Hachinan Tte Light

***WOLFBANE SERIES BOOK 4*** TERRI Being raised by an alpha meant my life was never truly my own. Now, after being forced into a mate bond I never wanted, even that last illusion of freedom is gone. My only goal? Keep my head down, survive, and escape. Too bad that just got a whole lot harder. Because now, a brooding, untouchable alpha from another pack is living under my roof. He’s cold, closed off, and haunted by a past darker than my own. He’s the last person I should want. But my wolf has other plans, and every time he gets close, I forget why I should stay away. The only problem? He’s made it clear he’s not mine to claim. NIKOLAI I should have died with my pack. Instead, I’m left leading the few survivors, doing whatever it takes to keep them safe in a world that wants us dead. The last thing I need is a distraction—especially not the pack princess. She’s way too cheerful, carefree, and already claimed by another. I should ignore the way my wolf reacts to her, the way every instinct in me demands I get closer. But I can’t. And if I let myself have her, I might just lose what little I have left. *Content Warning: This is a romance with dark themes including explicit adult content, graphic violence, offensive language, and other content some may find offensive. Read at your own risk.*

Aria Voss never believed monsters existed until the night one saved her life. Living quietly in the city, she hides from a past she doesn’t understand and dreams she can’t explain. But under the light of a blood moon, everything changes. When she’s attacked by a creature from the shadows, her blood awakens something ancient, something wild. Kael Draven is the Alpha of the Nightfall Pack, a man feared for his power and cursed by the gods. His fate was sealed long ago: the woman who carries his mark will either break his curse or destroy his entire bloodline. When he finds Aria, her scent calls to him in ways no other ever has. She is his fated mate, but she is also the key to his ruin. Drawn together by a force neither of them can control, Aria and Kael become trapped between love and fate. Every kiss deepens the bond. Every secret threatens to tear them apart. As rival packs close in and old curses awaken, Aria must choose, accept the beast within her and the mate destiny chose, or walk away and watch the man she loves lose his soul to darkness. Blood and Moonlight: The Cursed Bond is a dark and steamy werewolf romance filled with passion, betrayal, and danger. It’s a story of two souls bound by fate, torn by loyalty, and tested by the power of love itself. When blood and moonlight collide, hearts will burn, and destiny will decide who survives.

La neuvième année de notre relation, le père de Cédric est mort. La première clause de son testament ordonnait à Cédric de concevoir un enfant avec Mireille. Et le jour où cet enfant fêterait son premier mois, Cédric hériterait. Comment je l'ai su ? C'était Cédric lui-même qui me l'avait avoué, alors que je les surprenais, enlacés dans notre lit ! Ce soir-là, une cigarette entre les doigts, la voix encore rauque après l'amour, il m'avait murmuré : « Aude… attends un peu. Dès que l'héritage sera à moi, je t'épouserai. » Depuis, chaque fois que Cédric recevait Mireille chez nous, il accrochait une guirlande de clochettes à la porte. Depuis la mort de son père, ces clochettes ont tinté quatre-vingt-dix-neuf fois.

　　Rui Laine Astudillo is an independent kind of woman. Kasalukuyan siyang nagtatrabaho bilang isang delivery woman sa isang maliit na pizza parlor at nagtatrabaho naman ng ilang part time jobs tuwing weekend. Doon umiikot ang buhay niya dahil hindi siya nakapagtapos ng pag-aaral. Ganunpaman ay masaya siya sa trabaho ngunit hindi ito tanggap ng kanyang magulang. Sa kalagitnaan ng pagmamakaawa ni Rui sa kanyang dating nobyo na balikan siya, kamalas-malasang ibang lalaki pala ang nasa kabilang linya ng telepono. It was Yohann Min, a half Korean businessman in Paris who flew back to the Philippines. Taliwas sa nauna niyang desisyong bumalik sa Paris ay nakapagdesisyon siyang manatili sa Pilipinas at magtrabaho sa Gre-May Pizza parlor kung saan nagtatrabaho din si Rui. He knows everything about Rui, yet he kept it to her. Who would have thought that this so-called wrong-number-guy was part of her long-forgotten past? The love that once lost will be regained, and the memories that have been forgotten will rise on its surface. Will those memories lead them to their forever, or will they tear them apart?

I met him, the man of my dreams. On the worst day of my life. Catching my boyfriend out was bad. Coming out of the club in a daze, I stumbled upon a situation which was worse. Much worse. And it would have been deadly too, If he wasn’t there to save me. My unsuspecting hero. He was rugged, wild and powerful. The way he looked at me set me on fire. He was wrong for all the right reasons, a bad man with a good heart. And I fell, way too hard. Things started to go amiss and pieces of the puzzle are missing. Why was he there that day, who is he really? I’m so confused. My head and heart are in a battle to the death. Do I leave with my head. Or stay and love with my heart.

