Fragile Longing

BOOK TWO OF FATED TO MY LYCAN BROTHER The goddess's disdain for me reached its peak at this moment. Slade had slipped away, his breath fading in my arms. But how did he transform into Rafael, the leader of the rogues in the Eclipse Moon Pack? "You reek of blood, I spill," Rafael sneered, his Italian accent oozing with disdain. "Then end me," I murmured, swallowing hard as anxiety coursed through my veins. It wasn't mere proximity or desire that quickened my pulse. No, it was the dangerous gleam in his eyes—a promise of peril and sinful pleasure. "I have other methods," he replied, placing a paper on the table. "I'm rejecting you." "Why?" I stuttered, my eyes widening as I stared at the paper. "I used you, my dear. Your mission is complete. Return to your pack..." ______________ Winter, cast aside once more, fell into the clutches of the Rogue King. Divorced and rejected within a single day, she believed nothing could be worse—until she discovered him with another woman in their shared bed! Seeking answers about the uncanny resemblance between Slade and Rafael and questioning if he genuinely was her destined mate, Winter embarked on a quest for truth. He was Rafael—the deranged King of Rogues— both feared and revered; a forgotten past haunted him. The woman who had plagued his dreams had materialised before him, holding the key to his enigma. Yet, an unexplainable urge to push her away filled him whenever she drew near. Their fragile connection faced turmoil when a jealous ex-lover interfered, leaving Winter suffocating in anguish as she cursed the goddess responsible for her repetitive agony. Rafael, realising too late their destined bond, clung desperately to their fragile union. Would Winter forgive him? And would they uncover the answers they yearned for?

Irina Marchenko’s world shatters when she’s forced into an arranged marriage to save her family’s failing business. On the run from a future she never chose, she finds herself entangled with Lukas Romanov, a powerful Russian billionaire with secrets of his own. Their one-night encounter leads to unexpected consequences—Irina is pregnant with twins, and Lukas is now a part of her life whether she likes it or not. As they navigate the complex web of their newfound connection, both must confront their darkest fears and deepest desires. With her past lurking ominously, Irina must decide whether to embrace a future she never imagined or face the specters of her past alone. In a world where trust is fragile and betrayal is lurking, can love and redemption find a way?

Drenched in tragedies of war and exile, damned to wander alone, the Alpha of blood and gore. Rough edges, rusted hands and a heart twisted with time. Will his only chance at salvation leave him too? ... Dinah Ashford does not believe in super-naturals. But when she falls face-first in a world where Lycans are normal and humans are not, she's desperate for help to find a way home. But being roped into pretending to be a defamed Alpha's soulmate was not on the top of her list. Specially if that Alpha was going to get assigned to a mission that's basically a death sentence. Lycan polities, blood feuds, buried secrets, forbidden feelings and a curse that keeps growing. Will Dinah ever make it back home? Or will her fragile human life end before it can even truly begin?

Mon fiancé Roch Martin m'a séquestrée dans son sous-sol pendant dix jours pour venger son amie d'enfance. Il m'a tranché les bras, condamnant mon corps, déjà fragile à cause de mon trouble de la coagulation, à une lente hémorragie. Le jour de notre mariage, il a maudit mon « retard », croyant aux calomnies de cette même amie qui m'accusait d'adultère. Ses mensonges ont tué ma mère, morte d'infarctus sous l'outrage. Pourtant, quand il a découvert mon cadavre desséché, c'était lui qui a sombré dans la folie...

Love is mystical- It could turn a devili into an angel and transform an angel into a devil. Olivia thoughts she was married to the man of her dream, a man who she could trust with all her fragile heart but Maverick Slade broke their oath after Olivia went to jail for his sake, accusing herself for a crime he committed. The career she struggled to build over the years crumbled, her name as an outstanding fashion designer hit the mud but she clinged unto the hope of seeing her husband, Maverick behind her, making up for the lost but she was wrong. In the prison, Maverick came to her with a divorce paper, wanting the marriage quit. “I'm not going to marry a criminal!" He pushed the paper across, his gaze cold and fierce.

“Who is he?” The cold voice asked as his broad shoulder backed the nervous fragile little being while facing the down-to-ceiling window of the luxury penthouse. Hazel doesn’t know how to explain that the man who hugged her and dragged her to a corner while leaving the restaurant was her ex. “ I said who is he?” The tall figure turned towards Hazel who swallowed hard as the cold eyes stared at her blue ones making her breathe cold air while finding it difficult to swallow her saliva and also breathe. Alex stares at his little contract wife as he brings out his phone from his pocket. “Bring him in,” he said hanging up for Hazel to frown….

Burned alive and abandoned, Sheraphina died believing she had nothing left. Then she woke up at fifteen. With her memories intact and her enemies still smiling, Sheraphina chooses silence over screams and patience over pity. Her stepsister—sweet, fragile, adored—has no memory of the fire yet, only a growing hunger for everything Sheraphina owns. Her father still turns a blind eye. Her stepmother still whispers poison into willing ears. This time, Sheraphina won’t fight openly. She will take back her name, her inheritance, and her future—piece by piece. And when a powerful billionaire steps into her path, drawn by her calm defiance and hidden sharpness, Sheraphina learns that revenge doesn’t have to be lonely.

A prophecy. A forbidden bond. A kingdom on the edge of ruin. When a deadly force threatens the werewolf kingdom, only the Alpha King's mate can stop it. But Kai, the cold and ruthless Alpha, wants nothing to do with mates—especially not a fragile human like Akira. Haunted by her past and hunted by creatures no one believes exist, Akira is thrown into a world where she’s feared, hated, and marked for death. Yet within her lies a power long forgotten—a truth that could either save or destroy them all. As Kai fights his growing bond with her, Akira must uncover her true identity and decide: will she fulfill her destiny, or follow her heart—even if it leads to the man who once vowed to destroy her kind?

Raised as a Foster child in the powerful Carter crime family, Beverly has harbored deep feelings for Diro Carter, the heir who once served as her childhood protector. Born mute, she struggles to communicate her emotions in a marriage forged from obligation Diro wed her only to fulfill his dying grandfather's final wish. Trapped in a loveless union, Beverly endures Diro's psychological torment and his mistress Faye's calculated efforts to destroy her. Through every betrayal, Beverly holds onto a fragile hope that Diro might remember the bond they shared as children. Silenced by her condition but not her spirit, Beverly faces an impossible choice: fight for a love that may no longer exist or escape before the toxic marriage destroys her completely.

The war between the two big packs of Lycans will finally end with their union, Alucard the new leader of the Sunshine pack knows that his marriage was arranged with a girl of the Moonlight pack. In the annual dance festival of the blue Moon Alucard, an homophobic and fuckboy alfa found his mate Jaden a cute, fragile and so beautiful boy gamma confused as an Omega, the youngest son of Moonlight pack, know by the name of “The fake Omega” Who didn't want to find his mate. Alucard bit him not knowing he was a boy... with a lot of witnesses it was obvious that Alice, Jaden’s older sister will never become the luna of the Sunshine pack, jealousy and hatred grew in her as she makes the best plan to separate them while this weird couple starts his trip with a lot of ups and downs to come. What will happen in the end?