Surprise Attacks Crossword Clue

Amara’s life has always been ordinary, until she begins noticing shadows that shouldn’t exist. Footsteps follow her on empty streets, glowing eyes watch from the darkness, and an unsettling presence seems to stalk her every move. One night, a monstrous wolf-like creature attacks, leaving her injured and terrified. Before it can finish her, a mysterious man with golden eyes appears, saving her life,and vanishes just as suddenly. Haunted by him, Amara cannot shake the feeling that their fates are connected. Determined to understand what’s happening, she discovers a hidden library and an article revealing a secret world of magic, supernatural creatures, and ancient bonds. As she digs deeper, Amara learns she possesses a powerful light within her-a force strong enough to end the war raging between realms. Kael, the man who saved her is not only real but bound to her by destiny itself. He is her protector… and her curse. As enemies rise from both the human and supernatural worlds, Amara and Kael must navigate danger, dark forces, and a growing bond neither can control. With the fate of two worlds resting on her shoulders, survival depends on trust, courage, and a heart willing to risk everything. Fated to His Darkness is a dark paranormal romance filled with suspense, magic, and a love that defies fate.

“MATE!” “NO!” “I didn’t ask!” “Still No, my mate killed me long ago.” Silence… “You killed your mate?” “No!” “Aw! I got a broken doll! “ The smug bastard grinned. -- Mallory´s life didn’t go as planned, even after she believed her true fairytale had started. Betrayed, beaten, and broken beyond repair, she welcomed death when it finally came. The moon goddess granted her a new life, a choice. She chose to remember. Haunted by her past and trauma, she devoted her life to *unalive* the worse criminals, humans, and shifters. Working for the council, she managed to keep running from her nightmares. Suffocating the pain and panic attacks by escaping into subspace, guided by Mr. Bear’s firm hand. Love is not in Mallory´s world; she doesn’t want it. Don’t deserve it, and the mere thought scare her to the core. Why would two mated males have such care for her? Why would another claim her as his? She doesn’t recognize them as mates—any of them. But that doesn’t seem to scare them away. Reverse harem, BDSM, revenge, trauma, triggers! Torture, human trafficking +++ Not a beautiful romance but a dark romance with lingering trauma.

Evelyn Hart, a human woman living a quiet life near the forests outside town, has always felt an inexplicable pull toward the wilderness — a tug deep within her that she can’t explain. Running away from a wedding she never wanted, she flees into the woods Everything changes when a rogue wolf pack attacks her. She’s saved by Kael Thorne, a brooding, powerful Alpha whose entire presence radiates danger, control, and a strange protectiveness she can’t make sense of. Kael immediately senses something unusual about her: Evelyn smells faintly like wolf… but she isn’t one. Unable to walk away, he takes her to a hidden cabin in the forest. As danger closes in around her, Evelyn feels drawn to him with a heat she’s never known. Their chemistry grows into something fierce, magnetic, and undeniably forbidden. But Kael is carrying secrets too. He’s been tracking disturbances along the border — disturbances pointing toward a terrifying truth: Evelyn may be the key to a long-buried bloodline tied to the rogue uprising. And she might not be human at all. Now strangers, enemies, and hidden packs are hunting her — and while Kael is determined to protect her, a darker question looms: Is he protecting her from them… or protecting the world from what she’s becoming?

“I want a different kind of meal from Arya,” Juan teased. “What’s that?” “Why don’t you sit on my face and you’ll know.” *+*++**++* Arya was never meant to stand out. With a deceased mother, an abusive father, and only a high school certificate to her name, she lived quietly and worked as a waitress in a bar, but one night she got just one look from Juan Moreno, the most feared mafia lord in Sicily and things went south. Sold like property to a man she didn’t know, Arya thought the worst had already happened. Until Juan came for her. He didn’t save her only, he claimed her just to have owner ship of her and then locked her in a prison disguised as a mansion. Now, she’s the most wanted woman—not for a crime, but for her beauty. And two ruthless mafia kings are at a cold war for ownership of her body. Juan, believes Dominic—his longtime rival who wants Arya is the only threat. But when he faces several attacks from an enemy he once thought was dead, he realizes his empire might fall. Can Juan protect the woman he would burn the world for, or will he be forced to hand her to the only man who might keep her alive?

