Familial Bond

*Book 5* One mistake centuries ago left Lemuel cursed by the Goddess Merlos and forced to wander the earth granting the wishes of those who touch him. Lemuel was looking at an eternity of loneliness until his unexpected soulmate plucked him right out of the sea. Shocked to find he's been bound in more ways than one to Sebastian, the future King to the Kingdom of Atlesper, Lemuel resists Sebastian's advances at every turn, believing this may be one pairing Goddess Zarseti got wrong. Lemuel will have to face his past in hopes of starting a new future, but an overly flirtatious King is the least of his worries when he learns Sebastian's parents are convinced that a conniving usurper disguised as a curvy blonde, is the future king's true soulmate. A Queen Among Tides is the fifth book in the Queen Among series. Each story is set up in the previous book, so reading the books in order is recommended. Here are the books in the series: A Queen Among Alphas - Book 1 Bite-Size Luna - A Queen Among Alphas Prequel A Queen Among Snakes - Book 2 Runaway Empress - A Queen Among Snakes Prequel A Queen Among Blood - Book 3 Whole Again - A Queen Among Alpha's spin-off A Queen Among Darkness - Book 4 Dark Invocation - A Queen Among Darkness spin-off A Queen Among Tides - Book 5 Valor, Virtue, and Verve - A Queen Among Tides Prequel Spin-off A Queen Among Gods - Book 6 A Queen Among Tempests - Book 7

Two broken souls, each marked by a tortured past, are drawn together by fate. Just as they begin to grasp the strange connection between them, they learn that their parents are engaged—a revelation that sends chills through their veins. But the nightmare doesn’t end there. As long-hidden secrets creep from the shadows, the demons of their pasts return, more terrifying than ever. Old wounds fester, threatening to consume them both. In the face of haunting truths, will they be torn apart by hatred, or will a twisted bond of love emerge from the darkness? The truth will haunt you.

Maddox: It started out innocent and sweet. The kind of love story where the good guy might finally win the girl. But that all went to shit when I gave into the thought that she might actually want me back. My foolish naivety is what broke me and another’s betrayal is what damned me. Love turned to anger and anger morphed into obsession and now…Well now I am powerful enough to twist fate to make her mine. Lies and deceit plague our once pure friendship as I take and take, stopping at nothing to get what I want. And what I want is her. Lana: This isn’t how this was supposed to go. I was supposed to choose one of my best friends to be my mate after they came back from Alpha training. Except that only one of them came back. The other exiled, left for dead and abandoned to the wild. That was just the first of many pitfalls that led to all my freedom and choices being stripped from me. By the time I discovered who the problem was I was already caught in his dark web and now I fear he won't ever let me go. I am trapped by a mate bond that was forced on me. But I'll be damned if I submit just because I’m his Luna.

"I Ezekiel Bread, reject you, Kailey Georgia as my mate, and banish you from the pack, never to return!" A wave of heat seared through me as he rejected me, my wolf twisting in pain in my head. "I…" I choked, my words getting stuck in my throat as fire burned my chest. I felt a jab from the side, which sent me crumbling to the ground. I gritted my teeth, mustering the best glare I could give. "I accept." I didn't do anything wrong, but my only crime was having a coward as a mate. **** After being rejected and banished for the false claim of seducing the alpha, Kailey was left with no hope, but to become a rogue with a baby as a result of the night's stand. Five years passed after, and Kailey was back for revenge, and she was going to make everyone pay. When she learns that the pack was cursed by the moon goddess, Kailey laughs. But what happens when she discovers the bond was never broken in the first place? And this was all a plan to get her and her son back?

"Don't tell me you don't want this Sebestian. How can you deny our bond?" Allen said. "We both know we are meant to be together. You can't fight it forever. We both know that we are mate...." "No, don't say it, it's not possible"Sebestian said with a wince. "You know we can't be together and I don't want this Allen. I don't want you". "I am rejecting you Allen...... Goodbye''.

