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A dying wish has never been ignored, especially one for a second chance. ***** You know what's worse than death? Having the ones you trust the most, betray, forsake, and in the end kill you. All for money. In the past, Anna was labeled as boring, improper, incompetent and was killed by her very own husband and sister without a shred of remorse. Fortunately, the universe granted her a second chance and she was reborn four years in the past when she was unmarried, only this time with the knowledge of the future and the determination to get the revenge she deserves. And when her paths crossed with the rich, bastard and illegally gorgeous, Caspian Riordan who wasn’t just the emperor of the business world but also a stepping stone to her, she snatched him without a second thought. Everyone’s attention flocked toward him, all girls desired to be his, not Anna, not with the signature smirk he passed her every single time. At least, not until he became a stepping stone to her destination. “I’ll cut to the chase. How about, Mr. Riordan, you marry me instead of my sister.” But what happens when this man turns out to be the fantasy she never thought would become real?

“I, Alpha Hayder, of Eclipse Moon Pack, reject you as my mate!” He spat each word angrily and dragged me outside as the sounds of hundreds of hair uprooting from my scalp made me cry loudly… "Fucking accept it! " He roared. "I, Isla, accept...your...rejection. "I struggled to run away from him but he back slapped me. Isla was the cursed she-wolf banished from the pack after her mother died during childbirth. On the night of her shift, she found out that the Alpha of her Pack was her fated mate. He rejected her instantly and put her in the dungeon to be executed as he took another chosen mate. Her second chance mate, Alpha Caden was rumored to be born without a heart and no love in his veins. He attacked the pack killing everyone and winning over the Crescent Moon pack. Isla was forcibly taken as his Luna even though she tried to tell him she was cursed but realized she is the only one who could save her Pack from his wrath. “ I will take you as my fuckable pleasure toy because I am not capable of loving anyone in this world! My heart beats for no one !” Alpha Caden growled making me tremble with fear. Will she be able to change their fates to fight against each other's curses or the cruel Alpha will be her new tormentor forever? This story contains BDSM as a dark romance werewolf shifter story.

Astra wanted nothing more but genuine happiness and the strength to move on from her failed marriage. When she got married to New York’s most eligible bachelor, she felt her joy was at its peak. One night, she got thrown out in the rain by her billionaire husband, and she had no idea her marriage was about to end. Billionaire Nicholas Michealson felt betrayed when he discovered his wife of almost two years was cheating on him, and he divorced her without listening to her side of the story. He felt betrayed and hurt by the only person he ever let into his heart. Five years later, and the hurt is still fresh, They both want closure to move on from each other. In a period of five years, everything has changed except the truth. Astra has huge secrets, and Nicholas has been wrong all along. Maybe it was indeed too late for both of them.

He moved so fast, my brain didn't seem to catch up until I was pressed against him, his one hand entwined in my hair as he forced me to look into his eyes - those dark rimmed, forest green eyes - while his other hand cupped my backside, lifting me so that I was forced to stand on my tiptoes. "I may not be your alpha, cara mia, but I am your owner and you will obey me until you pay back what you owe me," he said slowly, enunciating each word carefully as if he were fighting his wolf for control. "Until that day, you are mine and mine alone." --- Being owned by her own mate was not a scenario Eliana ever thought she'd be in. However, when Luca Castello won her in an auction, she found herself in a desperate situation - especially when he rejects her and demands that she works for him in order to pay off what she owes him. Will she be able to live her life under his command without succumbing to the attraction she feels for him, or will another claim her heart and body?

Imagine being sent to kill the most ‘unkillable’ man in the underworld—The Big Bad Alpha. If you fail, he kills you without mercy. And everyone else who ever tried failed. How then can you, a lone female assassin, kill this monster? You decide to do it against all odds but when you get there, BOOM! The deadliest Alpha alive is your mate. Wayne Knight stepped into the room and Olive's heart thudded loudly. He was the most powerful Alpha in the country, and she was sent to assassinate him. But she failed and was caught, which meant he would not have any mercy on her. He was going to kill her mercilessly and ruthlessly. But why was she loving the scent of him since he stepped into the room? Why did she love his gaze on her despite being scared? And why was he not breaking his eye contact with her ever since he entered the room? Well, her wolf growled her the answer to all her questions...“MATE.”

