Lingering Shadow

How do you escape from your shadow? Aizen learns the ability to control dark magic a thing her Grandpa warns sternly about but she's too tempted to stop after realizing the fact she could,but dark matter always came with a price... The secret her Grandpa had been hiding for years comes to light and it tears her apart... Will her darkest nights always remain dark or maybe there's hope...

Vladimir Fear, a vampire who hides in the shadow of humans, met Cassandra who knows his secret. In return, Cassandra asked him to become her boyfriend until all her bottles of dreams come true. Slowly, Vlad realized Cassandra isn't what she thought to be. In the midst of discovering her identity, what will Vlad do when he finds out he was part of her secret?

"Sign it, Elara. You were never more than a debt to be paid." For three years, Elara Vance was the Silver Crest Pack’s best-kept secret. As the "Shadow Luna," she lived in the corners of Alpha Silas’s mansion, loving him in a silence that was never returned. No ceremony, no pack bond, just a legal contract and the cold comfort of his bed. When Silas’s childhood sweetheart returns, Elara is discarded like a broken toy. Forced to sign a silent divorce and banished from the only home she’s ever known, she leaves with nothing but the clothes on her back and a secret that could destroy the pack: she is carrying Silas’s heir. Five years later, Elara is no longer the timid girl who flinched at shadows. She has a new life and a son to protect. But when her son’s life depends on an Alpha’s blood, she is forced to return to the world that broke her. But this time, she isn't seeking Silas’s help. She’s seeking sanctuary with the man Silas fears most: The Enemy Alpha. Will Silas realize the value of the "Shadow" he lost, or will Elara find a new throne in the arms of his greatest rival?

She stole my wedding. I stole her future. On the morning of my wedding, I caught my fiancé Kellan tangled in the sheets with my stepsister. The betrayal should have shattered me. Instead, it lit a fire in my veins. So I did what any woman scorned would do. I pointed to the most dangerous man in the room—Drexon Moreaux, Kellan’s ruthless billionaire uncle—and declared, “Him. I’ll marry him instead.” Drexon could have laughed in my face. The Moreaux empire’s heir apparent, a man forged in boardroom battles and whispered about in elite circles, had no reason to entertain my reckless demand. But he said, “I do.” Now, my stepsister’s smug smile is crumbling. My ex-fiancé is forced to call me Auntie. And Drexon? He watches me with dark, calculating eyes, as if I’m a puzzle he’s determined to solve. This marriage was supposed to be my revenge. But with every lingering touch and midnight confession, Drexon is turning it into something far more dangerous—something that feels like love. Too bad the Moreaux family doesn’t believe in happy endings…

In the aftermath of unimaginable loss, Jamie's once-perfect world crumbles into a stark landscape of loneliness. A year later, a mysterious stranger with an irresistible allure begins to shadow her every move, while otherworldly beings with paranormal abilities relentlessly hunt her. The air crackles with unanswered questions: What do these mysterious entities want from her? Who among her closest confidants can she trust when their web of lies unravel?

“Your body is damn hot and I'll love to bury my dick in it.” He whispered to me, his warm breath brushing against my ear. He kissed my neck, sucked on my nipples, and grasped my tits softly. I clench when the head of his cock brushes against my aching pussy. He presses his lips to mine in one lingering kiss, then pulls away. *** Elliana is a teen girl that has a crush on Tom, her school mate. Tom in return did not actually like her at first, he was always bullying her for her nerdy attitude until one day they had an intimate time together. After their intimate time, Elliana thought that they both had a thing together but her expectations were short lived when Tom started acting like nothing happened between them. Elliana decided to let go of her unrequited feelings for Tom, and reality hit her when she found out that they were step siblings. How will Elliana accept the fact that her longtime crush and bully is her stepbrother? Will Tom show his feelings to her? Or will they end everything. Find out….

“ Know this. You have to do what I ask of you. And don’t ask any questions. ” His voice drops a few octaves. Instinctively, I place my hands over his chest, feeling his beating heart under my palm. “ Just do as I say and everything will be fine. ” His eyes lower to my lips. “ Or else…”  The lingering threat triggers the rebel side of mine. “ Or else? ” “ Or else…” He lifts his gaze to my eyes and shoots me a very promising smirk. “ I will make you. " ******** ******** A wild night out with her two best friends, away from her controlling boyfriend was all Natalie Whitman planned on the ocassion of her 20th birthday, but it didn't turn out quite right. Because now, she was marked and claimed by a man she doesn't even know and her boyfriend of two years is pounding the door. Hide the truth or pretend to be not marked—That's her only choice but it doesn't prove out to be easy when the Alpha who marked her comes barging in her life and it becomes impossible for her to ignore him.

“Eden…” Her name was a curse and a prayer. “I can’t—God, I can’t think when you’re like this.” --- Professor Adrian Hale begins the semester expecting order—sleepy students, predictable discussions, and the safe distance he’s mastered for years. He does not expect Eden Marlowe. Twenty-two, brilliant, quietly bold, and unafraid to meet his gaze like she sees straight through him. Her questions cut too close, her attention lingers too long, and every glance shakes the discipline he’s built his life on. He knows the rules. He teaches them. And Eden is the one woman he has no business wanting. Yet the pull between them is immediate—magnetic, wrong, irresistible. What starts as lingering looks spirals quickly into charged silences, taut boundaries, and moments that feel anything but innocent. The more he tries to distance himself, the deeper she draws him in. The more she pushes, the faster his restraint frays. Desire becomes risk. Obsession becomes choice. And crossing the line might cost them everything.

"So you don't want to kiss me?"Ethan smirked after kissing her without her permission. Skylar stared at his infuriatingly handsome face. She wanted to slap him but something made her stop. "I shouldn't be doing this." She murmured and looked into his mesmerizing eyes. "God fucking damn it!" She growled after cursing and taking his face and she kissed him as if there's no tomorrow. ~ Would you believe it if a rumour spread about a popular guy who kissed an ordinary girl? No, right? Skylar Carter. Eighteen years old, virgin and recently transferred to the USA's elite Archibald Academy, she has only two targets to fulfil: 1. Maintain 4.5 GPA 2. Stay out of trouble But what would she do when trouble comes knocking at her door and kisses you breathless? The lingering stares, stolen touches and one hot KISS exchanged with the sexy Quarterback threatens to break them all. One kiss and now she was his target. Trapped in his very own game, where he was the rule maker and the heart breaker...

War is flaring across the region, down to a common enemy, the Alpha of the Night Shade Pack, on a mission to bring down all other packs. Alpha Jackson and Beta Cayden both lose their mates to the war. Both left in a state of bewilderment and mourning they continue to fight for the freedom of their pack. Alpha Jackson receives a prophecy from an elderly woman on pack telling him of a she-wolf with silver-white eyes that will bring the end of the suffering, that he shall be a part of this... along with others... only for him to dismiss it as senselessness... Evelyn is brought to Mystic Shadow Pack to assist in their battles against this mutual enemy, but in doing so catches the eyes of both the Alpha and the Beta, suddenly bringing meaning back to their lives as the battle against the Night Shade Pack rages on. Evelyn is urgently called back home where the war has returned. Only to witness the death of her newly realized fated mate, crumbling the dreams she had been building for so long. Fleeing she runs into the arms of a rogue... A rogue, but is there more to him? It would appear so... He returns her to The Mystic Shadow Pack only to find the Alpha... and the Beta... and things have changed... Was the prophecy the Alpha received as senseless as he first believed? Or was there some truth to the visions of the old woman?