Fragile Masculinity

Depuis des siècles, loups-garous et humains vivent en paix. Le quotidien d’Ella, lui, n’est pas si tranquille, rythmé par les violences de ses parents. Alors qu’elle rentre tout juste dans l’âge adulte, ces derniers décident de la vendre à un couple d’alpha. Car pour maintenir l’équilibre fragile entre les deux races, une tradition ancestrale impose aux loups-garous et aux humains de se lier par un mariage toutes les cinq générations. L’issue est sans appel : Ella n'aura d'autre choix que d'épouser leur fils, Lorenzo. En apprenant cela, la jeune femme reste sur ses gardes, craintive à l’idée d’être encore plus en danger avec eux qu’avec sa famille. Quel avenir réserve-t-on à une humaine entourée de loups-garous féroces ? S’armant de courage, Ella n’est pas au bout de ses surprises. Il lui faudra mettre ses préjugés de côté pour découvrir en Lorenzo la sensibilité dont elle a manqué enfant. Mais Ella est-elle vraiment ce qu’elle paraît ? Et si les traumatismes autour de son passé menaçaient l’entente entre leurs deux races ?

L’Instinct du Loup Synopsis : Dans un monde où les créatures surnaturelles ne se cachent plus, l’équilibre fragile entre les espèces est maintenu par la peur… et le pouvoir. Les loups-garous dominent, les vampires complotent dans l’ombre, et les humains tentent de survivre dans ce nouvel ordre brutal. Phoebé Brown, dix-neuf ans, humaine discrète et étudiante en comptabilité, mène une vie simple entre ses études et sa famille adoptive. Jusqu’au jour où elle croise le regard de Chad, un Alpha loup-garou à la réputation sanguinaire, incarcéré pour des crimes atroces. Lui sait immédiatement qu’elle est sa destinée, son âme sœur. Mais Phoebé, fière et lucide, refuse l’idée d’un lien avec un monstre. Pourtant, un lien profond, primitif, commence malgré elle à se tisser. Et l’étau se resserre quand Hayden, un vampire assoiffé de vengeance, jure de la voir morte. Pourquoi elle ? Que cache le passé de Chad, et quel terrible secret les relie tous les trois ? Piégée entre instinct, passion et danger, Phoebé devra choisir entre fuir… ou embrasser le destin sauvage qui menace de tout emporter.

Seven sisters tore through the cosmic void, their power shattering the darkness as they carved realms from nothingness with bleeding hands. Elphame rose under their command, not merely a paradise, but a testament to their might, where Fae danced with both terrible beauty and lethal strength. But the sisters' creation birthed something unforeseen: an Eighth, a brother formed from the void's darkest remnants, who watched with hatred burning cold as ice as his sisters' glory eclipsed his existence. The Ancients' oath, sworn in blood and starlight, chained them from destroying one another, a sacred vow that now protected their abomination of a brother like impenetrable armor. Desperate, they forged their weapon: Champions born of the Sindarin bloodline, vessels of divine fury. Each Champion was unsuccessful, souls shattered, leaving the Ancients to endure centuries of failure, waiting for the next sacrifice. Shadows crept across the once-radiant Realm, bringing death and malice in their wake. The Ancients, witnessing their creation's corruption, contemplated destruction and rebirth. But first, they would summon the Champion home. Into this Fae daughter, they would pour their ancient magic, power enough to vanquish the being known only as the Eighth. Such power would shatter any single vessel, so each Ancient selected a perfect counterbalance for the Champion's soul. Seven guardians. Seven anchors. Seven mates. Now Princess Leora Sindarin carries their final, terrible hope, a female whose raw power makes immortal Fae tremble. Exiled by her own aunt, the Queen, to walk among fragile humans who cannot comprehend what walks in their midst. The summons will come. One day. The Champion will return. And Leo, she waits.

The day Alpha Marcus and I marked each other, his first love, Cecilia, threw herself off a cliff into a ravine overgrown with wolfsbane. The pack searched for three full days and nights before they found her, barely clinging to life. She was once the most spirited she-wolf in our pack, but the fall cost her a leg and the ability to bear pups. I grieved for the beautiful life that had been ruined, and I blamed myself for not seeing how fragile she'd become. Marcus comforted me gently. "Elena, this wasn't your fault. Cecilia made her own choice. You did everything you could. Don't beat yourself up." Later, not long after our pup, Rylan, turned five, a sudden illness tore through him, and he died in my arms. Night after night, Marcus held me, wiping away my tears. "Don't be sad, Elena," he would murmur. "We'll have other children." I had always believed my mate was the most considerate, most protective Alpha in the entire world. Until the day I overheard him speaking with his Beta, Adrin. "Alpha, the dosage of wolfsbane we gave Rylan was perfect—just as you ordered. It looked like a genetic defect. No one will ever suspect." "It's been so long. Don't you think it's time to forgive the Luna?" "What's one pup compared to what Cecilia lost? She lost a leg, her future as a mother. Everything."

— Tu sais dans quoi tu t’embarques, n’est-ce pas ? demanda-t-il en croisant les jambes, un sourcil levé. Les lèvres de Tiana se pincèrent légèrement et ses yeux se plissèrent en le fixant. — Tant que vous me payez, je ferai tout ce que vous voudrez. Nicklaus fut surpris par cette audace soudaine. Mais il était convaincu qu’elle jouait la comédie, qu’elle tentait juste de faire bonne figure. Il la connaissait, ou du moins, il croyait la connaître. C’était une âme fragile, tremblante, qui s’efforçait désespérément de dissimuler sa vulnérabilité. Un sourire en coin apparut sur ses lèvres alors qu’une idée traversait son esprit. — Tout ce que je veux ? demanda-t-il à nouveau. Tiana répondit aussitôt, sans la moindre hésitation : — Oui, Monsieur Nicklaus, tout ce que vous voulez. — Très bien, alors je veux que tu te déshabilles et que tu ailles t’allonger sur le lit. Il n’avait pas réellement l’intention de la toucher ; il voulait juste voir comment elle allait réagir. Mais ce que fit Tiana ensuite le laissa sans voix.

