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When Avery's brother decides her fate, she gets drunk and ends up in the arms of a stranger. The next morning, a mate mark and a fuming brother await her only for her to realize that her fling has gone missing. When she finally finds him, everyone knows she is doomed for life. ****** Standalone Book 3 of Wolfverse Series Book 1: Omega for the Alpha King (Standalone) Book 2: Forbidden for the Alpha King (Standalone) Book 3: Mated to the Enemy Alpha King (Standalone) Book 4: Changing Fate for the Alpha King (Standalone)

After being betrayed and threatened by her own mate, whom she had believed truly loved her, Riley is ready to leave the pack and start over, but her ex-mate wouldn't let her go just yet. In her desperate attempt to escape him, she is forced to sign a deal with the very dangerous but equally alluring Alpha Thane. . The deal was simple. Riley only had to act as the Alpha's mate for six months, and then she was free to leave with a fortune as her pay to start a new life. Alpha Thane didn't do relationships; he made that very clear to her, but he wanted her in other ways, and he was going to have her. ~ "How do I know that you won't hurt me? How do I know that I would be safe with you?" I asked, lowering my eyes. His intense gaze was on me, and he looked every bit a predator. "You are not. I am not a very gentle man, Riley, and you should know that about me. I would protect you from every other person but myself." "You would hurt me?" I asked His hands trailed down my cheeks. "Yes" . Could Riley be signing a deal with the Devil himself?

He was the Master of Golden Liberty who everyone was scared of. He was also the famous and elusive divine doctor. He returned to the city silently, but the Millers despised him, and even his fiancée wanted to call off the engagement.  Everything started with a broken engagement…

Tatlong taon pagkatapos niyang ikasal at yumaman, ang binibini na kinasusuklaman ang pagiging walang kwenta ng kanyang asawa, ay napagtanto na siya ang gintong ticket na hindi nararapat sa kanya pagkatapos niya siyang hiwalayan!

비참한 죽음을 맞은 대제사장은 멍청하고 추하며 갖은 모욕을 겪고 자결한 섭정왕비의 몸에서 깨어났다. 사람들은 그녀를 모욕하고 조롱했고 그녀의 부군은 그녀를 경멸하고 혐오했다. 그녀의 동생마저도 그녀를 해치려고 흉계를 꾸몄고 그녀는 결국 짐승만도 못한 처지가 되었다. 그러나 모든 이들의 존경을 받는 대제사장이 그녀의 몸에서 깨어났으니 예전처럼 당하고만 있지는 않을 터였다. 관상을 보고 점을 치며, 풍수지리를 통달한 그녀는 조상님이 대대로 물려주신 천명 나침반으로 세상 모든 일을 알 수 있었다. 그녀는 의술과 독에 능하고 죽은 자를 살릴 수 있었다. 갑자기 아름다워진 그녀의 미모에 수도 전체가 떠들썩해졌고 수많은 귀족이 그녀의 미모에 무릎을 꿇었다. 선택지가 수두룩했으니 섭정왕이 그녀를 사랑하지 않는다고 해도 상관없었다. 그녀는 멋스럽게 손을 내저으며 말했다. “수세를 써주시면 앞으로 평생 왕야와 엮이지 않을 것입니다.” 그런데 왕야는 의외의 대답을 했다. “본왕이 점괘를 봤는데 휴처는 안 된다고 하더군.” “왜입니까?” “나한테 네가 필요하다고 하더구나.”

霧島雫（きりしま しずく）が娘を連れて訪れた病院。そこにいた主治医は、長年離れ離れになっていた元恋人だった。 七年の時を経て、彼女は名前も変え、かつて太っていた面影などどこにもないほど、痩せて美しくなっていた。 彼が自分に気づくことはない。ましてや、自分との間に生まれた娘がいることなど、知る由もない。 娘が彼女の手を握る。「ママ、どうして泣いてるの？」 雫は答えられず、ただこの場から逃げ出したかった。 少女時代の片想いの末、彼女はあの「高嶺の花」を手に入れた。 S大学に衝撃のゴシップが広まった。学園の王子様と名高い柏木律（かしわぎ りつ）。品行方正で雪のようにクールな彼が、秘密の恋をしているという。そして、その相手が、なんと太った冴えない女子生徒だというのだ。 彼女はたちまち、嘲笑と嫉妬の的になった。 そんな中、耳にしたのは聞き覚えのある、冷たく掠れた声。 「遊びだよ。どうせすぐ海外に行くし」 その言葉を最後に、雫の苦い恋は終わりを告げた。 彼との再会は、雫の平穏な日常を打ち壊す。 必死に彼との世界に線を引こうとするのに、気づけば彼のベッドの上にいて…… 脅し、誘惑し、仮病を使い、甘え、ときには恥も外聞もなく、彼は彼女の周りにいる男たちを次々と追い払っていく。 「じゃあ、俺がお前の愛人になってやるよ。あいつより金もあって、若くて、もっといい思いをさせてやれる」 七年前に秘密の恋を強いたのも彼。 七年後に愛人にしてと乞うのも、また彼だった。 彼女が「病気よ」と罵ると、彼は「ああ、本当に病気なんだ」と呟いた。