mythical ice creatures

Laura’s life was a relentless storm of betrayal and resilience. Working as a cleaner, she endured mistreatment before being falsely accused of theft and fired. As her mother’s illness worsened, Laura risked their family home to cover treatment costs. Desperate for income, she found a job as a waitress with the help of Jerry Hills, a kind-hearted waiter who became a close friend. Unknown to her, Jerry was connected to Fred Walker, a notorious CEO who manipulated events to hire Laura as his secretary. Fred’s schemes strained Laura’s trust in Jerry, but her rough relationship with Fred shifted when a shared past emerged. A pendant Fred wore unraveled their connection, sparking a secret romance. However, their bond was tested when Laura became pregnant, and Fred, fearing exposure of his affair with Maggie, his account officer, pushed her away. Seeking solace, Laura confided in Maggie, unaware she was her estranged step-sister. Consumed by jealousy, Maggie plotted to harm Laura but was stopped by her own son, Jack, whose life Laura once saved. As secrets unraveled, Fred sought redemption, proposing to Laura in hopes of a fresh start. Can love truly conquer betrayal and bring lasting healing?

For the past three years, Rhett has traveled the western continent hunting the creatures and monsters that crossed through to their realm. For three years they have searched for a way to bring back the queen of shifters, Lamia, and Kellen the king of werewolves. While Royal Beta of New Moon, Mike Pike holds the kingdom together with the abandoned queen Tala, fighting the dark army and numbers depleting by the day. King Mathias searches for Odiea hoping she can bring back his beloved queen. Rhett is sent on a journey into the unknown mountains to find the leader of the northern Lycans - Nyctimus. Little does he know he will find more than he bargained. When Ashe tasks him with an unfavorable way to reopen the veil between realms, Rhett must choose between his friends. Still mourning the loss of Jonda and leaving their child to be raised by others, Rhett comes across a hybrid like no other. One that can help reopen the veil between realms and hopefully prevent him from having to betray his friend.

Adelaide is a wolf who has been scorned all her life. Being the daughter of the Alpha to the Brairwolf pack, she has been an utter disappointment from birth. She is demoted to the post of pack slave despite being the Alpha's daughter and after she is almost beaten to the point of death, she finally makes a decision to run away. Her parents get to her first. Their plan for her is simple. Sell her off to the Lycan king of the north. But what happens when Adelaide gets to the Lycan king's home and meets a man more complex and scary than she could have ever imagined? Lyros is a cold hearted and ruthless man, but when the small, scared omega is offered to him as a sacrifice, he finds himself sparing her life. First out of spite to her parents. But then later, out of something else. Something that confounds him and makes his heart beat in an unwelcome way. Will she be the one to unravel the folds of ice the Lycan king has wrapped around himself, and will he ever find it in his heart to love another? He tells her from the onset "I can never love someone like you." But slowly, even in the midst of the difficulties around them, feelings blossom. Adelaide tries to look past her resentment for Lyros and see the warmth in him, but the Lycan king has proposed a deal. "Instead of being a wife I'll kill soon, become a weapon for me Adelaide. If you can do that for me, then I'll set you free, but if you can't, I'll make your life a living hell." Will she refuse this, despite all her suffering? Or will she become the weapon that kills the Lycan king instead?

Revenge is the sweetest dish served cold, especially when the mastermind is none other but a Demon. Could there be more to a seemingly weak Alpha of the Moonstone Pack that no one knew? Could the reigning darkness completely consume a vengeful damned soul?

Berawal dengan kepindahannya dari Perth-Australia menuju ke kota yang lebih kecil yaitu Geraldton. Sebuah kota pinggiran yang mempertemukan Aleandra Beverly (25th) dengan seorang pria berusia matang bernama Marvin Williams(45th). Pertemuan pertama mereka di sebuah kedai ice tempat Aleandra bekerja, menjadi awal dari kisah mereka. Marvin tertarik dengan Aleandra yang sangat berbeda dari gadis lainnya. Di saat Marvin yang menyandang predikat seorang duda kaya, digandrungi banyak wanita bahkan kebanyakan adalah gadis seusia Aleandra. Namun, Marvin malah tertarik dengan Aleandra yang terlihat memiliki daya tarik tersendiri dimata Marvin. Seiring kebersamaan mereka membuat Aleandra jatuh hati pada Marvin. Aleandra bersikap seolah mereka memang telah menjalin sebuah hubungan. Berbeda dengan Aleandra, Marvin semakin menyadari bahwa dirinya tak bisa menjadi egois dengan membiarkan Aleandra bersanding dengannya. Marvin cukup tahu diri bahwa dirinya terlalu tua untuk seorang gadis secantik dan sepintar Aleandra, walau Marvin sangat menyadari perasaannya terhadap Aleandra adalah sebuah perasaan cinta. “Usiaku hampir duakali lipat usiamu, Al. Aku takut tak bisa menyaingi hasrat jiwa mudamu.” Marvin Williams. Aleandra menatap tajam mata Marvin dan berkata, “Kalau begitu, bagaimana jika aku mengujinya?” Seketika Marvin melepaskan tangannya dari bahu Aleandra. Berniat berbalik, tetapi pergerakannya didahului Aleandra yang meraih pundak dan menciumnya. **

When the Alpha is murdered and Rogues seize control of the pack, Lyra is terrified. Stuck living underground under metres of ice does not stop the heat of the Full Moon. Nor does it stop leader Declan struggling with his history with the bunker. Declan is trying to prevent chaos and starvation, whilst fighting his wolfs yearning for Lyra. She must be ignored. The servant girl, a tainted daughter of the dead Alpha is off limits. However trapped together, every month soon becomes a passionate torture. Hurt by the past, Lyra refuses to let her guard down, even as her heart melts. Rogues are not meant to be trusted, but could it be the secrets she has hidden that bring the pack down?

