Closer Heartbeat

He rejected her in front of the entire kingdom. He crowned her rival queen. Then, he offered her as a sacrifice… to his father. Esmeralda had it all—or so she thought. The future queen. The beloved mate. A father who raised her with honor. But in a single night, everything crumbled. Thorne, the man who once kissed her scars and promised her forever, humiliated her before the entire werewolf court and handed her over as a traitor. Betrayed. Rejected. And pregnant. Marked as a disgrace, Esmeralda escapes into the wild lands with nothing but a heartbeat growing inside her and the ghosts of a love that was never real. But the wilderness holds its own secrets, including a pack of dangerous rogues and a cold, powerful Alpha who wants nothing to do with her. He saved her once. He regrets it already. Now Esmeralda must fight to protect her unborn child, survive a pack that sees her as a threat—and face the one man whose hatred burns as deeply as his stare. But what if the real enemy is the king she once loved? And what if fate still has a crown for her… just not the one she expected?

Forced into an arranged marriage, Mila Gerald is bound to Ace Garren, a billionaire known for his cold heart and quiet power. What begins as duty soon turns into something far more complicated as secrets, danger, and desire pull them closer than either of them planned.

"When the shadows have their way with the heart only love can save the day. As lies can be lethal in the world of werewolves, Zephyrine has to struggle through the pack’s internal power struggles and generations of prophecy to learn who she really is and what she is destined for. Due to her special gift and a rather ambiguous background, she becomes an attractive prey for people who want to use her gift for their advantage. However when she encounters Sage a kind and gentle alpha, she starts to believe that she has found a place of safety and love. The tension rises, the danger is closer and closer, and Zephyrine must fight against her own past and against the evil which wants to destroy all she loves. Will she be able to find a new purpose and a new man to Love her, or will she be condemned to walk through the darkness for the rest of her life?

One thing is certain that Emily could not tell the difference between love and feelings. Emily struggled in a confusing love triangle between Devin, the bad boy bully in school, and her stepbrother Xavier who bullies her at home. "You are mine, Emily!" Xavier groaned in raw frustration. He looked over Emily's shoulders and noticed Devin staring at them. Since his stepsister started dating the bad boy, his love and obsession for her increased as his hatred for While increased as well. It hurts him to see the girl he loves so much getting comfortable with the bad Boy he has an unspeakable history with. "I love you, Emily" Xavier smirked as he moved closer to her "You belong to me sister or not!" He pulled her closer and smashed her lips in a forbidden kiss while Devin watched!

I thought I was the Conti family's "legitimate wife." Until the day I saw it with my own eyes, my husband, Christian, resting his hand on my stepsister Emma's bump belly, gentle like he was cradling the future. Everyone told me to be "big-heated": when the baby was born, they'd put it under my name, make him call me Mom, because the family needed an "heir." Even the private doctor they hired announced it in front of everyone—steady heartbeat, and from the ultrasound, it looked like a boy. I didn't cry and didn't make a scene. I just picked up the phone and told my lawyer to initiate the divestment. Twenty-four hours later, Christian's cards were frozen, his projects got their loans yanked, and assets started getting seized— That's when he finally understood: he hadn't betrayed a wife. He'd betrayed the lifeline of the entire family. But what I really wanted to know was— When he dropped to his knees and begged me to come back, would I tell him— I had already picked out his grave?

Aria Bennett thought she was just an ordinary college girl—until one reckless dare changed her life forever. Beneath the abandoned crypt of her university, she awakens Lucian D’Arcanis, an ancient vampire cursed into eternal slumber. The moment her blood touches his coffin, she is marked, her soul bound to his, her body craving a darkness she doesn’t understand. Now Aria is trapped between worlds. The Hunters, sworn to kill vampires, warn her that Lucian will destroy her. Lucian, ruthless and mesmerizing, swears she belongs to him and will never escape. And her own bloodline, tied to witches and curses, holds secrets powerful enough to either save her… or doom them all. Every heartbeat drags her deeper into a dangerous obsession. Every kiss burns hotter than fire. And every choice could mean the difference between survival and eternal damnation. She wanted a normal life. Instead, she’s the key to an ancient war… and the unwilling bride of the most dangerous vampire alive. Will she destroy him, or surrender to the mark that makes her his forever

I quickly rushed ahead and saw her lying near the edge where the huge cut tree had fallen a few days ago. Half of her body was resting in water while the other half was resting on the side of the tree. "No," I whispered as I ran ahead, instantly jumping into the river and grabbing her body, pulling it into my arms. I was sniffling and trying to hold back my tears while I swam back to land. Once she was placed on the ground, I looked at her helplessly, tears running down my cheeks. My body was trembling, and my wolf was whimpering loudly. I felt nauseous, and my head was throbbing badly. "She's fine," I said to myself in a cracked voice as I raised my hand and placed it on her chest. "Alpha!" Harvey called when he reached where I was. I looked at him with blurry vision, then back at my mate. "Why?" I whispered in a cracked voice. "Why can't I feel her heartbeat, Harvey?" I asked with a heavy heart, then moved my hand to my chest as I felt like I was suffocating.

Jamie has run away from mafia leader Marcel Giordano, along with her brother and father under Russian mafia leader Roman Petrov's protection. It's been a year since she has seen Marcel, or any of his men, and Jamie has taken up a much different point of view on life since the past events. She grows closer, and closer with Roman, making memories fade into the back of her mind. Doing nothing but train with her father, and Roman to follow in her father's footsteps she finds herself being assigned an extremely dark task to prove herself. Mean while Marcel has been stewing in his anger, and hatred for Jamie, and he can no longer stand it. He wants revenge, and he wants it now. How will Marcel satisfy his vengeance? And will Jamie be able to set forth this daunting task?

One tragic accident. One life lost. One love that should never exist. Amariz solene never meant to kill Thalina, Alaric’s fiancée. Yet in a heartbeat, she becomes the object of his rage and the source of a forbidden desire neither can resist. Her mother sends her to work at a prestigious company, unaware that it belongs to the man whose life she shattered. Amari walks into her new job oblivious, unaware she’s stepping straight into Alaric's world, binding her fate to the man who despises her most. Alaric sees her arrival as fate, a chance to punish the woman who destroyed his world. But as he watches her carry her guilt quietly and face each challenge with grace,his hatred begins to crumble, finds himself drawn to the woman he should hate. Every stolen glance, every secret encounter ignites a dangerous passion that threatens to consume them both. To love each other is betrayal. To let go is heartbreak. And in the shadow of tragedy, they must decide: will their hearts be destroyed by the past, or can they risk everything for a love born from grief?

In a world where allies can become adversaries in a heartbeat, one woman discovers that the person she's been hunting is the only one who can save her. Dynasty thought she knew her enemy. For three years, she's tracked the elusive operative known only as "Victor"—the mastermind behind a series of devastating attacks that cost her everything. But when a conspiracy far more sinister emerges from the shadows, Dynasty finds herself in an impossible position: trust the man she's sworn to destroy, or watch the world burn. He's brilliant. Dangerous. And he knows her better than anyone alive. As the line between enemy and ally blurs, Dynasty must confront a terrifying truth: sometimes the perfect enemy is the only perfect partner. But in a game where betrayal is currency and trust is fatal, can she risk everything on the one person who has every reason to want her dead? A pulse-pounding thriller of cat-and-mouse tension, unexpected alliances, and the razor's edge between hatred and something far more dangerous. Don’t miss out on the captivating read that is "The Perfect Enemy." You won’t regret diving into this thrilling tale!