Eliza Thorne

She wasn't running from fate—she was running toward freedom. Laney Thorne spent years trapped under her father's control, her wolf suppressed, her power locked away. When she escapes to Iron Fang Pack territory, seeking passage to safety. What she finds instead are twin brothers who make her wolf stir for the first time in her life. Alpha twins, Cade and River—protective and dangerous, bound by blood and brotherhood—recognize her immediately. Mate. The bond snaps into place for both of them, a rare triad that should be celebrated. But Laney's emergence comes with a price. Her father, Alpha of a rival Pack, won't accept her defiance. She has been bartered off to a ruthless Alpha of Black Talon pack who wants Laney as his breeder. They claim she's been kidnapped, influenced, and held against her will. It's a lie—and every shifter with eyes can see the mate bonds blazing on her skin, proof. But lies don't need to be true to start a war. When her wolf finally emerges, it triggers the opportunity for war, the conflict with the Iron Fang Pack her father has been waiting for. He allies with the Black Talon pack and launches an attack on territory under the guise of "rescuing" her. Now Laney must stand before the Council and prove what her father refuses to accept: she chose this life. She chose her mates. She chose herself. The mate bond marks are a source of strength when enemies breach their borders. A promise that she will never be caged again. This isn't a story about a helpless woman claimed by fate. This is a story about a woman who claimed her freedom and her mates—and she will burn down anyone who tries to take either from her. When a wolf finally breaks free… she fights.

Shantali Mae Cross, a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Ancient Arts, encounters an impossible phenomenon during her night shift—smoke from the heating vents coalesces into the form of a cobra near ancient Egyptian canopic jars, showing her visions of possible futures. She sees herself accepting a promotion, arguing with a dark-haired man in a hospital, wearing a wedding dress, and standing at a graveside in autumn. Shaken by the experience, Shantali becomes obsessed with understanding what she witnessed, diving into research about serpent smoke divination practices. Her investigation reveals that others throughout history have experienced similar visions at crucial crossroads in their lives, but those who became consumed with interpreting and controlling their prophetic glimpses inevitably destroyed the very relationships and opportunities the visions had shown them. As Shantali spirals deeper into her research, she begins shutting out her boyfriend David, a fellow security guard who loves her deeply. When David witnesses the cobra phenomenon himself, he helps ground her in reality rather than obsession. Through her studies, particularly the warnings left by Dr. Amelia Thorne—a researcher who died alone after chasing similar mysteries—Shantali realizes the cobra's true message: choose love over fear, presence over obsession. The visions weren't warnings of tragedy but glimpses of a life fully lived with all its ordinary struggles and profound connections. When David proposes, Shantali chooses their real relationship over her pursuit of supernatural answers. She completes her research by writing a fictional novel about her experience, transforming obsession into art while helping future cobra witnesses understand that some mysteries are meant to guide rather than be solved. The story explores themes of choice versus destiny, the danger of sacrificing present love for future certainty, and the wisdom of embracing life's uncertainties alongside those who love us.

The night my father collapsed, I learned some men negotiate with money… but Noah Thorne negotiates with lives. I never planned to marry a billionaire CEO, especially not the man my father owed $50,000 to. But when the hospital demanded an $80,000 deposit before surgery, life made the choice for me. While my mother sobbed in a cold hallway, Noah’s bodyguard arrived with an offer, an arranged marriage, a contract marriage that would clear the debt and cover every medical bill. When I confronted Noah, he presented the terms without cruelty: one year, no intimacy, public appearances only, and freedom after. He believed he was offering mercy but I felt like beautifully packaged captivity. Desperation crushed pride, and I signed. Our “marriage” was a seven-minute formality, no vows, no meaning. Moving into his penthouse was like stepping into a museum built to contain silence. Publicly, we were the perfect romance. Privately, we were strangers navigating a fragile arrangement thick with unspoken tension. Complications followed us: Noah’s elegant, smug ex who treated me like a placeholder, and my own ex-boyfriend, whose sudden reappearance triggered jealousy in Noah he couldn’t hide. Arguments, silences, and late-night moments softened something between us. Slowly, painfully, the man behind the empire emerged, the lonely boy shaped by loss, abandonment, and guarded walls. We began to care. We tried to deny it. Feelings weren’t in the contract but feelings don’t read contracts. Near the end of the year, Noah pulled away. I thought he wanted freedom. He signed the release papers with steady hands and a breaking heart. I was almost gone when he whispered the truth: “Please don’t go.” We tore up the contract. A year later, we married again, this time for love, not survival. This time, I chose him

