Dead Ahead Zombie War

Der größte Fehler meines Lebens war, mich in meinen Stiefbruder – Alpha Cayden Gates zu verlieben. Ich war zwölf, als meine Mutter wieder heiratete. Er war der Einzige im neuen Rudel, der mich freundlich behandelte, und ich verliebte mich auf den ersten Blick in ihn. Mit sechzehn wurde ich von Einzelgänger-Wölfen angegriffen. Er stellte sich allein zehn von ihnen entgegen, um mich zu beschützen. Mit achtzehn wurde er durch Silber vergiftet und wäre beinahe gestorben. In diesem Moment teilte mir meine Wölfin mit, er sei mein Schicksalsgefährte. Ohne zu zögern spendete ich mein Knochenmark, um sein Leben zu retten. In jener Nacht sah ich ihn bleich und schlafend daliegen. Ich konnte nicht anders, als seine Lippenwinkel zu küssen. Genau in diesem Moment öffnete er die Augen und sein Gesicht rötete sich. „Tessa, wir sind Geschwister. Du darfst diese Grenze nicht überschreiten.“ Von da an mied er mich, als wäre ich ein Fehler, den er sich nicht leisten durfte. Bei seiner Verlobten Rosie Lloyd wurde eine seltene Blutkrankheit diagnostiziert. Ich war die einzige passende Spenderin. Zum ersten Mal flehte er mich an: „Wenn du sie rettest, erfülle ich dir jeden Wunsch.“ Doch ich war nach der Knochenmarkspende völlig geschwächt. Eine Blutspende hätte mich töten können. Ich sagte nein – und Rosie starb. Er vergoss keine Träne, als wäre nichts geschehen. Doch auf ihrer Beerdigung zerschmetterte er vor allen Augen das Porträt, das ich von ihm gemalt hatte, und sagte kalt: „Wie widerlich, von einem Leben mit dem eigenen Bruder zu träumen.“ Damit wurde ich zur Schande, zum lebenden Gespött. Demütigung und Verzweiflung verschlangen mich, bis ich wie in Trance in den See stürzte und ertrank. Als ich die Augen wieder öffnete, war ich zurück in dem Moment, als er mich um Blut anflehte. Ich sagte ruhig zu. Es war die letzte Schuld, die ich der Familie Gates zurückzahlte. Cayden, von jetzt an ist es vorbei. Zwischen uns gibt es nichts mehr.

After I get pregnant with my second child, all the pets in my household start viewing me as their biggest enemy. The tabby cat who once loved clinging to me now poops in my nutritious meals every day. The parrot who only knows how to repeat "hello" begins cursing at me to suffer from a miscarriage. "Die, Leanne Foster!" When I feed the goldfish, they protest against my efforts by quitting food entirely. The next day, they are all dead. Even the terrier I've kept with me for ten years lunges at me like a mad bitch the moment she sees the baby clothes in my hands. After I almost suffer from a miscarriage, I plan on giving the pets away. But my daughter, Harper Steele, hugs the terrier and the cat as she pleads to me sadly, "Mommy, please don't give them away!" My husband, Adam Steele, is worried about my unborn baby, but he also doesn't want to hurt Harper's feelings. In the end, he comes up with a compromising solution. "Honey, there's still one month left till your due date. Just endure the pets for a month, okay? I'll lock them up in their crates and make sure that you're safe." Eventually, I agree to that solution after giving it some thought. But unexpectedly, on the day my water breaks, as soon as I dial Adam's number, the pets rush out of their crates simultaneously and begin tearing at my stomach with their claws and fangs. In the end, I close my eyes weakly from the sheer pain. I can never understand why my pets hate the unborn baby in my womb that much. When I open my eyes again, I've returned to the day I find out I'm pregnant with my second child.

