Lily Aurora

I was reborn on the day my parents forced me to swear a blood oath before the Moon Goddess. They wanted me to swear I'd give up my mate, Damien — hand him over to my sister, Vivienne. The first time around, I'd refused. I'd cried and fought and begged. I tried everything to make Damien see the truth. I pleaded with my parents to tell him the real story, to stop letting Vivienne impersonate me. All I got in return was Damien's deepening hatred. I'd run from the territory in desperation, trying to find Damien and explain face to face. I was ambushed by rogue wolves on the way. Left bleeding out in the dirt. With my last shred of strength, I reached out through the pack mind-link, begging Damien for help. His voice cut through my mind, cold as ice. "Drop the act. I'm done with your little sympathy plays." "Don't interrupt my Mating Ceremony with Vivienne." Then he severed the link without a second thought. I died alone in the wilderness. The last thing I heard was the distant roar of celebration from the pack territory — Damien and Vivienne's Mating Ceremony. This time, I clenched my fists until my nails bit into my palms. This time, I would never beg again.

He sabido desde la infancia que estaba destinada a aparearme con Kaden, el heredero Alfa de la manada Piedra de Luna. Como la única con el linaje bendecido por la Luna, soy la única loba capaz de romper la maldición que ha perseguido al linaje Alfa de Piedra de Luna durante generaciones. Hace un siglo, el ancestro de Piedra de Luna insultó públicamente a una Alfa caída durante su funeral. Se burló de ella diciendo: —Es solo una loba. ¿Por qué un funeral tan extravagante? ¿Cómo podría una hembra proteger a los nuestros? Probablemente se abrió camino hasta la cima durmiendo con otros. La Diosa Selene se enfureció. Lanzó una maldición perpetua. Cada heredero Alfa directo de la manada Piedra de Luna desarrollaría rasgos femeninos al cumplir los dieciocho años, regresando a la condición de un bajo Omega. Solo al aparearse con una loba bendecida por la Luna se podía levantar la maldición. Había estado enamorada de Kaden durante años y no quería nada más que salvarlo. Maya afirmó que ella también poseía el linaje bendecido por la Luna. Kaden intentó aparearse con ella, pero yo expuse su mentira y lo detuve. Obligado por sus padres, Kaden finalmente me convirtió en su Luna. Después de que me marcó, Kaden no retrocedió a Omega, pero tampoco despertó su linaje de Rey Alfa. Esa misma noche, una Maya desconsolada salió a caminar sola por el bosque, donde fue acorralada por una manada de renegados y despedazada. Mis padres y Kaden me odiaron por ello. Afirmaron que yo era una farsa cuyo linaje era impuro, y que por eso Kaden nunca ascendió verdaderamente. Estaban convencidos de que Maya era la verdadera bendecida por la Luna. Creían que mis celos y mentiras la habían matado y le habían robado a Kaden su oportunidad de convertirse en el Rey Alfa. En una noche de luna llena, Kaden me desgarró la garganta frente a toda la manada. Lanzó mi cuerpo a un pozo de plata para dejar que se corroyera. Lo último que escuché fue su rugido: —¡Perra mentirosa! ¡La muerte de Maya está en tus manos! Cuando abrí los ojos de nuevo, estaba de vuelta en el día en que Kaden llegó a la manada Luna de Plata para proponer apareamiento.

