Lirik Chapter Four

He left four years ago to build himself into being the man he knew she deserved. He left her shattered and abandoned, however when he comes back, he wasn't ready for how much of a bold and sexy woman she had transformed too, and he certainly wasn't ready for the seductions.

We felt abandoned and betrayed by the girl we grew up protecting alongside her twin brother, but he is gone. It's been almost four years and she has returned with a fire she did not possess before. She is back and she is ours. The best way to protect her from our enemies is to being her into C.H.A.O.S.

No connection. No acquaintance. In one night of passion with no expectations, strangers become intimately acquainted. Will one night of lust turn into their happy ever after? Is it simply lust or could it possibly be love at first site? A collection of short stories: four couples, one day, twenty-four passionate hours. "Strangers" is created by Stephanie Walls, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

Because I was born under the Moon’s blessing, my body ripened earlier than any she-wolf my age. On the night of my eighteenth turning, my brother—fearing I’d be force-claimed by brutes—entrusted me to his blood-oath brother: Silas, Alpha of the Northern Peak. The first time we met, his golden eyes locked on my bared neck and never left. His fangs sank into my scent gland that very night, claiming me beneath the full moon. For four years since, I’ve been his scribe by dawn light, and his whore by moonrise. He trained my body to fit his every hunger, covering me in bite marks, yet never left the Mating Mark that would make me his true mate. Four years later, his confidante from the Central Territories returned. He tore from my heat-soaked sheets without a backward glance, racing to the moon-platform to greet her. I followed, stomach hollow, scent glands throbbing with his phantom claim. Only an hour before, his hand—scarred from my own teeth—had clamped over my mouth as he rutted me into the furs. Now, before the assembled Pack, he stroked another woman’s silver hair. “Amara, don’t show that jealous look. Have you forgotten—four years ago, you were the one who crawled into my bed while I was moon-mad.” “This tantrum is unbecoming.” He was right. I had chosen this life myself. But when I finally chose to leave him, he was the first to break.

I gave my mate a kidney to save his life. Then I disappeared. Kidnapped, betrayed, and branded a thief, I became the villain in everyone’s story. They said I abandoned him. They said I ran off with his money. No one knew the truth—that I’d been fighting for my life while he was recovering with mine still inside him. Four years later, he’s healthy again… and engaged to his first love. In front of the entire pack, he raises a glass and says, “My only regret is not realizing she was my true mate. I’ve missed her for four whole years.” Hidden in the shadows of his celebration, my heart shatters all over again. To them, I’m still a criminal. To him, I’m a ghost. And to someone out there, I’m a loose end that needs to be silenced for good. But this time, I won’t be the girl they destroy. This time, I’ll decide my own fate.

My name is Audrey, and I'm the adopted daughter of the Bailey family. Four years ago, the Bailey family faced a devastating financial crisis. Just when bankruptcy seemed inevitable, a mysterious benefactor emerged, offering salvation with one condition: a contract marriage. Rumors swirled about this enigmatic man—whispers claimed he was hideously ugly and too ashamed to show his face, possibly harboring dark, twisted obsessions. Without hesitation, the Baileys sacrificed me to protect their precious biological daughter, forcing me to take her place as a pawn in this cold, calculated arrangement. Luckily, in those four years, the mysterious husband never asked to meet in person. Now, in the final year of our arrangement, the husband I've never met is demanding we meet face to face. But disaster struck the night before my return—drunk and disoriented, I stumbled into the wrong hotel room and ended up sleeping with the legendary financial mogul, Caspar Thornton. What the hell am I supposed to do now?

Elara Vance is down to her last four dollars when she accidentally blackmails NYC’s most ruthless billionaire, Julian Thorne. Instead of ruining her, Julian pays up, daring her to see how much of his world she can handle. In this high stakes game of debt and desire, who will be drained first?

The apartment that I bought four years ago isn't renovated or lived in at all. Yet, I suddenly receive messages on unpaid water and electricity bills. Puzzled by the sudden barrage of messages, I return to that particular apartment to check things out. That's when I realize that a stranger has been living in my apartment this whole time!

Cooley Raymond’s life falls apart after his father’s business collapses and his sudden death exposes hidden tax fraud. Forced by his greedy relatives to serve his father’s prison sentence to protect his younger brother, Cooley endures two brutal years behind bars, surviving through silence. Upon his release, he is immediately targeted by gang members collecting his uncle’s gambling debt, with Cooley offered as payment. Just as he is about to be taken, a mysterious and powerful stranger intervenes, saving his life only to reveal he knows Cooley, making it clear that this rescue is no coincidence and that a far more dangerous chapter has just begun.

Alpha Michael was overjoyed at the news of Ruth's pregnancy eagerly anticipating the arrival of his first pup. However, he remained oblivious to Ruth's true nature; not only was she deceitful but she also harbored an insatiable thirst for power. When Claire turned 18 the complete truth came to light, leading her to believe she could confront Ruth her own mother on her own. This however, proved to be her greatest misjudgment as she underestimated the strength and influence of her mate, Alpha Michael. As we delve into each chapter we will explore how Claire and Alpha Michael strategize to confront and ultimately defeat Ruth who stands as a formidable obstacle between them.