Madame Pele Legend

At the Luna Ceremony, my mate—Alpha Ares Grant—appears at the altar with his lover in his arms. He disdainfully throws the Snow Wolf hide, which has been enshrined on the altar, onto the muddy ground. It's something my mother left for me before she died, and it's also a sacred relic passed down through generations of the Moonriver pack. Legend says that if one's mate personally drapes this wolf hide over their shoulders, they will live in harmony and be granted a blessed future. For three years, this is the moment I had been waiting for. The next moment, he turns and places the Luna's Crown on Arthene Smith's head. "I swear on the Moon Goddess that Estella is impure, disloyal, and a fraud. I refuse to accept such a filthy she-wolf as my mate. From now on, my Luna is the pure Arthene, and nothing else," he says. I stare at the scene before me in disbelief and sorrow. "Ares, I'm your fated mate, your one and only Luna—" A heavy slap lands fiercely on my face. Ares strikes me down from the altar. The moment I tumble down the steps, I hear his cold, bone-chilling voice say, "You think a whore like you is worthy of being the Luna?"

They Told her to choose duty. She chose love and paid the price. Selene was never meant to be ordinary. As the daughter of Alpha Jamie and bearer of ancient spirit energy, she was destined to lead her people into a new era. Feared, revered, and expected to follow the path carved for her, Selene carried the weight of her world until she met him. Ethan, a hybrid prince and the son of vampire King Nicholas was everything she was warned against. A forbidden mate. A dangerous alliance. But he was also her sanctuary, her secret, and the other half of a bond that defied the rules of bloodlines and kingdoms. Together, they hid their love behind the walls of duty until a war ignited that would shatter everything. When betrayal tears through the supernatural realms and a dark force returns from the dead, Selene is forced to embrace her power, her destiny, and the unbearable cost of leadership. With her only maid and dearest friend, Ruby, falling in battle to save her, Selene is driven to the edge of heartbreak and rage. Reinforcements arrive. Allies unite. But the true war begins when he returns. Xander, a monster of legend, reborn in shadow… and targeting everything Selene holds dear. Now, as worlds collide and the battlefield burns, Selene must face the unthinkable: To save the world, she may have to kill the man she loves.

Nueva Winter is a regular teenage girl. After getting asked out on a date by the hottest guy in her school, she believes life is about to get as good as it gets. But the date turns disastrous when Nueva gets attacked and bitten by an enormous dog-like animal. If that wasn't bad enough, her date leaves her abruptly without explanation directly after the attack. This event throws Nueva into an unknown world of werewolves, Banshees, and strange magic when an old legend speaks of the powerful Ice wolf, a white beast dormant inside Nueva's human body. Alpha Gray of the White Creek pack is so confident that she is the key to breaking the Alpha's curse that's robbed him of a mate-bond that he kidnaps her and brings her to his pack. There she has to learn how to defend herself and unlock the potentials hidden within. All while trying to survive the growing number of Rogues attacking and attempting to take over the White Creek pack by eliminating anything standing in their way. But can the human girl with the Ice Wolf break the curse and restore the power and strength to this weakening pack? And, when the time comes, will Alpha Gray be willing to let her go after he develops strong feelings for her despite the missing mate-bond, knowing he will send her to certain death.

The whole wolf pack knew I was Alpha Nick’s fated mate—chosen by the Moon Goddess herself. But the second I stepped into Brown Pack territory with my suitcase in hand— His mother, Mrs. Johnson, ordered the maids to spray me with wolfsbane. His cousin, Enna, "accidentally" put me in *his* bedroom. And his childhood sweetheart, Rina, slapped a ten-million-dollar check in my face, demanding I publicly renounce this "joke of a mating bond." Even Alpha Nick himself—the ruthless legend of the pack—spent the first night wrapped around me like a damn octopus, only to kick me out coldly the next morning: *"Get out. Don’t come back to my room again."* When I was framed for theft, forced to work overtime till midnight, or locked inside a pitch-black office mid-panic attack… My *"fiancé"* was too busy grinding on Rina at some high-society ball. Then the truth about me dropped— Brown Pack’s elders dropped to their knees, trembling. Rina ripped her knockoff Luara gown in rage. And Alpha Nick, eyes bloodshot, pinned me against the wall: *"Wendy… you played me."* I smirked, peeling his fingers off me. *"Sorry, Alpha. The three-month contract’s up."* *"Now… call me by my real title—heir of White Moon Pack."*