Torn between the man she loves, and the man who loves her.... Cordia Pike has always been strong-willed, but she knows her family expects her to accept the hand of her childhood friend, Jaris Adams, in marriage. As the conflict between the states continues to escalate, Cordia hopes it will last long enough for her to find a way to free herself without breaking her friend’s heart. On the eve of war, as the men prepare to ride off to battle, Cordia meets a mysterious newcomer. There’s just something about Will Tucker that she finds both intriguing and dangerous. Under the guise of caring for his sister, she makes a plan to write to him. Perhaps by the time the war is over, Will’s feelings for Cordia will have blossomed into the love she is starting to feel for the Union soldier. But war is evil and complex, and by the time it begins to wind its way through Southwest Missouri, one of these men will be dead, and Cordia will find herself betrothed to a man she loathes. Will she have the courage to follow her heart and stand up for what she believes in like so many others, or will she do as she is told and acquiesce to a loveless marriage to a heartless traitor?

Years later Nora's and Jace's daughter Mallory turns of age. With no wolf and no powers, Mallory feels weak and unworthy. The world has been at peace since the last war but now attacks on all packs have begun and they are building. Someone is wanting revenge; someone is wanting to take it all. During an attack Cross River is taken and Jace and Nora held captive. Mallory escaped only to forget who she is. Running into a stranger who cannot turn her away no matter how badly he wants to. The stranger is not who he seems and may be her secrete enemy. Can he help her remember who she is? Can Mallory find a way to save her family and pack?

Alpha Dominic Baine's life is a constant torment, cursed to share his destined mate, Elizabeth, with his brother, Alpha King Alaric. Overwhelmed by despair and Elizabeth's blatant rejection, Dominic confronts his ancestor, the Moon Goddess Serene, who reveals the curse was cast by the witch Rosalynn's bloodline—which includes Alaric's true mate, Liza. Dominic rejects Elizabeth after discovering she faked the mate bond, but not before she kidnaps Alaric and Liza's son, Aero. Dominic is critically wounded saving the boy, and Liza's inner dragon executes Elizabeth. After waking from a coma, Dominic learns his sister, Aura, and over ninety other females have vanished in a mass kidnapping. He realizes his recurring dreams of a beautiful white wolf—a "dream angel"—are shared prophetic visions with Liza, and the Moon Goddess confirms the wolf was the first taken and must be saved. A bloody note threatening Liza and Aero reveals the kidnappers are insiders targeting the royal family. The true purpose of the ancient curse is revealed when Liza realizes it can only be broken if Dominic finds his true mate: Liza's long-lost twin sister, Samantha, the white wolf in his dreams. The brothers unite, turning their attention from personal heartache to a desperate war against the monstrous forces holding the captured females.

Liza is a human female that has no knowledge of the dragons and wolves. She happens to be the mate to both the Dragon King and Wolf king. There was a great war between the shifters with many casualties on both sides. Both sides kept the war hidden from humans and decided it was best to never show their animal side to humans. Dragons are powerful and protected by magic. The King is a powerful CEO. Wolves are strong in numbers but since they aren’t protected by magic they won’t fight a dragon alone. Since the wolves animal forms can go undetected they’ve become the perfect assassin so they run the Underworld Mafia. Liza must decide if she wants to be the wife of a powerful dragon. Or Luna of the underground Mafia. She could also choose both. Will she be able to end the centuries long war and bring peace to the shifter community or cause another war? Who will she choose?

I was the princess of the Blood Moon pack, the little sister my Alpha brothers cherished. But that all changed when they brought home Lily, the human girl they adopted. They threw me in the dungeons for three days to “reflect.” My crime? Taking Lily into the forest and “accidentally” letting a rogue wolf attack her. I tried to explain, to tell them I was innocent. But my three brothers just looked at me with disgust and disappointment. “Aren't you just jealous that Lily’s getting our attention? Freya, when did you become so vicious?” Then, without a second thought, they severed our sibling mind link, cutting off my pleas for mercy. What they didn’t know was that the weakening wolfsbane in my cell had been swapped for lethal wolf's venom. Three days later, my oldest brother, Ethan, asked the butler, “Has Freya learned her lesson?” By then, I was already dead. My body was already starting to rot.