Meu filho de três anos, Ethan, se perdeu e acabou no território dos renegados, onde foi brutalmente assassinado. Quando fiquei sabendo disso, eu simplesmente desmaiei. Quando acordei, meu companheiro Alfa, Alexander, segurava minha mão com força. A voz dele estava rouca de tanto chorar. — Ivy, eu juro que vou vingar o Ethan. Vou dilacerar esses malditos renegados com minhas próprias garras. Mas apenas três dias depois, durante o funeral, eu ouvi uma conversa entre Alexander e o seu Beta, Marcus. — Alfa, eu não entendo — Marcus parecia confuso — Por que você não deixou o médico da alcateia salvar o Ethan? Ele só estava muito machucado, mas se tivéssemos agido a tempo... — Foi o Lucas. Ele empurrou o Ethan sem querer no território dos renegados — a voz de Alexander estava carregada de dor — mas ele é só uma criança que não conhece os limites do território. Ele não fez de propósito. — Se eu tivesse deixado o médico cuidar do Ethan, o menino teria contado a verdade a todos. Sophia acabaria presa e o Conselho condenaria Lucas à morte. Eu não podia deixar isso acontecer. — Alexander completou. — Mas e o herdeiro da alcateia? — Marcus perguntou, apreensivo. — Não faz diferença — a voz de Alexander voltou a uma calma assustadora — Assim que Ivy se acalmar, eu vou trazer o Lucas de volta. Nós vamos dizer que ele é um órfão adotado e o próximo Alfa será criado pela própria Ivy. Então, a pessoa que matou o meu filho era o filho ilegítimo dele com a amante. Meu filho poderia ter sido salvo, mas Alexander preferiu sacrificar o meu Ethan por causa desse bastardo. Disquei um número que não ligava há cinco anos. — Papai, sou eu. A Ivy. — Mudei de ideia — disse, com a voz soando fria e firme. — Vou voltar para herdar a Alcateia Real. — E quanto à Alcateia Pedra da Lua? — Eu quero que a Pedra da Lua seja apagada da existência.

I loved the pup my parents adopted so deeply that I cared for him as if he were my own son. At his slightest request, I willingly braved the storm to search the cliff edges for the plant he needed for tomorrow's assignment. Just as I stumbled toward them, battered and disheveled, I heard him secretly call my sister "mama, and call my mate "Dad”. It turned out my beloved Alpha mate had been cheating all along. He said it was too early for us to have pups, then turned around and started a family with my own sister. And my parents had known all along. They even wanted to force me to step down from my Luna position. The pup I cherished like my own heart cursed me with the most vicious words. Looking at them, I laughed through my tears. They didn't know I was already dead. The Moon Goddess had shown mercy—if I could receive one genuine declaration of love within these seven extra days, I could return to life. But they all wished for my death. I granted their wish. So why did they all regret it when the pack enforcers asked them to identify my body?

Empat tahun menikah, suamiku tak pernah sekali pun menemaniku ke tempat kencan yang sedang viral. Katanya aku norak, suka ikut-ikutan tren. Namun begitu cinta pertamanya pulang ke tanah air, dia justru tak sabar mengajak wanita itu mendaki gunung yang konon dipercaya bisa membuat pasangan bertahan hingga tua. Aku pun memutuskan untuk bercerai, lalu pergi menjalankan misi bantuan ke Lunaria. Namun, mantan suamiku justru mengejarku hingga ke sana. Di tengah reruntuhan, dia menangis sambil menggali tanah, mencari jasadku ....

Mi hermana gemela, Elena, y yo fuimos emparejadas con los gemelos Alfa. Solo el primer cachorro que naciera entre nosotras sería el heredero Alfa de la manada. Mi hermana quedó embarazada un mes antes que yo, y se suponía que ella daría a luz al heredero primero. Pero yo entré en labor de parto un mes antes, de forma prematura. Pero cuando estaba a punto de dar a luz, decidí quedarme en una habitación llena de pociones especiales que suprimían las contracciones. Porque, en mi vida anterior, mi pareja Alfa, Marcos, me había sumergido en agua mezclada con acónito para retrasar el parto. Al final, mi cachorro y yo morimos allí. La agonía fue insoportable. Sollozaba y suplicaba, rogándole que me explicara por qué me hacía eso. Pero él ignoró mis gritos por completo. Lo único que le importaba era apresurar a Elena hasta la guarida de partos de la manada. —Mi hermano Gabriel murió salvando mi vida —me gruñó—. La única forma de honrar esa deuda de sangre es asegurarnos de que su hijo sea el heredero de la manada. Puedes resentir a Elena todo lo que quieras cualquier otro día, pero hoy no. Solo aguanta un poco más. —Es una poción especial. Vas a estar sana y salva. ¡Confía en mí! ¿Sana y salva? Pasé un día y una noche enteros sufriendo en aquel sótano. Mi hijo se asfixiaba en mi vientre mientras el veneno de acónito me consumía lentamente. Cuando abrí los ojos de nuevo, había regresado al día de mi parto. Esta vez, tengo que salvarme a mí misma.

