Jax Porter

Dans ma vie précédente, le jour où ma sœur et moi avons participé au rituel de sélection des partenaires de l'Alliance des Sorcières, j'ai sauvé un prince vampire en détresse. Par gratitude, le prince, après son retour au sein de son clan, a immédiatement annoncé que je serais sa future épouse. Un an plus tard, j'ai donné naissance à un descendant sang-pur, l'unique héritier de tout le clan vampire. Le prince était fou de joie. Le jour de son couronnement, il a scellé un pacte de sang avec moi, faisant de moi sa reine éternelle. Dès lors, j'étais vénérée par toutes les races. Ma sœur, quant à elle, a choisi d'épouser un puissant chef loup-garou, devenant l'une de ses nombreuses maîtresses, la moins remarquable de toutes. Elle est devenue follement jalouse de moi et, lors d'une fête de pleine lune des sorcières, elle m'a poussée dans un abîme sans fond, provoquant ma mort. Quand j'ai rouvert les yeux, ma sœur, le jour du rituel de sélection, s'est précipitée vers l'endroit où le prince vampire était en détresse. J'ai su qu'elle aussi avait revécu. Mais elle ignorait qu'il était facile de devenir l'épouse du prince. Gagner son cœur et porter son enfant, en revanche, était aussi difficile que d'atteindre le paradis.

Sienna Mark a tout abandonné pour son mari, même sa liberté. Elle est allée en prison pour un crime qu’il a commis, aveuglée par l’amour et ses promesses. Mais trois ans plus tard, lorsqu’elle est enfin libérée, elle est confrontée à la trahison ultime : il épouse son meilleur ami. Elle menace de le dénoncer et elle est assassinée sur son ordre. Mais le destin n’en a pas fini avec elle. Siena se réveille dans le passé, le jour même où elle a accepté de porter le chapeau. Sauf que cette fois, elle n’est plus la même. Elle le dénonce. Elle le fait arrêter. Elle reprend sa vie en main. Et pour fêter ça ? Une aventure d’un soir avec un inconnu dangereusement séduisant. Seulement, il ne reste pas un inconnu bien longtemps. Il s'agit de Killian Thorne, son nouveau patron, le milliardaire froid et calculateur PDG d'Apex Holdings. Un homme au passé sombre et à la rancune tenace. Le plus choquant, c'est que Sienna est enceinte. Damien veut se venger. Macy rôde dans l'ombre. Et Killian ? Il ne veut rien avoir à faire avec elle, sauf qu'il ne peut pas rester loin de la mère de son enfant. Elle a une seconde chance… mais y survivre pourrait bien être la chose la plus difficile qu'elle ait jamais faite.

Lumi Reeves pensait avoir trouvé l'âme sœur en épousant l'homme qu'elle adorait depuis l'enfance. Pendant deux ans, elle a enduré une frustration sexuelle intense, persuadée que la « maladie de La Peyronie » d'Henry était bien réelle. Elle a eu recours à des sextoys et à des caresses désespérées pour se sentir désirée. Jusqu'au jour où elle l'a surpris en plein ébat avec sa propre belle-mère, Elena – celle-là même qui avait fait de sa vie un enfer. Humiliée et chassée, les papiers du divorce déjà prêts, Lumi se retrouve sans ressources. Une nuit d'ivresse avec un inconnu sans scrupules la laisse enceinte et désespérée. Cet inconnu n'est autre qu'Aaron Vanders, l'héritier milliardaire, froid et autoritaire, et son nouveau patron. Il lui propose un contrat de douze mois : l'épouser, porter son héritier, et en échange, il sauvera son père mourant et lui offrira le pouvoir qu'elle n'a jamais eu. Alors que Lumi passe du statut d'épouse délaissée à celui de redoutable dirigeante, elle déchaîne une vengeance implacable sur tous ceux qui l'ont brisée. Mais que se passe-t-il lorsque l'homme qui l'a achetée comme héritier commence à la désirer d'une manière qu'aucun contrat ne peut contenir ?

