Bound By Love And Prophecy
"Yield Jessica! You know you can't defeat her!"
"This is foolishness, Jess! You have to end it. Your bones are broken, and you are bleeding. If this continues, she will kill you!"
They said to her through the mind-link. With her eyes glaring at her opponent, and a grin playing on her busted lips, she said the word, "Never."
Everyone thought she was insane and stupid, but not him—not the Alpha of the Blackwood pack.
Michael sat in his chair, staring at her. She wasn't a Warrior or a Shifter; she wasn't even an Awakened yet. He couldn't explain what was going on. He was drawn to her, and he didn't know why.
Never in Jessica's life did she think a day like this would come. Being the weakest person in the Redwood Pack, she was always treated badly. From the day she was brought to the pack, she was considered a nobody. But that all changed when Alpha Michael arrived.
As mysteries begin to unfold, and prophecies resurface, will things get better for Jessica, or will it all get worse?
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Chapter: 90_Using The Powers Within Again Jessica's POV“Jessica!” Someone screamed.Eric was beside me in an instant, his sword glowing with a faint silver light.He swung at the wraith, the blade passing through it — not solid enough to kill it, but enough to make it recoil with a shriek."What the..." My voice faded.I was stunned.This was bad. The sword didn't cause much damage to it like before.Jake and Chris fought back-to-back, Chris’s blade cutting through the air while Jake hurled daggers made of pure silver. They didn’t kill the wraiths, but they slowed them down, making them dissolve into mist before reforming again.“They don’t die!” Jake shouted. “Why?”“Because these are souls bound by blood magic!” Evelyn yelled, her hands glowing even brighter. “We have to break the magic holding them here — or they’ll just keep coming!”My eyes shut to her.That was new information.How did she know?One wraith darted toward her, but before it could reach her, Evelyn threw out a bolt of blue light.It struck the creature, m
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Chapter: 089_On Werewolf Soil?Jessica's POVWe headed on our way again, through the forest.This was the second day, and hopefully, we were closer to the Redwood Pack.Crossing a line of weirdly shaped trees, my stomach twisted.That smell hit me again. But I didn't say anything about it.There was no need to spark a flame of fear in others.But the more went deeper, the more the smell grew stronger.The scent of blood thickened with every step — sharp, metallic, and cold. It clung to the air, heavy and suffocating, but there was something else beneath it — a sickly undertone — just like the one back at the Pack that led me into the woods.The smell of death.No one said a word, but from the looks of things — this time — I wasn't the only one who caught the scent.Jake, usually the first to crack a joke, was silent, his hand resting on the hilt of his blade. Chris moved like a shadow beside him, his sharp gaze flickering between the trees, every muscle in his body coiled like a spring. Evelyn's fingers glowed f
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Chapter: 88_Everyone Has A Sad StoryJessica's POVI didn’t speak. I didn’t know what to say.Her voice cracked — slightly. "We didn’t know why they attacked. They came at dusk — an entire pack. We tried to fight back, but our magic…" She swallowed hard. "It was gone. Spells fizzled out of our fingertips like smoke. The elders — the same ones who could bend fire and summon storms — were left defenseless."My heart pounded. "What happened?"Evelyn's eyes darkened. "They killed everyone. Tore through the village like it was nothing. I was a child — I didn’t understand why the magic wasn’t working. I hid under a cart while the wolves ripped through the elders like they were made of paper. The trees — the same ones that once shielded us — did nothing. The rivers stopped glowing. It was like Mother Nature herself had abandoned us."The hair on my arms rose.Eric’s jaw was tight, his silence heavier than the night closing in around us.And suddenly, the air felt colder.I couldn’t shake the image from my mind — a land so conne