Riley Hart doesn’t believe in fated mates, power hierarchies, or playing nice. Especially not with the arrogant, insufferable Alpha-in-waiting of Crescent City — Jaxon Vale. After being exiled from her former pack for reasons she refuses to talk about, Riley is content hiding among humans, living a quiet life as a barista with a biting sense of humor and a fierce independence. But when an attack forces her to shift in public, Riley’s secret is blown wide open — and she finds herself dragged into the powerful Vale Pack’s territory under Alpha law. Jaxon Vale is everything Riley hates — dominant, cocky, used to control. He doesn’t trust rogue wolves, especially not ones with hidden scars and biting sarcasm. But when a string of brutal, magical attacks starts targeting young werewolves across the city, Riley’s mysterious past might be the only key to stopping them. Forced into an uneasy alliance, Riley and Jaxon clash at every turn — until their rivalry simmers into something more dangerous: desire. As secrets unravel, trust is tested, and enemies close in, they’ll have to decide whether their bond is just a twist of fate… or the beginning of something worth fighting for. Because in Crescent City, wolves don’t fall in love — they survive it.

When Erin’s entire family is savagely killed by an evil Alpha one horrifying night, she’s forced into a world filled with hatred, death, and the need for sweet revenge. The creatures she believed were only in fairytales, had become her biggest enemy. Surrounded by like minded people and a crazed lunatic as a leader, Erin spends the first half of her life plotting malicious attacks against the werewolf kind with the end goal of destroying each one for good. But what will happen when Erin catches a sweet mouthwatering smell in the middle of a battle, a man with the brightest green eyes captivating her instantly, her body craved him and pulled her deeper into his spell. Before the pair could talk, a wolf tackles Erin to the ground injuring her, but the possessive man with those eyes had other plans. She’s taken back to his palace where she’s forced to learn that this man was not only a wolf, but the Alpha King and most shockingly of all, her mate. She wants nothing to do with this man but that tough human girl, is all the Alpha King wants. Can Erin break down her walls and hatred for his kind and fully embrace her purpose in life, or will the horrors and monsters that littered her childhood consume her for good? Read on to find out.

Cassandra Baker, the respected Luna of the Crescent Moon Pack, believed her life was perfect alongside her husband, Alpha Sebastian Stones. She was the loving and loyal wife, beloved by everyone in the pack, until everything changed with the arrival of Emily, Sebastian Stones' fated mate. Cassandra's peace shatters when the infamous and cruel Cursed Alpha attacks her pack. To save everyone, Sebastian makes a terrible decision: Cassandra is handed over as a slave, a necessary sacrifice for the survival of those she once called family. Now, Cassandra faces a new reality as the prisoner of Xavier Blackwoolf, the Cursed Alpha. Amid fear and uncertainty, she must find a way to maintain her dignity and perhaps even discover a way to turn the tables in her favor. As she delves deeper into the dark world of the Cursed Alpha, Cassandra begins to question everything she knew about loyalty, love, and even her own nature. Can she find redemption in a man so cruel and bloodthirsty, who was rejected even by his own family from birth? Or will the power of the pack and the secrets of Xavier Blackwoolf's past consume her entirely, to the point where she falls in love with him? In a game of power and intense emotions, Cassandra must decide whether to resist the dangerous allure of the Cursed Alpha or surrender to a forbidden passion that could seal her fate forever.

"As you leave, could you do me a favour and grab those flowers you left in my room?" He sneered, but I refused to comply. Never again would I venture into that room. I was utterly shattered and wrecked. It would have been preferable if we had never met. They were lost in each other, oblivious to my presence, and their moans echoed in my mind like a taunting reminder of what I had lost. The urge to faint or disappear was overwhelming, and I wished more than anything that it was all just a bad dream. At this moment, I deeply regretted my decision to surprise him with a visit. Little did I know that the man I loved and had given my whole heart to was already entangled with another woman. The shock of this realization cut into my soul like a knife.

Marcus and his two brothers, Jackson and Lucien have been living a normal life for the past ten years since they lost their family and pack members to an old enemy. They have always made it a point to keep to themselves and stay within the boundary and rules they have set as a three men pack, and that include not wanting mate or anything else that would call attention to their little secret and put them in danger, especially with report of an old enemy returning to town. Everything was going fine until an old friend came requesting for an unusual help. Little did they know it was the beginning of what would change their lives as well as everything they stood for, starting with Marcus, the eldest of the three brothers who is soon to find out the biggest surprise of his life when he and his brothers went running to the rescue without a second thought.

"Ms. Longstaff, are you saying the wedding will proceed as planned, but the bride will be replaced with someone else? Is that correct?" Faced with the staff member's puzzled expression, Heather Longstaff nodded without hesitation. "Yes, the wedding will take place in two weeks as scheduled. I'll deliver the revised materials to you in the next few days." "Understood. Should I inform Mr. Bennett about—" "There's no need!" Heather cut the other person off, her voice sharp with emotion. Noticing the startled look on the staff member's face, she quickly composed herself and explained, "He's busy. All wedding-related matters should come directly to me from now on." This wedding was meant to be her final gift to Mitchell. And like any gift, it had to remain a surprise until the very last moment.