River Of Shadows

¹"the werewolf Alpha king, the eternal monarch, will be born. He will take back his rightful place and rule the three kinds. Followed by bloodshed... a new world will be born." His father's words resounded in his mind. Nicolai peered at the beautiful lush forest in front of him. The river that was once been eternally frozen was rushing and gushing through the small river bed. "huh!.. isn't Greenland supposed to be covered in snow? Where am i?...." The world he once knew changed in just a few days.. Nicolai glanced at the coffin he woke up in. "not a few days.. how many years has it been? How long was I asleep? Where is my father?..." "howl," Startled, he glanced to the side. Twigs snapped... a white wolf walked out of the forest. "mate," its husky voice whispered.

Harper William was a mysterious figure, adept at concealing his true intentions and emotions behind a veil of secrecy. In the depths of his mind, he harbored a trove of untold stories. A river of suppressed tears spilled into his heart with every smile he wore. Aching shadows whispered tales of his buried pains behind his laughter. While his soul yearned to be seen and understood, he perfected the technique of concealing his sorrow. His family has always regarded him as a tool that can assist them in their business. He was detached from all of the sorrow and emotion. He took illicit substances to obtain some peace of mind, and no one in his family knew about it except his mother. But since the day he met Daisy Parker, everything has changed. He considered her bothersome and tried everything to get her out of his life, but he never realized that Daisy was slowly establishing a place of her inside his heart. Daisy has always regarded Harper as a Demon who has never failed to punish her in various ways. If anyone asks her whom she despises the most, she will say Harper William without hesitation.

It's considered public knowledge that the CEO of Nextronics, Spencer Ford, is totally and utterly smitten with his wife, Nikita Young. Case in point: the very first digital voice assistant that Nextronics launched was called Nikki. Nextronic's newest launch, a smartphone that would revolutionize the tech industry, was to be named the Niko Ultra. Spencer seemed born to be a perfect husband—loving, devoted, and affectionate towards her. That was until she caught him in bed with his assistant. Nikita snapped out of the haze and realized a startling truth—promises could be broken, no matter how sincere the person who made them appeared. "I want to terminate this pregnancy. I don't want to bring this child into the world." "Give me ten days, and I will leave him."

An unscrupulous company discharges toxic wastewater into the river, causing my whole family to be poisoned because we rely on that river for survival. Everyone in my family, including my aunts and uncles, lives in the same village. We're all waiting for an urgent antidote delivery to save our lives. My boyfriend is Harrison Somers, and his company is the only one with the antidote. So, I ask him for it. He agrees to come but doesn't show up after a long time. Ultimately, my family members die after being tormented by the toxic wastewater because they don't have the antidote. Meanwhile, Harrison shows up at the hospital with his childhood sweetheart because she accidentally sliced her finger while peeling a fruit.

Julian "Jules" Ashford was born to wear a suit, walk the shiny halls of power, and marry the perfect woman - even when he's lied his entire life to everyone, including himself. Closeted, bullied by father Stephen Ashford Sr., and stuck in a copycat marriage to political heiress Camille "Cam" Stratton, Jules has just one freedom: acting... until an ice-blue mess and a beat-up Dodge Challenger smash into his carefully built world. River Moreno is signed, shattered, and too occupied destroying Moreno Custom Garage with his sister Sierra and father Tomás to give a shit about billionaire dickheads in fancy suits - until one of them "accidentally" hits him from behind to get his attention. When Jules and River's worlds collide - quite literally - what begins as a calculated untruth sets something raw and magnetic in motion. One man's existence is constructed on silence and legacy; the other's on survival and truth. But when a brick comes through River's shop window and threats begin to escalate, Jules doesn't hesitate to defend him - even if it means putting himself at risk and exposing himself in ways he's never been brave enough to. As Jules utilizes his power to protect River from harm, something deeper takes root - deeper than lust, deeper than rebellion. It's real. It's risky. And it may cost them everything. In a city where Ashford & Co. Wealth and the Stratton political machine reign supreme, where love between two men puts more than reputation at risk - it puts power at risk - Jules must make a decision: Can the man who was trained to live behind a mask come to love - and live - in the open?