After my daughter, Mia Powell, was declared brain-dead, my husband, Liam Powell, urged me to sign the organ donation consent form. I was drowning in grief and my mind was on the verge of collapse. That was when I accidentally discovered that her attending doctor, Blair Lincoln, was Liam’s old flame. They had lied about Mia’s brain death, just to trick me into signing the form and steal her heart to save Blair’s daughter, Sophia. I watched as Liam picked Sophia up from the hospital. The three of them smiled together, like a perfect, happy family. When I confronted them, they pushed me off a building, and I died from the fall. Given a second chance, I had returned to the day I was supposed to sign the organ donation form. As I stared at Mia lying in that hospital bed, I silently vowed. This time, that scumbag and that wretch would pay with their lives for what they did to Mia.

Mara Stein verlor ihr ungeborenes Kind. Zehn Jahre lang hatte sie Leonard Voss geliebt. Sie brach ihr Studium ab, heiratete ihn und war drei Jahre lang seine Ehefrau – pflichtbewusst, still und ohne sich je zu beklagen. Bis ein verborgenes Dokument auftauchte. Erst da erkannte sie die Wahrheit: Sie war nie seine Wahl gewesen, sondern nur ein Teil eines Spiels – eines grausamen Rollenspiels zwischen ihm und seiner ersten Liebe. Im Krankenzimmer erfuhr Mara, dass Leonard mit seiner ersten Liebe beim Hochseefischen war. Noch am selben Tag reichte sie die Scheidung ein. Die Frau, auf die man einst herabgesehen hatte, verschwand – und kehrte als jemand völlig Neues zurück: als gefeierte Designerin eines internationalen Luxus-Schmucklabels, als Lehrerin eines weltberühmten Pianisten, als Rennsport-Ikone, als Tochter des Außenministers, als Vorstandsvorsitzende eines börsennotierten Milliardenunternehmens … Während immer mehr Männer um Mara warben, verlor Leonard die Kontrolle. Er klammerte sich an sie und ließ nicht mehr los. Mara jedoch hatte genug. Sie inszenierte ihren Tod und verschwand – spurlos. Vor einem leeren Grab kniete Leonard Nacht für Nacht, bis er kaum noch stehen konnte. Und eines Tages stand sie plötzlich vor ihm. Lebendig. Unnahbar. „Meine Frau, komm mit mir nach Hause, bitte“, flüsterte er mit geröteten Augen. Mara lächelte ruhig. „Nennen Sie mich nicht so, Herr Voss. Wir sind geschieden. Und ich bin jetzt Single.“

~ZOMBIEING~ "Bian tuh zombie" ucap Naira bersungut-sungut. Pikirannya melambung membayangkan pertemuan tak mengenakkan dengan iblis itu. "Hah? Maksud lo?" "Uda mati terus bangkit lagi" "Mati suri gitu?" Naira memutar bola matanya malas, kemudian menghembuskan nafas keras. Berbicara dengan Silla memang membutuhkan tenaga ekstra. Sabar-sabar. "Dia uda mati, ilang di telan bumi. Eh tiba-tiba hidup, muncul, dan ngeracau di dunia gue. Sama kayak zombie ngga sih" "Oooh. Emang dia bawa virus? Kok lo namain zombie" "Iyalah. Virus merah jambu. Kan berabe kalo gue terjerat pesonanya lagi" "Ciee, bilang aja belum move on" Silla tertawa geli sambil menyolek gemas dagu sahabat baiknya. Ia langsung menghempaskan tangan Silla dengan kasar. Bukannya Naira belum move on, tapi ia tidak yakin hatinya akan kuat jika terus-terusan bertemu dengan dia. Kalian ingatkan pepatah yang mengatakan bahwa cinta pertama tidak akan pernah pudar? Nah kegalauan itu yang sekarang menyelimuti otaknya. Pepatah dari mana itu? Sepertinya hanya tertera di kamus hidup Naira. Hiks. IG: nadiinath