Claimed by My Rival
“You hate me, don’t you?” Dante murmured, lips ghosting over mine in slow torture.
“More than anything.”
“Good.” The smirk on his face was sickening. “It’ll make it that much sweeter when you beg me to ruin you.”
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To escape a marriage to a tyrant, Amara Vitale makes a reckless bargain with a devil she’s hated all her life.
Dante DeLaurentis. Her rival since childhood, sworn enemy to her family, and the man who would burn down whatever stood in his path to ash if it meant getting what he wants.
The plan is simple: A fake engagement to save her from her father’s brutal alliance. But every lie they tell themselves, every kiss they fake, and every dangerous night in his world blurs the line between pretense and obsession. Soon, her greatest enemy becomes her fiercest protector, but also the man who could break her heart or ruin her family forever.
In a world where blood and betrayal rule, love isn’t something she can afford. When enemies threaten to ruin everything she holds dear, Amara must decide if surrendering to Dante will save her…or destroy her completely.
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Chapter: Chapterr 13 The Birth of a VendettaAMARARays of sunlight slipped through the curtains, more invasive when it should have been pleasing. I tossed a little, failing to push away the dull throb at the back of my head.“Shit.”I forced myself off the bed after unceremoniously failing to fall back into that dreamless slumber. Instinctively, my fingers moved to my neck.I winced.There’d likely be bruises there. Memories of last night flashed in my head without respite. Dante’s rage filled eyes. And the surety that I was going to die.What if he had actually killed me…A sharp knock on the door cut through my thoughts. I didn’t bother hiding my annoyance when the maids’ faces came into view.“Donna.” They all bowed in unison.Something about that word made my stomach tighten. I was Dante’s fiancée now. And by fault, this new title was mine to bear, even I didn’t want it.The head maid raised her head. “We’re here to help you get ready for the day.”Maybe it had been the events of yesterday. Or just the inner walls of my min
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Chapter: Chapter 12 Too Close To The SunAMARATwo hours.That was how long I’d been pacing for. How long it had been since we’d been forced to bring the engagement party to an abrupt end.Dante was quite the actor himself. His eyes held the tensed pain he probably was going through. But none of the guests read through him. Cassian had been there to pull him away quickly enough.And I’d been told to head back to my room.I bit my lip, kicking my heels off before turning to the mirror. Staring back at my reflection, it was hard to ignore how I mirrored everything expected of the wife of a don. A trophy. All a performance.Dante didn’t love me, and I held the same endearment. But in the months to come, we’d spend all the time convincing the general public that we actually did.“Are you okay?”I really meant it at the time. Of course I’d done a bit of research on Dante. Learning he had an allergy to cherries had been a bit blindsiding in all honesty.But oh how wonderful it was to have seen him so…powerless.He’d known it was m
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Chapter: Chapter 11 EndearmentDANTE“When was the last time you were plagued by such…feelings?”This wasn’t how I’d planned the eve of my engagement party. Before my therapist, and having to be the center of his observant, churning eyes. It was just a little to midnight and I really should have just booked it all the way to bed. But it had happened.Again. “If you even think this is going to work out, then you’ve made a fucking mistake, DeLaurentis.” The elder Vitale brother had phoned me, and talked long enough to keep what he wanted to say brief.None of their family members approved of the arrangement between me and Amara. And they would do whatever it took to get me out of the picture. Even if it meant tearing me down and relishing every last bit of it. The tipping point, however, had been the mention of my father.“My father sends his regards,” The man had said coldly. “To the late DeLaurentis. Although, he must be so disappointed.”And then my phone had ended up in smithereens, smashed against the wall ju
