Novels by Crystal L

“This is your cheque.” He said, making her frown. “I didn’t ask for your money.” She said, and he rolled his eyes. “You didn’t need to. But you served, and you are getting paid for it.” He said coldly before walking toward the door. “Now just be sure to keep that mouth of yours shut about it…” ********************************** She gave him one night. He gave her money for it. Mia knew it was reckless. Sleeping with a stranger, no names, no promises, just a fleeting escape from the weight of reality. But when the night ended, and he left cold bills on the nightstand like she was just another transaction, the burn of humiliation carved into her soul. She hated him for it. Hated herself for needing the money too much to throw it back. She never expected to see him again. But fate has a cruel sense of humor. Because now he’s standing in her office… powerful, arrogant, and very much her new boss. Nathan Lockwood doesn’t recognize her at first. To him, it was just one night. But for Mia, it was the night everything changed. And when he finds out the secret she’s been hiding, the game between them turns into something far more dangerous than either of them ever anticipated. He paid to forget her. Now he’ll pay anything to keep her.

“I, Eleanor Bernardi, reject you, Alpha Killian Ivanov, as my mate and Alpha.” She said, glaring at the Alpha who shook his head at the woman, seeming unaffected by her words. He walked toward her, his eyes fixed on her, as if a predator chasing his prey. “Over my dead, fucking, body.” He said, connecting his lips with hers. “You’re mine, Eleanor, and I suggest that you keep that in mind.” ************************************** Running away from her pack was not easy. But when Eleanor Bernardi finds herself mated to none other than her previous pack’s enemy, the Alpha of Alphas, Pakhan of Mafias, Alpha Killian Ivanov, she is stuck in conflict between whether or not she could trust him. And with his dominant figure, he finds himself not wanting to let her go. At least, not under her own terms…

“I, Alpha Damon Lockwood, reject you, Sienna De Luca as my mate and Luna.” He said, looking her in the eye as she stood in front of the entire pack, waiting for him to acknowledge her as his mate. She froze for a moment, not knowing what to say before she took a deep breath. Her eyes meeting her mother’s who shook her head, who was telling her not to do this. However, she knew not to stop. “I, Sienna De Luca accept your rejection alpha Damon…” ****************************** Shocked and embarrassed, Sienna finds herself being forced to leave the pack before anyone stopped her from doing so, before she embarrasses her family more than she already believes she has. She took one glance at the test, which was inside her purse, before she took a deep breath and just walked out. Knowing that things were going to be different. Knowing that things were going to be hard. However, when the alpha finds her nine months later, things decide to take a different turn…

"Our marriage would end the ongoing war of Lycans and wolves." She said, looking the Alpha dead in the eye. "As long as you know to mind your limits, I am sure the two of us will not be having a problem." He said coldly. ********************** In a time when the wars of Wolves and Lycans seemed to be endless. The elders and Alphas were forced to take action. A marriage bond was to bind both. But with no mating bond involved, would the Capo dei Capi, Alpha Arturo de' Medici, accept his wife and Luna Sienna Moretti? Or would the neverending wars start again?

"This revenge is going to be the end of you, Iris" he whispered against her neck. His hot breath sending shivers down her spine. "I know, but you're either with me or you're not. I'm not backing away" she said pushing him away. He grabbed her by her waist pulling her closer, leaning in until their breaths mixed. "Until the end of time, my Luna" ******************* Iris is sold into Silvermoon Pack as a slave. She is tortured, abused, and mistreated, like any other slaves in the pack. But few can see the ruthless soul underneath her sweet appearance. She is here to avenge her family and ruin every single soul in Silvermoon Pack. It may be an impossible mission to complete, but she’s got great help.

