Second Hand Embarrassment Meaning

Set up to break her bond with her Alpha mate after the Lycan King passed a decree that no alpha was allowed to reject or break off their bonds with their mates unless the mates did it themselves, Ellie Fowler could hardly believe her luck when by some strange fate, she's immediately bonded to the Lycan King himself, who now thinks she's nothing but a disloyal mate and worse, an Omega. Lycan King, Archer Daalmans, has a year to find his mate to prevent him from losing his strength or worse, dying, and he is determined to find her only for that reason. However, he is disappointed to find his mate is a dirty Omega who doesn't know her place, and he wants nothing to do with her, but he can't seem to keep his eyes off her or stop himself from protecting her.

Heather is finally living the time of her life. She has always been a badass. And Mihir knew this before he got married to her. Her financial status was the only thing holding her back from achieving everything she finally wanted. He was the only one who brought her down to her knees. After catching him in a compromising situation with her best friend, she threatens him with a divorce and he finally agrees. She knows Mihir wants her back. She swears she would never go back there. One phone call from him is all it takes to bring her back crying to him. But what does he want from her? More torture? Or he doesn’t just know how to beg her to come back? It's up to her to decide what she wants to do with him.

"They said that secrets are meant to be kept within our notice but some mysteries are better off unveiled." Valencia Rhyss has lived a life of neglect and indifference ever since her mother left for another man. She continued to live in adversity despite being the only daughter of the world's most well-known billionaire CEO, Charles Rhyss, Valencia tried her best to be acknowledged by her father for her efforts, however, she will always remain a third-place medal because he's blind to her endeavours and only focused on her two brothers. But not Until she discovered a horrific secret kept by her family that made all her misfortunes make sense, and after she attained this appalling knowledge she plans to go against her father with the help of his business rival, Dion Nester.

Melissa's life is forever changed when she's betrayed by those she trusts the most, her fated Alpha, Rico and her best friend, Lorinda. Melissa walks in on her fated Alpha, Rico cheating on her with her best friend. “I thought you loved me?” she wailed in pain. All she could hear was the growling of her alpha towards her. She was broken, betrayed, humiliated and torn apart by the Alpha she loved. Unknowingly to her, he was being cast under a spell with the dark powers she never thought existed after her mother's death. Melissa was sold into slavery to a ruthless alpha, Troy, who she initially thought would be her redemption. She is forced to endure unimaginable hardships and humiliation even than she had experienced with her fated Alpha after his rejection. As she struggles to survive, she discovers a hidden strength within herself - supernatural powers that could be her ticket to freedom, or her ultimate downfall. As Melissa navigates her way being a slave to Troy, and striving to harness her powers. Will she finally find redemption and reclaim her rightful place when she figures out the truth about her past, or will she become a pawn in Troy's game of dominance?

Rosella had been living in pain since birth and she's quite convinced that the universe hates her. From losing her mother to being used to pay off the debt her father owed the alpha, she doesn't need a soothsayer to confirm it. She was abused and trampled on till she could no longer take it. Multiple escape attempts all ending in the same way; Her being caught and beaten seriously. A final attempt at suicide delivers her right into her true mate's hands. Maybe the universe doesn't hate her after all. Finding out she's pregnant for her alpha and her true mate is his half-brother, maybe the universe hates her truly.

Extract The thought of Louis stalking me send cold shivers down my spine. Cold sweats formed on my forehead and I could feel my make-up washing off by my sweats. " Who are you?" Austin roared, but the wicked smile on Louis's face never left my mind. Why was he smiling that way? I couldn't help but wonder with my body trembling. " Louis Rusev" Louis answered and the audience gasped. At this moment, the priest had disappeared and everyone was holding their breath. " The alpha of lake pack?" Austin asked with squinted eyes to be sure the person standing before him wasn't an imposter. I didn't tell Austin the identity of my ex-mate, I only told him what happened between us. " Bravo, you know me well" Louis applauded and approached us on the stage. " What do you want?" Austin asked and I felt his grip tightened around my wrist in a protective manner. " I want my mate back" Louis answered calmly with a domineering voice. My heart dropped to my stomach at his response and I felt tears brimming in my eyes. Didn't he reject me? Didn't he send me away? why did he appear suddenly? In a world where people go over the moon when they find their mate, Nora's life crumbled after finding hers. Happy that her long-time crush, Alpha Louis Rusev was now her mate, she offered herself to him willingly not knowing Fate was Tempting her. How far can she survive the cruel action of fate and the partiality of the moon goddess?

Lara has always felt like an outsider in her pack, and she rejects the idea of the mate bond that assigns her a partner. And when she meets her designated mate, Tony, she’s disgusted by his immaturity and arrogance. Unexpectedly, Lara finds a second chance at love with Kelton, a pack alpha who has spent years serving his community alone. Kelton is hesitant to pursue a relationship with Lara, given that his first mate was killed by rogues, and Lara herself is a rogue. Despite their reservations, Lara and Kelton can’t deny their intense attraction to each other. As they explore their feelings, they must confront their past traumas and learn to trust each other. Will they be able to build a future together despite the challenges they face?

Werewolves' Cure: Benji's Second Chance. Follow up to The Dark Alpha's Pet. Benji Mason is known as the Sherlock of Medicine in the Werewolf world. On the outside, her medical skills portray a strong independent woman, but inside she’s broken from tragically losing her mate five years ago. When the Alpha King decides to send her on a mission to the North, Benji is stuck between staying in the safety of her emotional bubble or traveling overseas to save the Northern werewolf packs from a terrible disease that's turning them feral. But what happens when she gets a second chance mate and also comes face to face with an enemy she never excepted to run into? Alpha Conrad has enough to deal with as the packs of the Northeastern territory are falling for a mysterious illness. When his second chance mate is the doctor who is supposed to be saving his packs, he can't help but feel the mate bond pull at his heart, but reluctant to fall in love again. Could they each get over their past and move forward? Will the past be too much for them and they reject each other?

SYNOPSIS If love was the price, how much would you be willing to pay… Cursed with insanity by the moon goddess, a frail love becomes the fate of Glenn who is destined to walk the seven circles of life till she finds a willing mate to break her away from the shackles of her self-destruction. She is cast out by her own— Betrayed by her sister and first mate — and banished to the outside cruel world of humanity to meet with an unknown fate With secrets and her true identity buried in the facade of a timid shopkeeper, true love beckons at her when she meets her Second Chance Mate—Santiago, a Doctor and Animal scientist working on a project that could endanger her own race. Her supposed new love life with her chosen human mate is upon troubled water, as a fling from the part threatens to wreck the sailing ship of her happily ever after. Would Hope flicker with iridescent wings out of her darkest Pandora? Or would her soul be doomed to an eternal abyss?

When her supposed happily-ever-after turns into a nightmare of broken glasses and bleeding hearts, Kenya Brown finds herself alone in the cold house of her marriage. She did all she could to save her marriage with the man she thought was the IT for her, only for her to be left alone, sick, and pregnant. Years later, she comes back as a changed woman. She is stronger than her former self, and her source of strength is the black-eyed boy who looks exactly like her ex-husband. Royal Carter has all the money and fame, yet he can’t fight the loneliness that eats away at him. He finds out about her ex-wife’s return and about the boy. After years of regret, he decides to pursue the love of his life, with grim determination to win her back. He cannot live without her and will do whatever it takes to have his wife and son back. Will they be able to bury the past and create new memories, or are the odds stacked and standards too high to move past them?