Bella Livingston grew up in a world of opulence, surrounded by the trappings of her affluent family's wealth. Yet, beneath the facade of grandeur and luxury, Bella's life was marked by profound loneliness and neglect. Her parents, absorbed in their socialite circles and personal ambitions, had little time for their only child. From the tender age of sixteen, Bella harboured a secret that ignited her heart and consumed her thoughts - her intense and forbidden crush on Reid Carter, her father's charismatic best friend. Reid, a ruthless billionaire with a reputation for turning heads and breaking hearts. He was dashing, enigmatic, and dangerously attractive, despite his always cold attitude which was intimidating for everyone around him. Despite him being cold as ice, Bella couldn't help but be drawn to him like a moth to a flame. As Bella matured into a striking young woman, her feelings for Reid intensified, yet she remained invisible in his world. She always watched him from afar. Reid was a man who lived by his own rules, a man who never committed to anything more than a fleeting affair. Bella knew her infatuation was a forbidden path, one that could shatter her family's reputation and her own heart. Yet, she couldn't help but be drawn deeper into her feelings for him. As Bella navigated the world of privilege and secrets, she discovered that Reid carried his own burdens, his own hidden desires. Their lives became intertwined in ways they couldn't have imagined, leading to a passionate and dangerous love affair that could ruin them both. In the shadows of opulence, Bella and Reid must confront their desires and the consequences that threaten to tear them apart. Will their love conquer all, or will it lead to the downfall of everything they hold dear?

I was walking towards the university restaurant before it closed for the day, as I wanted to have my favorite ice cream suddenly someone put his foot, right where I was about to step in because of which I panicked and fell on the hard surface, moreover my glasses left my eyes and fell on the ground. I was struggling to get my glasses but I saw the guy whose name was Murphy picking them up and dangling around. He always bullied me whenever he could. I never understood why he would pick on me. “Do you want this, Nerd? Come kiss me and I will give it to you.” He said with mockery. I looked around for help and tried to get up but I had hit my leg badly when I fell so I couldn’t move my leg. I struggled and hit him with my fists but he laughed. “You dumb girl, why are you trying to resist, be glad that, I am going to kiss you and turn an ugly duckling like you into a princess ” Saying that he bent his face towards me. I felt disgusted and wanted to puke on his face and tried to move my face away from his face but he grabbed my chin and made me look at him. My whole body trembled because of the pain in my leg as I struggled to move back. I lifted my hands to push him away. But all of a sudden his weight was lifted away from me and I saw him being pushed on the ground while a hand grasped my arm and pulled me up. I looked up in surprise only to see a dark pair of eyes looking at me with concern and my heart started beating rapidly....

"Why are you angry?" I asked him. "It's not like we're a couple." He stopped, and stared at me, boring my eyes with his emerald eyes. "If we are…" He paused, clenching his jaw, "then am I allowed to be angry?” I looked at him like he was insane. “Then we'll take it to that level." He continued. "I'm serious. I want you.” Leizel Snow Garcia Waterstrings is not just fierce. She's more than that. Ending up as an ice cream worker in a local ice cream shop, it was her one step of becoming a strong and independent woman. And that's when a cold-hearted stranger came in view. Eion Aurelio Hudson. Out of seven billion people in the world, the two hard-headed people crossed paths, making her "strong and independent woman" facade slowly fall apart. With all the dramas, free food, forgotten birthdays, Robot handling, idiots around, and emotional crisis, will she be able to melt his winter heart with her blazing fire or will this fire be put away instantly? ``` ``` One Blazing Head. One Winter Heart. Two Hard-headed people. A huge disaster. (Book 1 of Hearts Series but can be read as standalone)

Prince Vincent, the Alpha King's son did something out of ordinary. Something that no wolves from the Royal pack has done. He gave his human mate the freedom to leave his pack since she don't wish to become like them. It's despite the fact that she couldn't feel their bond yet that is why she chose to go away. However, this will cause him pain and desperation putting in to the hurdles in demonstrating himself as the Next Alpha King. What Ashley wants is to stay human, she wanted to live an ordinary life. But she is chosen to be fated to the next Alpha King, how could she accept him when he had let her down a long time ago when her father died because of the wolves. The Prince of the Royal pack maybe the most gorgeous man alive however she still prefers her freedom over him, and that didn't set well with Prince Vincent. A complicated life is far from what she wanted, but what happens when her life will face danger because she is the only weakness known by the enemies of the Prince. She will have no other way but to seek refuge in the Langston Palace for Prince Vincent is the only being that could protect her against the vile creatures of the other realm. But can she protect her heart from the growing attraction towards him when everywhere she turns he is always there to help her, to entice her and torture her senses because despite everything she is still fated to become a mate to the Prince of wolves.