The Broken Alpha with His Saving Grace Mate Alpha Damon James Blackwood was once a legend—fierce, untouchable, and born to lead. But betrayal shattered more than his pack… it shattered him. Haunted by loss and carrying the weight of a curse tied to his bloodline, Damon has become a ruthless, emotionally guarded ruler. His wolf is restless. His heart? Closed off completely. Until her. Gracelyn Victoria Monroe has spent her life being overlooked and underestimated. With crystal blue eyes and a heart too big for her own good, she never imagined she’d be fated to a man like Damon —the most feared Alpha in the territory. When fate binds them together, sparks fly… but so do tempers. Damon fights the mate bond, convinced he will only destroy the one woman who sees the good still buried inside him. But Gracelyn isn’t afraid of his darkness. As enemies close in and secrets from Damon’s past resurface, Gracelyn becomes both his greatest weakness and his only strength. To protect her, he’ll have to face the demons he’s been running from—and decide if he’s willing to risk everything for a second chance at love. Because sometimes the most broken Alpha doesn’t need saving… He just needs his mate.

Once upon a time, they were friends. But high school changed everything. Ethan Cole became the untouchable king of the rink: star hockey forward, party legend, and the guy who now treats Mia Harper like trash. Popularity went to his head, and the boy she used to know vanished. Mia, meanwhile, is the quiet overachiever buried in books and AP classes—the virgin nerd who's never even been kissed, let alone anything more. When Ethan's GPA threatens to bench him from the team right before playoffs, desperation forces him to swallow his pride and approach the one person who can help him. The deal is simple: Mia tutors him in exchange for "experience." Kisses. Touches. Lessons in everything she's curious about but too shy to chase on her own. But old memories have a way of thawing even the coldest hearts. Late-night study sessions turn heated and the line between fake intimacy and real vulnerability blurs fast. Can two people who started as enemies rewrite their story... or will the ice between them stay frozen forever? [CONTENT WARNING: This book contains explicit sexual content and is intended for mature readers 18+ only. All characters are consenting adults over the age of 18.]

Trois ans de mariage. Pendant tout ce temps, Alex Dubois ne l'avait vue que deux fois par mois. Deux nuits sans chaleur, réduites à un simple accomplissement du devoir conjugal. Il ne s'était jamais soucié d'elle. Il ne savait rien d'elle. Jusqu'à ce que la date fixée par leur contrat arrive. Il s'était empressé de retrouver celle qu'il croyait être son amour de toujours. Mais elle lui a tourné le dos, lâchant une phrase succincte : « Alex Dubois, divorçons. Je te rends ta liberté. » À partir de là, elle n'attendait plus rien de lui. Elle avait renoncé à leur foyer, repris sa carrière, et retrouvé son éclat. Lorsqu'elle était remontée au sommet, il n'y avait plus de place pour lui à ses côtés. Mais lui, il s'était laissé charmer par son talent, encore et encore. Et ce n'est qu'au moment où elle s'était définitivement éloignée, hors de sa portée, qu'il avait appris la vérité. Cette femme qu'il avait repoussée, ignorée, oubliée à deux reprises, toutefois, c'était elle qui, sans jamais hésiter, avait tout quitté pour rester à ses côtés, simplement pour lui rendre une dette qu'elle n'avait jamais oubliée. Il avait regretté, mais il était déjà trop tard. Car entre-temps, elle était devenue une femme tellement exceptionnelle que plus personne n'osait approcher. Inaccessible. Inégalable. Intouchable. Il avait voulu rattraper le passé, la reconquérir. Mais la réponse qu'on lui donnait avait été cinglante : « Madame ne veut plus être la femme du milliardaire. » Alors cette fois, les rôles allaient s'inverser. Et lui, il n'allait plus reculer devant rien.