“You hired me, to babysit a MAN?” Kiara asked glaring at the Russian mafia don who shrugged. His son stood by the door, his arms crossed over his chest as the two men watched the fuming girl in front of them. “I never said ‘babysit’, I merely said ‘keep out of trouble’” the don answered her casually. “He is a man, he would be at least twenty-five…” “I’m twenty-eight, and thank you for noticing that I’m a man” Alessio said stopping her, sarcasm dripping from his voice. “Ah, see, he’s even polite” his father said raising an eyebrow at Kiara who ran her fingers through her hair as she processed the situation she was in. “You told me to take care of your son!” “I never said that he was a kid though…” ******************** It all started with a job offer, one that united two different worlds. A girl who’s father is a federal agent, and a man, who was the future Russian mafia don. Her job was simple, keep the man out of trouble. However, what she didn’t know was that this trouble included him being a killer, one who was out for revenge.

Alina Morozova was supposed to be payment. Her father owed the Volkov Bratva a debt he could never repay, so he offered the only thing he believed still had value. His daughter. Dragged into the mansion of Dimitri Volkov, the most feared Alpha in the north and the ruthless Pakhan of the Russian Bratva, Alina knew exactly what men like him did to women like her. They took, owned, and broke… and Alina had refused to allow herself to break. So when Dimitri entered her room that night, expecting a trembling omega, he found her barefoot beside the bed with a lamp raised in both hands. “Take one more step,” she warned, “and I swear I’ll break this over your head.” Dimitri should have punished her. Instead, his wolf recognized her. Mate. The one word he despised more than betrayal. Years ago, the mate bond cost him everything. His family. His mercy. His faith in love. And now, tied to him was a girl sold into his house like property, a girl with fire in her eyes and secrets buried in her blood. He refused to claim her. He called her debt. Payment. Nothing more. But when his enemies touched her, the monster in him came alive. Because Alina was never meant to belong to the Alpha Bratva King. And Dimitri Volkov was never supposed to love again. But in a world ruled by blood, wolves, and Bratva loyalty, some bonds could not be denied. Even by a man cruel enough to fight fate itself.

Everyone feared Alpha Nikolai Romanov. He ruled the Northern Territories with an iron fist, commanded the loyalty of powerful Alphas, and carried the blood of one of the oldest Lycan families in existence. But behind the Romanov name was a secret no outsider was ever meant to learn. Every woman marked by a Romanov Alpha died. Nikolai had watched the curse take his mother. He had spent his entire life determined never to repeat his father’s mistake. He would never claim a mate. He would never place his mark on a woman. The only thing he needed to secure his bloodline was a child. So when the council arranged a marriage between him and a wolfless Omega from a disgraced pack, the solution seemed perfect. One year as his wife. One heir. Enough money to disappear forever. No love. No bond. No mark. Until she stepped into his territory… and Nikolai’s wolf whispered the one word he had spent his entire life dreading. Mate. She felt it too. For one fragile moment, she believed fate had finally given the unwanted Omega something that belonged to her. Then Nikolai rejected her in front of everyone. Humiliated and furious, she expected to be sent away. Instead, she learned that Alpha Romanov still intended to marry her. “You rejected me.” She said coldly. “Yes,” “Then why am I still your wife?” “Because rejecting you changed what you are to my wolf. It did not change what you are to my empire…”

“Why, Caspian?” Valerie Belmont asked her husband, staring at the divorce papers on the table. “What did I do wrong?” “Sign them, Valerie,” he said, his voice as cold as his icy gaze. Her heart sank as she glanced at her purse, mind racing with thoughts. He watched as she picked up the pen and signed the papers, her hand trembling. “It’s for her, isn’t it?” she asked, ignoring the tight, aching clench in her chest. He didn’t respond, but his silence was all the confirmation she needed. Setting the pen down, she exhaled shakily. “Goodbye, Alpha Caspian…” *************************************** Loyal, devoted, obedient. Valerie Belmont, the daughter of the Pakhan and an Alpha herself, is forced to accept a divorce she never wanted. But when Capo dei Capi, Alpha Caspian Ashford, discovers that she’s carrying his child, their story takes a turn neither of them could have foreseen…

“I want a divorce.” The room stilled. “Excuse me?” His voice was silk wrapped around steel. “What did you just say?” “You heard me.” I said, getting up from the bed, holding the sheets tightly around my body as I walked towards the dresser. I opened the drawer and pulled out the divorce paper, handing it to him. His eyes darkened. “I want a divorce…” ******************* Be with perfect Luna, they said. Be the lover. The wife. The friend… But what happens when a Luna no longer wants to be? It is a challenge, an outbreak, and a direct offense to the order. And Alpha Xavier… well, he was never known to like rules being broken… Unless it was him breaking them.

