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Elca Stephenson
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CLAIMED BY THE DEMON KING: DARK ROMANCE

CLAIMED BY THE DEMON KING: DARK ROMANCE

She thought she had everything. A fated mate. A future. A home. Until it all came crashing down. He came back with another woman. A baby in her belly. And just like that, Elara was nothing. Framed for a crime she didn't commit, the only end for her was death. But fate isn’t done with her yet. A stranger steps out of the shadows. Not just any man—the Lycan King. Feared. Hated. Untouchable. Part demon. Part vampire. Part wolf. He doesn't save her, he claims her. Offers her a deal she can’t afford to refuse: Be his Luna for one year. She should’ve said no. But he’s cold fire and temptation wrapped in darkness. And when he touches her, it’s not just her body that trembles—it’s her soul. Now, she’s trapped between two monsters: The mate who wants her back… And the king who never plans to let her go. 🔥 Sneak Peek – Elara’s POV: “Tell me to stop,” he growled, his breath hot against my lips. “One-word, little wolf, and I’ll Walk away.” My heart pounded so hard I thought it might crack my ribs. I should say it. I should. But then he touched me—just a whisper of skin against skin—and the air vanished from my lungs. My mind screamed this is a mistake. But my body… my body had already decided. I leaned in, drawn to him like gravity itself had shifted. “I hate you,” I breathed, and it came out too soft, too broken. He gave me a look that made my knees weak. Dangerous. Hungry. “Then hate me,” he murmured, brushing his lips over mine, “while I make you forget every reason you ever did.”
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Chapter: 248| Where Peace Begins to Break
~ELARA~‎‎“Where?” I ask, though my voice is barely more than a whisper.‎‎“Somewhere that still remembers peace.”‎‎He doesn’t wait for my answer. When he ensures that I've been properly treated, he simply leads me away from the healers camp. He leads me away from the battlefield on his horse, from the screams, the smoke, the ghosts. Soldiers that still lingers around part to let us through, bowing their heads.‎‎We ride in silence. Past the campfires. Past the wounded. Past the broken banners of a kingdom, Frostfire, that no longer exist from today.‎‎It takes time, but eventually, the stench of death fades into the clean scent of rain and pine. The path winds upward, toward a cliff I know too well. It's been a long time since I came here, but I remember each corner like I was here yesterday.‎‎The cliff where Dravon and I first met.‎‎Where everything began.‎‎The wind here is sharp, almost playful, tugging at my hair. The sky stretches open, streaked with gold and violet as
Last Updated: 2025-11-27
Chapter: 247| After the War
ELARA'S POVThe battlefield is quiet now. Too quiet.‎‎Smoke drifts over the land like ghosts who haven’t realized they’re dead yet. The fires still burn in patches, low and tired, like they, too, have had enough of war. The stench of blood lingers in the air, a bitter reminder that victory always tastes like loss.‎‎Bodies lie scattered across the bloodied earth. Both our soldiers and the rogues. No sides anymore. Just the dead.‎‎I stand in the middle of it all, my sword buried point-first in the ground. My cloak flutters weakly in the wind, and my hands… they’re trembling. I can’t tell if it’s from exhaustion or something deeper.‎‎Around me, soldiers move in silence. No cheers. No songs. Just the slow, heavy shuffle of survivors tending to the wounded, whispering prayers for the fallen. They've lost their fellow soldiers in this gruesome war.‎The healers move around, trying to see if any of our soldiers are still alive amongst the bodies scattered on the floor.‎The war is o
Last Updated: 2025-11-27
Chapter: 246| A Wolf Reborn
~MIA~‎‎I shift my stance, feet firm on the blood-soaked earth. “You talk too much.”‎‎Her eyes narrow. “I’m the Queen of Frostfire. No one dares insult me, nevertheless a sheep masquerading as a wolf. You’ll regret that.”‎‎Then she’s moving fast, faster than a wolf should be.She's not lying when she said she's practically a trained assassin. She's good, but I was trained to be smarter.Her blade flashes toward my throat. I duck, the edge slicing a strand of my hair. The air cracks with the force of her swing.‎‎I roll aside, come up behind her, slash at her shoulder. She parries easily, the impact ringing through my arms. Sparks fly.‎‎“You’re not what I expected,” she admits, twisting her sword in a deadly arc. “But skill isn’t enough. You need the will to kill.”‎‎“I have that,” I hiss, blocking her next blow.‎‎Our blades lock, faces inches apart. Her eyes gleam with cold amusement. “Prove it.”‎‎I shove her back and strike again, a blur of movement and instinct. Every l
