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MANAGING MAGES: Hawk had been tormenting me as long as I could remember. I was a young mage and my power was still growing. But they thrust me under his watch in the service to our Warlord. And damn him for enjoying every moment he can torment me. Every time I think my power strong enough to challenge him, he finds new ways to torture me. He's told me that I'm his little prey and he'll be kinder when I succumb to him but I've vowed to never let the overbearing, insufferable cad put a hand on my bare skin. It's a battle of wills and wits. He may be more clever but I'm certainly more stubborn! But one thing I've learned about Hawk, never underestimate his conniving...I should've known better than to challenge him. After all, he's made a name for himself by his skill in Managing Mages. But beyond him there is an even bigger problem. Warlord: The Commander of the Mage's Guild. A ruthless killer who leaves a dark mist in his wake. Escaping the Mage's Guild would mean challenging Warlord himself. A dangerous endeavor. WARLORD'S WARD He came into our village like a shadow. A Dark Mage with the most powerful magic in all the realm. King Detry merely calls him Warlord. And he owns that title. Leaving wreckage in his wake. But for me, he had other plans. His cutting blue eyes seeing straight through my disguise. As his slave, his mere plaything, I'll learn the true darkness of magic without conscience. Anything he wants of me, he takes. Anything he wants me to do. I am willed to do with the flick of his hand. His power is an all consuming whirlwind. And I'm just the pretty butterfly caught in it.

The Asara Pack - Related to The Pack's Girl There is turbulence in the Asara Pack this Mating Moon. The males and females are at war. The Mating Moon sends all wolf's blood pumping. But the females have been taught to fear the animal aggression of the males as they claim their mates under the pink moon. But the males know that to continue their assembled pack they must obey the Alpha's decree that mates will be taken under this moon and lines continued.

결혼 생활 6년 동안 그들 사이에 사랑은 없었다. 주민혁을 사랑했던 최수빈은 한때 그를 위해 기꺼이 헌신했다. 최수빈의 친딸은 주민혁을 아빠라고 부를 수 없었으나 주민혁의 첫사랑인 박하린의 아들은 주민혁의 다리 위에 앉아 그에게 안긴 채로 그를 아빠라고 불렀다. 주씨 가문 사람들은 양아들 주시후를 귀한 후계자로 여기며 그를 끔찍이 아끼면서 정작 주민혁의 친딸인 주예린은 냉대했다. 그러다 최수빈과 주예린은 죽게 되었고 주민혁은 딸과 아내의 화장 동의서에 직접 사인한 뒤 아들을 데리고 박하린의 귀국 축하 파티에 참석했다. 최수빈은 그제야 본인이 아무리 헌신해도 주민혁에게 사랑받을 수 없다는 걸 뼈저리게 깨닫게 되었다. 매정한 주민혁에게는 마음이라는 게 존재하지 않았다. 새로운 삶을 얻게 된 최수빈은 굴욕과 수모만이 존재하는 결혼 생활을 끝내려고 했다. 지난 생에 최수빈은 한심하게도 학업을 포기하고 가정주부가 되어 가정을 위해 헌신했다. 이번 생에 그녀는 주민혁에게 주저 없이 이혼 합의서를 건넨 뒤 딸을 데리고 진흙탕 같은 삶을 벗어나 커리어를 쌓으며 새로운 삶을 꾸려가려고 했다. 최수빈이 떠난 지 일주일째, 주민혁은 최수빈이 심술을 부린다고 생각했다. 최수빈이 떠난 지 한 달째, 주민혁은 그녀가 뭘 하든 신경 쓰지 않았다. 최수빈이 떠나고 한참이 지난 뒤, 주민혁은 업계 최정상 엘리트 모임에서 그녀를 보았다. 최수빈은 커리어에만 집중했고 주예린은 새로운 아빠를 찾는 데 열중했다. 최수빈과 주예린이 자신을 버렸다는 사실에 주민혁은 결국 이성을 잃고 말았다. 늘 냉정하고 오만하던 그가 사람들의 시선은 아랑곳하지 않고 두 모녀를 붙잡고 애원했다. “수빈아, 내가 이렇게 무릎 꿇을게. 그러니까 다시 날 사랑해 주면 안 돼?”

남편은 누구나 칭송하는 훌륭한 의사였다. 그러나 그는 첫사랑의 아들을 위해 공원에서 황금 달걀을 깨며 시간을 보냈고, 그 순간 교통사고로 중태에 빠진 환자의 치료는 늦어졌다. 그 후 그는 더 끔찍한 선택을 했다. 환자의 약을 몰래 바꿔치고, 환자가 고통 속에서 서서히 죽어가는 모습을 지켜보았다. 첫사랑의 아들에게 맞는 심장을 얻기 위해서였다. 그러나 그는 몰랐다. 그날 사고로 얼굴이 알아볼 수 없을 정도로 망가진 여자아이가 바로 자신의 딸이라는 사실을. 유가족에게 시신 기증을 부탁하려고 전화를 걸던 순간, 그는 집 안에서 울리는 익숙한 벨 소리를 듣게 되었다.

