Novel & Cerita Starbound Cold Protection

I was supposed to be his mate. His Luna. The woman he vowed to cherish. But under the silver glow of the full moon, **Alpha Cassian Blackwood rejected me.** In front of the entire pack, he shattered our bond like I was nothing. No explanation. No hesitation. Just a cold, brutal rejection that sent searing pain through my soul. I ran. What else could I do? But fate wasn’t done with me. Captured by rogues, I thought my life was over—until **Ronan Vale, their dangerously handsome Alpha, offered me a deal.** A contract marriage. Protection in exchange for my loyalty. A union that would make me untouchable. I should have refused. Instead, I let myself fall into the arms of a man who sees me not as weak, but as powerful. And he’s not the only one. **Kai, the brooding strategist with haunted eyes, and Luca, the charming beta with a deadly smile, both make it clear—Cassian may have rejected me, but I will never be unwanted again.** But now Cassian wants me back. **And he’s willing to start a war to claim me.** I should hate him. I should want revenge. But when I look into his stormy silver eyes, I feel the bond still there, fraying but unbroken. Now, the men around me are asking me to choose. **My past, or my future. My fate, or my freedom.** But no one has realized the truth yet. *I’m not the weak, rejected mate they thought I was.* And I will never be powerless again.

Note: The following contains captivity, BDSM, twins...... Ace Rivera only wanted to hand in a late assignment. Instead, he walked into his empty classroom and found his professor being silenced by a stranger in cold blood. Panicked, he ran. He didn’t see the killer’s face—but the killer saw him. Desperate to escape, Ace cuts through the back streets…only to witness a second murder in progress, in the abandoned building he took refuge in. This time, he recognizes the perpetrators instantly. Nikolai and Ivan Volkov. The twins. He doesn't recognize them at first but they are his former high school seniors. The boys who were brilliant, beautiful, terrifying—and untouchable. Now they’re mafia bosses. Now they’re standing over another man’s body. And now they’re staring at him. The twins should kill the witness. Instead, they claim him. Because Ace isn’t just a loose end. He’s the boy they wanted years ago. The one they never approached…because they both wanted him, equally, painfully, obsessively. Fate has delivered him back into their world. And Nikolai and Ivan have no intention of letting him slip away again. They strike a deal “become our new toy… and you live, you will have all your desires and protection from whomever wants to hurt you..” Caught between fear and a past he never knew existed, Ace must learn to survive the twins’ world… …and the twins’ attention. Together, they are intoxicating. Terrifying. Possessive. And they are willing to share everything. Including him.

After giving up her home to be with her mate, Alpha Ralph, what Aurora never expected was to be betrayed by him. Broken and dejected, Aurora leaves to find refuge under the protection of Alpha Brian, her mate's sworn enemy, with one thing in mind, Revenge. She would do anything to get back at her mate for hurting her. What happens when she finds out that she is still tied to her mate, even after rejecting him? She is pregnant with his child!

"You never had a choice, Cassia. But now, the choice is yours." Cassia’s life was never her own. The daughter of a powerless Omega, she was bound by a cruel fate—married off to Alpha Lucien, a man twice her age and cold with dominance. Her mother’s brutal murder at the hands of her stepmother only deepened her misery, leaving her with no protection in a world ruled by ruthless power. Lucien’s cruel indifference burned at her soul, yet there was something about him, something beneath his harsh exterior that seemed to pull at her. But Cassia would not break. Forced into submission, she found the strength to fight. A mysterious ally within the pack emerged, offering help when all hope seemed lost. Through pain and struggle, she began unlocking powers deep within her—powers that her stepmother’s curse had suppressed for years. Her journey to self-discovery and freedom was just beginning, but it came at a cost. Should she seek revenge on the man who tormented her, or embrace the freedom she so desperately craved? And what of Lucien—could the man who caused her so much pain truly change, or was he beyond redemption? As the stakes grew higher, so did the tension between them. With enemies closing in from all sides, Cassia’s decision could change everything. Her true power was awakening, and with it, a choice that would either break her or set her free. Will she escape the chains of her past? Read now to discover Cassia’s journey toward freedom, love, and a destiny that is hers to claim.

