Stuff To Trace

Though we've been in love for six years, Arnold Porter, the Chief Legal Officer of the Werewolf Council, has canceled our marking ceremony 66 times. The first time he did so, he claimed that Erna Porter, his adoptive sister, was coughing blood in the middle of her heat. Decked in my gown, I stood in front of the Altar of the Full Moon alone until the moon had disappeared from the skies and everyone had left. The second time the ceremony gets canceled, it was because he suddenly received a message in the middle of the ceremony, saying that Erna was abducted by Rogues. He tore off his robes and shifted into his wolf instantly, rushing to save her, while I was forced to endure the laughter of our guests. Whenever we are to hold a ceremony, Erna will always get into trouble and then seek his help. Finally, when he cancels the ceremony for the 66th time, both my wolf and I give up. I break up with him and leave. Three days after I traverse the borders of the snowy plains riddled with powerful winds that conceal my trace, he seems to go crazy. He sends the elite guard of his pack on a mission just to find me.

Kingdom of Ash and Blood Book one of the Sicilian Ruin Series She was the fire he thought he had extinguished. He was the ruin she barely escaped. Three years ago Amara Varela vanished without a trace --- betrayed, broken, and hunted by the man who once owned her heart. Now she's back in Sicily, not as the naive girl he left behind, but as a woman forged by survival and secrets. She has a score to settle and Luca Moretti is at the top of her list Luca, the heir to the brutal Moretti empire, never forgives himself for losing her. When he finally finds her alive, everything he buried erupts --- lust, rage, obsession. But the Kingdom he now rules is built on blood, and his bride-to-be is not the one who haunts his dreams. Torn between a crown he never wanted and a woman who could destroy it all, Luca must choose loyalty or desire, power or love. In a world of violent cartels, arranged alliances, and ruthless vendettas, Amara and Luca's reunion is anything but tender. It's a war. And their passion? It could burn Sicily to the ground. Dark. Obsessive. Addictive. This is not a love story. This is a Sicilian ruin.

***This book contains violence, cursing, sexual content, and talk of suicide, enjoy at your discretion.*** I was walking through an unknown foggy forest when I spotted a field of wildflowers. My feet had a mind of their own as they led me to wander through the flowers. I nonchalantly dragged my hands over the flowers. It was a beautiful and serene sight. I deeply inhaled the sweet scent of the flower and gave a little shudder of bliss. I closed my eyes and just absorbed the moment wanting to remember it. Suddenly the sounds of paws hitting the forest floor overwhelmed me. Then the forest was ignited with flames. Everything glowed vibrant oranges and reds as heavy smoke smothered me from above. I threw myself to the ground desperate for any trace of clean air. As I attempted to crawl out of the flowers a new sound harmonized with the thunder paws, screams and howls for help terrorized me. I clawed at the ground desperate to escape the menacing choir. Fire licked my skin and I screamed for help. Sobs escaped my lips as flaming branches fell on me from above. The smell of burning flesh was the only thing that consumed me as everything went dark.

Marissa was abandoned by her parents as an infant, left in the care of her famous doctor grandfather. Marissa stumbled across a young boy who was close to death and she saved him, Robert. Robert and Marissa became close friends and he would protect her from the Alpha’s son Damien and his friends, the children of the Beta. Jessica and Jake. One day, Robert left without a trace and Marissa was left to endure the bullying on her own. She lost her grandfather when she was 14 years old. With no-one to love and protect her, the pack turned on her and shunned her for being the daughter of traitors. Used for her healing blood and rejected by her fated mate. Marissa leaves the pack and becomes a doctor in the human world. Little did she know her life would go from bad to worse when her long-lost friend returns to find her. The one she loved with all her heart, only to find out he was mated to another, her estranged little sister, Jennifer. Will she be able to live her life peacefully? Or did the Moon Goddess have other plans for her? Will her ex-mate find her and drag her back to the pack? Only fate knows the answers.

"They call me Cherry... But you can call me anytime." ~Cherry~ She would be looked down upon the society, treated as a mere object by men, and considered the dirt of every city because of her job. But for him, she's special. She was the woman who captured his young heart, and everything he has ever dreamed of. He was her first man. And she was his... His Prized Possession. ***** World-renowned most eligible bachelor Xander Oxford is already prepared to be the next Boss of Asia. He's also the heir to the biggest company in the country -- the Oxford Group of Companies. As the son of the most powerful man in the country, he technically has no worries to think of. However, his almost perfect life is rattled when he fell in love with Cherry Lyn Avante - the girl he met in Club-V. At his age, he just doesn't care anymore as long as their relationship doesn't interfere with their private life, and feel happy with each other. Not until Cherry disappears with no trace or means of contact after everything he does. Determined to make their relationship work, can Xander do everything just to find Cherry and be with her again? Or stop himself from falling for the girl who is off-limits to him?

