A Worthy Opponent

They hate each other but they can't deny the fire of attraction blooming between the both of them. ******** IT genius by the day and ruthless killer by the night, Lisa Volkov is the last daughter of one of the ruthless mafia families in the country. Level-headed and the pride of her father, she has never gone astray until distraction came in the form of the son of her family’s arch-rival. Axel Ivanov; Sweet boy and most popular boy in college, only a few knows how lethal the blood that runs through his veins. He has been working his ass off to take over his family’s business and to prove himself worthy to his father. Lisa Volkov is a temptation he can’t afford to fall into but he can't deny how addictive she is, after he has gotten a taste of the forbidden fruit. Theirs is a combination doomed to combust before they even merge but how far are they willing to risk things?

In the small kingdom of Satia, a momentous announcement was made - Princess Mia had been declared the next in line for the throne. However, there was a catch - the kingdom's rules stated that in order to become queen, the princesses must first be married. For centuries, the tradition had been for the parents to select potential noble candidates from all over the nation. But Princess Mia was determined to change this law by finding a way around it. Just as she was plotting her next move, a golden opportunity presented itself in the form of Anisel, who had his sights set on the throne. With the help of some allies, he managed to transform his image from a kingdom's fugitive to a "noble" worthy of the princess's hand. However, they soon realized that they were facing a challenge they had not anticipated - falling in love. Would their desires for power and control overshadow their feelings for each other, or would love conquer all and become everything they had ever dreamed of? Only time would tell.

Ashley Smichtt fled from home because she couldn't stand to be married to a stranger. She loved being the princess and did all her duties, but love was her biggest fantasy and she wasn't letting that crash it. On the night she fled from home, she ran into a sign board that presented an opportunity to change her life. Ashley took this opportunity, completely changing her identity to fit into the crowd. Her goal had changed from being loved, to proving that she was just as good for the position of Alpha. As she struggles to find her path as a new person, she counters Vance Louis, who is both her destiny and her doom. Ashley has to decide which he becomes, bearing in mind that he is her mate, who had never really met her for who she is. Placed in the position of power by the one she loves, Ashley has to decide if some points are worthy of proving.

For as long as Aretha River can remember, her stepbrother Dante has made her life hell. So when he claims her as his fated mate in front of the entire pack on her eighteenth birthday, running is the only option. Growing up with the mating contract between them that was signed by both of their fathers, the day Aretha was born. Dante believes he is being forced to mate with a gold-digger's daughter, rather than the Alpha-born heir she truly is. But the mate bond doesn't lie, and neither do the camera recordings that expose everything she was never meant to see. Years of cruelty were built on carefully constructed lies. A conspiracy reaching deeper than either of them knew. And a love that was written in the stars before either of them could speak. Dante will spend the rest of his life proving he's worthy of her. Aretha just has to decide if she'll let him.

Ferrah's father trusted in his ways of thinking that everyone is deserving of a second chance and made the biggest mistake of his life by believing so. When an alpha of a newly formend pack of banned, rogues and runaways enters her fathers territory asking for permission to pass through, she losses every thing and eveyone she knows and loves, making her the alpha luna of her small pack of seven unmated women. Shiftless and held prisoner to the ruthless alpha Banner she's forced to become his special maid and punching bag. Carter is a newly ascended alpha and has already proven himself worthy of the title his father passed down to him. Carters views on the slotter of one of his allied packs he learned the valued lesson of keeping your friends close but your enemies closer and takes and invitation to make a trades deal with the alpha known as Banner Daniels. what he finds when he arrives is more then expected to find.

She gave her heart, her loyalty, and her soul to the man who promised her forever. As the perfect Luna, Nicole devoted herself to her pack protecting them, healing them, loving them more than she ever loved herself. But forever shattered the night he returned… holding another woman’s hand. His fated mate. With her heart breaking and her people turning against her, Nicole’s world collapses into a nightmare of betrayal, lies, and a deadly trap set to destroy her. Stripped of her title, cast out, and left for dead, she discovers a dangerous truth, her bloodline carries a power that could change the balance of the werewolf world. Now the woman they tried to erase is back. Stronger. Deadlier. No longer a Luna in the shadows, but a force the moon itself answers to. And this time, she’s not fighting for love. She’s fighting for vengeance. Will she burn them to the ground… or will she let one man prove he’s worthy of the heart they broke?

Lucifron was one of the best friends of Hanna, the daughter of Boris, the Dragon King of the Southern Clan. Emotionless and stoic-faced, his only ambition was to follow in his father\'s footsteps and become the next General of King Boris's troops. An invitation to attend an Alpha title change party coming from his friend Ryan's pack, leads him to leave Dragons Island for the first time in his life and to find his fireheart in one of the guests, Gary, the Red River Pack's Alpha. A dragon and a werewolf was something he didn't think was worthy of a future General, but the attraction of the flame that would complete his heart and knowing that that man would be his only chance for love during his long dragon life, makes him avoid turning his back. Would Gary be able to prove to Lucifron that a werewolf heart could burn bright too? Can a wolf's heart contain the flame that will complete Lucifron's heart? Is he really able to be his firehart?

In my last international car racing championship, the front tire of my car suddenly burst, causing the car to roll over. The cars behind me collided with me one by one. After 99 times, I was unrecognizable from the impacts. Just as I reached out to my boyfriend for help by instinct, he kicked me away, my body covered in blood and flesh. “Don't dirty my newly tailored clothes today.” He turned around, picked up the champion who had just crossed the finish line, and spun her around, smiling and saying: “Sharon, only the championship trophy is worthy of you. I will remove all obstacles for you.” Blood stained my entire body. Watching the two of them embrace as the sun set, I felt numb and desperate. What he didn't know was that among these red stains was the child who had just come into this world. At that moment, I gave up on continuing to love him.

By day, Carlotta spins stories. By night, she serves drinks. Her life was simple. Until her good-for-nothing brother offered her as collateral to pay off a massive gambling debt to a ruthless underground casino. Now she's the reluctant fiancée of a powerful mafioso rumored to have a cruel streak... and a bedroom secret that's the talk of the criminal underworld: erectile dysfunction. Carlotta would've found it funny if it weren't her life on the line. To make things worse, fate throws in another complication: her dangerously attractive new driver-slash-bodyguard. With abs worthy of a thirst trap and a face that screams "Asgardian demigod". He's the kind of temptation a woman in her situation absolutely does not need. Just when she thinks it couldn't get more absurd, her cold, mysterious fiancé summons her to his penthouse suite with one chilling demand: He wants a taste of what's been promised. Her.

They were fated mates. When they met, it should have been happily ever after. But it wasn’t. For her, he was her previously unattainable celebrity crush. Someone she wanted to impress and be worthy of… even if it meant sacrificing parts of who she was. For him, she was his second mate. Someone he had never noticed before, but someone he definitely noticed now. He wanted to get things right with her, and he was eager to start their lives together. Unfortunately, all of their plans are forced to change when his first mate makes an unexpected re-entry into his life. She is forced to become his secret second, and they are both forced to deal with baggage they didn’t even realize that they carry. Then he hurts her in ways that she never saw coming. The end for this couple is inevitable. The real question is this: after life tears them apart, will it bring them back together, or will it push them into the arms of others?