming, and she refuses to die the same way twice.
As she prepares for the apocalypse, she crosses paths with Kael Mercer, a guarded stranger who seems to know more than he lets on. Together, they must survive a world where one careless sound can mean death.
But as the Hollow grow deadlier and the past catches up with them, Rue discovers that surviving the apocalypse may be easier than surviving the secrets hidden within it.
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Chapter: Chapter 5 — Partners By Necessity.“Everyone move away from the door!” Kael ordered, pulling a metal shelf across the storage room. “Get behind something solid, and don't start running until I tell you to.”The workers scrambled toward the back of the room, knocking into one another as another impact shook the door. Rue grabbed a heavy flashlight from the counter and searched for another exit.“There's a delivery corridor behind those shelves,” she told Kael. “It connects to the loading bay.”“How do you know?”“I don't have time to explain everything I know!”“Then stop answering my questions with more questions and show me the way.”Rue shoved aside a stack of empty crates, revealing a narrow doorway. “Everyone through here. Quickly, but keep your movements controlled. If you knock those metal containers over, the sound will bring every creature in the district.”The young woman who had questioned Rue earlier hesitated. “What if there's another one on the other side?”“Then we deal with it when we get there,” Rue rep
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Chapter: Chapter 4 — The First Night Of Screaming.“Rue, where are you? You said you would be home before sunset!”Her mother's voice crackled through the phone as Rue hurried past a row of shuttered shops, one hand gripping the strap of her backpack.“I'm on my way. The traffic is terrible, and I still need to collect the last medical supplies.”“Then forget the medical supplies and come home. You've been running around for weeks, and I'm beginning to think you haven't slept properly in days.”“Mum, please. I need you to trust me a little longer. Have you packed the things I asked you to keep ready?”“Yes, I have. Your documents, clothes, medication, and the small bag of food are beside the door. But I still don't understand why you want us to leave the house.”“You will understand soon. For now, stay inside, keep the doors locked, and don't go outside for any reason.”A loud crash interrupted her mother's response.Rue stopped walking. Around her, shoppers turned toward the main road as a tremor travelled beneath their feet. The win
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Chapter: Chapter 3— The Man At The Supply Depot.“I'm sorry, ma'am, but the last shipment has already been allocated.”Rue stared at the employee behind the counter. “Allocated to whom? I placed my order yesterday, paid the deposit, and received a confirmation message saying the batteries would be ready for collection this morning.”“I understand, but another customer purchased the remaining stock before your order was processed.”“Then you should have informed me before I travelled across the city. I need those batteries, and I have the confirmation right here.”The employee glanced at her phone. “I'm afraid there's nothing I can do.”Rue drew a slow breath, resisting the urge to argue. The industrial batteries were essential to the backup power system she was assembling for her shelter. Ordinary household batteries would not provide enough capacity, and the remaining suppliers were already running out of stock as people began buying emergency equipment.“Can I speak to your manager, please?”“I'm the manager,” a man behind her rep
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Chapter: Chapter 2 — Thirty Days Earlier.“Rue, wake up! You're going to be late!”Rue jerked upright with a strangled cry, clutching her throat as she scrambled backward against the headboard. Her hands flew over her neck, her chest, and her arms, searching for the wounds she remembered feeling as the Hollow tore into her.“Get away from me!” she gasped. “Don't touch me!”Her mother stood beside the bed, staring at her in alarm. “Rue, what is wrong with you? You've been sleeping for almost ten hours, and now you're screaming as if someone is trying to kill you.”Rue stared at her, unable to breathe properly.“Mum?”“Yes, it's me. Who else would be standing in your bedroom at this hour?”“But you were…” Rue's voice failed as she reached for her mother's hand, touching her fingers as though she needed proof that the woman was real. “You were gone. I saw you. I thought you were gone.”Her mother's expression softened. “Sweetheart, you've been having those strange dreams again, haven't you? You've been under so much pressure la
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Chapter: Chapter 1 — The Wrong Woman To Sacrifice.“Capacity has been reached. All residents must remain in their assigned sections until further notice.” The announcement crackled through the bunker speakers, followed by a burst of static that made several people look up from their ration packets. Rue tightened her grip on the bottle of water in her hands. “What does that mean? We have people coming in every day. You can't suddenly tell everyone to remain in their sections without explaining what's happening.” A man sitting across from her gave a humorless laugh. “It means there are too many of us. Look around, sweetheart. Do you see an empty bed anywhere?” “I can see people sleeping on the floor, but that doesn't mean we should start throwing people out.” “Then perhaps you'd like to volunteer your space.” Rue turned away before she said something she would regret. The underground bunker had been advertised as a long-term emergency shelter, built to accommodate six hundred residents with reinforced walls, independent vent
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ALPHA'S REGRET: Chasing My ExMate Back.
The man Brea loved got her best friend pregnant... then called her barren.
Five years ago, Alpha Michael Blackwood, her husband and the father of her unborn child, rejected Brea for her best friend. He never knew she was already carrying his baby. Broken by the betrayal and humiliation, Brea fled the territory, determined to raise her son far away from the man who destroyed her heart.
Now, fate has given her a second chance.
She is the fated mate of the powerful and irresistible Alpha Alexander Knox of Silvermoon, a brilliant doctor who sees her worth and loves both her and her child without hesitation.
