Claws Of Rage

BLURB: "She feeds on souls. I deliver the guilty. Somewhere along the way… I stopped knowing which I was." Falling in love was never part of the plan; revenge was everything. Zafira, a seductive and dangerous succubus who feeds on the sins of mankind, lives only to punish the guilty. But when a deeper darkness begins to rise, one even she cannot face alone, she is forced to break her rule of isolation and partner with a human. Cole’s life is destroyed in a single night when he returns home to find his pregnant wife brutally murdered. Devastated and consumed by rage, he vows to uncover the truth and destroy those responsible. When Zafira and Cole cross paths, they form a reluctant alliance; hers born of necessity, his forged in grief. Together, they dive into a hidden world of monsters, corruption, and blood-soaked secrets. But as revenge pulls them deeper into darkness, they must face one truth: vengeance doesn’t just destroy enemies… it changes the ones who wield it. General Warning: 18+ Mature Content | Violence | Dark Themes

“He looked at Chloe and saw nothing. She is the perfect camouflage. She is safe because she is... undesirable.” Lorenzo Moretti, the King of Sicily's underworld, trusts no one. A deep, unresolved betrayal has poisoned his heart, leaving him obsessed with control and viewing women as a liability. He met Chloe Rossi: a clumsy, unfiltered cook drowning in debt. She stumbles into his life and is hired for her invisibility. She is too messy, too chaotic, and too chubby to attract the attention of assassins or rivals. But Chloe is an accident in motion. Her nervous, unfiltered honesty cuts through Lorenzo's defenses. When a moment of rage forces him to lock them both in his office, she becomes a witness to his deepest weakness. He told her she was undesirable. He hired her for utility. Now, trapped and holding his most dangerous secret, she watches the King’s paranoia turn into an obsession he can’t fight. She is the only one who sees the broken man beneath the monster.

"How long will you cry over your dead fiancé?"The man came closer to the weeping girl while whispering his venomous words with a dark chuckle.She looked at him with pure rage in her eyes. "Don't you dare to bring his name in your filthy mouth?" "Come on.You can think of my offer now.We can start from where we were left." "Slap" A loud sound echoed. "You murderer, you have killed him." She spoke in between her uneven sobs. "How would you prove that?Your lawyer partner has committed suicide after losing his case."He spoke while rubbing his cheek where she slapped him afew seconds back.Wiping her tears away she spoke with her gritted teeth, "Mr. Madhban, you have seen me fighting with my fiancé so far.Now you would face Advocate Suhani Rane fighting for her fiancé's justice.See you in court."

Les larmes qui brillent, la fierté qui se dissout. C’est encore plus beau que dans mes rêves. — Parce que je vais vous offrir un marché, dis-je en me penchant en avant, la voix devenue un murmure confidentiel et venimeux. Un seul. Prenez-le ou laissez-le. Je prends une feuille blanche, immaculée, et la pousse vers elle. —Voici mon offre : Un an à être à moi et à genoux. Elle cligne des yeux, ne comprenant pas. —Je… Je ne… — Pas comme une employée. Cela serait trop simple. Pas même comme une maîtresse. Cela serait vous faire trop d’honneur. Je marque une pause, savourant l’instant où la compréhension va la frapper de plein fouet. —Non , un an.....comme ma pute. Alessandra Le choc est si violent que j’en ai le souffle coupé. Le bureau, la ville, son visage… tout vacille. Un bruit blanc emplit ma tête. J’ai mal entendu. Je dois avoir mal entendu. — Quoi ? je souffle, la voix brisée. — Vous m’avez bien entendu, dit-il, implacable. Un an de soumission absolue. Vous serez à moi. Votre corps, votre volonté, votre dignité. Vous ferez ce que je veux, quand je le veux, comme je le veux. En échange, tous les problèmes financiers de votre frère disparaissent. Il aura les meilleurs soins. Il vivra. La nausée monte, brûlante. La rage aussi. Une rage ancienne, celle de la fille que j’étais, qui n’aurait jamais permis une telle insulte. — Vous êtes… vous êtes un monstre, je halète, me levant d’un bond, les jambes tremblantes. Un sale monstre ! Je crache. Littéralement. Un crachat plein de haine et de dégoût qui atterrit sur le marbre immaculé de son bureau . — Voilà ma réponse. Allez vous faire pendre. Je me tourne pour partir .