Last Updated: 2025-11-27
Chapter: 245| To End a Monster
MIA'S POVI leave Thorne in the healers camp, rushing down to the battlefield. The healers has assured me that he'll be fine.The air tastes of blood and lightning.‎‎Bodies litter the battlefield, steel and claws and ash blending into a single blur of chaos. Wolves snarl, swords clash, and the sky itself seems to bleed with the color of war.As I clutch my sword, ready to fight but then I halt on spotting the King. Anita's rogue are causing havoc as usual, but the King is taking them out without even breaking a sweat. As he moves, rogues who lunges towards him are sent spiralling and eventually dropping dead. He's like a death flame, come close and you'll immediately meet your end.Our soldiers flee away from his path, afraid to get caught up in his wrath.Most of the rogues realizing the King's merciless power, try to run but Micheal and our soldiers chase them down, slaughtering every one of them.The King moves towards Anita and for the first time, her face pales. Her confidence
Last Updated: 2025-11-27
Chapter: 244| Chains of Wrath
~DRAVON~‎Anita coughs, blood spilling from her lips. “‎No- it's Calistra- Calistra.”‎Her words barely make it through the fog of rage. I raise my clawed hand, ready to end it, to crush her throat and burn her army to ashes. But then-‎‎“Dravon…”‎‎The sound of her voice stops me cold.‎‎Weak. Shaking. Barely there.‎‎But hers.‎‎I turn. She’s on her knees, blood staining her side, her sword half-buried in the ground. Calistra stands behind her, dagger still slick with Elara’s blood.‎‎‎I launch forward, rage already blindfolding me. Calistra barely has time to turn before I’m on her. My claws slam her down, pinning her against the ground. She screams, thrashing under my hold, but it's all useless.‎‎“You shouldn’t have touched her,” I snarl, voice a growl layered with the beast’s echo.‎‎Her eyes meet mine. It's cold, defiant and unrepentant. “And yet I did.”‎‎She spits blood in my face.‎‎That’s enough.I wrap my hands on her neck, my grip tightening as I lift her up the
Last Updated: 2025-11-26
Chapter: 243| When the Beast Woke
DRAVON'S POVA cruel smile settled on my face as Elder Huncho tried to wriggle himself out of my soldier's hold, as though being free will save him from my impending wrath.“Release me at once! Release me!” He shrieks, still trying to be free from their hold. “I'm an Elder! The council will hear of this. The King will punish you all.”I move closer with my horse, jumping down when I'm near the kingdom's traitor.The soldiers immediately bring him to my feet, releasing their hold on him. He sighs in relief, slowly lifting his head to meet my eyes. His eyes go wide and he starts stuttering. “M- my King. You- you're here.”He abruptly stands up, his shoulder broadening with confidence. “My King, bless the Goddess you're here. These soldiers suddenly came attacking me.” His voice suddenly switches to a pitiful tone. “I can't believe I'll be ever treated this way. They even attacked my guards.” He motions to the rogues lying dead on the floor.I didn't know how I spent years believing ever
Last Updated: 2025-11-26
MATED TO A WEAPON: THE SHADOW BRIDE SAGA

MATED TO A WEAPON: THE SHADOW BRIDE SAGA

A curse born from the Moon Goddess’s sin haunts the world — a bloodline doomed to destroy the ones they love. Once every century, the Shadow Bride is reborn, destined to kill her fated mate and bring ruin to the supernatural realm. Ravenna is the last of them. Born under a cursed moon, hunted from birth, she is marked by fate to become the weapon that ends all others. Her only chance to survive is to hide the truth — until the night she’s captured by the ruthless Alpha King, Kaelion. He believes she knows where the Shadow Bride hides. But when her scent reaches him, his wolf whispers one forbidden word: Mate. Now no matter what love they think they have, the truth is always on the line, as her life is. For once he finds out, there will be only two choices left, Kill or claim her. To love her is death. To kill her is war. And yet, he cannot let her go.
