Reach Out In The Darkness

"It's just for a few hours. Please, help me out." Lilian said. Her voice pleading, her eyes shimmering with unshed tears but she didn't break down in front of a random stranger. "Why would I?" Shane said coldly. Helping a stranger wasn't one of his virtues. "I will pay the price." Lilian said desperately. "Please, do me the favour." Shane stared at the girl standing in front of him. She really didn't seem to know him otherwise she wouldn't have mentioned about paying him. And looking at her, what possibly could she pay him! As if reading his mind, Lilian spoke up, "I will do whatever you ask me to do after this." Shane gave her an impassive expression before he asked, "Do I have your words on this?" "It's a deal." Lilian said not thinking much about what she was binding herself to. She never had a clear sky and was already at the dead end anyway. So, what worse possibly be awaiting her! Little did she know how Shane would be taking her up on that offer!

After circumstances throw two drastically different people together an extraordinary love blooms in the middle of the Miami nightscape. * * * Carson Miller was doomed - in his opinion - to spend the rest of his life as the lonely, billionaire CEO of Miller Inc., but a chance encounter with an intriguing masked woman leaves his head spinning and his heart falling.

Lia was afraid of commitment and would rather be alone in life. For her, falling in love was complicated, just like how her parents parted ways after being married for so many years. But later on, as her life grew dim, Lia wished she had someone who could catch her from falling. - BOOK 1 of SOFTBALL GIRL SERIES Liara Contes Catcher Copyrighted © 2023 by modernmariaaa

*Book 4* Isolde's life was full of love and joy. She was set to be High Priestess of the makkari, but everything changed in a single night when she lost everything at the hands of someone she thought she could trust. For centuries she has been on the run, helping the supernatural community under the cloak of anonymity while she works to clear her name and save the very people after her, from destruction. Enemies are closing in, but an unexpected complication befalls her when she realises she's been fated to someone who wants her species exterminated. After all, an evil chance seldom comes alone. A Queen Among Darkness is the fourth book in the Queen Among series. Each story is set up in the previous book, so reading the books in order is recommended. Here are the books in the series: A Queen Among Alphas - Book 1 Bite-Size Luna - A Queen Among Alphas Prequel A Queen Among Snakes - Book 2 Runaway Empress - A Queen Among Snakes Prequel A Queen Among Blood - Book 3 Whole Again - A Queen Among Alpha's spin-off A Queen Among Darkness - Book 4 Dark Invocation - A Queen Among Darkness spin-off A Queen Among Tides - Book 5 Valor, Virtue, and Verve - A Queen Among Tides Prequel Spin-off A Queen Among Gods - Book 6 A Queen Among Tempests - Book 7

Years after the ministry of the Disciples of Christ, men began losing faith and darkness plunged back into the hearts of men. The taste for power, the glory of strength and riches became god over men. Drunken with the rhythm to restore balance to the dying world, the Drokan clan and other groups rose to power all in the name of making the world a better place. In the chaos of the world, Elroy; a handsome young man, on his way in search of answers to his life finds himself in an obscure situation in the Western plains. Having lost his memories and captured, he is rescued by his child hood friend, Mira. After which both fled to the west-southwest plains were Elroy is introduced into Mira’s group, “Seekers squad”, from then dark secrets began unraveling as well as the terror of Elroy’s past.

"One Decision" follows eighteen -year-old Freya Myers, a brilliant but broken foster teen, as she teeters on the edge of a new beginning-and a hidden nightmare. With a perfect GPA and dreams of opening a bookstore, Freya is determined to escape a system that's failed her. When a wealthy Southern family unexpectedly adopts her and whisks her away to a private estate in Georgia, it feels too good to be true. Because it is. The mansion is beautiful. The people? Picture-perfect. But behind the polished smiles and choreographed greetings lies something Freya can't quite name-yet. Strange rules. Watchful eyes. Whispers behind closed doors. And her new "brothers," who know more about her than they should. As Freya digs deeper into the family's secrets, she's forced to confront her past and a chilling truth: she may not have been saved... she may have been chosen. Dark, gripping, and emotionally raw, One Decision is a psychological coming-of-age thriller that explores what happens when the price of belonging may be your freedom-or your soul.

I am Alpha Alexander's fated mate, and I am meant to be his luna. However, no one ever discovers this secret for six whole years. Why? That was because I am a lowly Omega. Alexander Smith believes that I deliberately got him drunk and is using our child to ascend the ranks. He doesn't even let our son call him "Dad." For his sake, I shed blood and sweat for six long years. I am an Omega, yet I am working harder than any other higher-ranked werewolf. I take on every dirty, exhausting job for the sake of his pack. I take the lead and charge ahead in every dangerous mission. Until that negotiation… I fall into a trap set by an enemy pack and almost lose my life. I wait and hope desperately as I writhe in my hospital bed. My wounds heal slowly, but Alexander never comes to see me. Instead, he goes to his first love, Vivian Anderson. The day I recover, I walk into the Elders' Council and submit my request to leave the pack without hesitation.

Betrayed by the man she called her mate, her friend and her parents throwing her out, Calla Spencer only has one thing in mind, and that’s getting revenge: She has given up on love completely until she met the alpha king. Would she love him like he loves her? Or just use him to complete her revenge?

Rayyan Wang menyesal ingin bercerai dengan istrinya. Istri yang gemuk tidak disangka bertransformasi menjadi wanita sangat cantik dan memesona. Dia pun menebalkan muka memohon pada istrinya, "Istriku, tolong jangan ceraikan aku!" Elena tersenyum pongah, "Pria sampah sepertimu untuk apa dipertahankan? Aku bisa mencari pria 1000 kali lipat lebih baik dirimu. Untuk apa aku menyia-nyiakan masa mudaku menikah dengan pria sampah sepertimu!" Elena Zhang melenggang pergi, namun langkah kakinya segera dihentikan oleh Rayyan Wang. Rayyan Wang menjatuhkan dirinya memegang kedua kaki Elena Zhang, berkata, "Aku lebih baik mati kalau kau menceraikanku. Aku tidak bisa hidup tanpamu, Elena. Tolong beri aku satu kesempatan lagi." "Mau mati silakan saja. Kau tinggal pilih mau mati seperti apa. Sekarang, singkirkan tangan busukmu dari kakiku!" Elena menghempaskan pegangan tangan Rayyan Wang di kakinya. Dulu dia berjuang mati-matian demi bertahan, namun saat mengetahui bahwa sifat Rayyan Wang tidak pernah berubah, mana mungkin Elena mau menjatuhkan diri ke dalam lobang yang sama seperti seekor keledai. Ingin balikan dengannya, pikiran dulu bagaimana dia menolaknya mentah-mentah. Luka di sekujur tubuh bisa dioabati, namun luka hati siapa yang bisa tahan?

The day Jasper Carter's terminally ill ex, Natalie Klutz, gave birth, his parents—Josephine and Raymond—hired ten bodyguards to keep me, his actual wife, out of the hospital. But I never showed. Josephine clutched Natalie's hand. "She's not getting near you or the baby." Jasper wiped Natalie's forehead. "Relax. Dad's got men at every door. If Emily shows, we'll toss her." Hours passed. Still no me. Jasper finally let himself breathe. He didn't get what my deal was. He was just granting Natalie's dying wish—to be a mom. The second the nurse handed over the crying baby, he smiled like everything was finally worth it. If I came tomorrow and said sorry, he'd forgive me. Hell, he'd even let me raise the kid. What he didn't know? I had just submitted my paperwork. I'd leave the country, join Doctors Without Borders, and ghost him for good.