
The Wicked Games we play for love
## **The Wicked Games We Play for Love**
*Book One of The Wicked Series*
Fourteen years ago, Dorian Vanderbilt abandoned Troy Summers in an orphanage.
He locked her in a closet, walked away with his new wealthy family... and never came back.
She spent fourteen years preparing for one thing.
Revenge.
Now twenty, Troy earns a place at an elite university where Dorian studies, armed with a simple plan: make him fall hopelessly in love with her, then destroy him piece by piece.
Only Dorian isn't the boy she remembers.
He is quiet. Calculating. Beautiful. Dangerous.
A man with silver hair, ancient eyes, and a talent for seeing through every lie she tells.
As Troy's carefully crafted seduction begins to work, her plan starts unraveling. The university hides violent secrets. Men fight like predators. Wolves roam the forests after dark. A lonely vampire mourns the loss of sunlight. Ancient druids guard magic that should no longer exist. And Dorian is not simply the heir to a powerful family...
He is the nine-tailed fox.
Bound by an ancient fae treaty that has stolen freedom from every supernatural race, Dorian has spent centuries manipulating allies and enemies alike in search of a way to break it. Troy was never supposed to become part of that plan.
But the more they deceive each other, the more dangerous their game becomes.
Every kiss is a test.
Every touch is a lie.
Every act of intimacy is another move in a ruthless battle between revenge and love.
Until Troy discovers the truth.
The boy she swore to destroy may be the only one capable of saving them all.
And Dorian's greatest weakness has never been his enemies.
It's the orphan girl he left behind.
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Chapter: Chapter - A sexy gameDorian's eyes trace over Troy. He has been awake for quite a while, but it has taken him all this time to decide whether to move.Her hand rests over his abs, just inches from his pants.And from time to time she moves her fingers, sliding them, feeling perhaps.Her hand moves. Lower. Over his dickDorian stops thinking entirely, and he turns hard, instantly.Unable to get himself to move her hand, he just lets it happen. And he doesn't feel guilty about it.She moans softly in her sleep.Fuck… It's unbearable.Then, her eyes finally flutter open, and an immediate frown settles on her still unfocused eyes. In an instant, she sits up straight so fast the linen wraps around her legs, dragging it from him.Dorian smiles sweetly.“Morning.”“What the hell?” She says with a deeply puzzled look settling in her eyes.“You're pretty when you sleep.” Dorian drawls.“Dorian.” But she quickly looks at the clothes that she is wearing: the oversized shirt, his underwear on her. Her eyes shoot up
Last Updated: 2026-08-16
Chapter: Chapter - 26 - You're my AlphaHer fingers touch the door slightly, lightly treading over the grooves of the wood. Afraid it would make a noise. Then her eyes shut painfully as she leans with her head against the door.She can hear him inside. He is already back. Shoveling around. Opening and closing a drawer.Leaning in, she turns to lay her shoulder. And a desperate need to cry aches in her throat. Not at anything. Maybe it's just the tiredness. Overwhelming tiredness. Or the whole idea of it all.But whatever it is, the urge to go to him becomes so great that she almost knocks. But then the door opens, and she has to grab onto something quickly. And he catches her as she falls over.Dorian looks down at her. Only for a second, before he pulls her inside and shuts the door behind her.Scanning over her hair and her skin, he lifts her arms and hair out of the way.“Are you hurt?”But the only thing she can do is shake her head.He narrows his eyes as he steps back. “Look at you. This is how he takes care of yo
Last Updated: 2026-08-12
Chapter: Chapter 25- Come find me at Room 13Troy wakes slowly with her face on the sand, but beneath the weight of a thin blanket draped over her body. For a few long seconds she doesn’t move at all, her mind still trapped somewhere between dreams and memory while cold morning air brushes over her face.Then her eyes open and they don’t burn anymore.The realisation settles through her sluggishly. No fire behind her eyes. No claws scratching beneath her skin. Just exhaustion. Deep, bone-heavy exhaustion that makes her feel hollowed out from the inside.In front of her lies Calian. He’s awake already, stretched onto his side while his green eyes move slowly over her face, studying her carefully. Dust and dirt cover nearly every inch of him. Mud streaks along his jaw and forehead while his dark hair falls messily over his eyes.He looks terrible. And worried. The moment he sees she’s truly awake, his eyes finally shut briefly. Relief.Troy pushes herself up slightly, but pain instantly tears through her skull hard enough to make
Last Updated: 2026-08-08
Chapter: Chapter 24 - Calling my soulWhen she regains awareness, the humans have vanished. In their place, dozens of wolves circle the smoldering fire.Troy blinks, looking down at her own paws.She isn't human anymore.Her fur is a light, pale color, though she can no longer perceive the world in true color; everything is a sharp grid of monochromatic shades.Next to her, Calian lets out a low, vibrating growl. Thick saliva drips from his massive jaw as his black eyes lock onto her pale form. His black hair ripples down his spine in anticipation, like a current passing through him.He scans the rest of the pack, ensuring everyone has survived the transition, and then he lifts his heavy head toward the sky.He unleashes a beautiful, majestic howl that rattles the leaves above.The sound hits Troy’s primitive brain like a physical wave. An overwhelming, irresistible urge takes over her thoughts, wiping away every remnant of her human identity.She tilts her head back, and alongside the rest of the pack, she joins the cho
Last Updated: 2026-08-04
Chapter: Chapter 23- A beautiful monster“It’s just a way of taking your mind off the pain,” Calian says, his breathing already turning heavier. “The kissing… it helps. As long as it doesn't turn into full sex, all is good.”Troy blinks, trying to steady her erratic heartbeat. “Okay, that's interesting. Why not full sex?”“Because you don't want to turn while you're inside someone else.”Troy almost chokes on her drink. “Oh.”Before she can even process the image, her plastic cup slips from her fingers, clattering against the dirt. The heat hits her again, doubling her over. She claws at her face, screaming as the agony behind her eyes turns unbearable. “Ow, fuck! My eyes are burning!”Everyone in the clearing halts, turning their naked bodies to stare at her.“It’s gonna be over soon,” Calian barks, rushing to stand in front of her.But the burning is too intense. Her fingernails dig into her skin, trying to literally claw her eyeballs out of their sockets to make the heat stop. Calian hooks his large hands around her wris
Last Updated: 2026-08-03
Chapter: Chapter 22 - Someone watchingTroy pulls her hair up into a tight bun. It’s been irritating her the whole day. And if it isn't the way her clothes scratch against her skin, it’s the fact that she’s neither cold nor warm—and both at the exact same time. At this point, it feels as if she could unzip her skin suit and simply climb right out of it. Her whole body is feeling alive, vibrating with an unnatural, restless current.Her dorm room had been a good sanctuary to her this past week, but of course, tonight is the full moon. The mere idea of it is simply suffocating. She knows something will happen. But what? And will it hurt?Calian told her to turn with them and use her own strength. But wouldn't it be easier to just go to Dorian? To let him help her? Or would that make her dependent on him from that point on? She thought the decision was already made, but now, it doesn't seem so easy.She told Dorian that she wasn't going with him, and he actually agreed. Why? He mentioned something about how he gets w
Last Updated: 2026-08-01