"You’re worth five million dollars, Vespera. Don't make me regret not selling you to the labs." My father didn't look at me like a daughter. He looked at me like a bad investment. As a 'Dud' born into a Royal Shifter line, I was a freak, a wolf-less servant who scrubbed the floors of the packhouse while my sister prepared to lead. But when my grandmother’s heart started failing and the hospital threatened to dump her on the street, I ran out of options. I signed the paper. Ninety-nine days. One child. No names. No light. The man who bought me lives in a fortress of concrete and silence. He is a billionaire who never shows his face, a shadow that only comes to me in the dead of night. They say he’s a monster. They say he’s deformed. But when Killian finally touches me in the dark, his skin doesn't feel like a monster's. It feels like a furnace—a scorching, electric heat that makes my dormant blood scream for the first time in nineteen years. The truth is much worse than the rumors. Killian is the Lycan King—the same God my former pack kneels to every Sunday. He doesn't want an heir. He’s dying from a feral rot that’s eating his mind, and my 'useless' human blood is the only thing that stops the screaming in his head. My parents think they sold a broken girl to pay a debt. My ex-mate, Alpha Jax, thinks he rejected a nobody. But as the life inside me begins to howl, I realized that I’m not a Dud. I’m a Moon-Healer. And King Killian isn't going to let his medicine walk away when the ninety-nine days are up.

He stepped closer to me, his breath hot against my neck. “Say it Miss Taylor, and I will make you forget my brother ever existed.” His low husky voice vibrated through my core, my body shivered. The way his intimidating eyes burned into my soul, I knew he meant every word he said. He was yet to touch me, yet my legs wobbled under his mere gaze, my knees too weak to carry my body. That's when it dawned on me; Jaxon West was not a man, he was a walking seduction. Just a single glance from those eyes, and I could feel the wetness between my thighs. ** Ava Taylor has always been in love with her childhood best friend, Liam West, the charming, golden boy who could do no wrong. It was her secret, sadly he didn’t feel the same way for her. After a devastating break up, Ava hopes he could finally notice her. When he receives an invitation to his Ex’s engagement ceremony with his Cousin, he pleads with Ava to be his pretend girlfriend so as to make her jealous. But when she arrives at his Family’s old house, she meets his Magnetic older brother Jax, and things spiral out of control.  Finding her in his brother’s bed, Liam is jealous and realizes his own desire for Ava. Now the two brothers want her, and she must choose between them. But what if she can’t make a choice? What if she wants both of them? The sexy masculine cowboy and the football icon! Sounds like the beginning of a reverse harem. Note: This book contains mature/controversial content. It's not your regular romance book, it might just take a very dark turn! (⁠◠⁠‿⁠◕⁠)

SIX-PACK SERIES BOOK FIVE ~ *If you haven't read books 1-4, I highly recommend starting the series with Alpha Gray and reading the prior books in order (Gray, Theo, Jax, Brock) for context before starting this one* REID : I've always exercised complete control in all things. When it comes to my pack, I'm in control as its Alpha. In everyday life, I follow a schedule and value structure and discipline. My friends think I stick too close to the rules, but maintaining order and being in control are the key things that keep me grounded. That's part of the reason why the wait for my fated mate has been so frustrating- because it's the one thing I have no control over. And when I finally meet her, I quickly realize she's equally as uncontrollable, as is the bond between us. I've been waiting all my life for Serena, but when she shows up on the eve of a war, can I really trust her? And if so, will I ever be able to conquer her chaos? ~ SERENA : They say life is full of choices, but mine were stripped from me the moment my pack was attacked and my family was killed. Since then, I've been on autopilot, just doing what I have to do to survive. That is, until the last thing I expect to happen, does; I stumble upon my fated mate. I suddenly have a choice again- give in to the mate bond between Reid and I, or risk losing it all. Can I trust him with my secrets, and can he handle them? Once he knows the truth, will he even still want me? It's an impossible choice, because no matter which one I make, I may still lose everything…

Ever since I was little, I knew my future mate would be one of two Alpha candidates: Mitchell or Jax. Even with all their Alpha pride, I never once doubted that set future. The pack elders always said it was natural for Alpha candidates to focus on getting stronger and controlling the pack. My mother, Lyra, even told me that every brutal fight they got into was so the winner could give me, their Luna, the ultimate honor. That is, until I and Elara – this Omega stray they'd taken in – got ambushed and captured by our old enemies, the Nightshade pack. Mitchell and Jax only had enough of the life-saving Moonpetal herb for one of us. And they both chose to give it to Elara. To save myself in that fire, I forced a shift. The power surge was too much. The heat twisted my cheekbone, and just like that, I was disfigured. After they dragged me out – like an afterthought – I watched those two future Alphas crying over Elara, who didn't have a scratch on her. "Thank the Moon Goddess, Elara, you're alive." "Once we sort out who's the new Alpha of Blackwood, whoever it is will give you the most honored spot right under the Luna, Elara. Don't you worry. We'll give you the best of everything our pack has, make sure you never suffer again." "Elara, you're the real Luna in our hearts." When I came to, I cut off that ridiculous mate bond for good. Empty promises and a trampled destiny? I was done with it. But after I left, they stayed by my cave every day, begging me to come back.