All my life , I knew I was different .Out of all the children in the wealthy family of Landar , I was the smartest , the strongest , the wisest and the best candidate for being the next heir to our family . The only problem was , I was a girl . Girls were educated to later be married to other powerful families . Dresses , high heals and skirts , I felt disgusted everytime I wore them . Being treated as dust , I fell in love with the son of the Danados family . My cousin planned a vicious trap that made me sleep with a stranger . A night full of torture that caused my complete destruction and an unwanted pregnancy . Mistreated ,abandoned , cast aside , betrayed and deprived of my freedom . All this because I was born a girl . I was a boy trapped in a girl's body . After giving birth to my son, and nearly losing my life because of it, I said enough. Thanks to the advanced technology I was able to completely remove every trace of a woman from my body . Now I will take revenge on everyone and take back what's meant to be mine. Little did I know that I and my son's father would cross paths once again but this time as business partners , as males , as rivals............as lovers .

He is the richest billionaire and business mogul in the whole of Italy. David Salvatore can do anything to get what he wants and that includes getting the woman he wants. When the woman he loves ran away with her parents 10 years ago without a trace, he searched the whole world for her using his power and influence but the more he searched the more difficult it was to find her, like an unknown force was preventing him from finding her. David was determined to find her, and he finally did after ten years. “Let me go David, I have a flight to catch” Hanan struggled away from his hold. David looked at her in anger " Do you really think that I will allow you to run away the way you did 10 years ago? Never!! Hanan shivered in fear and wasn't able to look at him. She became distressed and lost in her thoughts. David looked at her distressed face and immediately his anger disappeared and was replaced with something unreadable. Now that he found her, what is left is to find out why she ran away from him.

After being missing for eighteen years, I was finally found by my wealthy birth parents. The impostor—the young man who had taken my place all this time—dropped to his knees, sobbing. "Goodbye, Mom and Dad. Thank you for raising me. Now that Jason is back, this family doesn't need me anymore." My parents hugged him with heartbreaking tenderness. "Don't be ridiculous," they said. "You're our only real son." Even my fiancée confessed her love to him. "I don't care who you really are. You're the only one I love." They all orbited around him, like planets around the sun. When I was nearly killed in a car accident, they were too busy throwing a birthday party for his dog. So I packed my things in silence. Without a word, I accepted an invitation from the space agency to join a five-year satellite research mission in complete isolation. Yet after I left, it was like the whole family lost their minds. They scoured the entire country, desperate to find any trace of me.

Nyssa finds herself knee-deep in debts she had no idea about. Her misfortunes climaxes when she is sold to a stranger. Roman, the ruthless and enigmatic mafia boss, bound her to a contract she couldn't escape. Though he was known for being cold and indifferent, he kept her by his side, making her his possession in both name and body. Many told Nyssa that her entire worth would be to warm the Mafia Don’s bed only to be tossed, but each day everyone sees that the ‘naive and simple’ Nyssa leaving Roman was never an option. When she’ vanished’ without a trace, he hunted her down, his obsession burning hotter than ever. "You belong to me," Roman growled, his icy blue eyes filled with rage. "You are the lover of a Mafia—you don’t get to leave." Now trapped between her thirst for revenge against those who wronged her and a man who refuses to let her go, Nyssa must decide: fight for her freedom or surrender to the dark, possessive love of the most dangerous mafia king she’s ever known.

the story revolves around the lives of two individuals, Ava Reynolds and Noah Anderson, whose paths cross years after a fateful one-night stand that changed their lives forever. Ava Reynolds, a free-spirited and independent woman, finds herself entangled in a passionate encounter with the charismatic billionaire, Noah Anderson Five years later, their paths unexpectedly collide once again. Ava has built a successful career and thrived in her personal life, Noah now even more successful and guarded, has spent years searching for the woman who disappeared without a trace, unable to forget the deep connection they once had. As fate brings them together, Ava and Noah must confront their unresolved feelings and the consequences of their choices. Sparks reignite between them, but both carry the scars of the past, hesitant to trust and open their hearts once more. Despite their initial resistance, the pull between them proves too strong to ignore, drawing them into a tumultuous relationship filled with passion, longing, and conflicting emotions. As they navigate the complexities of their renewed connection, Ava and Noah must confront the reasons behind Ava's sudden departure and the trust issues that plague their relationship. Their journey is not without challenges, as old wounds resurface, interfering family members complicate matters, and external forces threaten to tear them apart once more.