Protection Runes

On the night of her 23rd birthday, Nova's world shatters when she learns that her father has arranged her engagement without her consent to Henry, the heir of a billionaire family, a man she barely knows. Feeling trapped and betrayed, she makes a desperate escape, running from the life that others have chosen for her. With her father’s guards closing in, Nova takes a chance and slips into the first car she finds outside the mansion. But her gamble lands her face-to-face with Bentley Sterling, the cold and enigmatic CEO of Sterling Incorporation, a man notorious for his indifference to emotional attachments. Bentley has no interest in saving a runaway heiress, but when Nova offers a bold proposition, her personal services in exchange for his protection, he reluctantly agrees. As his live-in assistant, she endures his impossible demands and distant demeanor, but beneath his ruthless exterior, something unexpected begins to unravel. What starts as a transaction turns into something deeper, something Bentley wanted; desire, vulnerability, and a love he doesn't know how to handle. Will Bentley and Nova fight for their love or we will they allow external forces tear them apart?

Falling in love with her boss was not part of her plan and neither was killing him... Natalie Tyson has a lot to deal with most of which includes getting money to prevent her brother from dying from leukemia and dealing with a doctor that is obsessed with her. Despite all she's gone through, she's not a woman easily swayed by men. The experience made her that way. That's why she finds it strange when strange feelings begin to creep up on her threatening to bring her walls of protection down. Finally, she succumbs to the traitorous feelings that leave her defenseless as the universe deals her with a whole load of secrets. Secrets that make her question her entire existence and force her to do the unthinkable. Dante Rodrigo is an arrogant man trying to run the family business and prove himself to his grandfather. He falls in love with his child's nanny, which was not part of his plans. Things spiral out of control when his past returns to haunt not just his present but his future as well. How strong is the bond of love? Can they overcome all odds?

I'm Aurora, a commoner, an inferior bloodline. My parents taught me a lot of things growing up, but the most important one is never piss off a royal. They run the world, they make the rules, and they are brutal when they don’t get exactly what they want, especially an unmated commoner girl. Most royals fuck commoner girls for fun, knowing we couldn’t possibly fight back. Some of them do it to get their release and then kill them, leaving behind no chance for an heir that is a half-breed. I’ve never seen a commoner female return from the palace. There aren’t many of us left in my pack, but my alpha has managed to convince the royal warriors that there aren’t any unmated females in his pack and if there were, he would gladly hand them over I’m unmated, only a year and half away from turning twenty to feel my mate. I pray to Moon Goddess that I need the protection of a mate. Until that day, a tall, brute man walks into my house like he was invited in. I tremble while he grins. He is a Royal.

Falling in love with a Mafia Lord is one of the worst things a girl can do. More so, a good girl that has lived a protected life throughout her childhood. When Laura meets Arthur in college, their love bloomed into a heart-wrenching romance that was bound to last for only a while because unknowingly to Laura, Arthur was the son and future heir to the mafia underworld kingdom. Arthur belonged to the Salvatore family of NYC and when Laura finds out, she leaves despite Arthur's begging and negotiations. She thinks she can cut off everything from her past life, but fate has other plans because she is pregnant with Arthur's child. Determined not to go back on her word, she starts raising her child alone. Arthur becomes a heartless monster after Laura leaves. He ruthlessly rules the underworld and one of his enemies from a rival family gets the better of him by finding out that he has a son. Now, Laura and her child are both in danger. Will she run back to Arthur for protection or will she battle the storm on her own? Read this book to find out.

'No matter if I am there with you or not, don't let anything get you. Just close your eyes, think about me, and persist. You are a female-wolf, Lisa, and a female can do anything if she determines it.' ~~~ It was Lisa's Twenty-first birthday when all the hell broke loose. Her parents, Alpha king and Luna queen died a painful death while saving her. Her brother, Sebestian, threw himself at the mercy of the enemies so that she escaped from their filthy clutches. They wanted her. All of them in the pack wanted her after the ambushment of her father's rule. And to protect herself, Lisa kept running away— until she fell in the arms of Alpha Alan, the strongest alpha of the continent who disguised himself as a rogue to keep her protected. But after months of saving her, he willingly let her be taken away. What made him take such a decision? He knew she was in danger, then why did he let her slip away out of the warmth of his protection and fall back in the hell she's been running away from?

