Quarter Jade

He took her innocence on a cruel dare. Now he wants her as his mate—unaware he’s already the father of her secret child. ***** Jade was always the outcast—curvy, shy, and the target of constant ridicule from her brother’s best friend, Damien. He bullied her, teased her, and made a brutal bet to take her virginity… a bet he won. Then he left her broken and rejected. Years later, Damien has risen to become the powerful Alpha of the pack—wealthy, dominant, and dangerously irresistible. When he discovers that Jade is a rare psychic witch, he returns—not with apologies, but with a claim. He demands she become his mate, not knowing that he already fathered her secret baby girl. Jade wants nothing to do with him. But Alphas don’t ask. They take. And Damien takes everything—her body, her obedience, her freedom. He forces her into a mating ritual, determined to bind her to him forever. Yet as much as Jade resents him, her body still remembers the fire he once ignited. And when he touches her, her resolve starts to unravel. But secrets never stay buried. What will happen when Damien learns the truth about the daughter he never knew existed? Will he protect the family he unknowingly created—or destroy them all over again?

Illustrator Isabelle Montrose arrives in Valmont’s rain-soaked quarter, sketchbook in hand but ideas elusive beneath the amber glow of Café de Minuit. One evening, architect Alexander Vale seeks shelter under the same streetlamp, crimson umbrella in hand. His measured gaze meets her restless creativity, and a silent bond forms as raindrops dance on cobblestones. As Isabelle’s graphic-novel deadline approaches, self-doubt claws at her confidence; Alexander, torn between family expectations and his passion for design, struggles in silence. A misread glance threatens to sever their fragile connection, forcing both to confront fear and longing. In lavender-tinted twilight and beneath flickering lanterns, Isabelle and Alexander choose vulnerability over solitude. Together, they discover that true art—and true love—arises when two hearts light each other’s darkest moments.