Khalil Payne/ Painkiller

It had been four years since Shaun Payne started working in a tavern, avoiding detection from the pack he walked into. Working only for food and board, he had gone unnoticed for years, helping the tavern strive. But his life changed once again, when a fight breaks out while he worked one day. On trial for his life, Shaun has accepted his fate when the Alpha of the Nightstar Pack shows him mercy. With the entire pack questioning who he was, Shaun only had two choices; be executed or return to his pack. Would he be able to face his past? Would he be able to remain hidden from the enemies searching for him? When he couldn't trust anyone, he had to prove himself without revealing who he was. With no pack, no friends, and enemies in the shadows, he would have to survive.

Alec Hardy is a billionaire. He is the sole heir of the Payne fortune, but to have access to all his money, he needs to get married. That was the only condition his grandfather left on his will, and who better to be his wife than the love of his life? The woman he loves and hates with all his power, with all his heart. Too bad she wants nothing to do with him, The past betrayed the two of them, sending them into different paths, and now, they come across each other. Alec is the only solution for Aimee’s problems, and so is she. She is the only woman that can tempt the infamous player to get married. What will happen when Alec proposes to Aimee? Will she accept his tempting and generous offer to help her get rid of all the debt her family has left her with? Or will she fight him back and go down the rabbit hole? Book Three of Girlfriend for Hire. It can be read as a stand-alone but for better understanding would be better to be read as a trilogy.

I was slowly dying from Silverthorn Wolfsbane, and there was only one cure—the Miracle Elixir. But my mate, Leo Ashford, bought it and gave it to my adoptive sister, Jane Smith. He did it because he thought I was faking my illness. I gave up on the treatment and swallowed a potent painkiller instead. It would kill me in three days by shutting down my organs. In those three days, I gave up everything. I handed over the fur manufacturing business I built from the ground up to Jane, and my parents praised me for caring about my sister. I offered to sever our mate bond, and Leo praised me for finally being sensible. When I told my son he could call Jane "mommy", he happily said that his new mommy was the best! I transferred all my savings to Jane, and no one seemed to notice anything out of the ordinary. They were just pleased with my "better behavior". "Viola is finally not so bad." I wondered—would they regret it after I was gone?

Harry Payne, a sexy and enigmatic CEO. Harry comes from one of the most important and richest families in the entire UK. He is responsible and organised, he is a businessman without time for nonsense or romance. His last girlfriend cheated on him with his best friend because of his unavailability. Now he is facing a big problem. His cousin's wedding is in three days and he needs to find a suitable girlfriend to attend with him. Harry pays a lot of money to stay out of the headlines, so his family has no idea what he has been up to. As he doesn’t have time for relationships he decides to hire a girlfriend for two weeks. Will he be able to keep it professional or will he lose his calm with the beautiful escort Alice?

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.

In the fifth year of Gwyneth Payne's marriage to Asher Crowe, he tells her thrice that he wants to bring Liana Quayle along with them when they migrate. Gwyneth puts down the dishes she's just prepared and asks him why. He's frank with her. "I don't want to keep this from you anymore. Liana lives in the residential area beside ours. She's spent nine years with me, and I owe her too much. I must bring her with me when we migrate." Gwyneth doesn't cry or kick up a fuss. Instead, she books a ticket for Liana on their flight. Asher thinks she's finally seen sense. On the day they leave the country, Gwyneth watches Asher and Liana board the flight. Then, she turns and boards another flight that will take her back to her parents' home.

After a venomous snake bites me, my husband, Daniel Dawson, injects the only antivenom into my adopted sister, Grace Winton. Before I black out, I see my parents, Daniel, and my son, Ethan Dawson, all gathered around Grace, while I lie alone on the grass, completely ignored. When I come to, my colleague shakes his head and tells me the toxin has already spread. Within 48 hours, my body will begin to rot from the inside, and I'll die in unbearable pain. I give up the conservative plan and swallow a potent painkiller instead. Over the next two days, I transfer the hospital my grandfather gave me and every asset in my name to Grace. I divorce Daniel and place both his and Ethan's hands into Grace's. When I put Grace's name on the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treatment protocol I've spent five years developing, they finally smile, hold my hand, and tell me we're finally a real family. I stay silent and only smile at them. I wonder what their faces will look like two days later when they see my body.

The silo is about to confront what’s written in the history, remaking and repainting the old one, with an endless soul that keeps on coming back to the same path they walked through. Talia Carmela lost her husband. She became so dull and lifeless, as if grey is the only shade that is existing. However, the alluring Lexus Payne – an irresistibly compelling and impenetrable ex-boyfriend of her during their law school years appears in her life right in time. It took her less than a minute for her soul to recognize him. Her life takes a thrill and terrifying turn of events, remembering all those moments she had with him. What Talia doesn’t realize is that the closer she gets to him, the more she couldn’t refuse and resist his presence. But sometimes we have to lose some of the dearest thing we have and make a room to unfold things right. But that endless ‘sometimes’ can be an opportunity to expand the kind of life that were always meant for us. Could love become sweeter in the second time around? Or staying-out of their lives will do good? The tides and lows of destiny will still inevitably comes to the right one, to the endless soul that awaits.

Sa ika-limang taon ng pagsasama nina Gwyneth Payne at Asher Crowe, sinabi ni Asher ng tatlong beses na gusto niyang isama si Liana Quayle para mag-migrate. Ibinaba ni Gwyneth ang mga platong kakahanda lang niya at nagtanong kung bakit. Naging prangka siya sa kanya. “Hindi ko na ito gustong itago mula sa iyo. Nakatira si Liana sa katabing residential area natin. Siyam na taon niya akong kasama, at malaki ang utang ko sa kanya. Kailangan ko siyang isama kapag nag-migrate tayo.” Hindi umiyak si Gwyneth o gumawa ng gulo. Sa halip, bumili siya ng ticket para kay Liana sa flight nila. Iniisip ni Asher na sawakas nakakaintindi na siya. Sa araw na nilisan nila ang bansa, pinanood ni Gwyneth si Asher at Liana na sumakay sa flight. Pagkatapos, tumalikod siya at sumakay sa ibang eroplano na dadalhin siya pabalik sa tahanan ng mga magulang niya.

**Sometimes, you don't get to choose your own destiny.** Maya Anderson is the first werewolf in living memory born to human parents. Kicked out of her home when she was sixteen, she's been on the run for nearly five years, trying her best to avoid other werewolves as much as possible. That is, until she stumbles into Edric Payne's territory, the Alpha of one of the biggest packs in the country, Mountain Fire. At twenty-five, Edric still hasn't found his mate, and their pack's been without a Luna for more than a year. Without a Luna, his pack is in danger of dying off, but because The Moon Goddess promised him he'd find his mate after he becomes Alpha, he's less worried about it than his father, Joshua, the previous Alpha of Mountain Fire. When Edric captures Maya, and claims her as his mate, she has no idea what he's talking about. She knows nothing about being a werewolf. In fact, she hates everything about them and herself, and she doesn't plan on sticking around to become some kind of Luna for a bunch of bloodthirsty monsters. However, a series of bizarre events compel her to stay with the pack. The moment they meet, Maya and Edric's destinies become inextricably intertwined, and they quickly learn that everything they thought they knew about their lives have been a lie. **