In the shadows of polite society, the ancient practices of oppression, segregation, and slavery abound. The Moon Goddess has a plan, and change is on the horizon, but only if an abused and wolfless orphan is strong enough to survive. Late one night, a mysterious woman appears on the doorstep of a history professor in the Dark Sky Pack. Leaving a child with them to raise as their own, the woman is never seen again. They name the little girl Electra after a Greek Goddess. She is raised as one of the family and accepted by the family even when she did not receive a wolf and is rejected by the pack. Abused and mistreated by the Dark Sky Pack, she flees to a nearby human town to attend college. The Alpha of the Dark Sky Pack calls a council meeting the same weekend that Electra is graduating. With the Elders and Council in attendance, Electra meets a female Alpha and her life changes. When the Crystal River Pack hosted the annual Hunt, Alpha Wyatt changed all the rules. Hadrian volunteered as a Guard for a Maidan and while at the mating ceremony for Alpha Wyatt and Luna Celeste, his world is turned upside down. Hadrian, a firefighter for Crystal Falls, now finds himself as a single father of two little girls. Come on the adventure of Electra and Hadrian as they find their place in the world…

*This book may contain triggers for some readers.* Mackenzie is the daughter of Beta Vincent Cavanaugh. She grew up in the Blue River Pack, near the coast of California. She is a kind, loyal, and bubbly girl. She grew up knowing she would be a Luna or Beta female of another pack. Growing up, the Blue and Red River packs were on neutral, yet rocky grounds. Since the packs were so close, they shared a school with each other. In comes Beckett, the soon-to-be Alpha of the Red River Pack. He has his eyes set on Mackenzie and will do anything to make her his Luna, despite their on-again-off-again status. Nicholas sees things differently. He knows how that pack treats women and will not allow Mackenzie to be subjected to that. He's always been protective of her since they grew up together. After coming back from Alpha training, Nicholas starts to feel things for Mackenzie that he never did. Upon her first shift at 18, Beckett is determined to force Mackenzie to be his Luna. The only problem is, she finds her mate and it is not Beckett. There are also things about Mackenzie that she has yet to know about. Join Mackenzie on her wild ride of finding her mate, dealing with an overbearing ex, and so much more.

River always thought she was a normally, if slightly more intelligent girl. After her mother dies, she has to deal with things herself as her father is heartbroken. When he informs her of his new wife and daughter just 16 months after her mother’s death, she finds this hard to believe. She meets a charismatic man and the meeting changes her life. McKenzie after meeting his mate, has a hard time believing that she is so young. Also, that she doesn’t seem to know what she is. They learn to trust each other and love each other. Once her father dies, they learn why they never told her what she really is. They also learn that there is another threat out there and they work together to stop them. Both River and McKenzie have to learn to trust each other and lean on each other.

In my previous life, my sister set her sights on the formidable river dragon and married him without hesitation. I chose the unassuming merman. She thought she would ascend as the queen of the dragon clan. However, when the river dragon failed his ascension trial, my sister, as his mate, was caught in the fallout and narrowly escaped death. Meanwhile, the merman unexpectedly inherited the Sea God’s Legacy and rose to become ocean royalty. Everyone knew I was to become the empress. At the celebratory banquet, my sister poisoned my wine. Reborn into a new life, my sister rushed toward the merman and chose him, saying, “The empress’ throne will be mine!” Little did she know that the merfolk’s true nature was cruel, finding pleasure in tormenting others.

Because of Mr.Madrigal’s huge indebtedness to the businessmen with whom he was associated, he was able to betray and sold his daughter River to a businessman named Spencer Vilavide. Well known to be a billionaire and handsome but, has a Narcissistic Behaviour where it becomes manipulative and overly arrogant. So even though River was afraid of this man, she don’t have any other choice but to follow what her father's ordered. For the sake of her family, who needs to provide financially and physically for her. And during her stay in Vilavide’s mansion, she suffered a lot and endures the pain from Spencer's abusive hands. But as time went on. She also got used to his sadistic behavior and her fears of him, turn into a furious toward the man. Until she didn’t notice that she was gradually falling in love with the young man who was also gradually changing his treatment of her. Will two people shaped by cruelty and suffering stay together? Is there any chance that River can fall in love with a man who causes her pain and struggle in life? And Can Spencer change his narcissistic behaviour for love?