On New Year’s Eve, I made a last-minute decision to get my claws done. The salon was packed, so I had to share a room. The moment I sat down, the woman beside me glanced at me with open disgust. “Get out. I’m allergic to poor people.” The attendant tried to smooth things over. “Ma’am, we’re fully booked today. Please—” But she cut her off coldly. “Do you know the pink diamond Sotheby’s auctioned on Christmas? Worth six hundred thousand.” “Today, I’m setting it into my claws.” She looked at me like I was filth. “With someone like her here, what if she swaps my diamond?” Sotheby’s? My hand froze over the magazine. She smirked and held it out. “Take a good look. Know the difference between you and me before you crawl away.” I glanced once. And recognized it instantly. That diamond… was mine. “I lost it recently,” I said calmly. “Interesting how it ended up with you.” She laughed. “Jealous? My mate gave it to me as a New Year gift.” “You wouldn’t even survive hearing his name.” I smiled faintly. “Try me.” She lifted her chin. “My mate is Kael.” My smile froze. What a coincidence. He’s my mate too. I raised my comm-stone and dialed the patrols. “Hello. I’d like to report a theft.”

In the seven years that I have been bound to my Alpha heir mate Garrett, he had slept with every single friend around me. I pretended I saw nothing. I kept fulfilling my duties as the future Luna. Until the day I gave birth, his new mistress led rogue wolves straight to me. Their claws pierced through my belly with cruel precision. My mother was even killed by them when she tried to save me. In that desperate moment, I used the mind link to contact Garrett and begged him to save us. "Aria, when did you learn to pull these tricks? Don't think your pathetic acting will make me care about you." After saying that, he shut down the mind link. But he did send a car—to pick up his new mistress. By the time the patrol found me and rushed me to the hospital, the baby in my belly had been clawed out. My mother died too. The rogue wolves' poison coursed through her wounds until her body gave up. When I woke up, I stared numbly at Garrett's grandfather, the current Alpha of the Shadowmoon Pack. "Let me go," I said flatly. "Whatever I owed your pack, I've paid it back with my life."

~She went to AlphaForge to avenge her brother. She never expected to fall for his killer.~ Devika has only one goal: become strong enough to take back the Nightvale Pack and make Alpha Jaxson pay for her brother’s death. Disguised as a boy, she enters the brutal AlphaForge Academy, where the ruthless son of her enemy, Vance, becomes both her greatest obstacle and her deepest temptation. One stolen moment shatters her disguise, one dangerous secret binds them, and one mark seals their fate. But when the truth about her brother’s death is revealed, Devika must choose between the revenge she has lived for and the mate bond she never wanted. War is coming. The prophecy has been spoken. Two Alphas, one of fire and one of ice, are destined to destroy each other or save their world. Now the final choice is….. will she kill her enemy who happens to be her mate, or will he kill her instead in a fit of rage when he learns she had a hand in his father’s death?

Everyone knew I, Isabella Marino, was Vince Moretti's greatest weakness—the one thing the mafia boss would never tolerate being touched. Years ago, when I was kidnapped, Vince disarmed himself at gunpoint, risking death to get me back, even paying his entire fortune for my ransom. To keep me from harm, he walked a razor's edge, navigating danger at every turn. After I got pregnant, he waited on me hand and foot, barely letting my feet touch the ground. There were rumors that he kept a pampered mistress outside—some woman he spoiled rotten. I never believed them. But then she flaunted herself in front of me. To beg for my forgiveness, Vince cut off his own finger. The next day, that woman slapped her pregnancy test results in my face, sneering, "Vince wanted a baby with me so badly, he just couldn't help himself!" I was already frail. The shock and rage sent me into a miscarriage.

On the day Raina Whitmore makes the Helios Rich List, she smiles for the cameras and declares, "I wouldn't be here without my secretary, Kieran Vale. He's the most important person in my life." While she confesses her love in the interview, I lie in a hospital bed, worn out and fading. I'm her husband, the one who's held her company together all these years. But I don't get a single word of thanks. My daughter, Talia Hart, even looks at me with pure disdain. "Dad, you've held Mom and Uncle Kieran back long enough. It's time you let go and let them be together." Rage surges through me. My chest tightens, and everything goes black. When I open my eyes, I'm back 30 years earlier, standing in the Whitmore residence to choose my fiancee. This time, I don't hesitate. I skip right over Raina and choose her aunt, Elara Whitmore.

My fiance's childhood friend, Tori Kerr, calls him 999 times, begging him to cancel the wedding. "I see it in the tarot cards. You can't get married this year. Cancel the wedding right now." Mikael Jardine hesitates and says, "Tori's tarot readings are always accurate. Let's just listen to her." My temper flares up immediately. The invitations are already sent, and the venue is booked. How can we just cancel it? Seeing that I'm angry, Mikael ultimately decides not to listen to her. In a fit of rage, Tori blocks him. I thought that was the end of it. But on the wedding day, Tori suddenly storms onto the stage. The first thing she does is shout at my mom and ask her to leave in front of the guests. Tori says, "I read it in the tarot cards last night. Your mom's rising sign clashes with Mikael's. She can't attend the wedding. Besides, your mom's just a cleaning lady. She doesn't deserve to be here!"