남편의 첫사랑이 차에 한 시간 동안 갇혀 있자 그녀를 구해준 뒤 정작 아내인 나를 나무 상자에 강제로 집어넣고 못을 박았다. “아리가 겪은 고통은 백배로 되돌려 줄 거야.” 내가 아무리 애원하고 변명하고 발버둥 치며 울고 불어도 그는 끝까지 자비를 베풀지 않았다. 이내 매정하기 그지없는 말투가 들려왔다. “안에서 반성하다가 잘못했다고 시인하면 다시 풀어줄 거야.” 비좁은 상자에 몸을 웅크리고 있는 나는 뼈가 이미 산산조각이 나고 선혈이 바닥을 적실 정도였다. 일주일 뒤, 첫사랑과 다시 지하실을 찾은 남편은 나를 풀어 주려고 했다. 하지만 나는 질식사로 죽은 쥐 오래되었고 싸늘한 주검이 되어 있었다.

Le jour du troisième anniversaire de mon union avec Kévin Rogier, Alpha de la tribu l'Ombre, je lui ai préparé un cadeau. C'était un test de grossesse marqué de deux lignes rouges. Son cadeau pour moi, en revanche, était un contrat visant à dissoudre notre union. En voyant le document, j'avais les yeux qui sortaient des orbites, oubliant momentanément de tendre la main pour le prendre. Kévin s'est éclairci la gorge avec embarras et a expliqué : « Susie a été trompée par un scélérat et est tombée enceinte. Son futur enfant, né hors mariage, ne pourra pas prétendre aux droits de résidence de la tribu », a-t-il poursuivi, « Je propose de rompre temporairement notre union afin que je puisse en établir une provisoire avec elle, lui accordant ainsi un statut légal à son enfant. Une fois qu'elle aura accouché, nous nous remettrons ensemble. D'accord ? » Il m'a tendu le papier de nouveau, qui avait manifestement été préparé depuis un bon moment. Remarquant mon hésitation, il a continué avec une voix tendre : « C'est toi que j'aime. Ce n'est que par amitié que je l'aide. Même si nous nous séparons, je ne te laisserai subir aucune injustice. » J'ai levé les yeux vers lui, souriante et sans dire un mot, caressant le test de grossesse dans ma poche. Les deux lignes rouges étaient visibles depuis longtemps.

"I'm being forced to marry the Cruel Mafia Boss." Joanna Smith's idyllic existence was abruptly turned upside down when the Cruel Mafia Boss demanded she marry him. "Do you wish to know why I married a fragile woman like you?" He asked her, his voice icy. Joanna nodded, curious about why she married such a dangerous man. "You're repaying a debt, honey! A loan your father refused to repay before he died!" He laughed metaphorically, as if he'd said something amusing. "You're mine now, Joanna. I'm going to do insane things to your body, making you crave me, want more, and beg me to F**k you.

I'd been lonely lately. Having accrued enough wealth to no longer need to go on the raids I was well off. Now I just needed a little slave girl to warm my bed. I'd considered a docile thing with a warm spot for me. But instead, I was intrigued by the spitfire commanding she'd not be touched. I saw her body and thought her too tiny but when I touched her, I wanted her. And what I want. I get. Afterall, I'm a wolf at heart. And a full moon is coming. She'll learn the way of things. One way or another.

I am a Catalyst. The Spark, the lore calls me. The problem with being a Spark was two-fold. Monsters were drawn to me. And I'd known so many of them that I found myself unable to be intrigued by any normal, human male. I was drawn to those dangerous breeds now, like a moth to flame, how much could I really resist their primal aggression? You'd think that with my time as a Spark, I'd have learned how to recognize each creature. But there were so many, I didn't know where to begin. Every male creature lusted for me, especially the monsters. And I for them. The trick I faced was in trying not to attract every unholy thing I came across. And when I did, in identifying which just wanted to possess me and which might actually kill me. I was clearly failing. On both accounts.

Kane Porter was as boring as his name implied. Of all the financial coordinators under me, he was the one least likely to be interesting on an intoxicated evening. Kane was quiet, well-mannered and nobody was friends with him. I was his boss and I got along well with everyone until I came across a problem. The account I'd been skimming from had a good hunk of change missing now. Not good. How could I have it investigated without flagging myself for the ten thousand dollars I'd 'borrowed'? There was only one thing I could do. Porter was a nice guy. He'd help me out. No one could be safer to ask...