Je suis morte le jour de mon anniversaire, mais ni mes parents ni mon mari ne l'ont remarqué. Ils étaient trop occupés à consacrer toute leur attention à la préparation de l'anniversaire de ma sœur jumelle, Esme Shaw. Pendant qu'elle était entourée de gens qui l'aidaient à choisir une robe, moi, j'ai été ligotée et jetée dans le sous-sol. Avec le peu de force qui me restait, j'ai forcé mes doigts brisés à taper le code 9395. C'était un signal sur lequel mon mari, Edwin Grant, et moi nous étions mis d'accord autrefois. C'était une façon simple d'appeler à l'aide en cas de danger. Je n'aurais jamais pensé que j'en aurais réellement besoin un jour. Mais quand je l'ai envoyé, il ne m'a pas crue. Sa réponse était froide « Claudia, simplement parce que je ne t'ai pas emmenée faire du shopping pour une nouvelle robe, tu as décidé de faire ton cinéma ? Tu peux encore porter la robe de l'année dernière. Arrête de faire des histoires. On se voit tout à l'heure à la fête. » Ce qu'il ne savait pas, c'est qu'Esme avait déjà déchiré cette robe en morceaux. Et ce qu'il ne pouvait pas imaginer, c'est qu'à l'instant même où il a raccroché, j'étais déjà morte. Ainsi, quand la célébration a commencé, je ne suis jamais apparue. Mais lorsque tout le monde a vu le cadeau d'anniversaire que j'avais préparé à l'avance pour Esme, toute la salle a perdu la tête.

So here's the thing about being adopted by a junkie sex worker: you learn real fast that nobody's coming to save you, and the world doesn't give a shit about your potential. I got out and got a scholarship to some fancy boarding school where rich kids pretend they're better than you because their parents bought their way in instead of fucking their way through. Silvercrest Academy; prestigious, elite and completely fucking weird. Like, weird enough that my roommate has fangs and my lab partner's eyes glow in the dark and the three hottest guys on campus won't leave me alone for reasons I can't figure out. Dante—the golden boy who looks at me like I'm a problem he's trying to solve. Jax—the TA who tried to intimidate me until I put him on his ass, and now he follows me around like an angry cat that hasn't decided if it wants to be pet or bite me. Elias—the too-pretty rich boy who asks too many questions and looks at me like I'm the answer to something he's not saying out loud. I thought I was here to study genetics, turns out I'm the genetics. Aether bloodline that is believed to be ancient and extinct except apparently not, because I'm standing here with gold in my hair that won't dye out and an allergy to silver that makes no sense and power I don't know how to use sitting under my skin like a loaded gun. Someone's trying to kill me for it and through it all, three wolves telling me I'm their mate—which would be flattering if I wasn't too busy trying not to die to figure out what the fuck that means.

"You think you can hunt us in our own territory, little star?" Cain's voice is velvet wrapped around steel as he and his brothers flank me in the shadowy alley. "We know exactly who you are." I was a cop. Then my brother's mutilated corpse turned up in a ditch and every piece of blood-soaked evidence screamed the Vultures MC's name. Three ruthless brothers who ruled through fear, pain, and absolute dominance. So I dyed my hair blonde, erased my identity, and walked straight into the devil's den. Their bar. Their territory. Their world of sin and savagery. I'd destroy them from within or die trying. But nothing prepared me for Cain's predatory stare that strips me bare with a glance. Or Jax's twisted smile that promises delicious torment. Or Ryder's brutal hands that pin me against cold brick while his breath burns against my neck, whispering dark threats that make my body betray every principle I've ever held. Now I'm drowning in their intoxicating darkness. Leather, blood, and raw masculine hunger that consumes everything in its path. They're marking me, claiming me, breaking me down piece by piece until I can't remember who I was before them. When I finally uncover the shocking truth about my brother's murder, everything I believed shatters. The real killer has been hiding in plain sight, and now I'm caught between two deadly worlds. My oath as a cop and my surrender to these beautiful monsters. But when the lines blur between justice and vengeance, between duty and desire, how far will I fall before I lose myself completely?