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"Fight all you want, babydoll. In the end, you'll learn to crave the bliss only I can give. And you'll realize you were born for one purpose - to be mine.” ************ She was just trying to pay her college fees, not get tangled in the deadly world of the mafia. Now she's living a dangerous double life, playing a deadly game she doesn't fully understand. Trapped under the control of the most powerful and merciless man in New York - mafia kingpin Kian Marcello. Kian sees something in Isadora that makes him want to possess her completely. Something about her calls to parts of him that have long been buried. But to be his could mean sacrificing her soul. Caught between two ruthless men with the means and ambition to destroy anyone in their path, Isadora walks a knife's edge. One wrong step and it will cost her everything. But how do you escape when you've become the most dangerous kind of addiction? When your every breath depends on pleasing a man who gets what he wants by any means necessary?

Elona Del Santiago, seventeen years old, combative and always positive in life. She grew up with her aunt abusing and hurting her. Elona just wants a peaceful life where even if she's tired of working, it's okay. She will endure. Until the day came when she met Laurier, a gentleman. But what if… Elona finds out his best-kept secret? What if… he is not an ordinary person in this world? Is Elona ready to give up everything and accept Laurier? Or, will it all be a dark and a happy nightmare for her?

Bailey , a fierce werewolf, made a tough choice to leave her pack and embrace her destiny. But when she returns, she's thrown into a world of danger, power, and forbidden love. As Bailey tries to find her place, a new pack king, Nathan Frost, emerges. Handsome and ruthless, he demands her obedience. But Bailey's not one to back down easily. She's determined to fight for her freedom and the love she truly desires. Just when Bailey thinks she has it all figured out, a shocking twist sends her world spinning. The mysterious stranger who took over the pack's throne might not be who he seems. Secrets unravel, alliances shift, and Bailey's life is on the line.

Katherine's sole purpose is to hunt down and kill every supernatural creature. She has her sights on the elusive Gabriel Priest, the last Pureblood Vampire. With murder and loss mounting on both sides, what will happen when the hunter becomes the hunted? Katherine finds herself trapped deep in a vampire nest where Gabriel intends to toy with her, torture her, then kill her. Only Gabriel can't seem to kill his new toy and Katherine can't stop her pulse from racing whenever he's close. Could Fate have something in store for these two destined enemies? ****** “Do your worst, Priest,” I taunt, coughing my lungs out. “Whatever you have planned, I've had worse.” The grin on his face sends a shot of fear straight to my heart, and I have a feeling that he's not going to make my death an easy one. “Oh, little lamb, you have no f**king idea who you're dealing with. I'm going to take my time with you, and when I'm done, you'll be begging me for your death.” With those lines, I knew my life was no longer mine; that Gabriel would enjoy every bit of torture he would inflict on my body. **** This book takes place in the same world as my Bratva Wolves books as well as Alpha Fenriz, but you don't have to read them to understand what's going on in this one. However, if you do feel like you want to get yourself acquainted with other characters mentioned in this book, please dive right in! 1. Alpha Kai 2. Konstantin: The Heartless Beta 3. Dimitri and Nikokai: Rejecting Fate Alternatively, all three above mentioned books are available in the collection called Bratva Wolves. 4. Alpha Fenriz

When Ariana had been bitten by a ferocious beast the very night she was humiliated and rejected by her crush, she had not expected that she would survive. Rescued by a strange man who lived with his Lycan uncle but could not heal and neither could she die from her wounds which was strange. Usually, when a Lycan bites a werewolf, they die!!! Ariana lost her memory but the stranger who later turns out to be a disgraced wolf reconnects her with the Lycan King himself and right then, Alpha Tyler knew that she was his mate. But what happens when she realizes that he had bitten her even though he provided a cure? What happens when she realizes that she might be caught in a web of romance as both her rescuer might have fallen for her? What happens when Japheth would not let her go risking the support from Tyler to reclaim his throne?

