Escapism By Raye

A rejected mate. A mafia kingpin. A love that could tear their worlds apart. When Lila’s pack is betrayed by the very man she trusted the Alpha her world shatters. The betrayal cuts deep, but she soon uncovers that the mafia’s deadly heir, Maximus, is not just a powerful enemy, but her fated mate. In a world of wolves and criminals, love is the last thing either of them needs. Maximus, bound by loyalty to his mafia family, and Lila, who wants revenge on the Alpha who ruined her life, must fight the pull of destiny as they face enemies from all sides. Will betrayal and bloodshed ruin everything, or can love survive in the heart of darkness? Get ready for an explosive tale of forbidden love, vengeance, and betrayal.

On the night of her university graduation, Nooria Al-Fariz catches her boyfriend in bed with her best friend and flees to a hotel suite her sister Faiza promised would help her forget. Instead, Faiza’s “sparkling juice” leaves Nooria drugged and stumbling into the wrong room—straight into the arms of Valentino Delucca, the most feared mafia boss on the East Coast and the man her sister was supposed to marry. What begins as one brutal, addictive night of rough passion explodes into a public scandal when the press catches them tangled in sheets the next morning. To salvage his reputation and collect on a broken family promise, Valentino claims Nooria as his own. He demands she become his contract wife, come to his bed every night, and give him an heir—no exceptions, no escape. Terrified and betrayed, Nooria is torn between the guilt of betraying her sister, the shame of her family’s disgrace, and the dark, dangerous pull she feels toward the monster who alternates between punishing dominance and shocking tenderness. But the deepest secret is still hidden: the man who ruined her wasn’t alone that night. Valentino has an identical twin, Damien—and both brothers now refuse to let her go. In a world of blood oaths, arranged alliances, and obsessive possession, Nooria must decide whether to fight for freedom… or surrender to the two men who will burn everything down to keep her. A dark mafia romance with forced marriage, breeding kink, twin obsession, family betrayal, and intense spice.

On her eighteenth birthday, Aria Hale finally feels her wolf stir… just in time to attend the mating ceremony where the Moon Goddess will reveal her destined mate. She has spent her whole life as the pack’s weakest link—her wolf sealed, her power mocked, her future uncertain. But one touch will change everything. When her eyes meet those of Liam Blackwood, the cruel, golden future Alpha of Nightfall Pack, the bond snaps into place. He is her fated mate. Her miracle. Her salvation. And he rejects her on the spot. Humiliated, heartbroken, and banished, Aria thinks her story ends there… until a black car stops on the edge of the territory and the man inside offers her a choice. Damien Blackwood. Liam’s older brother. Cold. Untouchable. A billionaire who left the pack years ago—and the only wolf Liam has ever feared. “Come with me,” Damien says. “I’ll give you a home, protection… and a chance to become strong enough that they will all kneel.” Under his roof, Aria’s “weak” wolf begins to awaken. Dark secrets unravel. And the truth emerges: she is not just any wolf. She is a hidden Omega Queen. When danger threatens the pack that rejected her, Liam comes crawling back, begging for a second chance. But Aria is no longer the powerless girl he threw away. She must choose: the mate who broke her or the brother who rebuilt her—and the throne the Moon Goddess always meant for her to claim.

Darlene was a rejected and bullied Omega, until the moon goddess hears her cries and blesses her with a strong and powerful Alpha, Conri.Three years she's been trying her best to please him and he's been caring for her in return until a beautiful and strong Luna shows up a week ago and suddenly, Darlene becomes a worthless piece of trash.He rejects her knowing that the consequences would lead to her being banished and exiled, and he proposes to the Luna.Darlene is shattered, she's carrying their unborn baby, the Alpha's heir but she decides to keep it a secret.Travelling far away, she stumbles upon an icy cold Lycan King, he's the definition of masculine beauty and strength. He's a billionaire CEO and he's in need of a contract wife.With her baby on the way it's a plus, she's in need of money and the Billionaire CEO is offering her a mouth watering sum. She accepts to be his pretend wife for three years. When she delivers she finds out they're triplets, now fate brings Alpha Conri back into her life, he finds out that she's different from the girl he used to toss around and she has a new man and unknown to him, her three babies are His. Alpha Conri is jealous and he wants her back, he's on his knees and he wants a second chance, who would she pick?

The night Araya was born, the Moon refused her. Marked as wolfless, mocked and forgotten, she grew up as prey in her own pack. Even her fated mate broke the bond with a smirk and left her bleeding at the border — for rogues to finish. But they forgot one thing: Ash remembers. And so does the throne buried beneath it. The forest did not devour her. It bowed. The flame did not die. It waited. Until, in the silence between heartbeats, something older than gods whispered: “She is not blessed. She is not chosen. She is the reckoning the moon tried to silence.” Now Araya walks again — no longer mortal, no longer meek. She is Hollow-Blood reborn, daughter of the fire that swallowed fate, heir to a throne no god dares name. And fate has bound her to Dorian—Azrien—the exiled god chained to shadow and ruin. He expected to crave nothing but vengeance. Until her. Araya is the mate his immortal soul demands, the salvation he denies, and the spark that could either set him free… or burn the world to ash. But enemies stir in silence. Adira, the Luna who would claim the Alpha prince at any cost, forges a pact with a creature older than gods, a monster chained in rot and darkness. The price she pays will rip fate itself open. Betrayals. Forbidden desire. Gods who bleed. Wolves who kneel. And at the heart of it, one truth no prophecy can silence: The gods will end. She will not. And the last prophecy carved into stone whispers: “The Flame That Walks Returns. Let the gods burn first.”