But just when Brea is ready to embrace a new future, Michael discovers the truth. There's a son he never knew existed, and the woman he cast aside has become everything he lost. Desperate to fix his biggest mistake, he will stop at nothing to win her back.
Will Brea choose the Alpha who cherishes her, or give her ex-husband the second chance he never deserved?
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Chapter: Chapter 44—THERE IS NO HOME. BREA"I'm going to stop you right there, Michael. Don't cross that line."His expression tightened. "Brea, I'm only trying to tell you how I feel.""And I'm telling you that I don't want to hear it.""But you haven't even—""I don't care!" My voice rose before I could stop it. I took a breath, forcing myself to lower it. "I don't care what your wolf wants. I don't care whether you and Rhonda are happy or unhappy. That is your marriage, Michael. Whatever is happening between the two of you has nothing to do with me."He stared at me."But you were my mate before her.""And you rejected me!"The words burst out of me before I could contain them.For the first time since he entered my office, Michael had nothing to say.I looked at him, my chest rising and falling as I fought to keep the rest of my anger under control."You rejected me, Michael. You made your choice, and I accept
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Chapter: Chapter 43—I MISS USBREAI caught Amelia's eye and winked at her.She looked at me for a second, then glanced at Michael, who was standing beside my desk with an expression I couldn't quite read. A small smile tugged at the corner of her mouth before she straightened.I almost laughed.Amelia had never been particularly good at pretending when she knew exactly what I was doing, but at least she was trying."All right," I said, keeping my face straight. "Don't forget to let me know how it goes.""I won't." She turned toward the door, then paused and looked back at me. "And Brea?""Yes?""Don't forget that I still need those files from you.""I'll hand them over to you later.""Good."She gave Michael another polite nod before leaving, and the door clicked shut behind her.For a few seconds, neither of us spoke.I busied myself with the charts on my desk, although I wasn't actually reading
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Chapter: Chapter 42—THE QUESTIONS THAT REMAINED. MICHAEL “I understand that you want answers. But whatever you discover, try to remember that Julian is a child who depends on the adults around him. He shouldn't have to bear the weight of this uncertainty.”“I know that.”My response came too quickly, and I lowered my eyes.Of course I knew that.Julian had done nothing wrong. He hadn't asked to be born into any of this, and he certainly hadn't asked to become the centre of a question that could tear his family apart.Whatever the truth turned out to be, he was still the little boy lying in that hospital bed, fighting to recover.I wasn't going to abandon him.“Thank you, Doctor,” I said, rising from my chair. “For arranging the test and for being honest with me about the result.”“I'm sorry that this has been so difficult, Mr. Blackwood.”I gathered the report, folded it carefully, and slipped it into the inner pocket of my jacket.
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Chapter: Chapter 41—SOME KIND OF MISTAKEMICHAELI stared at the report in my hands, reading the same lines over and over again, but no matter how many times I went through them, the words remained unchanged.0.00% probability of paternity.Michael Blackwood is excluded as the biological father of Julian.“No,” I whispered.The word escaped before I realized I had spoken. I shook my head and read the result again, searching for something I might have missed, some little detail that would explain how the laboratory could have arrived at such a conclusion.There had to be a mistake.There had to be.“That's impossible,” I said, looking up at Alexander. “This cannot be right.”Alexander remained seated across from me, his expression serious. “I understand that this is difficult to accept, Mr. Blackwood, but the report has been verified.”“Verified?” I repeated. “How can you sit there and tell me that this report has been verified when you're telling me that the boy I've raised as my son isn't mine?”“I didn't say that Julian is
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Chapter: Chapter 40—NOT HIS FATHER. THIRD PERSON POVBrea was reviewing a patient's chart when Alexander returned to his office. She glanced up as he entered, noticing that he seemed preoccupied.“Is Julian all right?” she asked, setting the chart aside. “I saw the nurse taking the transfusion equipment away earlier. Did he respond to the blood?”“He's improving. His observations have remained stable, and the team will repeat his full blood count to assess his response properly. We're still monitoring him, but the transfusion appears to have helped.”Brea smiled with relief. “That's good news. I was worried about him after what happened earlier. He has been through so much, and he's only a child.”“He's fortunate that the team acted quickly.” Alexander took his seat, then looked at her. “There's something else, though. Michael approached me privately and asked me to arrange a DNA paternity test.”Brea's smile faded. “Really?”“Yes. He wants to know wh
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Chapter: Chapter 39—THE RESULT.THIRD PERSON POVThe blood bank finally located a compatible unit for Julian, and the nursing team moved quickly to prepare for the transfusion. After confirming his identity, verifying the blood product, and completing the required compatibility checks, they brought the packed red blood cells to his room and checked his baseline vital signs before starting the infusion.Rhonda stood beside the bed, watching every movement with anxious eyes. “How long will it take before we see an improvement? He's been lying here for so long, and I can't bear the thought of him getting worse again.”The nurse adjusted the infusion line and checked the monitor. “We'll monitor him closely throughout the transfusion, Mrs. Blackwood. His response will depend on several factors, including how his body responds to the blood and whether there are other complications affecting his condition. We'll keep checking his vital signs and watch for any signs of a transfusion reaction.”“But you expect him to improve
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