Halo: Reach Sword Base

On the night of the Silvermoon Festival, the entire Black Forest pack is bathed in the light of the Moon Goddess. I'm about to share the spectacle with Kaelen through the mind-link, but then I spot a familiar figure. Kaelen Payne, my Alpha and fated mate, is holding a she-wolf in his arms. She tilts her face up to him, her voice edged with challenge. "Kaelen, prove I'm not just a secret. Mark me." My blood seems to freeze as I hear Kaelen murmur his agreement before pressing his mouth to hers. My wolf lets out a painful howl inside me. Just an hour ago, Kaelen's voice had come through the mind-link, "My Luna, I wish I could see the festival too, but there's an emergency at the border. Don't forget to share it with me through the mind-link." My fingertips turn cold, and I instinctively reach for him through the mind-link.

What if you were held captive by your own family? Emma Rawlins has spent the last year a prisoner. The months following her mother's death dragged her father into a paranoid spiral of conspiracy theories and doomsday premonitions. Obsessing him, controlling him, they now whisper the end days are finally at hand. And he doesn’t intend to face them alone. Emma finds herself drugged and dragged to a secluded cabin, the last refuge from a society supposedly due to collapse. Their cabin a snowbound fortress, her every move controlled, but even that isn't enough to weather the end of the world. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing Everything she knows is out of reach, lost beyond a haze of white. There is no choice but to play her father's game while she plans her escape. But there is a force far colder than the freezing drifts. Ancient, ravenous, it knows no mercy. And it's already had a taste...

Our entire class gets dragged into The Tyrant's Atonement game. The only way to escape alive is to reach a 100% atonement score. The system lets us choose our roles. The class belle, Isolde Adler, picks the tyrant's first love. Her atonement score shoots straight to 99% on the first day. The class president, Asher Brooks, chooses to be a loyal chancellor. His atonement score jumps to 80%. Spectators watching the game flood the screen with comments. "This new batch is smart and way better at picking roles than the last. They might just clear the game in three days." "Even if just one person hits 100%, the whole class goes free. I'm looking forward to seeing who finishes first." "My money's on the first love. She's already at 99%." Just as everyone starts celebrating, the next morning hits us with bad news. All 20 classmates who picked their roles are dead, and Isolde suffers the cruelest fate of all.

He has to save his mother’s legacy from the clutches of power-starved beasts by marrying a suitable wife and producing an heir in less than a year. He has searched the whole world for a girl who can be the mother of his child, and the future of his legacy; but no one has caught his eyes. Until he meets her… ~~~ She is an independent woman who has built everything she has right from the scratch. She has her name embedded on every magazine as the youngest self-made billionaire and she will not stop until she climbs the success ladder to the top. She wants no distractions, she wants no relationships and cannot afford to waste any time. Her life revolves around her work, Until she finds herself pregnant… Will Dawn reach deeper into Liza and thaw the phobia of love and relationships? Will he make her fall in love with him naturally or will he resort to other means? Above all, will Liza agree to everything that Dawn has to say? I guess that remains to be seen…

“Your love was fake yet the pain it caused was so real.” Aubrielle is a scholar student at Sivan University. When she started studying at Sivan University as a scholar, she had to work part time because her father had fallen ill. Until she met Tyra, the one who helped her earn more money for her father. One day, Tyra asked for her favor but the favor she asked was unbelievable but she couldn’t reject the favor since she helped her a lot. She was asked to marry her boyfriend, Vincent, in a contractual marriage, while she's studying abroad to reach her dream. Tyra offered her tons of money. One day her father was diagnosed with lung cancer and she needs money so they can start the operation since her father's sickness is getting worse. She was desperate and didn't have a choice so she agreed to Tyra's favor. And that was the start of their fake love.

Nisha Malhan's dream trip to France turned hell when she was kidnapped and sold to the Mafia Lord 'The Demon' Avyaan Rathore. After being sold to him, she thought her life would be easier with the hopes of getting help from him to return to her home, in India. However, her hopes were shattered when Avyaan took her to Belgium from France as he didn't want to risk her escaping. When everything is getting tough for Nisha as there is no hope of returning home and Avyaan can't take the risk to let go of her, the situation keeps moving when Avyaan's continuous approach to reach Nisha's heart brings no results. What will happen between them? Will Avyaan be successful in making Nisha fall for him? Or Nisha will escape from the Mafia's cage. Or will Avyaan lose his patience and Nisha will get to see the real monster he is. Will this tale of Nisha being auctioned can turn into a tale of love?

⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ DARK ROMANCE AND MATURED CONTENT. "This is kidnapping," my voice cracked as I followed him. "You can't keep me here." "I think I can," he chuckled, the sound low and dangerous. He draped his coat over the kitchen counter, then turned back to me. "And that's what I plan on doing." A violent shudder ran through me. He meant it. "It won't be long before someone realises I am missing," I said, hoping that logic would reach him. "And come looking for me." His smirk deepened. "Who will?" Once a predator locks onto its prey, there's no letting go! A woman craving the attention of her husband runs into the caporegime of the Kingston family, a crime family that has ruled the underground for years. She knows he is bad news. She knows she should flee, but she ruins her marriage when she gives into his temptation. And now he never plans on letting her go.

Outcasted and lost Willow Addison has no idea what to do. Unable to go home she finds herself in the middle of the forest and confused about how she got there. She is blocking a deep dark secret that could mean her life. Luke Ashton is young, charming and extremely gorgeous. When Willow first comes in to his families land he feels an immediate pull to her. He feels everything she is feeling and immediately wants nothing but to help her and be near her. But when an ancient enemy threatens everything he will fight to keep her safe. The only problem is she knows nothing about her true heritage and how special she really is. Can he help her find herself before it is to late? Is she meant for him or is he just a stepping stone for her to reach her greatness? Join Luke and Willow in their journey against this ancient enemy and to finding Willow's true place.

My fiance, Derrick Lodge, chooses to save me during the typhoon, instead of his first love, Victoria Rayne. My life is saved, but Victoria dies after being struck by flying debris before the rescue team can find her. They aren't even able to find the rest of her body afterward. After going home, Derrick doesn't attend Victoria's funeral and immediately holds a grand wedding for me instead. For the next three years of our marriage, Derrick doesn't stop torturing me because he says that I caused Victoria's death. When I reach my limit and finally ask him for a divorce, Derrick kills me with a gun before killing himself. I open my eyes again and realize that I have traveled back in time. It is the day the typhoon happened, threatening our lives. This time, however, I tell Derrick to save Victoria's life instead.

As we make our way to the city hall, Paisley Doyle is struck by regret once again. After seven years together, this is the 11th time we've found ourselves at this crossroads. Every time we reach the city hall, she claims she needs more time to care for her sick first love and can't bring herself to marry me. Unable to hold back any longer, I finally decide to confront her. "If his condition never improves, does that mean you'll never marry me? Tell me, what do I even mean to you?" Paisley's temper ignites, and she snaps back at me without a second thought. "I promised to take care of him for the rest of my life! Can't you stop being so selfish? "Besides, we've been together for seven years. What does it matter if we're not legally married?"