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I take a step back, ready to change course and leave, but the Lycan King closes the distance between us. He’s dangerously close to me now, his body in full display and sending my whole body aflame. The familiar heat between my legs starts to appear. “Where are you going?” he whispers, his breath hot against the top of my head. “Are you really trying to leave?” I don’t say anything. I can’t. All I can think about is how his length would feel like inside me, and that’s not something I want to linger on right now. I need to focus. He laughs softly. “I know you feel it too. There’s no denying it. You’re mine.” * * * Outcast. Freak. Cursed. These are things that Beta heiress Valeria Ross is used to hearing. After all, with her otherwordly appearance, and her cursed white wolf, she’s bound to be set apart from everyone else. So much so that even her mate who promised her eternal love casts her aside, choosing her much better stepsister as a partner. Deciding that things should end on her terms, she decides to flee her pack. Only to run into the arms of the Lycan King, Ares Ryder, who’s spent centuries looking for his mate and finally found it in her. Now Valeria is faced with a hard choice. Will she stay in the shadows of her family, forever tormented with the sight of her mate with her sister? Will she exchange that hell for a softer one, a life with a cruel King who’s known for collecting women like trophies?

The day after my first shift, my Alpha mate Marcus Stone couldn’t wait to mark me as his Luna. He was the most powerful Alpha in Northern Regions. Rumors said he kept his distance from every beautiful she-wolf. Only I was the exception. Every anniversary, he would give me an exquisite red haute couture dress and a carefully arranged bouquet of moonflowers. I thought he loved the scent of moonflowers, so even though I was allergic to them, I happily accepted the gifts every time. Until at our mating ceremony anniversary banquet, I saw Marcus's childhood sweetheart Rose wearing a red dress, adorned with moonflower decorations. That's when I realized it was Rose who loved red dresses and moonflowers. Even when I was attacked by rogue wolves and lost our baby, he was by his first love's side. After learning the truth, I decided to leave him completely.

She’d escaped me once. She’d not do it again. I am the brother of the Alpha of the Asara Pack. I did everything she asked of me. She was a queen up on her throne. I was her Captain of the Guard. Her secret assassin killing anyone who'd threaten her. I had declared my intent to claim her as my mate. And she had fled. Like the coward she is. Still she went ahead and seduced me, bidding me do whatever vile thing she commanded. Now she claims to rule this kingdom. However, her people are starving and her new fiancé is to blame. But will she hear a word of it? Of course not! Well, I've found a way to make her listen. To no longer allow her to deny what she really is. To rip her from her sanctuary amongst the humans. It's high time she learn a she-wolf’s place in this realm. She needs a real king, and it won't be that sniveling lord with designs on her. It's going to be me. She’ll learn I'm no longer hers to command. She is mine.

I decide to get onboard with the latest trend by custom-ordering a merfolk meant to serve me from AquaGene Corp. On the day Lance arrives at the company, the engineer tells me, "It's highly recommended that you be there in person, Ms. Ross. That way, you'll be able to form the initial bond with him." So, I spend one day standing before the eco-tank. As soon as Lance opens his eyes, he doesn't show any signs of wanting to get close to me. Instead, he merely scrutinizes me coldly before turning his back on me. I comfort myself, thinking that Lance is just shy. But one week later, I realize how wrong I truly am. I pay money because I want to buy a partner who can keep me company forever. Turns out I buy myself the biggest trouble of the century instead.

"Are you sure you want to change your name, Ms. Anderson? You'll have to change your degree certificate, documentation, and passport once you do." Noelle Anderson nods. "I'm sure." The employee tries to talk her out of it. "It's quite troublesome for adults to change their names, and your current name sounds nice. Are you sure you don't want to think about it?" "No, I'm done thinking." She signs the form. "Sorry for the trouble and thanks." "Alright, then. The name you're changing to is… Aria Byrd, right?" "Yeah." Aria Byrd—it means a flight to freedom.