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Chapter: Chapter 10 The DeclarationAMARAThere’d been multiple points in my life where I was hit with a certain blood curdling chill. It was a variation of so many things. Nauseating, fear-inducing and intended to leave you on your knees.This was one of those moments.I didn’t know much about the second in command and had barely had a smooth interaction with him from the moment we met. And yet there was something about the way his stare seemed to tear right through me.Some seconds later, I regained my composure, breaking the long ensuing silence. “What do you mean?”“Don’t give me that.” He glared, taking one step closer. “I know about your arrangement with Dante well enough.”I mirrored the hard look in his eyes. “And?””He easily towered over me. Piercing eyes had me pinned to where I stood without so much of an effort. My tongue burned with the urge to goad him. See just how angry he could get.“Look, I don’t care about whatever it is you two have going on.” His gaze bounce over me for a brief second. “But if you
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Chapter: Chapter 9 To Be RememberedAMARAI knew the day was going to be absolute shit when I woke up with that stain on the bed.My stomach felt groggy, and my eyes raw. I hated that I’d cried so much the night before. But it had all been too much. Memories of Philip, and then everything that had later ensued after.The mood that had been on the verge of plummeting soured all the more when I noticed the red stain on the bed.Like instinct, there was a small knock on the door and a maid quietly slipped in. She had red hair that demanded attention and stark green eyes.“Good morning, ma’am.” She bowed her head. “I’m Farah, the head maid of the estate. Whatever it is you need, please know that we’re all at your beck and call. Your comfort is our priority and we’ll do whatever makes your home more to your liking.”Home.My lips thinned into a grim line, a wave of nausea clawing at my throat. Such a warm word for a place that felt more like a prison. I simply nodded, forcing myself off the bed. Her eyes lingered on the sta
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Chapter: Chapter 8 CompromiseDANTEI watched as a myriad of emotions clouded her face. Her eyes widened, pupils dilating just enough that I could see a brief glint of shock in them.Then, her eyes lit up in flames.“In hours?” She glared. “That’s not going to happen. You don’t just get to spring that up on me, and expect me to dance to your every bidding like some fucking puppet.”My eyes flickered to the staff, their heads bent, eyes not daring to meet mine. I had a reputation to maintain, one that wouldn’t be spoiled by her insolence.Without thinking, I leaned even closer, glaring hard enough to send the message clean and clear.“You do not talk to me that way, Amara. I’ve been far too lenient with you.”Her glare didn’t waver. “I am not ready for some fancy party to sell this just yet. Give me…two days.”I didn’t respond immediately.She let out a small breath. “Two days, and I’ll ready myself into the perfect little fiancé you want.”My eyes lingered on her for a moment. The only time my fingers ever twitche
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Revenge on The Alpha Who Rejected Me
"What gives you the right to think you can control me?" I fumed, feeling the anger rising in me.
Before I could react, he had me pinned against the wall, his eyes staring into mine.
“Go ahead and deny it all you want but this body of yours belongs to me completely. Like hell I'd let anyone touch you this way.”
Violet Murray had always longed for the day she would find her mate. She doesn’t expect the painful rejection and humiliation that comes from the Alpha. Tired of everything she’d been forced to endure; she does the most reasonable thing anyone would do in her shoes. Strike a deal with his long-time rival, Lucian Sinclair. They form an alliance under the guise of a fake relationship. She swears she has no feelings for him. When their fake relationship bleeds into something else, she finds herself questioning everything, including her growing feelings.
Lucian Sinclair had one simple aim; completely destroying the one thorn in his flesh, Tristan Black, along with his bleeding pack. He finds an opportunity in the person of Violet who bears a grudge against Tristan and her former pack for all she’d been put through. They agree to form an alliance for the sole purpose of taking their mutual enemy down. It was meant to be no feelings attached. When the lines start to blur, her finds herself unable to deny the feelings he has for her.
When different enemies threaten to tear them apart, they must decide if their love is worth fighting for.
