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Anastasia Reed is two people. By day she runs Reed & Associates by night she is someone Monaco gets to keep. When a masked man at Obsidian turns into the most consuming night of her life she leaves before sunrise and tells herself that is the end of it. Two months later Nikolai Stavros walks into her office without knocking, the merger her father begged his grandfather forces them together but her sister's theft puts her in his house for six months in a contract Anastasia signs it because she has no other option and because she is very good at surviving arrangements that were never made in her favor. What she is not good at is Nikolai himself, his dominance, his patience and the way he chooses her when he did not have to. When she discovers she is pregnant and leaves before the contract ends she tells herself she is protecting herself but Anastasia soon understands that the most dangerous thing about Nikolai Stavros was never his control, it was that he was the first person who made her want to stay.

“Used. Marked. Betrayed. Now it’s her turn to break the rules." Elena thought being mated meant safety, love, and forever. But forever shattered the day her husband brought another woman home, under the lie of sickness, only for Elena to discover she was pregnant with his child. And worse? He wanted an open bond, like she was some convenience to be traded when bored. Heartbroken but not broken, Elena makes the boldest decision of her life: divorce him, break the mate bond, and make him bleed for every lie he fed her. But Michael isn't letting go that easily. Not when power, pride, and his darkest secrets are tied to her. When Elena turns to Alpha Horace, the ruthless Alpha King and her husband’s estranged cousin, she finds more than protection; she finds someone who sees her, desires her, and is willing to burn everything down to keep her safe.

Amelia Roberts has only ever known pain. Stolen as a baby and raised by the people who kidnapped her, she’s endured years of cruelty and control, hiding the strange powers that flare when she’s angry or afraid. She doesn’t know the truth — that her real parents are supernatural royalty: a rare werewolf–witch hybrid mother and a vampire lord father who believed their daughter was lost forever. When Amelia’s abilities erupt in public, three powerful strangers feel her presence for the first time. Mateo Mason, Jason Grim, and Dimitri Moore — werewolf/vampire hybrids and lifelong best friends — have spent years searching for their fated mate, never imagining she would be the same girl Dimitri once saw but couldn’t save. Drawn to her by an unbreakable bond, the three men will stop at nothing to protect Amelia from the danger closing in. But Amelia’s past won’t release her so easily. Her kidnappers know she’s unlocking her powers — and they have their own plans for what she can do. Torn between fear and an irresistible connection to her three mates, Amelia must decide whether to run from the supernatural world… or claim her place in it. Because her bloodline makes her the most dangerous being alive — and the key to a war that could shatter everything.

"You're going to take it, aren't you, little lamb?" Dominic's voice is low, teasing, dark. A hand grips my throat, just enough to make me gasp, make my pulse hammer beneath his fingertips. I whimper as Dominic's fingers slide between my thighs, teasing, parting, finding me already soaked. "Fuck," he groans, rubbing slow, torturous circles over my clit. "She's dripping. You feel that, Ash?" My body trembles, caught between pleasure so intense it borders on pain. "Cum for us, little lamb," Dominic commands. **** Caught between two brothers... One my best friend, the other my deepest desire. Dominic was everything I dreamed of-hot, charming, and completely unattainable. Especially with a girl like Cassie already by his side. Then there was Ashton-my childhood best friend, my safe haven, the one who had always been there. But one reckless dare changed everything. The night I was dared to kiss the Alpha, marks the beginning of my ruin. And just when I thought things couldn't get more complicated, Ashton confessed his feelings for me. Now, I'm trapped between two brothers-one who's always been my heart, and one who might just break it. How do you choose between love and desire when both could destroy you?

BLURB One masked night. One devastating rejection. One impossible secret. I never meant to fall for the Alpha who would destroy me. Wraith Blackwood made his choice clear—I was a mistake. A fleeting moment he'd rather forget so I ran, carrying more than just a shattered bond. Now he's dragged me back, claiming the child I carry as his heir but here's the thing about secrets, they don't stay buried forever. Because the baby might not be his at all. The council has decided that my stepsister will be his Luna while I'll be nothing but a caged omega, forced to watch him marry her while still bonded to me. He says he's protecting me. I say he's a coward. Because when the truth finally comes out, when everyone discovers whose child I really carry, Alpha Wraith perfect life will burn to the ground. The question now is will I survive long enough to see it?