Después de que su alma gemela muriera, el Alfa Killian Thorne pasó diez años guardándome rencor. Yo era la sanadora Omega que él nunca quiso, unida a él por deber, no por amor. Para él, yo era un remplazo. Una cicatriz en una unión que ninguno de los dos pidió. No importaba con cuánto esmero sanara sus heridas, ni con cuánta devoción permaneciera a su lado, lo único que me decía era: —Si en serio quieres complacerme, entonces vete. Pero cuando la muerte vino por nosotros, no fui yo quien cayó. Fue él. Mientras se desangraba en mis brazos, Killian me miró por última vez y susurró: —Ojalá nunca te hubiera conocido… En el funeral, su madre lloraba. —Debió quedarse con Selena. Nunca debí permitir que se fuera contigo. Su padre me quería matar con la mirada. —Te salvó la vida tres veces. ¿Por qué se tuvo que morir él y no tú? Todos lamentaban que se hubiera emparejado conmigo. Incluso yo lo lamentaba. Me expulsaron de la manada sin nada. Sin título. Sin la compensación de una Luna. Sin un hogar al que pudiera llamar mío. Y entonces… quizá la Diosa Luna se apiadó de mí. Me dio una última oportunidad para reescribir el destino. Esta vez, no suplicaré por su amor. Esta vez, no lo ataré al dolor. Esta vez, romperé el vínculo antes de que empiece. Ya podía escuchar los engranajes del destino girando, y esta vez, yo daría el primer paso.

Nachdem seine Schicksalsgefährtin gestorben war, hasste Alpha Killian Thorne mich zehn Jahre lang. Ich war die Omega-Heilerin, die er niemals gewählt hatte – an ihn gebunden durch Pflicht, nicht durch Liebe. Ein Ersatz. Eine Narbe auf einer Bindung, die keiner von uns gewollt hatte. Egal wie tief ich seine Wunden heilte, egal wie still ich an seiner Seite blieb – er sagte immer nur: „Wenn du mich wirklich zufriedenstellen willst, Clara… dann verschwinde.“ Doch als der Tod heranstürmte, war ich es nicht, die fiel. Sondern er. Als er in meinen Armen verblutete, sah Killian mich ein letztes Mal an und flüsterte: „Wenn ich dich nur nie getroffen hätte…“ Bei der Beerdigung weinte seine Mutter. „Er hätte bei Selena sein sollen. Ich hätte ihn niemals mit dir binden lassen dürfen.“ Der Blick seines Vaters schnitt durch mich. „Killian hat dir dreimal das Leben gerettet. Warum liegst nicht du in diesem Grab?“ Alle bereuten, dass er mit mir gebunden war. Sogar ich selbst. Ich wurde aus dem Rudel gejagt – ohne alles. Ohne Titel. Ohne Luna-Abfindung. Ohne ein eigenes Heim. Und dann… hatte vielleicht die Mondgöttin Erbarmen mit mir. Sie schenkte mir eine letzte Chance, das Schicksal umzuschreiben. Dieses Mal werde ich nicht um seine Liebe betteln. Dieses Mal werde ich ihn nicht an Schmerz fesseln. Dieses Mal werde ich die Bindung lösen, bevor sie beginnt. Ich hörte bereits die Zahnräder des Schicksals drehen – und dieses Mal werde ich den ersten Schritt tun.

Warning: This book contains very hot adult scenes (18+ ONLY). Please do not read if you are sensitive to intense intimate content. “Say you’re ours.” Nicholas’s hand tightened around my throat—not choking, just reminding me who owned every breath I took. His silver eyes burned into mine. “Say it, Lilith.” “I’m yours,” I whispered. “Louder.” Sebastian’s dark voice brushed my ear, his body pressed against my back. “We want to hear you say it.” Before I could answer, Lucian slammed inside me, and the overwhelming sensation of being completely claimed stole the words from my mouth. Too much. Too intense. “Breathe,” Nicholas murmured against my lips. “I’m yours!” The confession finally tore free as Lucian’s teeth grazed my neck, threatening to mark me. “Good girl,” they growled in unison. “Now prove it.” Lilith Thorne is drowning. Six months ago, her father—the Beta of Shadowmere Pack—was murdered. Her mother lies in a wolfsbane-induced coma. Her boyfriend found his true mate and discarded her like she meant nothing. Worst of all, Lilith is wolfless… unable to shift and considered worthless in wolf society. With eviction looming and hospital bills piling up, Lilith makes a desperate choice: enter the Rite, an ancient ritual where Alphas claim women for a single night in exchange for gold. But fate pairs her with the Blackwood Alpha Triplets—Lucian, Nicholas, and Sebastian—feared rulers cursed by the Moon Goddess to find their mate before they turn twenty-six… or lose themselves to their wolves forever. They have three months left. What begins as a transaction quickly becomes an obsession. Because Lilith isn’t just a desperate girl. She’s the last daughter of an ancient witch bloodline—and when her suppressed magic awakens, it will change everything. She might be their salvation. Or their destruction.

I was eighteen when I'd given my heart to Julian Thorne, friend of my father and a silver-haired god who ruled the city. He'd laughed, called me a child, and then exiled me to Europe. Five years later, I returned, no longer a naive princess but a desperate pawn, destined to be sold into an abusive marriage to save my bankrupt family. Julian was the only key to my cage. He agreed to save me. He bought my father's debt and claimed me as his own. His price was my submission-my body in his bed, my life under his thumb. All along, I'd thought I was playing a game of seduction to survive, when, in fact, Julian was playing a game of war. And when I found out he used our nights to steal my inheritance and destroy my family, I ran. I disappeared, faked my own death, and took the one thing he could never reclaim his son. Three years of freedom reduced to naught the instant he found us. He dragged me back into his gilded cage, intent on revenge. But before his vengeance could take root, a rival's sabotage put him in a coma. The moment Julian opened his eyes, he remembered his empire, his rivalries, his treacherous ex-fiancée, Seraphina. He remembered everything.except the woman he'd risked his life for, and the son who carried his eyes. Now, I am trapped: in a fight with a forgotten man, haunted by the ghost who swore his love to me in a final dying letter, facing an enemy who wants to eradicate the only thing Julian cannot forget: our connection. To save myself and my child, I have to make the monster fall in love with me all over again-before his past decides I'm a risk worth killing.