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Chapter: Chapter 147 A Life Well-Lived“I love you.”I wasn’t sure I could ever sit and count the amount of times I’d been told that. Not just by Lucian, who had been far clingier than I expected in a while. And certainly not just by the little gremlin who ought to be rousing from his slumber.A coy smile found its way to my lips. “I know.”Lucian blinked, eyes glazed with sleep and a certain softness that left my heart thudding faster by the second.“It wouldn’t kill you to be humble.” He grumbled, burying his face into the crook of my neck. “Just tell me you love me back.”I scoffed. “And if I don’t?”A mischievous glint passed behind his eyes and I instantly knew I was screwed. He closed in for the kill, and in less than a second, I was fighting for air while he tortuously trailed kisses down my neck.“I love you, too.” I giggled, half in ecstasy and as a plea. “I love you, Lucian. More than words can do justice to.”He paused, cerulean eyes meeting mine briefly. For a moment, I expected him to go back to his onslaught
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Chapter: Chapter 146 BittersweetLUCIAN3 weeks later“Next.”It was funny actually. The things grief could do to you. It left you numb and aching raw and unimaginably. There’d always be that staunch hole left in your chest, one that wouldn’t be closed by anything.Nothing could heal it. Nothing could lessen that pain. Not when it was a pain caused by your very own hands.The next two men trudged forward, their ankles bound by chains, eyes heavy and holding a certain fatigue that couldn’t be put into words.After the war, we’d gathered up the rest of our forces and conducted a very much needed recuperation. A lot had been lost during this war, and now that I was sober enough, I could feel the weight of the death count like an immovable weight resting on my chest.We seized a sizable portion of West Creak’s Territory, the rest split between other packs of the alliances. Lesser packs tried to change allegiances and scramble for whatever little power or leverage they could.Tristan’s mate and beta had been nowhere to be
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Chapter: Chapter 145 What FollowsLUCIANThere were only two times I could remember feeling a sensation of pure, unbridled fear. One, was when I’d seen my mother lay on her sickbed. Unmoving, and not so much as breathing.This, would be the second time.“Violet?” I tried again, my heart thundering against my chest so loudly that it would leap out of my chest.I shook her lightly, trying to get her to move, flinch, do something that would allude to the tiniest bit of hope I had nestled in my chest. The hope that she was still okay.“Violet?”My eyes widened, another stab of fear hitting me square in the chest. There was something about the cold that hung in the air. No.This couldn’t be. I’d come all this way to find her, finally even got her and now…no. I couldn’t just let this happen. This couldn’t be it. No way in hell.”“Violet!” I shook her again.It was no use to doing so. She was out cold, more so than I was sure I was willing to even accept. The many bruises and injuries that littered her body should have been
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Chapter: Chapter 144 The Final BlowLUCIANThey say when you’re in a life or death situation, every other thing around you dulls to a complete still. Everything narrowed into a single point. The scent of him, the pulse of the bond pounding brightly and without restraint, and the fury coiling through me like a living thing.The world collapsed inward until there was nothing but this moment, this target, this threat that needed to be eliminated.Tristan's face was the last thing I saw before everything else faded into pure instinct, his expression shifting from smug confidence to dawning realization that he'd miscalculated badly.I lunged, teeth bared, claws extended while every ounce of my Alpha force compressed into the strike. Years of training, decades of experience, centuries of wolf instinct, all of it channelled into this single moment.He reacted. Of course he did. His reflexes weren't completely inadequate, but not fast enough. Not fast enough for me.Not fast enough to counter the desperation of a mate protecti
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Chapter: Chapter 143 Tristan's Last MoveLUCIAN“Violet!” I yelled.But my uncle was faster, grabbing her and then pushing her over to fucking Tristan. She squirmed, fear flickering in her eyes, staunch and clear as day. The bond flared like wildfire.It erupted through my chest without warning, searing hot and impossibly bright, almost blinding in its intensity.“We had a deal, yes?” Rodriguez smiled. “I’ll leave him to you then. Make sure you finish the job.”Tristan grinned manically. ‘Oh, I plan to.”Violet was so close to me now, but she wasn't free. Not yet. The connection between us pulsed with her terror, her pain, her desperate hope, and beneath it all, that fragile thread of trust that somehow hadn't broken despite everything I'd done to fracture it.Tristan held her in the center of the room, his stance relaxed and almost casual. But the tension in the air said otherwise. It was thick enough to choke on, pressing down on everyone present like a physical weight.Every one of his people present froze, waiting for hi
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Chapter: Chapter 142 A Reunion under FireLUCIAN“Violet!”I screamed, clinging onto the hope that she’d respond if she was close by. I yelled out her name, sprinting through doors and halls like a mad man.Nothing.And then, something shifted. I felt her before I saw her. The bond snapped taut all at once—no longer distant, no longer fading. Just there, blazing through my chest with such force it stole the breath from my lungs.It was like being struck by lightning, every nerve ending suddenly alive and screaming bloody murder. Pain followed immediately, sharp and radiating from somewhere deep in my core. But I welcomed it. Pain meant she was alive. Pain meant I still had a chance.She was close."She's here!" I snarled, breaking into a sprint.The corridor narrowed as I tore through it. The walls pressed in on either side, torches flickering wildly from the draft of my passage. Shouts echoed behind me. I could have sworn I could hear Zayn calling out my name but it was all mostly a blur. My world narrowed to the pull in my
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