Claire Sterling landete im Gefängnis. Der Grund? Ihre eigene Familie hatte entschieden, dass sie im Weg war. Ihr Mann, Nathan Sterling, brauchte freie Bahn. Die Frau, die ihren Platz einnehmen sollte, stand schon bereit. Ihr eigener Sohn sagte ohne zu zögern gegen sie aus. Als sie aus der Haft entlassen wurde, machte Nathan ihr ein Angebot, das er für eine „vernünftige Lösung“ hielt: Sie solle sich entschuldigen, unauffällig an seine Seite zurückkehren und dem Namen nach Madame Sterling bleiben. Nichts weiter. Ihr Sohn verbarg seine Ablehnung nicht einmal. Claire lehnte ab. Die Scheidung wurde zu einem öffentlichen Desaster für Nathan. Claire ging mit dem Großteil des Vermögens, während ihr Ex-Mann weit mehr als nur Geld verlor: seine Glaubwürdigkeit, seine wichtigsten Verbündeten und die unumstößliche Kontrolle, an die er immer geglaubt hatte. Befreit von einer Ehe, die sie fast zerstört hätte, baute Claire ihre Karriere nach ihren eigenen Regeln wieder auf. Ihre Arbeit fand schnell Anerkennung, und ihr Name gewann wieder an Wert – unabhängig von den Sterlings. Zur gleichen Zeit zerfiel Nathans Leben, Stück für Stück. Die Frau, für die er alles riskiert hatte, zeigte ihre wahren, habgierigen Züge. Der Sohn, der seine Mutter verstoßen hatte, verstand zu spät, von wem er wirklich geliebt worden war. Die Familie, die Claire geopfert hatte, zerbrach von innen heraus. Als Nathan und sein Sohn schließlich an ihrer Tür erschienen, war von ihrer einstigen Arroganz nur noch Bedauern übrig. Sie baten sie, zurückzukommen, als wäre Vergebung eine Selbstverständlichkeit. Claire hörte ihnen zu. Dann traf sie ihre Entscheidung. Sie war nicht mehr die Frau, die darauf wartete, auserwählt zu werden. Von nun an entschied sie allein, wer einen Platz in ihrem Leben verdiente – und sie hatte es absolut nicht eilig.

Claire Sterling a été envoyée en prison parce que sa disparition arrangeait sa propre famille. Son mari, Nathan Sterling, avait besoin qu'elle s'efface. La femme qui devait la remplacer était déjà prête. Leur fils, sans hésiter, a témoigné contre sa mère. À sa sortie de prison, Nathan lui propose ce qu'il appelle une solution raisonnable : présenter des excuses, revenir discrètement, et rester Madame Sterling uniquement de nom. Leur fils, lui, ne cache pas son rejet. Claire refuse. Elle demande le divorce et confie son dossier à Carter Thorne, l'adversaire que Nathan tente depuis des années d'éliminer sur le plan professionnel. Le divorce devient un échec public pour Nathan. Claire repart avec l'essentiel des actifs, tandis que son ex-mari perd bien plus que de l'argent : sa crédibilité, ses alliances, et le contrôle qu'il croyait définitif. Libérée d'un mariage qui l'avait détruite, Claire reconstruit sa carrière selon ses propres règles. Son travail est rapidement reconnu. Son nom retrouve de la valeur, sans plus dépendre de celui des Sterling. Pendant ce temps, la vie de Nathan se délite avec la même précision. La femme qu’il protégeait révèle ses véritables ambitions. Le fils qui avait rejeté sa mère comprend trop tard qui l'aimait réellement. La famille qui a sacrifié Claire s'effondre de l'intérieur. Quand Nathan et son fils se présentent enfin à sa porte, l'arrogance a laissé place au regret. Ils lui demandent de revenir, comme si le pardon allait de soi. Claire écoute. Puis elle tranche. Elle n'attend plus d'être choisie. Désormais, décider qui mérite encore une place dans sa vie lui appartient, et rien ne l'oblige à se presser.

Sempre tive a sensação de que Pedro havia sido obrigado a se casar comigo. Todas as noites em que ficávamos íntimos, ele preferia usar as mãos para me dar prazer em vez de realmente me possuir. Com o passar do tempo, fui perdendo as esperanças e comecei a considerar seriamente o divórcio. Na noite anterior a imprimir o acordo de separação, porém, acabei ouvindo uma conversa entre ele e um amigo na varanda. — Pedro, você vive dizendo que tem um desejo sexual absurdo. Então por que não faz com ela? A mulher perfeita está ao seu lado. Deve ser incrível. — Nenhuma mulher aguenta ser ignorada por muito tempo. Se continuar se reprimindo desse jeito, mais cedo ou mais tarde ela vai fugir com outro. Aí você vai se arrepender. Pedro tomou um gole de uísque e respondeu: — A pele dela é tão delicada... a cintura tão fina e sensível. E se eu perder o controle e acabar assustando ela? — Ela é minha esposa. Eu preciso ter cuidado. Se algum dia ela sentir vontade, pode procurar outro homem. Desde que ainda queira voltar para casa, continuo tratando ela com todo carinho. Ao ouvir aquilo, os amigos caíram na gargalhada. — Para de bancar o santo. Quero ver você ter coragem de não ficar pesquisando essas coisas escondido na internet. Naquela madrugada, abri silenciosamente o histórico do navegador de Pedro. Havia exatamente cem buscas. Todas com a mesma pergunta: [Me casei com a mulher que amo há anos, mas tenho muito desejo por ela. Como fazer ela se sentir bem sem pressionar nem assustar?]