Nightshade
I never asked to be his mate.
Damien Magnus was everything I could never have, powerful and untouchable. He was the heir to the Moonstone pack. I was the pack's only omega, a disgrace, surviving on scraps and their mercy.
When the mate bond finally snapped into place on my eighteenth birthday, I saw the horror reflect deep in his eyes. Rejection even before he spoke the words.
But for a single night, he let himself want me.
He came to me in darkness a desperate and hungry man. He touched me like I was precious, like I meant the world to him. He made love to me like I mattered.
By morning, he'd made his choice.
The note he left behind shattered what was left of my heart: "This never happened. You mean nothing."
I would have left quietly. Disappeared. Let him have his perfect life with his perfect mate.
But I discovered the biggest shock of my life, I was pregnant.
Now I'm running for my dear life with his child in my womb, bleeding from wounds his vile chosen mate inflicted and crossing pack borders as a rogue.
And five years later, when fate finally forces us back together, Damien discovers the truth. I didn't just survive. I thrived.
His daughter has his eyes. His power and strength.
He wants us back. He'll do anything.
But I've learned the toughest lesson.
Sometimes love isn't enough.
The mate bond breaks.
And sometimes, just sometimes... it can be forged afresh
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Chapter: The Eve II"Ironwood Pack would offer you a sanctuary. A place where you can freely live, work that's fairly compensated, as well as respect and dignity as a pack member. My father has no idea that I'm making this offer, he'd probably be livid if he did, but I don't care. No one should ever have to live the way you do in this park."Hot tears burned behind my eyes. "Why would you go so far for me? You don't even know me.""Because it's the right thing to do. And I've seen the look in your eyes, Seraphina." Marcus leaned back, with a gentle expression. "You have the eyes of someone who hasn't given up yet. Someone who still has fight left in them. That's quite rare after years of abuse. Its precious.""I don't think I can shift," I whispered. " Even if I wanted to accept your offer, even if I could leave Moonstone... I can't shift. What use is a wolf who isn't really a wolf?""Maybe you can't shift yet. Maybe the right environment, the right pack, the right support would trigger it." Marcus pull
Last Updated: 2026-02-12
Chapter: The EveI woke to find Margaret's pendant still fastened around my neck and Maya's bracelet resting on my wrist. Only 2 days until the next full moon and then my fate will be sealed.Weak and gray light seeped into my small basement window, matching my low spirits exactly. I hadn't really been able to rest as my night was plagued with nightmares. Nightmares about standing in the ceremonial circle as I became the laughing stock of the pack. Nightmares about my transformation, but instead of being a wolf, I find myself some twisted and deformed creature, Alpha Magnus's eyes cold and piercing as he passes judgment.But one particular nightmare was different from the rest, Golden eyes gazing into the darkness at me, so intensely that my chest felt heavy.I forced myself out of my bed, each muscle screaming at me. Lately, my body felt a lot heavier, like the earth was working harder to pull me down. Or maybe it was simply the weight of knowing that in 48 hours everything was going to either change
Last Updated: 2026-01-05
Chapter: Restless II"Are you even listening to me?"Eleora's irritated voice interrupted Damien's thoughts. He looked up at her from his plate, he'd been tossing the food around without actually eating for the past ten minutes."Sorry. What were you saying?""I was saying," Eleora said with exaggerated patience, "that we need to finalize the announcement. My father wants it done right after the Ceremony. He's already planned the party, three hundred guests, full catering, the works.""Right. The announcement.""Can't you at the very least pretend to be excited about this?" Eleora placed her down fork with a sharp clink. "We've been planning this engagement since we were kids, Damien. It's the logical next step. Both families united, strengthening both bloodlines and securing their positions. It's a perfect union."Perfect.The word brought a bitter taste to his mouth."I am excited, El" he lied. "Just distracted with pack business and the ceremony.""You're always distracted with pack business lately, Da
Last Updated: 2026-01-04
Chapter: Restless Damien's POV ---------------------------------------- Damien Magnus hadn't had a single decent night's sleep in two whole weeks. He sat in his father's study at seven in the morning, supposedly reviewing security reports for the upcoming Ceremony, but the words had blurred on the page as his eyes kept drifting toward the window, to the sky, where the moon had just faded. Three more days until the full moon. And his wolf, Ryker, the powerful Alpha wolf he'd been relying on since his first shift at just sixteen, was losing his mind. What the hell is wrong with you? Damien demanded internally for what felt like the eonth time that week. His wolf gave the same response as always: a very frustrated snarl and a barrage of images. Moonlight. Forest. Running. Searching... Searching for what exactly? Ryker didn't know, Or wouldn't say. He just kept pacing endlessly in Damien's mind, a caged predator that could neither rest nor sleep and also couldn't focus on anything excep
Last Updated: 2026-01-04
Chapter: The Storm Approaching IIThe bucket of soapy water suddenly seemed too far away. The floor beneath my knees felt unsteady."That seems a bit excessive," the other nameless girl said, sounding more curious than horrified."Not really," Eleora said, rising up and brushing off invisible dirt from her dress. "She takes up the pack's resources. Food, water, space. All for a pitiful wolf who contributes nothing to the pack. From a purely logical standpoint, eliminating the waste makes a lot more sense."They were discussing my death like it was a business decision. Like I wasn't kneeling right there, partially drenched in soapy water, listening to them casually talk about ending my life."I don't know about you, but personally," Eleora continued, turning to her friends with a sinister smile, "I hope she's exiled. I'd love to know what happens to her out there in the Rogue Lands. I bet she wouldn't last a week""A week?" That's too generous El, Celeste laughed. "I'd give her three days. Maybe two if she runs into th
Last Updated: 2026-01-03
Chapter: The Storm ApproachingThe bruises from my humiliating fall at dinner had finally faded to a sickly, yellowish-green, barely visible to the naked eye. In three days, I would turn eighteen. I would stand before the entire Moonstone Pack for my coming of age ceremony. In three days, I would be expected to shift into my wolf for the very first time with all eyes on me.I couldn't, I just knew it.My reflection stared back at me through the cracked mirror, water still dripping down my hair and my face after my morning wash. My hands gripped the edge of the sink tightly. "You can do it," I whispered to myself, my voice barely audible over the loudly dripping faucet. "You can shift can't you? My voice is unsure. Every wolf does it and you're a wolf. You have to have a wolf inside you."But I'd never felt her. Not once in my eighteen years of life had I felt even a sliver of a wolf stirring inside me. No instincts beyond human ones nor enhanced senses. Absolutely no connection to the moon whatsoever.Just silenc
Last Updated: 2026-01-01
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