Synopsis Selene est née maudite. Sans loup, elle est la honte de la famille Thorne, une lignée obsédée par la pureté du sang et la fierté. Sa mère, Luna Mariana — souveraine froide et impitoyable de la meute Crescent Blood — a fait de sa vie un enfer, la reléguant au rang de paria. À l’opposé, Ciara, sa demi-sœur cadette, est l’enfant chérie. Bénie d’un loup blanc rare comme la neige éternelle, elle est admirée, désirée et célébrée par toute la meute. Afin de préserver l’honneur familial, Selene est cachée dans l’ombre, utilisée uniquement comme monnaie d’échange pour des alliances matrimoniales insignifiantes. Mais personne ne la choisit. Pas même les alphas les plus faibles. Tous veulent Ciara — pour son loup rare et pour ce qu’elle représente. Tout bascule lorsqu’un alpha tristement célèbre exige une compagne issue de leur meute. Kael Varn, le redouté Alpha de la lointaine et brutale meute de Gravepine, est entouré de rumeurs sanglantes : il aurait assassiné son propre père, laissé des massacres derrière lui et posséderait un loup si terrifiant que nul ne l’a jamais vu… ni osé décrire. Tous sont convaincus qu’il choisira Ciara — la fille parfaite. Mais lorsque la cérémonie de la Lune commence, le loup de Kael hurle. Pas pour Ciara. Pour Selene. Et Kael Varn n’accepte jamais qu’on lui dise non.

On the day I was due to give birth to my twins, I bought up every dose of moonsleep suppressant in the healing den and forced my labor to stop. I endured the pain until the next day, just to watch my Alpha mate, Damien Thorne, stand before the entire Black Moon Pack and declare that Victoria Hale—the tenth mistress he had brought in to bear him an heir—had given birth first. Her child, he announced, would be the future heir of Black Moon. Only then did I finally breathe out and let my own twins come into the world. In my past life, Damien had been told he was unlikely to ever produce an heir of strong blood. Desperate to secure a successor, he brought one she-wolf after another into our pack and declared that whichever woman gave birth first, her child would inherit everything. But he promised me this: if I delivered first, he would send every last mistress away, and my children would be the only heirs of Black Moon. I believed him. So when I found out I was carrying twins, I thought the Moon Goddess had finally shown me mercy. But on the day I went into labor, what greeted me was not joy, but Damien’s rage. To protect Victoria and her pup’s claim, he forced my labor to stop and left my twins to die inside me, little by little. Then he dragged me to kneel before Victoria’s grave and smashed my head against the stone until blood covered my face. “Victoria had nothing,” he snarled. “I only wanted her child to become heir, so no one in this pack would ever dare look down on them.” “But you couldn’t even give her that. She died in labor. Her child died with her. You should pay for both their lives.” I was beaten to death before her grave. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the very day my twins were due. This time, I would not fight him. I would give Damien exactly what he wanted—the perfect family of three.

Avertissement : Ce roman contient des scènes de violences, de tueries, de violes et d'abus sous différentes formes.... Eva Thorne, maltraité depuis son enfance, par un père qui la déteste, la torture et qui trouve son existence étant une malédiction infâmes, jugé que celle-ci était un fardeau et qu'elle devrait lui rendre tout ce qu'il a fait pour elle, il l'a vendu aux enchères a un vieux riche homme d'affaires pour 1 millions. Eva vivait un enfer, violé, maltraité et abusé par son acheteur, le pire, il la forçait à se prostituer et à satisfaire d'autres hommes, puis ce fameux jour, dans un couloir sombre, il heurta cet homme au visage froid et au regard féroce, qui ira tout chamboulé. Il la veut à tout prix, il pourrait s'en approprié avec force, rien ne peut lui résister, il peut tout posséder dans un claquement doigts, il veut la posséder, et fera tout pour en parvenir. Elle a été racheté par cet homme, son acheteur avait peut-être changé, mais son destin était toujours la même, être la propriété de quelqu'un, l'objet sexuel d'un homme riche, son esclave. Elle apprend ensuite que cet homme n'était nulle autre que le roi de la mafia Russe, Malcovich Yasikov, l'homme le plus puissant et le plus cruel qui soit, rien ne lui échappe, il veut tout sur son contrôle. Va-t-elle survivre à son destin ? que se passera-t-il lorsqu'elle deviendra l'obsession de ce mafia? et que plusieurs obstacles commenceront à faire leurs apparitions ? Entre l'amour et la haine il n'y a qu'un seul pas à franchir!!!