I, alpha Connor Tomson, reject you, Elara Silvius, as -," he stops, and a wicked smile forms on his full lips, " I won't reject you. You'll carry around the bond and get to suffer with it. It is payback for what your family did to mine," He sneers, staring at me with a penetrating gaze. Am I imagining this? What is happening right now? I can't speak. I'm too shocked. The room is spinning, and my heart is pounding against my chest. ... Alpha Connor has one thing he wants more than anything. To make the family responsible for his sister's death pay. He plans to kidnap and torture their beloved daughter, Elara, and it seems luck is on his side when he finds out she's his mate. Elara is beautiful and strong but the strenuous treachery from her mate crippled her heart. Alpha Connor slept with another woman to cause her pain. Gathering her strength, she decides to run from his pack. However, she did not expect to meet Zuriel, a man who made her heart beat faster and faster since she was a child. Zuriel's heart is cold and isolated from the world. He is dangerous, broken, and the only one of his kind. He meets Elara when he is about to plummet fully into darkness. No one has ever challenged him but her. Elara is rebellious and tests his patience, but he opens up to her. However, everything gets complicated when Elara's mate appears in her life, and Zuriel's dark, concealed past catches up to him. Follow my instagram- authorsunshine97

Marcella is an innocent girl to the outside world, but her Alpha knows she is a warrior. Atlas trying to arrange their marriage, but her father refuses and moves her and her brother to the Bazin Pack under Alpha Gabe Bazin. When Marcella and her family arrive she discovers she is the moon goddess’s choice for the next Luna. When her mate tries to reject her she refuses to accept or to keep quiet about it. You know those stories about the Alpha who claims a mate who doesn’t want them? What if it was reversed and the Alpha is forced to be with his fated mate? Will Evander cave to the mate bond, or will he make Marcella accept his rejection?

Sam and Nora were childhood friends whose bond was sealed with an arranged marriage. But soon after, Sam’s warmth fades, leaving Nora alone in a cold, distant relationship. His connection to Isabella, a woman from his past, casts a shadow over their marriage, fueling suspicions and driving them apart. After a heartbreaking divorce, Nora tries to rebuild her life, and just as her high school crush, Daniel, reappears, offering hope for a fresh start, Nora finds herself entangled in a secret that could change everything. As past emotions resurface and new complications arise, Nora must navigate the tangled web of love, loyalty, and deception. Can she move on from Sam, or is their story far from over?

The clawless luna, that's what they called her. Vione Celestie Munest had reached a point where she no longer hoped for destiny. Living without a clear origin and claws was painful enough for her. She didn't want to add to her suffering by being humiliated by her Alpha, Usher Thorne. So when Usher decided to sever their bond, Vione's only words were. “I, Vione Celestie Munest, accept your rejection as luna and mate, Alpha Usher Thorne.”

"You don't spare me even when I'm in my menstrual period", Taapur said and covered her small body with the blanket. "Blood is Red and Red is my favourite colour. The enchanting scent of your period makes me insane enough to take you again and again", Abhimanyu said as he wore his clothes without even sparing a glance to her. Taapur sat there blankly but her eyes held immense pain in them. "It's proof that YOU'RE TAKEN & ALL MINE", Abhimanyu said in a Kingly direct tone as His face was still expressionless and when turned around, He found her glossy eyes staring back at his black cold eyes. This book is a Dark-Desired Obsessive Story of THE KING, Anti Hero Predator and Candy- His Queen, Not Submissive Prey. King's eyes are magical, powerful and intoxicating. Queen is like a butterfly caught in his net, unable and unwilling to escape.. King's Dark Obsession leads them to the aisle and tied them in a bond name marriage. Unaware of KING's Dark Obsessive Desires, Queen fell in love with him but What will happen when she will know the dark hidden side of the King's heart and his obsessive desire? She knows that she belongs to Him, only to him. But she never knew when She becomes his Obsession that make her unable to breath. What will King do when he will find that his Queen is trying to leave him or someone trying to steal his Queen? Will the height of crimson passion and scarlet Obsession break them apart or The King will fight to the world only for his Queen?