Critical Role Shadowgast

On the night of her bridal shower, Amara Collins thought she was about to begin a happily-ever-after. Instead, she was betrayed by the two people she trusted most—her best friend and her fiancé. Drugged and humiliated, she wakes up in the bed of a stranger… a stranger who changes her fate forever. That man is Damian Blackwell—the elusive, cold-hearted billionaire who hasn’t let anyone close since his parents’ death and his uncle’s cruel betrayal. Known in the business world as a ruthless genius, Damian hides a secret: his rare condition makes him allergic to human contact… until Amara. For the first time in years, her touch doesn’t burn him—it heals him. Damian doesn’t believe in coincidence. To him, Amara is more than a woman—she’s his cure. His salvation. And he’s not about to let her go. So when the broken bride tries to run from him, Damian makes her an offer she can’t refuse A marriage built on secrets, obsession, and dangerous desires. But can Amara survive loving a man who sees her as the only antidote to his pain? And what happens when her betrayers return, determined to ruin the fragile bond between them?

When Aria Vale enters the world of The Ruthless Elite, she’s not seeking power—she’s hunting it. After her parents died under mysterious circumstances linked to The Order, Aria reinvents herself and steps into the enemy’s lair, determined to bring it down from within. But Damien Voss, the Order’s most feared weapon, is watching. Trained to detect threats and eliminate them, Damien sees something in Aria that doesn’t quite fit. She’s too clever. Too calm. Too dangerous. What begins as suspicion turns into a battle of wills—and then into something darker. Something forbidden. As secrets unravel and enemies close in, Aria and Damien must decide if love is a weakness... or the ultimate weapon.

For years, Andriel had longed to find his mate, pinning his hopes on his birthday to finally meet her. To his surprise, however, the Moon Goddess didn’t bless him with a female mate but with a male one. Faced with this unexpected revelation, Andriel found himself at a crossroads, unsure of how to proceed. He was torn between accepting the destiny laid out by the Goddess or following his heart, which yearned for love and connection. Now, he felt trapped between yielding to the bond tying him to his mate or rejecting that love to prioritize his role as king.

“I, Leo Maxwell, Alpha of the Black Storm Pack, reject you, Maya Veneto, as my mate. I hereby declare Quinn Callahan as my true mate, mother of my child and Luna of the Black Storm Pack!” Maya, an omega born to an alpha father and an omega mother, gives up her title as the heir to the pack to her younger, alpha sister when they lose their kind-hearted mother. Instead, she pursues her dream of becoming a doctor and takes up the role at her mate’s pack. However, cruel rejection and tragedy knock on her door after she finds out that she is pregnant! Her mate rejects her for his childhood sweetheart while decimating Maya’s pack to nothingness, rendering the omega mute for life!! How will the rejected, silent, former Luna survive these setbacks amid a difficult, mate-less pregnancy? Will her good deeds melt the Moon Goddess’s heart and give her a second chance at life? Will she break under the pressure, or will she emerge powerful and victorious? And finally, what will happen when she finds out who is her second chance mate?

The man who encouraged her to be the first Female Alpha; the father of her child; her first mate and the man she had loved and lost. Abhay now stood in front of Mikalya in the flesh, but not as an ally; as yet another adversary. Just when she had thought she had found her happiness once again, Mikalya is brought face to face with her first mate, but everything isn’t as it seems. He is no longer the man she once knew. On top of everything, what happens between her and Rhys now? But the situation is about to get even more dire for Mikalya as conspiracies are brewing everywhere to get rid of her. She’s a woman in a man’s role, the first of her kind. Now, she must ensure that she doesn’t become the last.

Rose's life is shattered when, on her wedding day, her pack is ruthlessly destroyed by her own uncle. The nightmare got worse when she discovers her husband to be betrayal, realizing he played a role in her downfall. Sold as a mistress to a dangerous and powerful Alpha, Rose's fate takes a twist when she discovers the bond she has with the Alpha twins sons. Now stuck in a dangerous fate as the Alpha's mistress, Rose must hide this forbidden connection. But when she's falsely accused of a crime that could cost her everything, Rose finds herself trapped in a deadly game of power, secrets, and survival. Can she survive this dangerous world, or will she become a casualty of the very forces that seek to destroy her?

