Painted Scars Neva Altaj

Bullied and humiliated by her first love, Isla was forced to leave school, she almost believed everything was going downward trajectory until she received one phone call that would change her life forever. Eight years later.. Isla's life is painted in gold and silver, she has transformed from a nobody to everyone's dream girl, the face of a billion dollar company and happily living with her life with all the love she needs but in her world, happiness was always cut short. "Isla Pereira?" The woman he shattered and haven't seen in eight years, now looking stunning and confident, cloaked in diamonds. "it's not longer Pereira, it's Khan" she smirks, flashing her sapphire halo diamond ring before his face. "You're married?" He looks disappointed. She smirks, "You rather I waited for you?" Damien Da Silva. He's not just back in the picture, he wants what he believes he had first and he's going to stop at nothing till she's back in his arms again. In a world built on power, scandals and polished lies, Isla vowed to protect her marriage at all costs… until she began to realize the man she thought healed her might have been her greatest deception. And the boy who once broke her? His love was never as simple as she believed. Caught between loyalty and longing, truth and betrayal, Isla must decide; Was her first love her ruin… or her only real escape?

Emmaline Stone is a female Alpha. She’s the Alpha of The Golden Wolves and the only child of Lucas and Michelle Stone. Because of her hardwork, intelligence and morals she is deemed perfect in the eyes of everyone except for the glaring fact that she doesn’t have a mate. Some people thinks she’s cursed because her mates have since found their other halves from eighteen while she’s twenty-three and still mate-less while some other people think she doesn’t have a mate because of her title as Alpha. A short walk outside the pack territory on one fateful evening changes her story. She finds a man at the brink of death and helps him after she realizes that he is her long awaited mate of course she does everything to save him. Emma hides him away from the pack members and stays with him secretly to arouse suspicion from others. She spends all her time with him not knowing that her mate was a spy to a secret organization that wanted something more than her title from her. Caleb finds it hard to do his assignment with each increasing day as he gets to know more about Emmaline Stone, he finds out that she isn’t the picture his superiors painted in his head but he still has a to do which is to strip Emma of her title. In the end he has to choose between his belief and Emma. Who will he choose? His mate or his ?

Maya has never known safety. Under her father’s roof, cruelty was law. He was a feared hunter to the outside world, but to her he was worse—an abuser who left scars on her body and shadows in her mind. His control reached so far that even in the darkest nights, she felt the threat of something no daughter should endure. He told her her mother was dead, but the truth was crueler: Nova, her mother, was alive, a werewolf locked away by his hand. Maya’s only escape is hockey. On the ice, she is fast, fierce, and untouchable. When a scholarship offers her freedom, she seizes it,desperate to outrun the past. But at her new school, silence and scars mark her as an outsider. Cruel whispers follow, especially from Lia, the golden Luna-to-be. Yet on the rink, Maya shines, and it is there Liam—the future Alpha—feels the impossible: the mate bond. Bound to Lia but drawn to Maya, his struggle only deepens the storm around them. Strange changes begin. Wounds heal overnight, anger shatters sticks in her grip, and her dreams whisper of silver eyes and forgotten power. When her own eyes flash with that same light, fear spreads through the pack. The truth unravels—her father has conspired with Lia’s mother and a witch to keep Nova imprisoned and Maya controlled. When Maya’s wolf finally awakens, it is no ordinary shift. Her form is larger, darker, a hybrid no one can name. In the battle against those who sought to break her, Maya unleashes a power that nearly destroys everything, even Liam. Her father is dead,Nova is free, Lia is disgraced. Yet Maya stands on uncertain ground, her power a beacon for enemies still to come. Her story has only begun.

Aria Thorne was born into a pack that treated her like dirt beneath their paws. Born as a StillBlood, she was mocked, beaten, and branded "broken." Her only chance at escape? A forced marriage to a fallen Alpha whose scars ran deeper than flesh. Lucien Vine was once a man of legend. A ruthless warrior. A king among Alphas. Now he’s a shadow, crippled and discarded by the very pack he once led and bled for. Lucien saw nothing but another chain when the new alpha forced him to wed a StillBlood. She was nothing more than one more curse. However, fate has a perverse sense of humor. Because the Broken Luna possesses a hidden ability that she is unaware of, and the only person who might be able to awaken it is the Crippled Alpha. Will they ruin one another? Or rise together and set the world on fire?

