Ayato X Male Rivals Novels & Stories

"I'm Cherry, and since your friend has already taken care of the paperwork, we just need to establish your ground rules. Real names, corporate titles, and personal backgrounds don't exist within these walls. You'll be registered under an alias. Tonight, you are Aura." I glanced at Skylar, whose initial embarrassment had already dissolved into reckless excitement. "The masks stay on at all times in the common areas," Cherry continued, tapping the desk. "They're only removed behind closed doors, at the total discretion of you and your paired partner. Your partner has been selected by our curation system based on your shared psychological profile, and he'll carry an alias as well. Enjoy your de

Kai Bennett who had made it personal every single time. He smiled slowly. It was not a nice smile. "Finally," he said. His voice was low and smooth and sharp at the edges. "My favorite rival." My stomach dropped straight through the floor. He thought I was Noah. He wanted to destroy Noah. And I had just agreed to sleep in the room next to him..

Sebastian's POV I sat in the back of my Aston Martin, scrolling through my tablet for the daily hand exercise game I did when I was stressed out. It was the most peaceful thing right now. The numbers and patterns kept my mind occupied. Kept me from thinking about things I didn't want to think about. I didn't involve myself in matters involving rivals. Dominic had been my rival since college. After what caused the accident of the Rossis, it separated the business deals between our families. Generational rivals. That's all we were supposed to be.

One moment, his face was unreadable, and the next, every line of it had gone absolutely cold. His jaw tightened, and I forced myself to slow down. Ten feet. ‘He feels it. He has to feel it.’ I told myself over and over again as the distance slowly closed between us. He was taller up close, broader, with dark eyes that gave nothing away. His Bloodwyn crest was tattooed along the inside of his wrist, deep black ink on his bronze skin — the symbol of everything he was and everything I clearly wasn’t. I lifted my chin and spoke. "Do you feel it too?"

“You don’t belong here, mate.” The word doesn’t settle it cuts. Vaelith Ardentra feels it land somewhere beneath her ribs, sharp and wrong, as if it’s trying to root itself inside her. The knife at her throat is secondary. Cold, yes. Dangerous, obviously. But it’s the word that stills her, that sends something hot and uncoiling through her veins. Mate. No. That isn’t possible. Not here. Not him. She keeps her chin lifted anyway, though the blade presses just enough to warn her what happens if she moves the wrong way. The forest around them breathes quietly too quietly for a border this contested. Even the wind seems to hold back, waiting.

Victor finally said while swirling the alcohol inside his glass. “Isn’t this world built for men to enjoy?” The atmosphere changed instantly. Ryan slowly looked up at him. Adam pressed his lips together, already sensing trouble coming. Even Zane looked slightly nervous. But Ryan answered calmly. “I don’t need intoxication to prove my masculinity, sir.” Victor’s fingers tightened around his glass. Ryan continued in the same composed tone. “And this world isn’t made only for men. Men and women both deserve to enjoy life equally.” He lifted his lemonade slightly.

he explains. “There'll be no need for that. I found my mate and I'm bringing her in” I told him. The shock in his eyes when he glared at me was alarming. “Y.. your mate?” He asked “Yes, Luna Lily is my mate and I just found out” I broke the news to him. The looks on Jay's face turned cold. He knew exactly what she's done to me in the past, and he knew I hated her. “Alpha, Luna Lily isn't an option! You can't be mated to her. She's a werewolf and your enemy. The elders wouldn't accept it!”

I got off the plane while holding on to my injured left arm. I was about to call my brother when dozens of Maybachs came driving toward me. They parked in a tidy line in front of me. My brother got out of a Rolls-Royce, which was the last in line. He came to me with open arms. "You're finally home, my little princess! If you still refuse to come home, the youngest son of the Marcatos, Shane, would fly to Rimo on his personal plane to snatch you from your wedding."

But he held up a hand, his eyes steeled and hard as flint. “What is your name?” he demanded. My lips started to wobble. In the back of my mind, Eva began to howl a long, mournful sound that made my chest ache. I knew what was coming. I knew he wanted my name so he could say the words that would break me. “Raven Crowley,” I answered. Gary took a step back, standing tall so everyone could see his authority. “I, Gary Inker, reject you, Raven Crowley, as my mate and Luna. This decision I make willfully and of a sound mind.”

Snapping out of his realization, Damon took two steps forward, his body boiling with barely restrained anger. "You dare lay your hands on me mutt?" He snarled. Marcus let out a low growl, his aura flaring in response. "Do not touch my girlfriend." With that, the two alphas glared at one another, their aura clashing. A faint almost invincible aura rippled between them like a phantom storm. By now, several onlookers had begun to gather, whispering among themselves as they stole curious glances. To them, it looked like an ordinary argument between two men. They couldn’t possibly understand that the beasts beneath their skins were seconds away from breaking free.