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Chapter: 087_A Witch's Side Of The StoryJessica's POVThe silence grew wider, spreading like a fog around us.“What?” I blurted, my face instantly heating.Evelyn bit back a laugh, and Chris’s stoic expression cracked — the corner of his mouth twitching into a smirk.Jake leaned forward, clearly reveling in my discomfort. “You heard me.”I looked at Eric. He didn’t move, didn’t blink — just stared at me across the fire with an unreadable expression.My stomach flipped. “No.”Jake clutched his chest dramatically. “Aw, come on. It’s just a kiss.”I shook my head, heat creeping up my neck. “I’m not kissing him.”Jake's grin only grew. “Then you know what that means.”I blinked. “What?”Evelyn sighed. “If you refuse a dare, you get a punishment.”Jake tapped his chin in mock thought. “Let’s see… I dare you to walk to that tree.” He pointed to a tall, gnarled tree at the edge of the clearing, its trunk twisted and dark. “With your eyes closed.”I frowned. “That’s it?”Jake smirked. “Oh, you’ll love it. Just you, the dark, and wh
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Chapter: 086_A Human Game Jessica's POV"Jake!" Eric Groaned."What?" Jake grinned. "I’m just saying — it's better for her to stick with us than wander off alone."Despite myself, I felt a flicker of amusement. They weren’t exactly welcoming, but they weren’t as stiff and cold as I first thought.Evelyn adjusted her bag again. "We’re here to help, Jessica. Like it or not."I met her gaze for a long moment before finally — reluctantly — uncrossing my arms."Fine," I muttered. "Let’s just get moving."Eric’s smirk was back, but he didn’t say anything this time.The forest seemed darker than I remembered.The trees loomed high above us, their gnarled branches reaching out like skeletal fingers.Shadows stretched long and thin across the narrow path, twisting with every flicker of wind.Somewhere in the distance, a raven cawed, its echo slicing through the silence.I walked near the back of the group, keeping a deliberate distance from Eric and his companions.My thoughts were a tangled mess — Scarlet, the prophec
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Chapter: 085_New Sides Of The ProphecyJessica's POVI bit my lower lip, the sharp sting a cruel reminder of just how close I was to drawing blood.Eric's words hung in the air like a storm cloud.None of it made sense.Every scattered piece of information I'd tried so hard to fit together now lay shattered at my feet, a broken puzzle with too many missing pieces.And it was starting to get under my skin."So…" My voice came out steadier than I felt. "What do you suggest I — I mean we — do now?"Eric's hands slid into his pockets, his shoulders stiffening slightly. His usual careless charm was nowhere to be found."Now?" he said, his voice calm, yet firm. "I’m taking you back to your Pack."I blinked, my heart skipping a beat. "The Redwood Pack? Why?"Eric's jaw clenched for a brief moment. "That’s the only way I can think of keeping you safe." His gaze flickered to the trees behind me before meeting my eyes again. "I would’ve preferred to train you myself — to have my people help you control your powers — but—""Wait," I
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The Billionaire's Ex-Wife: Declared Dead, Returned Dangerous
Three years ago, Avery Thorne married Julian Sterling for love. Today, she found out she was actually a human blood bank.
While Avery sat in a hospital bed, Julian was busy transferring her patents, her fortune, and her very name to his mistress, Sarah. By the time the divorce papers were signed, the legal system no longer recognized Avery’s face. To the world, she is a delusional stalker named Sarah Vance. To Julian, she is a loose end that needs to be buried.
Arrested and erased from her own life, Avery is left with nothing but fifty dollars and the knowledge of every security flaw in the empire she built. But Julian made one fatal mistake: he left her alive.
From the shadows of the city she once owned, Avery begins a cold and calculated war. She isn't just coming back for her money or her company—she is coming back for her soul. And this time, she won't be the one bleeding.