Isabel (Izzy) is a slave in the Red Moon Pack. Orphaned in a rogue attack at the age of five, she was forced into a life of slavery and abuse by the Alpha and Luna. When her pack hosts a ball, Izzy finds that Beta Joshua is her mate, and she runs and hides for fear of rejection. When Beta Joshua spots her serving breakfast the following morning, a fight breaks out because the Luna doesn't want her leaving the pack. Will a war break out between the two packs? Will Izzy be able to show Beta Joshua her scars, both physical and emotional, and let the mate bond heal her? Will they be able to live a happy life without Izzy being afraid? Follow the story of the saying that will carry through many generations after them: "It's that damn mate bond."

To save the vampire clan, I slept with my crush, Stefan Ferrano. Stefan had always been cold and distant, but that night, his response was fiery. He ignored the fact that I was inexperienced and took me with wild, unrestrained passion. Everything unraveled when my blood servant, Stella Luciado, brought me fresh blood and Stefan found out. Like a man possessed, he tore off all my clothes and dragged me into the sunlight. “So even the vampire queen is afraid of sunlight? Do you know what sort of torture your kind are enduring right now? But no pain compares to what I felt losing my sister because of you and your kind.” For five years, he held my clan’s safety over my head. He locked me in a sunroom and found new ways every day to torment me in bed. The day I gave birth to his child, he married Stella. Stefan called my child a bastard and forced me to watch him and Stella sleep together. When Stella was unhappy, he bled me so she could bathe in my blood. He even painted with my blood and made me dance undressed in the sun. He tortured me but never let me die, using specially made drugs to keep me alive. A vampire who had offered their ancestral blood but didn't turn a human into a vampire within five years would end up dead. I had five days left to live. Finally, I didn't have to keep my secret anymore.

When Cecilia a struggling waitress becomes desperate for money due to her fathers deteriorating illness her life takes a turn for the worse. A tragic run-in with wealthy businessman Benjamin leads to an unexpected offer: she takes on the role of surrogate mother for his heir. Benjamin doesn’t know that Stella his wife has no plans to have more children because she is more focused on having money and freedom. Her only child Little Josh is left to fend on his own as his mother doesn’t care of his well being. When she finds out that she is expecting twins, one of whom was fathered by Benjamin and the other by her toxic ex-boyfriend Max, Cecilia becomes extremely scared. Trials of love and redemption arise but betrayal ,rejection and heartbreak follow. Can the scars of the past be healed by love?

When Damien Wolfe raids a cartel safehouse, he isn’t looking for a girl he’s looking for revenge. But then he finds Aria: wounded, silent, staring at him like he’s the last thing she’ll ever see. He should’ve left her. He didn’t. Now she’s under his protection, trapped in his world of secrets and scars, and the line between guardian and captor burns thinner every day. Because the more he tries to save her, the more he remembers the one thing he swore he’d buried mercy. A dark, addictive romantic thriller about two broken people who were never meant to meet and the fire they can’t escape.

When Selene, the daughter of an exiled Alpha, is rejected by her fated mate and left for dead, she swears revenge. With the power of the moon goddess on her side and the unexpected bond with four powerful and mysterious Alphas, Selene embarks on a journey of vengeance, love, and survival. In a world where betrayal lurks at every turn and ancient magic rises from the shadows, she must uncover the secrets of her past and face the ultimate enemy—a tyrant Alpha determined to destroy all who defy him. Theme: The themes of the story include the power of self-discovery, the complexity of love and loyalty, and the strength found in embracing one's true identity. The novel also explores revenge, betrayal, healing from emotional scars, and the journey to reclaim what was stolen—both physically and emotionally.

After Lessie's wedding anniversary, her marriage crumbled with the reappearance of her husband's ex-girlfriend. All her years of tireless effort to keep the relationship intact felt wasted. Her pleas were completely ignored by him. Left with no choice, she moved far away. Who would have thought that years later, the same ex-husband she once shed tears for would want her back? "I want you back." Now, Lessie’s was left with her own choices: should she return to her ex-husband who wants to win her over or embrace life on her own? Can she ever forgive Freddie for the pain and betrayal he caused? Can the scars of the past truly be erased and forgotten?