Bought by the Bratva Boss Sofia Petrova has spent her life surviving in silence under the control of her abusive stepfather. But when his gambling debts spiral out of control, he makes a choice that destroys everything. He sells her. Dragged into a secret trafficking auction where powerful men bid on women like property, Sofia is forced onto a stage and stripped of every choice she has ever had. Just when the bidding spirals beyond control, one man ends it with a chilling offer. Ten million dollars. Alexei Volkov is a feared Bratva Pakhan, a man known for his cold control and ruthless power. He doesn’t buy Sofia for pleasure, he buys her for leverage. Her stepfather holds information about a murder tied to a dangerous network, and Sofia is the key to getting it. Taken to his penthouse, she is forced into a deal: pretend to be his wife and stay under his protection, or be thrown back into the world that already sold her once. But nothing about Alexei is simple. The closer Sofia gets to him, the more the lines blur between fear and something far more dangerous. What begins as a transaction slowly turns into obsession. And as secrets unravel, Sofia realizes the trafficking ring that sold her is tied to Alexei’s own world. Now she isn’t just leverage. She’s a target. And when enemies come for her, Sofia is forced to face a terrifying truth… The man who bought her might be the only one who can save her.

“You’re mine, Isabella. My untouched little girl. I will burn this whole world before I let another man get close to you.” Isabella Monroe lost everything. Even her parents. A fire took them when she was just a child, dark and sudden, leaving her alone in a cold, unforgiving world. But Sebastian Hawthorne, her father’s closest friend and the father of her only friend, never walked away. He stayed. He became her shadow. Her shield. The man standing between her and the edge. But Isabella is not the fragile girl everyone thinks she is. She is wild. Strong. She rides her motorcycle like she owns the road, wind in her hair, danger in her smile. She works as a waitress, earning every dollar with pride, refusing to beg, refusing to break. Sebastian tries to control her fire. To tame her reckless soul. But he soon learns something far worse. Controlling his own heart is the real war. He is forbidden in every way. Older. Married, even if the marriage is already dying. And he already has a mistress warming his bed. Every time they meet, the line starts to blur. Care turns into hunger. Protection twists into obsession. One touch from him is enough. Enough to spark something dark and hungry, something that aches low in her body and burns through his control. A need that should not exist. A desire that can ruin them both. Will Isabella give in to the man who once protected her, and now scares her the most… and calls to her in the darkest way?

After spending a passionate night together, Alpha Ryker Cromwell rejected Xyrra as his mate in the name of protection and disappeared because of his Mad Wolf Disease and he didn’t want to hurt her. However, Xyrra disagreed on this. “Whether you’re a mad wolf or a cute puppy, I am the one to decide and I reject your rejection!” Contains sexual scenes, display of violence, and usage of profanity. Suitable for 18 years old and above. Book of The A.R. Were World Series.

those with money had power. those with power ruled the lupus colony: the world's largest ruthless pack. with a steady decline of desirable omegas over the years, a breeding program had been established where elite wolves and members of the lupus deus council could bid millions of dollars yearly for a hybrid of their own. a wolf created for the sole purpose of fulfilling her alpha's every desire. but what happens when one wolf escapes after committing a crime punishable by death, only to find protection in the shadow of death himself?

Sierra Monroe’s life spirals into darkness when she’s drawn into the world of the powerful De Santos brothers—one a ruthless, undisclosed mafia leader, the other a billionaire hiding dangerous secrets. Desperate to save her mother, Sierra agrees to a contract marriage with Adrian De Santos, hoping for protection but uncovering far more. As she seeks revenge against those who destroyed her family, Sierra is forced to confront love, betrayal, and survival in a city that takes no prisoners.

I always knew who I was born to be ,but the white crystal goddess of my pack had other plans for me . My great-grandmother the leader of the white pack , and the great white wolf protected our pack from other wolf packs . We were the strongest after the annihilation of the strongest pack which ever lived , - THE BLOOD PACK . A pack everyone believes were blood suckers I am supposed to become the next GREAT WHITE WOLF after my great grandmother but our white crystal goddess rejects me . I am to be the next great protector of my pack , but I'm unable to shift ,. I need help to protect my people from other dangerous packs out there Not until I soon found out our crystal goodness plans for me , mating me to the strongest dark alpha , the only survivor of the BLOOD PACK whom I later found out to be an hybrid, an abomination. even knowing it's dangerous ,I could never care less just for the protection of my people I took me years ,but I found him and together we made a deal , a stupid deal that must be kept a secret from my pack ,else I'd be banished forever or killed --I offer him my blood for protection of my people. I am Arabella the future GREAT WHITE WOLF of the white crystal pack . At least I thought I was .