“I, Lia Volkov, reject you…” “You’re being serious right now?” He asked, stopping her. “Do I look like I’m joking?” She asked, her eyes hardening. “I am going to reject you… and you, Alpha, are going to accept it…” *********************************** Marcel was bred to be a weapon. A fighter. An executioner. The Alpha sent where rogues needed to be destroyed. He never questioned it. Rogues were chaos. A stain on wolfkind. They were not to be protected, only eliminated. And he would never mate one. Until his wolf chose her. She is everything he was meant to end. A rogue with no pack, no protection, and no place in his world. The bond ignites against his will, only for her to be the one to reject… But as the line between hunter and protector is shattered. Because their kind wants her dead. The rogues want her claimed. And Marcel’s wolf will no longer be silenced. She was never meant to survive him. Yet she may be the one thing that brings him to his knees.

The Complete Series of: The Mafia's Bloodlust Series. Arranged To The Mafia Love In The Mafia Wars The Mafia's Bloodlust Games (The Final Chapter) “Our marriage is nothing but a deal” He said looking the girl in the eye, her green eyes met his silver blue ones, both of their eyes hard as they glared at each other. “Believe me love, I don’t want this marriage any more than you do, but if it will bring peace to our families, then I will sign that stupid paper” she said glaring at him. ********************* She is the daughter of the English Mafia boss, and he is the Russian Mafia boss, and the only way to guarantee a proper, safe alliance between the two families, the Brook and the Ivanov family…

“Kneel,” he said coldly as he looked at her. “No.” She said, taking him, his beta, and the favored Luna off guard. “What did you just say?” He asked, taking a step towards her. His body towered over hers, but rather than look away, she looked him in the eye. “I said… no.” **************************** She’s sold to the Alpha of the most feared pack, the Salvatore Pack, to settle her family’s debt. He has no patience for weakness, no mercy for defiance… until she bites back.

‘Sequel to Alpha Romanov, you can read it as a standalone' “You are going to end up knocking yourself out.” She said, looking him in the eye. “Do your job and serve, waitress.” He said, glaring at the glass in front of him, forcing himself out of his pain. “And I don’t think I paid for a consultation in the process.” She sets the bottle on the table behind her, looks him in the eye, and says the word he didn’t want to hear. “No…” ****************************** She was an outcast, kicked out by the system, her foster parents, and she couldn’t hold a job for the life of her… Born a bastard, thrown by his mother and used by the man that was to be his father… But when their paths cross over a bottle of scotch… their lives take a different turn…‘Sequel to Alpha Romanov, you can read it as a standalone, but it is recommended that you read book 1 first’ “You are going to end up knocking yourself out.” She said, looking him in the eye. “Do your job and serve, waitress.” He said, glaring at the glass in front of him, forcing himself out of his pain. “And I don’t think I paid for a consultation in the process.” She sets the bottle on the table behind her, looks him in the eye, and says the word he didn’t want to hear. “No…” ****************************** She was an outcast, kicked out by the system, her foster parents, and she couldn’t hold a job for the life of her… Born a bastard, thrown by his mother and used by the man that was to be his father… But when their paths cross over a bottle of scotch… their lives take a different turn

“I, Alpha Alessandro D’Almerita, reject you, wolf huntress Valerie Morozov, as my mate and Luna.” He said, glaring at the woman, his mate, as she lay bare on the bed that they shared the other night. “I, Valerie Morozov, accept your rejection, Alpha Alessandro D’Almerita.” ************************ Rejected, torn, pregnant, and angry. But when a wolf turns up in her infirmary, injured, beaten, and shot, Valerie is surprised that it is no other than the Alpha, her family’s sworn enemy, who rejected her. None other than Alpha Alessandro…