Cardinal Rule

Neriah's perfect life was a lie. Her husband's loyalty was a facade, shattered when she discovers his illicit affair with her own sister. The ultimate betrayal: her sister just gave birth to her husband’s child, a replica of the man she loved. But that was only the beginning. A brutal accident nearly claims her life, and in the depths of her recovery, her husband's true intentions are revealed - a press conference announcing her death, a twisted attempt to erase her existence. Consumed by a thirst for vengeance, Neriah finds an unlikely ally in Denver, her husband's sworn enemy and half-brother. A proposal is made: a contract marriage, a union of convenience, with one rule - DO NOT FALL IN LOVE. . As the stakes rise, Neriah and Denver dance to the tune of vengeance, but they must confront the ultimate question: Will their hunger for revenge consume them, or will they succumb to the one thing they cannot afford— Love?

WARNING* Sensitive readers might find this book disturbing, this book is rated 21+ so you might have to skip, it is a Dark Romance bdsm book that contains abusive or forced sex, torture and all that so please do not expect lovey dovey*** "From today you rule my bed, just you" The king groaned as he increased his thrusting pace. Just after a three years coma, Pearl was back to her family to celebrate her 23rd birthday party. Her birthday party was supposed to be a happy reunion but no, it was the end of her happy life. She is betrothed to the ruthless young king in her absence and he was back to take what rightfully belonged to him, on the day of their engagement ceremony Pearl found out she was pregnant. How possible can she be pregnant when she had been in a coma for 3 years. Let's find out!

"He is cursed. He cannot possibly rule us." "Never have it been heard in history that there's a mute Alpha." "It's impossible! It can't happen. He is cursed, we refuse to let him be our ruler." "Well, it's not really up to you all, is it?" Isabella said interrupting the council, "Sean is my mate and you all are to give him respect. And he shall be your Alpha. No more question about that" ********* In a world of werewolves and mysteries, Isabella, finds her mate under the full moon. Damian, the Alpha's younger son. However, when Damian rejects her, Isabella's heartbreak pushed her to seek solace in the company of the quiet and mysterious Sean. But as fate takes an unexpected turn, Isabella discovers shocking truths about her past and a bond with Sean that defies all odds. Together, they must navigate a path of love, acceptance, while fighting the rejections of the society.

Tori has one rule: survive. Willing to do whatever it takes to keep her family afloat—even the things she swore she never would do. With a dying mother, a deadbeat father, and a debt that won't stop growing, she has no other choice in the matter. But a video of her surfacing just when she thinks she has found her footing, causes her to start reeling. One night. One mistake. And one very dangerous boy who now holds all the power in the palm of his hands. Dylan. Her college bully. The quarterback who has undoubtedly always needed to make her life hell. Now he wants more. And somehow, he is everywhere she turns. How far will Tori go to protect the people that she actually loves? And what happens when the boy who breaks her is also the one she can not escape?

There were werewolves, then alphas, then there’s Dario an apex alpha, and Lycan of over 120 years with no mate. He had already resigned to fate thinking that he was being punished for his cruelty, or that his mate had died during the Great War. One fateful day, he finds out that the neighboring alphas were auctioning their kind (an act that had been abolished a century ago), and went feral. What happens when he gets there and his wolf starts acting out of character? What happens when he sees what he has wished for his whole life? What happens when he sees that she’s human? What happens when he finds out that she may be ‘not so human’ and part of the clan he despised the most? Would he go against every rule in the book to make her his?

“Swallow my cum, pretty thing,” Lucien growls against my ear, fingers buried deep, “then beg us to knot you until you’re leaking us for days.” 🥵💦 The night the rogues attacked, my world shattered. One moment I was just another “Beta” student hiding my scent at the Royal Academy. The next, I was dragged through blood and smoke, caged, and sold to the three Kings who rule the empire like gods. Dante. Lucien. Kade. They don’t ask. They claim. I came here as their captive. Now I’m dripping for three Alphas who own my body, my heat… and maybe what’s left of my soul. Three ruthless brothers. One Omega. And the kind of obsession that could destroy kingdoms. "Now spread those pretty legs wider, little Omega so I can fuck that tight hole."

Born to serve. Destined to rule. Elara Callum was just another nameless human in a world where humans are nothing more than property. When she’s given to the feared Alpha King Kaelen as payment for a treaty, her quiet life of obedience becomes a deadly game of survival. But Kaelen, the brutal werewolf king, senses something strange about her. Something forbidden. Something... fated. When Elara is kidnapped by vampires and taken to their cold kingdom, secrets unravel. Not only is she the key to a prophecy that could shift the balance of power between races she’s also the last living Fae. Now two kings want her. A rebellion wants to use her. And her own body is becoming something not quite human. In a world where monsters rule and fate binds, can a servant girl become a queen… or will she be the spark that ends them all?

Athena Davis was never meant to survive. Banished by her own family and marked by a stranger. She was shot and left to die by her family. . But the enemy kingdom saved her and forged her into something far more dangerous than the broken girl they cast aside. Now a warrior trained in the very land she was raised to hate, Athena is sent on a mission that will change everything: infiltrate the kingdom of King Azrael, the ruthless Lycan ruler conquering packs one by one. There’s just one problem, he is the man who marked her. As war brews and secrets unravel, Athena discovers that the greatest betrayal didn’t come from her enemies but from within the King’s own bloodline. When obsession turns deadly and kingdoms burn for power, Athena must decide, Will she destroy the King who unknowingly claimed her or stand beside him and rule?

“Why do you defy me, little dove?” He demanded and Desire was torn. Torn between pleasing her Master and bending one of the rules holding their region together. His blue eyes bored into hers for a while before Desire finally looked away again, waiting for her judgement, her dead judgement for breaking a rule“The first option is to have you killed by hanging, the second one is to send you to the Harem while the third one is to make you my private maid and you’re the only person who has the privilege of this rare chance. So, my dear little Dove, what do you say?” “I’ll pick the first option, let me die at stake or by hanging. Whichever option suits you, My lord but please just let me die a quick death” Desire pleased with a determined look on her face.

Iris “Prisoner……. Captive….. Slave…..” Those are little words when it comes down to me. My teenage was almost gone and when I saw myself standing in my adulthood, I realized I lost so many things including myself. Because I was his prisoner. I was Bratva’s captive and he left no stone unturned to teach me who is the owner of my life. “Regret?” “I regret the day when I stepped in his mansion blinded by vengeance. And he showed no mercy. I regret my impulsive decision and many more. But above all, I regret being the puppet of his hand.” Dimitrios “I don't have the word mercy in my rule book.” “But she is a kid.” “Doesn't matter. What matters is, she is an assassin's daughter and his father is not alive to pay for his deeds.” Copyright 2021-2022 by Irene Davison (Esperanza)