Midsummer By Manuel Arguilla Summary

Adam died in an accident after finding out his boyfriend was cheating on him and he was given another chance to live by changing a prince before he could annihilate everyone in his world. Desperate to go back to his family, he accepted the mission and he was thrown into the world of mythical creatures called Eldoria as a human slave. On the very first night, he was able to earn the incubus prince's interest by being immune to his power. He later finds out that the prince he's supposed to change is cursed of having two souls in one body, a werewolf and an incubus. He became closer to Waian, the wolf prince, and became a source of need for Leirom, the incubus. Of course Adam's luck just won't give him a break when they find out he's their mate. What Adam wasn't prepared for was his own feelings and realized he was in love with them. Will he change their fate and go back? Or will he choose to stay?

Leo Garcia is a cute guy who are dream being of having a dad. He is excited when he heard that his mother was getting married. But what if someday, a dad he was dreaming to be good to him will make him his slave? Will he accept it or he will turn it down?

He smelled like danger. He looked like power. He made Ari's instincts scream one thing—run. But it was already too late. Ari just wanted a normal college life. For a timid bunny hybrid who startles at loud sounds and avoids eye contact like it’s a sport, "normal" means flying under the radar, keeping his ears tucked under hoodies, and staying far away from alphas who smell like trouble. But trouble finds him anyway—in the form of Thorn, a tiger-panther hybrid with a stare sharp enough to slice, and an aura so intense it shuts Ari's brain off completely. Thorn doesn’t ask. He doesn’t beg. He claims. And from the moment he catches Ari’s scent, he decides one thing: Mine. Now Ari’s peaceful life is spiraling into something else. Something darker. Something hungrier. Thorn is everywhere—on campus, in his dreams, always one step away from baring his fangs. But there’s something worse than being hunted by a predator. Wanting one.

"Call me Alpha, little wolf" Damien snarled looking at the girl who just walked into his office. "One thing that you need to understand, me being your wife does not and will NEVER mean that you're my Alpha" Natalia snapped. *************** Being born a rogue, Natalia has always wished to be part of a pack, somewhere to belong and call home. But when both Damien and Natalia’s worlds collide, in what humans call marriage; both the mafia and wolf worlds are shaken.

"I, Alpha Azrael Shepherd, reject you, Alexandria Gregory as my mate," he said coldly then turned his back towards the packhouse. ****** When Alexandria Gregory turned 18, she met her mate and that is Azrael Shepherd, the Alpha of her rival pack. But Azrael rejected her when he found out she was an omega of her pack. The rejection she felt was excruciating. Once her mate rejected her, she would never find another mate again. The reason why Azrael rejected her is because the man will be married to Liza, the Alpha's daughter of her pack. Even though they aren't mates, they decided to stay together for the union of the two packs. No one knew her mate was Azrael. Rage fills her heart and she will make sure Azrael would regret ever rejecting her. She ran away from her pack and promised to herself that she would come back and take her place as the real Alpha.

Sarah Willow, a sweet girl, born into the lowliest of ranks has always wanted a happily ever after. She believed she had found it when destiny brought Alpha Ryder, her fated mate to her. But her fairytale was short lived when her protector turns out to be her worst nightmare. Shattered and broken by his betrayal, Sarah vows to make him feel every bit of pain she had felt. But there’s a thin line between love and hate. As the line is crossed severally in her encounter with Ryder, will Sarah be able to stick to her plan? Or will she fall back to buried memories? Will she be willingly to love again, despite her past? Or will her thirst for revenge get the better part?

CONTENT WARNING: This story is strongly 18+ It contains very EXPLICIT CONTENT such as LUST, FORBIDDEN and MORALLY COMPLEX characters. This is a FORBIDDEN LOVE ROMANCE between a LUCIA and her STEPSON; She is the wife of a powerful billionaire, trapped in a loveless marriage. He is his estranged heir, who has come back to burn everything to the ground. She knew it was wrong. He was her stepson. Yet every forbidden touch, every heated glance, pulled them into a world of desire they couldn’t escape. Rules were meaningless when temptation tasted this good, and once it started, neither could stop. One stolen kiss ignites a forbidden obsession neither of them can escape. Bound by passion and driven by secrets too dark to stay buried, Lucia and Hunter are pulled into a love that defies everything. But desire is a dangerous game, and it might just cost them everything they've ever known. In a world built on lies and power, love may just be the deadliest weapon of all.

after turning 18, all Amelia wanted was to find her mate who she thought would love and care for her, but after getting rejected by her mate for being weak she couldn't bear the shame and frustration so she decided to leave her pack to start a new life somewhere else, after 2 years she returned as a much braver, stronger and fearless Amelia. What will happen when she returns to her old pack as a different person? Will she have a second chance with her old mate or does destiny have bigger plans for her?

They said she was wolfless. Weak. Useless. A burden. So they gave her away. After failing to shift at eighteen, Abby became the object of ridicule in her father’s pack. But when a dangerous alliance threatens her father's pack, she is sacrificed in marriage to Hayden, a ruthless, powerful Alpha with wealth and ambition. But the torment doesn’t end at the altar. In Hayden’s home, the loveless arrangement spirals into cruelty and betrayal, pushing Abby to the edge, until a shocking attack changes everything. Hayden realizes his mistakes. But is it too late? What change did the sudden attack bring? Will she give Hayden a second chance, or has her heart already begun to heal in the hands of an old lover? Find out if Abby was truly forsaken by the Moongoddess… or if the goddess had been watching all along, waiting for the right moment.

Harmony White's life has never been easy, even before her sadistic stepfather turned Harmony into a wolf against her will. She has chosen to live her life as an Omega, suppressing her inner wolf, and resisting those who attempt to claim her for their packs. Well, at least until the night two warring Alphas bring the fight right into the middle of her small mountain diner. And both Alphas decide to make a claim on her. Alpha Roam of the Stonemountain Pack, sexy and brooding, his violence proceeds him, but he excites her body in ways she's never felt before. Or Alpha Grey of the Timberland Pack, charming, hot as sin, known to not tolerate disrespect towards she-wolfs, and his caresses ignite something feral inside her. Caught in the middle of a feud, which Alpha will she choose? Her choice has the power to make or break a pack. Are two Alphas better than one?