Isang contract ang dapat tapusin ng isang taon. Mukhang kinakabahan si Tricia sa pinasok nito. Akala niya ay kakayanin niya ang pinapagawa ng boss niya sa kanya. But, there’s a hidden reason behind the contract. The boss has a secret towards Tricia. Hindi ito alam ng dalaga but unti-unti na itong nabubulgar. Ano ang gagawin ni Tricia ngayong uniti-unti na ring nahuhulog ang loob niya ky Jay? Malalaman niya kaya ang motibo nito sa kanya?

J’étais en couple avec Éric Simonot depuis trois ans, mais il n’a jamais voulu me demander en mariage. Ou plutôt, il refusait de le faire. Puis, il a eu un coup de foudre pour ma demi-sœur, Stéphane Cousteau, et s’est mis à la courtiser ouvertement, sans aucune retenue. Cette fois, je n’ai ni pleuré ni attendu patiemment qu’il revienne vers moi une fois qu’il aurait fini de s’amuser, comme je l’avais fait dans le passé. J’ai rassemblé tous les cadeaux qu’il m’avait offerts et je les ai jetés. J’ai aussi découpé en morceaux la robe de mariée que j’avais achetée en secret. Le jour de son anniversaire, j’ai décidé de quitter Paris, seule. Juste avant d’embarquer dans l’avion, Éric m’a envoyé un message : « T’es où ? Tout le monde t’attend. » J’ai esquissé un sourire et j’ai bloqué toutes ses coordonnées. Il ne savait pas qu’il y a deux semaines, j’avais accepté de me marier avec Clovis Lavanchy, un ancien camarade d’université. À l’atterrissage dans ma nouvelle ville, Clovis et moi allions nous marier.

The pills I keep by my bedside have been swapped with vitamins. I almost die after getting a heart attack. After the stent surgery, I ask my husband, Evan Whitmore, to find out who did it. I just want the truth. However, he doesn't even look up and just brushes me off. "It was just a mistake. Cecilia probably grabbed the wrong bottle. She bought those vitamins for me. "Don't push this. She has asthma. She can't handle stress." I stare at him in shock, my chest tightening. I can't tell if the pain is from my healing heart or from the words he just threw at me. Cecilia Monroe is his secretary, and he always takes her side. That moment is when I realize that our five years of marriage mean nothing to him at all.

There's this unspoken rule in werewolf high society: no matter how tight the mate bond is, business banquets mean booking a hostess. Six years into our bond, my Alpha mate—Brian Stormclaw—met one. Louise. A scrappy Omega with too much pride and not enough sense. When he offered her his black card, she pushed it back and said, "I'm not some Alpha's pampered pet." Brian? Instantly hooked. Like the Moon Goddess herself had dropped her in his lap. He chased her like he wanted her mark on every pack crest. But he forgot something—I was the Luna he wrote ninety-nine love letters to before I said yes. I didn't beg. Didn't snap. Every time he chose her over me, I lit another letter. First one burned on our anniversary—he bailed to wait outside Louise's flower shop, just to walk her home. Letter thirty-four? He left me stranded in a dangerous hunting ground to keep her company. Said she was scared of the dark. Fifty-two? Torched the second he replaced our wedding photo with some sketch she made on. ... And when the ninety-ninth turned to ash, so did whatever was left of us. I walked away. For good.

In den sieben Jahren, in denen ich an Garrett, den zukünftigen Alpha und meinen bestimmten Gefährten, gebunden war, hatte er mit jeder meiner Freundinnen geschlafen. Ich tat so, als sähe ich nichts. Ich erfüllte weiterhin meine Pflichten als zukünftige Luna. Bis zu dem Tag, an dem ich im Begriff war zu gebären, führte seine neue Geliebte abtrünnige Wölfe direkt zu mir. Ihre Klauen durchbohrten meinen Bauch mit grausamer Präzision. Meine Mutter wurde sogar von ihnen getötet, als sie versuchte, mich zu retten. In diesem verzweifelten Moment nutzte ich die Gedankenverbindung, um Garrett zu erreichen und flehte ihn an, uns zu retten. „Aria, wann hast du gelernt, diese Tricks anzuwenden? Glaub nicht, dass dein erbärmliches Schauspiel mich dazu bringt, mich um dich zu kümmern.“ Nachdem er das gesagt hatte, schloss er die Gedankenverbindung. Aber er schickte ein Auto – um seine neue Geliebte abzuholen. Als die Streife mich fand und ins Krankenhaus brachte, war das Baby mir bereits aus dem Bauch gekratzt worden. Meine Mutter starb auch. Das Gift der abtrünnigen Wölfe floss durch ihre Wunden, bis ihr Körper aufgab. Als ich aufwachte, starrte ich teilnahmslos Garretts Großvater an, den derzeitigen Alpha des Schattenmondrudels. „Lass mich gehen“, sagte ich tonlos. „Was auch immer ich deinem Rudel schuldete, ich habe es mit meinem Leben zurückgezahlt.“