**Trigger warning** Parts of this book may be difficult for people to read. Forced to become the King’s personal slave after she is the only she-wolf to emerge from the mating labyrinth without her mate, Natalia tried to make the best of her situation. The King fell in love with her and vowed to make her his Queen. But little did they both know that there were those that did not want to see a former slave become Queen. Natalia is murdered as she screams through the mind link for help. After her death she finds herself in front of the Moon Goddess herself instead of in the afterlife. Selene offers her a second chance at life. A chance to defeat those that want to destroy the kingdom. But she doesn’t know where to start or what to do. She awakens to find herself a lowly Omega once again. Can she make the right choices that will not only save her life but the future of the Kingdom? Or will she end up with the same fate?

I am a first-time writer so please enjoy... Ciara isn't your average werewolf; she's a chemically and magically altered therianthrope or a multi-shifter. Wolf, bear, owl, mouse and fox. Ever since she was found in a laboratory when she was a child by the Alpha of her pack, her shifter abilities have prevented her from getting what she truly wants... Freedom and love. When the Summer Moon Festival is held at her pack, Ciara's world is turned upside down by the people who supposedly care about her and when she finds her mate, things start taking a turn. However, he isn't just any werewolf, he is the future Alpha King. The Alpha of War. Alpha Mars doesn't want a mate, but his parents are forcing him to take a chosen mate. He is determined to leave the Summer Moon Festival without a mate. However, when he meets a corky, she-wolf with a sassy attitude, he can't stay away from her. But both Ciara and Alpha Mars intend to secretly reject the other... eventually... What happens when the mate bond is stronger than their own individual plans? What will happen when Ciara's past comes back? Will Alpha Mars accept Ciara's secrets?

"Are you absolutely certain you want to purchase this Bond Severance Potion? Once consumed, it will gradually dissolve your mate bond over fifteen days. After that, the connection will be permanently broken. There's no reversing it, no room for regret." I nodded without hesitation. "Your name?" she asked, preparing to record the sale. "Sierra McKnight." The witch's hand froze, her eyes widening with recognition. Everyone in our country knew that Damien Blackwood, the Alpha King of the Northern Territory, had an Omega mate he'd cherished and pursued for years before their wolves finally bonded. Her name was Sierra McKnight. Without hesitation, I drank the Bond Severance Potion in one swift motion. Opening my phone, I booked a one-way ticket to Europe departing in exactly fifteen days. This time, Alexander would never find me anymore.

When Royal Robinson loses his brother and sister-in-law in a fatal car crash, the truth about their child comes to light. Finding out they had used a surrogate and hid the truth from the family devastated him, especially when he found out it was never made legal and the biological mother still has legal entitlement to the child. When Famke Noor realizes the people she had considered her friends were gone and his family wants her to step in and assist in raising the child who she felt strongly she was never meant to parent, she finds herself in over her head. Two strong and stubborn personalities with their hearts in the right place but their pride in the way will need to learn to put their differences aside to help a five year old little girl navigate a world without the only parents she ever knew. Despite nosy family, high-maintenance exes and drama she asked for Famke finds herself falling in love with the billionaire tycoon and his pint-sized charge. Is love enough when the world is against you? Famke is about to find out.

"You breached the contract" Alexander Martinez, the CEO of Skyland Corporation never failed in his projects, never let his company fell, never smiled, never speak unnecessarily to anyone until it's business, never let anyone touch him got changed when his car accidentally hit on a girl named Isabella Garcia, a senior high-schooler. The night they spend together make him realise something interesting. Alexander made a contract with Isabella with set of rules to follow in exchange of money. With the poor background, she signed the contract with him. After scandal of high schooler having affair with The CEO being released, things change and Isabella runs off away from him without thinking about the contract. After 6 months, The CEO finds her and kidnaps back to him saying that she breached the contract and should give 10 million dollar in return. The love & hate relationship between them made them fell in love with each other without their knowledge.