When Autumn encounters the enigmatic and devastatingly handsome Tristan Jordan in downtown Chicago, she quickly realizes he's no ordinary man—he’s a vampire, and he knows who she is. What begins as a chance meeting spirals into an intense and magnetic connection that neither of them can ignore. Autumn soon learns she’s been under surveillance by the vampire world due to her unique bloodline, which may carry untapped magical power. As she and Tristan grow closer, their bond deepens—literally. Through Tristan’s bite, their souls become psychically linked, giving them the ability to communicate without words and feel each other's emotions. But love doesn’t come without shadows. Tristan harbors secrets of his own: a dark past, a chaotic younger brother named Jaiden with dangerous ambitions, and a vampire world divided by ideology. As Autumn moves into a new house with her best friend Jade and begins a new college semester, her life shifts from ordinary to surreal. Vampire politics, ancient bloodlines, and supernatural threats swirl around her. Soon, she’s being stalked by Jaiden, who is obsessed with making her his vampire bride—or worse. As her mystical ancestry begins to awaken, Autumn is drawn into a deeper war: between light and dark, power and purpose, legacy and love. She must learn to control her gifts, guard her heart, and survive the pull of ancient forces that seek to claim her. In the final chapters, Autumn embraces her destiny—not just as Tristan’s beloved, but as a powerful force in her own right. She faces the Hollow, confronts her shadow self, and finds the strength to forgive, love, and transform.

Amanda thought her biggest heartbreak was losing the man she loved to her best friend. But life had more cruel twists in store. After years of betrayal, shattered trust, and painful goodbyes, Amanda is finally rebuilding her life — one brushstroke at a time. But just as healing begins, secrets resurface. Nathan, the man who once broke her heart to protect his own, is back... carrying a past darker than she ever imagined. And Sabrina — her once best friend, now a manipulative ex-wife — isn’t done playing dangerous games. As Amanda’s art gains the attention of the world — and a mysterious new admirer with secrets of his own — she must decide: Does love deserve a second chance, or is she better off painting her future without the shadows of her past?

Forced to marry in place of her older sister to pursue her dream of becoming a supermodel, Laura Brown lives in an empty marriage with William Anderson, a handsome CEO who has only Michelle Brown in his heart. For two years, Laura played her role as a wife to William, always trying to accept the marriage, even though William never appreciated everything she had done for him. Then, one night, while William was drunk, something unprecedented happened that would change everything. When Laura found out she was pregnant, she chose to keep it quiet because she thought William wouldn't admit it. So, Laura tried to make William love her. But everything changed when Michelle returned and played her dirty games to reclaim her position. Betrayal, slander, and divorce led Laura to leave, along with wounds and sincerity that were never considered. Will William find out Laura is pregnant with his child? Or... Will William still trust Michelle, the woman he loves?

◤─────•~❉᯽❉~•─────◥ "Life is neither short nor long, it's now - that we know as life - it's twisted and cruel I'm its own way with trials coming up with every turn you make. No one knows how many seconds one will live let alone years. You never know" ◣─────•~❉᯽❉~•─────◢ His breath got stuck in his throat as he held the pen above the paper, his eyes searching the room in hopes of having at least a glance of her face. "Answer the maulvi" his father spoke. "Son" his mother pestered from his side. His eyes landed on Hiba's expectant ones. She looked from across the veil questioning his delay. He shook his head as he placed the tip of the pen on the paper, a single stroke formed on the paper but that very moment a frantic Ayan ran in the room. "Turn on the tv right now" he yelled making Hamza to oblige right away. "There had been an accident on the motorway car LEB-780 has been hit by a troller on its way out of the city, the hit has caused an explosion rendering the passengers severely injured and in critical condition-" "That's- that's the car maula bakhsh took to drop—" His ears numbed as the pen dropped on the floor, his heart stopped, his eyes stuck on the TV screen. "Bhai!" He ran out of the house and got in his car, the engine roared and soon he was on the road. ─────•~❉᯽❉~•─────