Raise Of The Witch King

“How sore are you?” His unexpected presence made me jump in fright. “Your Majesty?” I spun around to see him sitting on the bed I had been staring at earlier. “Come here.” He didn’t repeat the question. Did I mishear? “Your Grace, if you’ll just let me finish cleaning up this area—” I rushed out, suddenly confused and nervous about why he’d want me to come closer. “How about you abandon that and come sit, Cassia. Now.” His tone was firm yet soft. I almost gasped when he raised his eyebrows and patted his left thigh. I gulped hard and took tentative steps toward him…. In a world where medieval and modern collide, werewolves, vampires, and hybrids rule while humans live in fear, their lives not fully belonging to themselves. Cassia is one of the unfortunate souls sold by her aunt to the hybrid palace, a place desperately in need of new servants. Living under the roof of the infamous Hybrid King, who harbors a deep-seated hatred for humans—especially due to their role in the brutal attack that harmed his mother—her fate becomes dangerously intertwined with his. As she navigates the treacherous palace with survival on her mind, she becomes entangled with the King, who fights against an undeniable attraction to the very human he despises.

Ava grew up with no single knowledge of her werewolf inherited genes. Out of all the things she ever dreamt of becoming, a werewolf wasn't one of them and much less a princess who was charged with the duty of leading her lycan clan to eliminate a rogue king who made her an orphan before she could walk.

He was ruthless and a killer, she knew, everyone knew. Everyone had heard takes of hus tyranny and feared for her life. Yet she couldn't bring herself to run away from him when he had requested her father send her to him. She was a princess and this was the price she would pay for her people. But when she arrives and things are a lot more different than she'd ever known how does she find a way to tell everyone that all they knew was a lie?

Cassandra was promised to be married to his grandfather's best friend's grandson. She wanted a good life for her family, kaya walang alinlangan syang pumayag. Pero paano kung ang lalaking pinakasalan nya ay masyadong maraming sikreto ang tinatago? Makaya nya kaya tanggapin iyon?

This book captures tyranny and the quest for power in western African history, in the age of war, magic and cruelty, "Adesuna" became the King of "Odudu," a kingdom located in west Africa; the foundation of "Odudu" was laid at the expense of the blood of Warriors, "Odudu" Was one of the most powerful kingdoms in the western region of Africa, "Adesuna" king of "Odudu" was the only son of Adeshina, a Yoro by tribe, he was a valiant fighter from his youth, who latter became a mighty King, he became a sorcerer when human strength couldn't face the test of time, it was an age when men fought to own anything, warriors fought for lands as well as kings, every king was a warrior-king as well. The language of this time was the language of fight, a language that is not taught by men but experienced on the battle field, men even fought with all brutality to get married even within their own kingdoms and among their own people, a time when possessions were measured by strength, the more powerful you are, the more things you were liable to acquire. Kingdoms fought for power, dominance, fame, influence and survival. The weak lived under the mercy of the strong, warriors fought to both acquire and secure what they had already accumulated, the only route to peace was war: deadly wars of bows and strings, arrows and archers, every man's soul lingered on his ability to make use of the sword. Blood bath was a daily routine, the weak were slaves to the strong, and the bravest of men were the fortresses of every kingdom. Adesuna was the fortress of the Odudu kingdom, through his bravery, he became an historic figure.

She is the most powerful queen in Vire. The only queen who have the rest of the nearby kingdoms bow down to because of her prowess and immortality... But beneath her intimidating presence lies a secret that could break her into pieces... A secret of how she had chosen to rule despite the fact that she didn't want to be the queen.

Ophelia Voss never expected love – only survival. As the illegitimate daughter of Alpha Kieran, she always had to watch her life being dictated for her. But when she’s forced to marry Rafael Beaumont, the ruthless Lycan King, in place of her sister, she realizes that her life was never truly hers. Rafael hides a devastating secret – Ophelia is his true mate. He can’t let anyone know, accepting the moniker of a cruel beast if it’ll stop her from having the same fate as his dead mate. But betrayal lurks closer than he realizes. A single lie shatters everything, and Rafael rejects her, casting her out. Heartbroken and carrying his secret child, Ophelia vanishes. Now, fate pulls them together once more. But can Rafael earn her forgiveness before vengeance claims her? Or is it too late for their second chance?

He groaned. "I can hear your heart, little one. Does that excite you?" He can hear my heart! She had to clear her throat before she could answer. "It's the way you talk." One of his claws caressed her cheek. He leaned down close, those golden eyes gleaming, his face a shadow. Her breath caught. "I could lick you again, make you scream with pleasure. Would you like that?" ************************************** Purchased by the Demon King, Victoria O'Hare is thrown into the world of the immortal. Brutal and ruled by instinct, the Demon King comes to her in the dark, filling her world with pleasure and fear. Cursed and broken, King Sebastian struggles to control his inner demon. He now owns a sweet little beauty. One who calls to him in the darkness. One he could kill in an instant. Victoria struggles to show Sebastian there is more to him than his brutal nature. Despite his curse, Sebastian is tempted to accept all Victoria has to offer. When a desperate werewolf and an evil army threaten war, King Sebastian must accept what he is and protect the woman he loves...if his inner demon doesn't kill her first.

"She was just a breeder until she became his everything…" [Warning: R18+ / Mature and Explicit Sexual Content / Dark Romance] Althea Grayson never imagined she’d become a captive, let alone to Alpha King Gavriel, the ruthless ruler who blames her for her father’s crimes. Treason. Murder. Betrayal. The punishment? Her life now belongs to him. “A life for a life,” Gavriel declares. “Your existence is mine to control.” But Althea refuses to break. She’s spent her life surviving, and she won’t stop now. Yet the more she resists, the more she’s drawn into the dangerous, intoxicating pull between them. Gavriel is cruel, controlling, and everything she should hate, so why does her body betray her? Bound by chains, hate, and something far darker, their twisted game spirals into an obsession neither can escape. Will Althea fight for her freedom, or will she surrender… to the man who owns her body, her fate, and perhaps even her heart? ********** Excerpt: “I’ll take your body,” he muttered, his voice sending shivers down her spine, “your breath, your cries, your fire. Until you forget what it means to resist me.” She arched beneath him, fury and heat colliding in her chest. She hated him for treating her like something he owned, and yet she wanted him. She was drowning in the contradiction that was Gavriel Kingsley. “You’ll try,” she breathed, teeth clenched. He smiled then, dark and primal. “Oh, little wolf,” he murmured, lips brushing her ear, “I don’t try. I take.”

“Marry me.” I said to the man I had just met. His assessing gaze was fixed on my face. “No woman would want to have an impotent man or have them as mate but I do! So marry me.” He leaned closer to me and our faces were inches apart. “Ok, deal.” Cassandra caught her stepsister and her mate together the day before her mating ceremony, and she been forced by her father to marry him, regardless. She needed an escape from the harsh reality of being stuck with a cheating mate, that was when she met the mysterious Dorian Fernandez.