Ember, a mute and wolfless outcast, endures relentless torment as the disgraced daughter of an alpha's mistress in the Crescent Moon Pack. Betrayed by her family and rejected by her mate, Beta Benson, her existence is a living nightmare. Her prayers to the Moon Goddess for freedom—be it through death or a miracle—seem to go unanswered, leaving her trapped in despair. But Ember's pain masks a dangerous mystery. Dreams of blood-soaked hands and an unknown man haunt her nights, while whispers of betrayal and dark truths about her stepbrother, Alpha Leo, gnaw at her sanity. Even as her will is tested, she finds unexpected solace in her only ally, Lily, and fleeting moments of inexplicable connection to the wolf she thought she'd lost forever. When a powerful and enigmatic figure—the Lycan King Draco—arrives, his piercing gaze and commanding presence unravel everything Ember believed about herself. Her soul ignites at the revelation that he is her second-chance mate, a bond both fated and impossible. As her dormant wolf stirs within her, Ember faces the ultimate dilemma: will she embrace her destiny or become the assassin of the very man who might hold the key to her salvation?

WARNING: THE BOOK CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENTS! Maryna has spent her entire life stuck in an unrequited love for the Penston Pack’s Alpha as well as his childhood friend, Calvin. She did everything to have him and went as far as to sit in the Luna position to do his paperworks, conquer packs, and in the end, gave him all the credit. To be frank, she was madly in love. Everything was great until Calvin found his very own soulmate — not someone who was simply the Luna, arranged as his partner — but his soulmate — a living counterpart a werewolf could ever have. Maryna’s world crumpled to pieces, so much that the only thing she wants is to fix herself — to bring back all the pieces taken from her and run away. And in order to do that, she has to marry a higher position that even Calvin could never stop. Maryna has to marry the Alpha King. Only for convenience, of course. Or . . . Is she supposed to expect something else? (DISCLAIMER: Most dialogues are modernized)

I knew they all hated me, I was weak and I had no wolves. They treated me like a slave, I was a disgrace to them, not to mention to my pack. My father, Alpha of the Widfire pack was suddenly rumored to have died. My sister, Arora O'Malley, was made Alpha of the Wildfire pack to replace the weak me. I was the eldest daughter, but I didn't have any rights that I could claim. At the age of 18, my wolf suddenly awoke. I found my mate and I dreamed of escaping this suffocating life. However, he flatly rejected me and chose another woman. I, Ruby O'Malley, just wanted freedom. And it looks like it will come true when Mother sells me to the Alpha King Triplets of the Celestial Dawn pack. I smelled the alluring sweetness, they were my second chance! *** "Are you afraid of me?" A heavy, slightly hoarse voice sounded melodious in my ears. A surprised shriek escaped my lips as my body suddenly levitated. Spontaneously, I wrapped my arms around his neck. He surprised me! Why did he suddenly carry me without any prior notice? "You can look at my face for a long time, but not now. You don't want to keep me and my other two brothers waiting, do you?"

"You are mine!!" his voice echoed like that of the devil as he bit on my neck, sending shivers of pleasure down my spine. *************** Cara, a weak Omega, has always fantasized about finding her mate, the butterflies in the belly, and the happy ending stories. Cara is claimed against her wish when she ran into the territory of the Rogue King, the most wanted villain in Ellorin, on their first meeting, binding herself to a dangerous life and miserable life. from running away from being sold to slavery in her former pack to being the actual slave in the hands of the ruthless Rogue king, Cara must fend and fight for her survival in a place infested with wild rabid wolves. especially when she discovers about her Origin pointing to a long lost bloodline, "The cupbearers" Amidst running away, conspiracies of her parents death, the discovery of her past, and being mated to a wanted rogue, Cara is faced with a difficult choice to choose between her mate or the lives of thousands of people. What will she do when she realises that her parents were killed by rogues?. Will she choose her mate in spite of everything?. Or Will her choice plunge the whole of Ellorin into destruction?.

Elona Del Santiago, Deshe-shete anyos, palaban at palaging positibo sa buhay. Lumaki siya sa pang-aabuso at pananakit ng kanyang tiyahin sa kanya. Gusto lang naman ni Elona ng isang matiwasay na buhay kung saan kahit magkanda ugod-ugod na siya sa pagtatrabaho ay okay lang. Basta mayroon lang siyang matatawag na pamilya. Titiisin niya. Hanggang dumating ang araw na nakilala niya si Laurier, isang maginoo na lalaki. Ngunit paano kung…malaman ni Elona ang pinakatago-tago nitong sekreto? Paano kung…hindi siya pangkaraniwang tao dito sa mundo? Handa ba’ng talikuran ni Elona ang lahat-lahat at tanggapin si Laurier? O, magiging isang madilim at masayang bangungot nalang ang lahat?