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Chapter: Chapter 46: Grandmother’s GauntletAvery’s POVThe sound of shattering glass from the guest room had kept us awake for half the night, and by seven o'clock the next morning, Grandmother Eleanor had already transformed our quiet living area into a high-society battlefield by ordering six extra chairs and three large tea sets from the building manager. I walked into the room wearing my casual shirt, and I found my grandmother standing by the sofa while three snooty women from the city social committee were already sitting at our table with small cups in their hands, looking at our apartment like they were inspecting a budget hotel."Good morning, Avery, and you should go change into a proper dress immediately because Mrs. Sterling and her friends have arrived to see how you manage a traditional morning tea," Eleanor said, pointing toward my bedroom without even saying hello."This is my penthouse, Grandmother, and I usually spend my seven o'clock hour reviewing market repo
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Chapter: Chapter 45: The Unexpected MatriarchAndre’s POVI reached into my jacket and gripped the handle of my gun while pulling Avery behind my back, and I stepped out onto the terrace with my shoes pressing quietly against the floor tiles while the shadow near the glass doors suddenly moved into the light. The figure stepped fully into the terrace lights, and instead of a hitman sent by Marcus, an elderly woman in an expensive suit holding a small dog under her arm looked at us with an irritated expression while three huge suitcases sat on the floor beside her."You can put that weapon away right now, Andre, because if I wanted to have you shot, I wouldn't stand out on a balcony in the humidity waiting for you to finish your little elevator ride," Grandmother Eleanor said, setting the tiny dog down on the ground where it immediately ran past my feet and into the living room."Grandmother Eleanor, what are you doing standing outside our private terrace entrance at eleven o'clock at night without giving us any warning, and how d
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Chapter: Chapter 44: The Grand HumiliationAvery’s POVThe private island getaway had successfully forced Marcus to sail his broken yacht back to the Florida coast for repairs, but the final showdown of this ridiculous elite property war was currently taking place inside the grand banquet hall of the Plaza Hotel where the city's top ten families were gathered for the annual founders' dinner. Andre and I were sitting at our premium center table right next to the governor, and Marcus Vance was sitting directly across from us looking completely miserable after his expensive Caribbean failure, yet his bruised ego was clearly driving him to make one last public attempt to embarrass our partnership in front of the entire high-society board.The waiters were currently circulating the room with heavy silver trays containing the appetizers, and Marcus immediately cleared his throat loudly and tapped his crystal water glass with a spoon to draw the attention of the surrounding guests to our sectio
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Chapter: Chapter 43: Crashing the Private IslandAndre’s POVWe managed to fix the penthouse water supply line by using my secondary emergency cistern pumps, but the absolute headache of Marcus’s endless high-society harassment had finally reached a point where I needed to get Avery completely away from the city limits for a few days. My private jet had dropped us off at my secluded tropical island estate in the Bahamas yesterday afternoon, and the morning sun was finally shining perfectly over the white sand beach while Avery sat peacefully on a luxury lounge chair with a book and a cold drink.I was just starting to relax in my swim trunks while pouring us two fresh glasses of fruit juice, but the quiet sound of the ocean waves was suddenly shattered by the massive, rumbling roar of a diesel engine out on the water."Andre, please tell me that is just a standard tourist cruise liner passing by our reef, because if that vessel turns around toward our private bay, I am going to lose m
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Chapter: Chapter 42: The Battle of the OutfitsAvery’s POVThe unseasonal storm from the golf tournament had finally cleared up by the next morning, but a completely new disaster was currently waiting for me in my dressing room because the annual high-society autumn gala was happening tonight, and my personal shopper had just called me in a total state of hysteria. Marcus Vance had apparently found out exactly which high-end boutiques I used for my formal wear, and he had literally spent the last twenty-four hours hiring the world’s most exclusive French fashion designer to buy out every single luxury dress in my exact size across the entire city.I was standing in my robe staring at my empty wardrobe racks when the doorbell rang, and I walked out into the main living room only to find a courier holding a massive, obnoxious purple box with a note from Marcus pinned right to the silk ribbon."What on earth is that massive delivery, Avery, because it looks exactly like the kind of ove
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Chapter: Chapter 41: The Country Club ClimaxAlexa’s POVI stood by the main registration desk at the rolling green country club holding two oversized clipboards because the committee had officially appointed me as the reluctant mediator for the annual elite tournament, and the atmosphere on the grass was already boiling hot before the first ball was even struck. Marcus Vance had used his massive corporate sponsorship check to completely hijack the entire morning registry, and as I looked at the official pairing sheets, I could see he had deliberately placed himself in the premium starting duo right beside Avery while shoving Andre into a miserable group behind them with the city's three most annoying, gossipy socialites.Andre was currently standing near the equipment racks with his knuckles turning completely white around the handle of his expensive graphite driver, and his eyes were locked onto Marcus, who was leaning against his brand-new, custom-built luxury golf cart with a ridiculous grin on his face."Alexa, you need to
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