"You are not her!" Alaric hisses darkly, his fingers enclosing around my exposed throat, claws grazing my skin. A little pressure... just a little, and I would be dead. "No... I am not..." I admit with difficulty. I only look similar to the deceased Luna supreme, I can never truly replace her. But if I am going to have any chances of survival, I need Alaric's claim... and I am hell bent on getting it. "Yet..." Alaric whispers, his husky voice trailing off. I smell his arousal, thick in the air... attesting to everything he would not admit. That despite knowing I am just a doppelganger, he still craves me... "Yet...?" I question slowly but I barely get the words out when a hand cups me between my thighs. I gasp in a mix of surprise and burning desire. "F*ck!" Alaric hissed at the feel of my arousal. "The only words you will say in my presence Kyra...is the chanting of my name." Alaric clarifies. "You wish to see me go mad, woman? I shall abide." He whispers. ~~~~~~~~~~ On the very night Kyra discovers Alpha Mikos is her mate, her heart shatters as she watches him bond with her cousin and bestow the title of Luna to another woman. The reason is simple, Kyra is a weak wolf born without an element. Or so everyone thought... On that same night, in a bid to protect her chastity, Kyra manifests an element many years too late, but it is not just any element...it is the rare fire element. Kyra's sudden and out of control discovery of her element leads to the death of Mikos's father, terrified for her life and Mikos's wrath, Kyra escapes pack lands only to be captured by unknown wolves led by a terrifying monster.

Blurb Wrenna grew up invisible—unwanted by her family, overlooked by her pack, and treated like she was nothing more than a mistake that breathed. But she had one secret. Prince Mark. Her lover. Her promise. The man who swore he would choose her at the Pack Partner Ball and make her his bride. Instead, in front of the entire kingdom, he chose her sister. And then he destroyed her. Humiliated, exposed, branded impure, Wrenna is publicly cast aside as worthless—until a masked stranger steps forward. A man feared by kings. A ruler from a distant kingdom. A beast wrapped in power, mystery, and danger. “I will marry her,” he says. Taken by the very man everyone fears, Wrenna is thrust into a world darker and more dangerous than she ever imagined. But beneath the mask lies a man who sees her… desires her… and claims her as his own. She was rejected by the prince. But the Masked King chose her. And he never lets go of what belongs to him.

When Ethan returns from his exchange program with Victoria, Alpha Malrik's daughter and his unborn child, Sophia's world shatters. The man she thought was her fated mate had betrayed not just her trust but the years that they had spent building a life. Broken, hurt, and lost, Sophia has nowhere to turn, so she left. As the neighbouring pack's Alpha, he has no reason to care about a shattered Luna. Yet he does. Where Ethan abandoned her, Kai stands firm. Where her mate chose ambition, Kai chooses her every single day. Sophia never expected to get a second chance, especially not with the monstrous Alpha King that she had been hearing about, Ethan's rival. As Ethan's realized the mistakes he had made and Victoria's secrets threatened to destroy every single one of them, Sophia discovered that sometimes you find your true mate by walking away from your first bond. With Kai, Sophia finally understands what it means to be truly chosen despite all odds. And this time, she would choose herself right back.

Kendra Hayes lives by one rule, stay invisible. Straight A’s, no drama, no mistakes. But when Professor West, the man who controls her grades and her future, starts blurring the lines between mentorship and something far more dangerous, her silence becomes a cage she can’t escape. Then Axel Cross storms in. The campus golden boy. Star quarterback. Infuriatingly confident and the last person she expects to notice the cracks in her perfect facade. One glance changes everything. He sees what no one else dares to, and suddenly Kendra has something she’s never had before… an ally. But West plays a long game and he never loses. With every step Axel takes toward her, the professor’s hold tightens. Rumors ignite. Secrets surface. Loyalties shatter. And Kendra is caught in a deadly tug-of-war between the boy willing to risk it all for her, and the man determined to own her completely. She can stay silent and survive… Or speak up and lose everything, except maybe her heart. If West doesn’t destroy them both first.

Elena Stone endured years as the invisible wife of Alpha Jackson Stone—unmarked, unloved, and replaced by his first love. When her son vanished during a brutal pack attack while her mate vacationed with another woman, Elena knew she could only rely on herself. Venturing into dangerous territory to find her child, she was captured and enslaved by the ruthless Alpha Dwayne Dawn, a leader cursed to remain mateless and merciless. But as Elena discovered, the most dangerous wolves sometimes guarded the deepest secrets and the cruel Alpha who now owned her might be the only one who could lead her to her son, her destiny, or destroy everything she had left.