Résumé La Force de l'Amour Véritable Gaël Do Santos le gouverneur de la ville l'a plus connue du nom de Rio de Janeiro décida de rencontrer la famille de sa future femme qu'il n'avait jamais rencontré,de nature froid et toujours sérieux,sa nouvelle femme n'avait aucune importance à ses yeux puisqu'il ne l'aimait pas,la seule personne qu'il avait aimé dans sa vie était Alya sa meilleure amie et amour d'enfance,certes à cet époque il n'était qu'un enfant mais ce qu'il ressentait pour cette petite était unique, c'était quelque chose de merveilleux mais depuis des années il l'avait perdu de vue , il l'avait chercher mais en vain du coup il avait laissé tout tomber.... Seulement le jour de sa rencontre avec sa future femme et sa belle famille ses yeux se posaient sur leur servante qui ressemblait trait pour trait à son amour d'enfance,il fut convaincu quand il vit à son cou la chaîne en or qu'il lui avait offert il y a des années... Comment réagirait t'il?et comment réagirait la jeune femme quand elle le verra ? Renoncera t'il à se marier avec sa future femme qu'il avait déjà choisir surtout qu'il a déjà donné son accord ainsi que sa parole à sa belle famille ? En tant que gouverneur de toute une ville sa famille acceptera t'il qu'il soit avec une servante et de surcroît une pauvre fille ?

Everyone knows that I married a vegetable who will die in half a year. But why did he suddenly wake up after our wedding? And why is he even not a human?

Luna is a fierce vaewolf hybrid from the Alpha Family. They think that if she will be mated to another powerful immortal, they will dominate the omega and beta families in the underground world. Luna agreed to be mated to another immortal in one condition. He should be stronger than her or as strong as she is. Many tried to be her mate, yet no one could beat her. Until Lucien showed on the battleground, the immortal who owns her heart. But there is a rule, once the two immortal enter the battleground, only the strongest shall remain alive and the other should die. Unless both of them possessed the same strength and power. Luna felt fear. She’s afraid that the pure-blooded vampire she loves will turn into ashes with her own hands. She knows that a vaewolf hybrid like her can only love once in her entire life. Will she sacrifice her happiness for the sake of the Alpha Family even if it means killing him, or she will break the rule of the underground world and run away with him?

Dans ma vie précédente, j'avais utilisé l'enfant que je portais pour obliger Richard Reynold à m'épouser. Le jour de notre mariage, sa bien-aimée, Élise Brie, s'était jetée dans la mer pour mettre fin à ses jours. Elle avait laissé une lettre qui disait : « Le véritable amour ne rivalise jamais avec le pouvoir et l'argent. J'ai perdu. » Quand Richard avait appris sa mort, il était resté impassible. Il avait même célébré notre mariage avec un sourire tranquille aux lèvres. Mais, le jour du troisième anniversaire de notre fils, Richard nous avait emmenés faire de la plongée sous-marine. À trois cents pieds de profondeur, il avait arraché le tuyau de nos bouteilles d'oxygène et nous avait fait tous deux sombrer dans l'abîme. Après ma mort, ma conscience ne s'était pas éteinte tout de suite. Sous forme d'esprit, j'ai vu Richard déposer mon corps devant la tombe d'Élise, comme une offrande. Il avait murmuré : « Élise, je t'ai enfin vengée. J'espère que tu pourras reposer en paix, maintenant. » Puis ma vision s'était obscurcie. Et lorsque j'avais rouvert les yeux… Je m'étais retrouvée cette nuit-là, celle où je m'apprêtais à utiliser mon fils pour forcer Richard à m'épouser.

The night before my mating ceremony with Alpha Garrett Northwood of the Silverpine Pack, he held a grand Luna ceremony for my silver-poisoned stepsister behind my back. He held Serena close under the starlit sky, his smile tender in a way I'd never seen: "You're the only one I truly love, Serena." "Even though Maya and I are already registered as mates with the Alpha Council, she'll never have my heart. You're the only one I recognize as my Luna." The pack members cheered and blessed them as they completed the ceremony with joy. I watched it all without crying or screaming. Instead, I quietly scheduled an abortion appointment. I've loved Garrett Northwood for twelve years, ever since I first shifted as an adult. But his heart still only had room for my stepsister Serena. If that's how it was, I'd let go. Later, I joined the secluded Herbal Research Center of the Alpha Council. I left Garrett nothing but a mate bond dissolution agreement. But for some reason, Garrett—who had always treated me with disdain—suddenly went crazy begging me not to leave.