"Her knight in shining armour or her kidnapper?Allie has loved Jay forever. But he sent her away when she was eighteen and forced her to live her own life, away from the street and the gangs. Away from him. It had hurt, but she’d done it. For ten years she'd built a career and a life separate from him. Now he's back and he wants what belongs to him.Furious that Allie was hurt while out of his protection, Jay decides it's time to bring the woman he loves home where she belongs. Whether she wants to come or not. He's done lurking in the shadows, watching but never touching. She was always his. The difference is, now she knows it.Will Allie quietly accept her new life and let her old one go? Or will she fight the man she's loved her entire life because she can't risk losing herself again...Because You're Mine, Mine to Keep is created by Nikita Slater, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author."

Smiles aren't always pretty; especially when that sort of smile looks like a homicidal killer.Gabriella Bryce was told that a smile is a girl's precious jewelry. They were wrong. To her, it's like a makeup gone bad. With her forbidding and murderous smile that can chase off even a group of teenage football players; Gabriella was certain that she was destined to be forever alone.But that was until she saved a boy from a group of guys one night in a deserted alley...with her smile. Aelfric Beaumont, a vampire-werewolf hybrid and the boy she saved, was fascinated with her smile and has never left her alone since then. Following her like a sick love-struck and possessive puppy, every day became a game of chase for her. Especially when the Alpha of a werewolf pack is desperate for protection due to an impending pack war and sees Gabriella as a suitable mate for his son. Tyrelle Gawen; a werewolf boy forced by his father to attend the same school as Gabriella in order to pursue her.With two beasts following her every move, can Gabriella still live her life normally? Or will it be a never-ending tango between the three of them?

"I’ll give you everything a wife deserves—protection, loyalty, power. But love? I can’t give you that." That’s what Nicholas Baldocchi said the night he proposed. Our marriage was never about love. It was a deal—one meant to unite two mafia dynasties and end years of bloodshed. I told myself I could survive it. After all...he was the love of my life. I dared to hope that beneath his cold exterior, there might be something real. I was wrong. Now I’m stuck in a cold, loveless marriage with a man in love with someone else and caught in the middle of a war fueled by old family secrets and deep betrayal. Maximus Vanucci is ruthless and secretive, his thirst for revenge darker than I ever imagined. I am his ultimate leverage. And his obsession. And he won’t stop at nothing to have me. Even if I belonged to his brother—Nicholas. In a fight between two enemies bound by blood and sharing a past written in revenge, who will lose everything? And where will I stand when the storm finally hits? PS: Very steamy, 18+ content ahead.

Aria was born wrong—an impure wolf with no pack, no status, and no future. After her father’s death, she became little more than a servant in her own home, hated by her stepmother and treated like a burden. So when a stranger offers a generous dowry for her hand, Aria is sold like cattle. Her stepmother assumes he’s just another desperate rogue looking for a mate. She couldn’t be more wrong. Alpha Draven—The Shadow Alpha—is the most feared name in the werewolf world. Ruthless. Dominant. Untouchable. And he didn’t marry Aria for love. On their wedding night, he lays out the truth: He doesn’t want her heart. He doesn’t want her loyalty. He wants an heir. Aria refuses to be used. But when Draven threatens to expose her impurity and destroy the fragile life she has left, she’s forced into a chilling agreement—bear his child, and he’ll give her protection for life. But in the shadow of power, nothing is ever that simple. He wanted her womb. He never expected her fire. She agreed to carry his heir— She might just carry his downfall.

Aria Mooncrest was destined to become Luna of the Blackthorn Pack—until the night of her ceremony, when her fated mate, Alpha Rion Blackthorn, publicly rejected her. Humiliated and heartbroken, she is replaced by her own step-sister, Bethanie, who craves power and will stop at nothing to claim the title of Luna. Wounded and cast aside, Aria flees the pack and is rescued by Kael Duskbane, a mysterious rogue Alpha. Under his protection, Aria begins to heal and discovers the truth about herself: she is the Legendary White Wolf, the Moon’s chosen daughter, foretold in prophecy to unite the packs and defeat the Shadow Alpha, a dark force threatening to enslave them all. As Aria trains to embrace her destiny, her gentle heart transforms into the strength of a true leader. While Rion struggles with regret and Bethanie’s lies unravel, Aria rises above betrayal and claims her rightful place—not as a rejected Luna, but as an Alpha Queen. In a world of deceit, battles, and forbidden bonds, Aria must decide between the past that broke her and the future that calls to her. With Kael by her side and the power of the Moon in her soul, she will prove that rejection is not the end—sometimes, it is only the beginning. ✨ A story of heartbreak, resilience, and love that conquers even the darkest night.