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Chapter: 048| THE PRINCESS WHO DOESN'T BOW
~RAVENNA~ I got up from my seat instantly, my heart racing. Just when I thought I escaped this problem, he showed up again.Julia quickly pulled me behind her.“Gamma Miles,” she greeted with a slight bow. I frowned at her.Wasn’t he removed from his position, why was she being too respectful?Gamma Miles looked her over, a dark smile on his face.“Seems you haven’t forgotten your place after all,” he said with so much arrogance that almost got me rolling my eyes.Julia didn’t respond to that. She kept her head down as though she was kind of afraid of him, before she asked.“What brings you here, Gamma Miles?”Gamma Miles turned to look at me then, his eyes scanning my face as though looking for even the faintest weakness.I kept my face straight, refusing to blink against his hard gaze.He turned to Julia. “Why is she here?”Julia looked from him to me. “She… I’m training her here as per the king’s orders.”I tried to understand what was going on, but no matter how much I tried, it
Last Updated: 2025-12-01
Chapter: 047| A GRIP OF FEAR
~RAVENNA~It took everything in me not to scream and bolt as soon as I saw who it was.There was something about him that always made the hairs on my body stand in fear.He had that icy cold look in his eyes, just like when he had been dragging me away, obviously with evil intent.“Not so fast, princess,” he whispered with a dark smile.I swallowed hard. I tugged at his hand, trying to free myself from his hold, but it only tightened.Gritting my teeth, I hid the fear that was rushing through me, and faced him with a calm expression on my face, even though my heart was pounding.“Are you really going to do that in front of your brother and the elders? Do you think its wise?” I whispered, leaning in to him.For a moment, something flashed across his eyes, something dark and cold.“Are you threatening me?” he threw back, rage rushing through his every word.I smiled at him.“Threatening? C’mon that’s too big a word. I’m just reminding you of what could happen. We won’t want your brother
Last Updated: 2025-12-01
Chapter: 046| NOT SO FAST, PRINCESS
~RAVENNA~I followed her, unsure of what else to do.Are we still acting or not?However, she kept a straight face, half dragging me towards the servants’ quarters.It was only after we got there that she let go of my hand. Then, she bowed a little awkwardly.I stared at her, not knowing what to say.I looked around, recalling how I had fought with Madame Brown here. For some strange reason, my heart swelled with pride.Aurora made to walk past me, but I drew her back.“Okay, start talking. What’s going on?” I barely restrained myself from glaring at her.Somehow, I couldn’t shake the thought that she knew exactly what she was playing at.“I’m sorry, that was the only way. There was a man there and he’s one of the warriors.”“The warriors?” I repeated with a deep frown. “What have I got to do with the warriors?”She shrugged. “I’m not sure, but I overheard a few of them speaking. It seemed someone had paid them to watch you closely.”I didn’t speak. I waited for her to continue.“Not
Last Updated: 2025-11-27
Chapter: 045| SOMEONE IS WATCHING
~RAVANNA~The moment the door shut, I exhaled shakily. My heart tightened so painfully I put my hand on my chest to numb the pain.I shouldn’t feel this way, this sad for saying those things to him, but why did even the thought of it feel like I was being stabbed over and over.I wanted so much to hug his departing back, to hold him back from leaving.I wanted to ask him to his face why he claimed I wasn’t important, and yet came to find me, acting as though I meant everything to him.Hating him was the right thing to do, he was just playing with my feelings anyway.Yet, I just can’t even imagine hating him. It was just impossible.Forcing myself to calm down, I sat back down on the bed to catch my breath. I forced myself to think of other things, especially the possibility that we’ll be leaving this place.Letting out a deep sigh, I got out of bed. This is still duty time, I have to keep showing up so no one will suspect Luis and I, when we want to leave.As soon as I left the room,
Last Updated: 2025-11-27
Chapter: 044| Fractured Bonds
~KING KAELION~I sat there staring at her, trying to figure out what was going through her mind.Her face was closed up, making it difficult for me to understand whatever it is that she has going on in her mind.I felt like I was going crazy, especially with the way she was looking everywhere but my face.“Ravenna, talk to me. What’s going on? We can talk about this.”But no matter how much I pled, it seemed it kept pushing her further away.She got up then, her face clear of any emotion, and gently gestured to the door.“You should leave, King Kaelion. I need to be alone,” she said with a slight nod.My heart tightened. She was doing that again, being too respectful. The softness in her voice was sharp enough to slice through my chest.No. The refusal burned in my heart, but I couldn’t bring myself to say it out.Those words weren’t meant for me. They couldn’t be.Her tone was polite in a controlled and respectful way. It terrified me more than her anger ever could.“Ravenna,” I whis
Last Updated: 2025-11-26
Chapter: 043| THE MOMENT SHE PULLED AWAY
~KING KAELION~My fists were tightly clenched as the elders kept asking about Ravenna.Each word echoed in my skull longer than it should have, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t dismiss it.“My king, who’s she to you?”“Some say she sleeps in your room…”“Are you using her?”They had no idea how close they were to danger, and how close they were to provoking a wrath I could barely contain.I hadn’t answered them the way I wanted to. I wanted nothing more than to announce what she meant to me, but the moment I saw the flicker of calculation in their eyes, I knew exactly what they were thinking.I forced myself to remain calm, even though I would enjoy nothing more than having my men flog them until day break.I’ve known them long enough to know what that look on their faces meant.Once they find out what she meant to me, they wouldn’t waste anytime to use her, leverage her and even destroy her.“She’s no one important,” I told them with a serious face, but for some strange rea
Last Updated: 2025-11-26
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