She wasn’t his weakness. She was his ruin, and he would bring the world to its knees before he let her go. *** Kisarel thought she had it all figured out, until the night she caught her fiancé in bed with her cousin. The same cousin who was engaged to her boss, the ruthless and untouchable billionaire, Mr. Oceans Stark. Heartbroken, humiliated, and trapped on a business trip with the man her cousin was set to marry, Kisarel did the unthinkable – she begged her boss to make her forget her boyfriend's betrayal. Oceans swore he didn’t touch his employees. He swore his heart only belonged to a certain strange woman he'd been looking for, who saved his life so many years ago. But the moment Kisarel kissed him, every resolution he made shattered. And after their one sinful night together, Mr. Stark couldn't let Kisarel go. He began to do everything within his power to get her even more entangled in his web of obsession. There were a thousand reasons she should have stayed away from him. She ignored every single one. He knew every part of her belonged to someone else. But every part of him didn’t care. What neither of them knows is that Kisarel was the woman he’s been searching for all along. Now, Oceans is set to call off his wedding with Kisarel's cousin, and he expects Kisarel to also call off her wedding with her cheating fiancé. Kisarel is now tangled in an obsession so hot that it might consume her whole. And Oceans is ready to drown his entire empire just to keep the woman he truly loves.

I stood there with tears in my eyes that day. I knew I was not deeply in love with Dean, but I loved him in the way a wife could. I had always suspected he was there for the fortune, but seeing him stand with another woman cut deep. Betrayal always does. And that was when he came—the man who would change everything, the man I would end up falling for, the man I would one day want to give everything to. Kaden Mitchell. He offered me a way out when I thought it was all over. Charming and imposing, he broke through every defense I had built, dragging me out of the darkness and giving me something to hold on to. A marriage contract. What started as a calculated deal quickly became more than I anticipated. And now, with Kaden Mitchell by my side holding the key to my heart, I have to ask myself: how much am I willing to risk…for love, for power…for revenge?

I was raised to stay away from men like him cold, dangerous, and part of the mafia. But fate doesn’t care about rules. When my brother got into trouble with the wrong people, I had no choice but to walk into the lion’s den. That’s when I met Luciano Romano, the man everyone fears, the man with blood on his hands. He offered me a deal. My brother’s life, in exchange for mine. Now I belong to him. He says I’m just a pawn. But the way he looks at me says something else. He’s hiding a dark past, and I’m carrying secrets too. We were never meant to fall in love. But some love stories are written in blood.

Lyra Jenson was just a tool to her father, yet she longed for the life she never had. Remy Hawthorne ruled his own world, deciding who stays and who dies. In a city where power is perfection and ugly secrets are the downfall of the elite, Lyra became a chess on the board. Having agreed to marry Remy despite his ruthless reputation, she clings to him as her only way out of her bitter family house. The marriage preparations proceed until the day that changes everything: Lyra is confirmed pregnant. The father is unknown to anyone. The ruthless Hawthorne family sees it as a calculated insult to their name and will do everything to destroy the Jensons. But before they can act, the bride disappears. Remy will stop at nothing to find her, because despite everything, she is someone he considers his, and something he refuses to lose, even if she carries another man’s child. As he searched, darker questions arose. Who is the father of her child? Why did she disappear? Is she dead or was she taken? Who has she become in her absence? And when the truth finally surfaces, who will it destroy?

When the Werewolf King emerges from the shadows, Lisa’s ordinary world shatters. His presence, both magnetic and menacing, marks her descent into a realm she never knew existed. Now trapped in his kingdom where pack law reigns supreme, Lisa faces an impossible choice: become his bride and bear the next heir to his throne, or watch as everything she loves is destroyed. But as she uncovers the dark secrets of the pack, Lisa realizes there may be more to fear than the King himself.