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He ruined her family to make her his. But what happens when love starts to ruin him instead? In a world where love is a luxury and trust is a lie, one woman learns that even a heart built on revenge can still break for love. Amelia Rayna James has always believed that love is a luxury she can’t afford. Her life takes a dark turn when her family’s fortune collapses overnight, leaving them buried in debt. To save them, especially her reckless younger brother, Oliver. Rayna agrees to an unthinkable deal: a contract marriage with the cold and ruthless billionaire, Denzel Connor Adams. Behind Denzel’s sharp suits and icy demeanor hides a man scarred by a violent past, a secret he’s spent his life burying. What Rayna doesn’t know is that Denzel planned her family’s downfall just to make her his. Thrown into a world of power, deceit, and forbidden desire, Rayna must navigate jealous rivals, a manipulative ex-lover who claims to be Denzel’s child’s mother, and a best friend whose loyalty will end in tragedy. As her fake marriage turns dangerously real, buried truths threaten to destroy them both. When betrayal, blackmail, and death tear through their fragile love, Rayna faces a final choice to walk away from the man who shattered her family, or risk everything for the only love she’s ever known. In a world where everything has a price, can love survive beneath the layers of luxury?

Elena has always been an outcast. Born with a hole in her heart, blamed for her mother’s death during childbirth, rejected by her father, and treated as a servant in her own home, she grew up lonely and unloved. With a weak heart that leaves her fragile, she had never felt like she belonged. Until the night everything changed. At the Full Moon Festival, everyone is shocked when the mate bond ties the smoking hot and ruthless immortal Lycan King; Lycan Nikolai, to Elena. For centuries, Nikolai has searched for his destined Luna—a reincarnation of the powerful woman he once loved but lost tragically. Realizing that Elena is weak and sick, he rejects her without a second thought. Elena’s stepsister, Sophie, gladly takes her place as Nikolai’s Luna, unaware that fate has other plans. A tragic accident that plunges Sophia into a state of coma forces Elena into the role she never wanted. She becomes a substitute bride to a king who sees her as worthless and a total waste of time. Thrown into a ruthless world of elite wolves, betrayal, and secrets, Elena is determined to survive. As she uncovers her own hidden strength, she begins to form an undeniable bond with Nikolai. But Sophie won’t let go so easily, and the shadows of Nikolai’s past threaten to destroy everything. Secrets unravel, prophecies are revealed, and enemies rise from the shadows. Will Nikolai see past her weakness to the powerful woman she truly is, or will the ghosts of their pasts and present temptations destroy them both?

Born under the silver glow of the moon, Liora was marked with a mysterious birthmark and a destiny she could neither understand nor escape. Raised in the Beta household, her life was one of cruelty...scorned by her stepmother Mariseth and tormented by her sister Ravena, whose envy grew sharper with every passing day. Liora’s only solace was Kaelen, the Alpha’s son, her childhood sweetheart and the secret keeper of her fragile hope. But everything shatters on the night of the shifting ceremony. While Ravena blooms into a powerful wolf, Liora collapses under the weight of the Moon’s power, left motionless and declared wolfless. Whispers spread like wildfire, unwanted, useless, broken. Yet, Kaelen’s lingering affection keeps her spirit alive… until the truth claws its way into the light. The Moon Goddess has chosen. Drawn by an irresistible bond, Kaelen and Ravena discover they are mates, bound by fate itself. To Ravena, it is triumph at last, the ultimate way to crush the sister she loathes. To Kaelen, it is torment; his heart burns for Liora, yet the pull of destiny ties him to another. And to Liora, it is the ultimate betrayal: abandoned by the one she loves, broken promises and hunted by the jealousy of her sister. But Liora’s birthmark holds secrets far greater than anyone realizes. A destiny tied not just to a pack, but to the balance of wolves and the Moon itself. As love turns to obsession, and envy turns to violence, the question lingers: Will Liora rise from the ashes of rejection to claim the power meant for her, or will the wolves who betrayed her destroy her first?

For years, the Lycans and werewolves have been locked in a bitter war, their hatred spanning generations. Rosalee, born under tragic and cruel circumstances, was abandoned as a baby at a werewolf pack. Treated worse than the lowest omega, she endured years of neglect and scorn. On her sixteenth birthday, everything changed. Her first shift revealed a truth that shattered her world, Rosalee was no ordinary werewolf. Cast out from the only home she had ever known, she was forced to fend for herself, alone and afraid. Desperate for safety, Rosalee found refuge in a quiet human town, where she built a new life. Working at a small hotel, she finally felt a sense of belonging, even forming a close bond with Dameon, the son of the hotel’s head chef. But her secret loomed over her like a shadow, a constant reminder of what she could lose if the truth came to light. Her fragile peace is shattered when the Lycan King, a powerful, enigmatic figure, arrives at the hotel one fateful night. His presence is a threat to the life she’s built, and his intentions are as clear as his connection to her past. As tensions rise and old wounds resurface, Rosalee is thrust into a dangerous game of survival. To protect her secret and those she cares about, she must confront her identity and uncover the truth about her origins, before the war she escaped catches up with her once again. In a world divided by blood and betrayal, Rosalee must decide where she truly belongs and whether she can forge a path of her own.