On her 18th birthday, Emily faced betrayal. Her boyfriend turned out to be her sister’s mate. Not only did her father demand that she forgive her sister and her boyfriend’s betrayal, but he also asked her to preside over their wedding. However, at the wedding, she met Prince Leon. He claimed that she was his mate. The prince had another engagement with another woman. Emily’s best friend Lola told her that the best way to get the prince was to tie him to a bed. "My sweet Emily, you only belong to me." Leon whispered on the bed.

Once, the love between me and my mate, Logan Hunt, seems almost invincible. He loves me, and I love him. Even if no one knows I'm the wife of Hunt Corporation's CEO—and our relationship remains a secret—we still love each other deeply. Until one day, his childhood sweetheart, Bianca Miller, returns to the city after a divorce. Since then, Logan has started coming home late. It hits me that our love may be nothing more than my one-sided feelings. I'm only one of his many. When Bianca moves into our home under the excuse of unfinished renovations, disrupting our private space, I know our relationship is destined to fall apart. If anyone is going to leave, it has to be me. So, I disguise the Mate Bond Dissolution Agreement as an inconspicuous document and make him sign it. Everything is on track until fear and anxiety dawn upon me. I find out I'm carrying a pup. Deep in my heart, I know Logan would never allow me to take away his pup. Therefore, I shrink myself and avoid him. The moment the agreement takes effect, I leave quietly, carrying our pup, an existence he knows nothing about. By the time he finds out the truth, I'm already gone from his world…

They say that I have gone mad, that I put on "an act of life or death" on the day of my younger sister's coming-of-age ceremony. They also claim that I lied to my husband to gain sympathy. However, they don't know that the true madman is the person whom they have misplaced their trust in. I am Winifred Gardner, the eldest daughter of the Gardners, and I am also secretly married to Zachary Hood, a mafia boss. He never announced our marriage within the last three years because I'm not yet "qualified" to be the wife of a mafia boss. My younger sister, Stella Gardner, acknowledges me as her elder sister while mixing muscle relaxants into my medications to render me weak, dull, and unable to fire a gun. As a result, I am once again mocked as someone useless. She steals my place, my parents' love, and my husband's trust while I'm labeled as mentally unstable and told that I pretend for the sake of sympathy. The moment I sign the organ donation consent form, I smile. This is the only document I can sign on my own initiative. But they're unaware that I've already recorded the truth beforehand. After I die, everyone will know who it was that poisoned me. When that time comes, they will cry and be filled with regret. But I will no longer forgive them.

Raven Statham has one week left to save her grandmother’s crumbling bakery before her mother sells it. Drowning in debts, rejected by investors, and clinging to the only legacy she has left, she turns to the one corporation known for rescuing failing businesses — D’Angelo Enterprises. What she doesn’t know is that the CEO is not just a businessman. He is Kade D’Angelo, the Reaper of the criminal underworld, a man who kills with the same ease he breathes, a man bound by a vow: marry before thirty-three, or lose his throne to his estranged brother, Damon. When Raven accidentally witnesses Kade murder a man in cold blood, she becomes a liability he cannot ignore. And when she tries to flee, she unknowingly signs the wrong contract — not a business partnership, but the marriage contract prepared for a mafia heiress sharing her surname. By the time she discovers the truth, five black cars are outside her bakery, Kade D’Angelo standing among them like the devil she had met by accident twice already. *** Excerpt from the Book: The door opened. A familiar smell drifted inside before the man did and my stomach twisted. Kade walked into my home, filling the small space with his presence. His eyes found mine immediately, cold, unreadable. Kade's lips tilted, just slightly. "I see you're just finding out about the document you signed, Miss Statham," he said. "What do you mean marr—" I started, clutching the file, eyes wide with disbelief. "Good," he interrupted, his voice leaving no room for argument. "Because we're getting married. Tomorrow.”