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They called her a weak omega. He called her a mistake. Together, they left her to rot in a ditch. Aurelia Viremont died that night, but something ancient and hungry woke up in her place. Three years later, the city of Nocturna is paralyzed by fear. A ruthless rogue leader known only as the “Monster Queen” is systematically executing the elite, leaving behind a trail of blood and the cryptic symbol of a shattered crescent. Alpha King Kaelen Thorne is tasked with hunting the monster, unaware that his target is the fated mate he publicly rejected and sentenced to death. Kaelen finds himself drawn into a lethal alliance with his greatest enemy to stop an occult ritual that threatens to consume

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE THEMES, INCLUDING EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT, NON-CONSENSUAL CAPTIVITY, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE, VIOLENCE, AND SCENES OF TORTURE. READER DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVISED. Amara never belonged neither to the world of humans nor the savage realm of wolves. Rejected by the man she loved and betrayed by her own blood, she runs to a distant pack, hoping to disappear. But fate is crueler than love. Abducted by Ragnar, a ruthless alpha obsessed with her awakening, Amara is caged in his underground empire, stripped of freedom, and forced to dance for monsters. He needs her consent for a ritual that will bind her to him forever — body, soul, and power.

"Humans are only good for the table." That is how the immortal werewolf beasts see humans, as nothing more than food. For decades, mortals have been sold to werewolf packs, a gruesome practice that remains unbroken. In their savage beast forms, werewolves devour humans to increase their power. This horrifying ritual is one of their most feared and ancient traditions. Among the countless victims is a young nameless woman, enslaved by a wealthy and ruthless family. When she turns twenty, her bitter fate finally arrives. Her cruel master decides to sell her off to one of the most powerful werewolf packs as a sacrificial offering for their ritual. Four Alpha half-brothers await her, dev

Serena Mitchell had only one dream: to escape from her abusive family and live her life in peace. However, for an outcast like her, this seemed impossible because her fate was already sealed due to her wolfless nature. She had no one else to turn to but her best friend and cousin, Shey, who persuaded her to attend the Blood Rose Pack's mating ritual in the hopes of finding a man willing to rescue her from her misery. That night, she caught the eye of the Blood Rose Pack's Alpha Heir, Damon Sanford, who accidentally gave her a keepsake that altered the course of her moon goddess-forsaken life. Damon was willing to search every corner of the continent just to get it back. Will the werewo

Alpha Ryan is cursed with a dark hunger that no ritual can cure. For years, witches have kept the savage magic inside him under control until the impossible happens. Zara, the last surviving Eserai, is betrayed by her family and sold to the Alpha whose bloodline destroyed her kind. Her blood is the only thing powerful enough to keep Ryan sane, making her his most valuable possession. Zara vows to fight him every step of the way, but the cold and ruthless Alpha is not the monster she expected. As desire and obsession grow between them, Ryan becomes fiercely protective, while Zara struggles against the dangerous bond pulling her closer to the enemy she swore to hate. But in a world wh

After Serenity is accused of betraying the Moon Stone Pack, rejected by her own mate, she doesn't know what worse could happen in her life. But Alexander, her Alpha and her ex-mate, intends to make Serenity his bride, in a dragon bride-giving ritual. Not wanting to meet the same fate as previous brides, Serenity tried to escape. But in her escape, Serenity was caught again, and forcibly taken to The Moon Stone Pack. With no chance to escape, Serenity could only surrender when the ritual began, where the dragon chose her, among the many choices of brides available. But what if everything that has happened in Serenity's life holds many secrets? Secrets that Serenity herself did not know. W

It was finally that time of the year. One that sent shivers down the spine of every young woman above the age of twenty-one. The breeding season was upon them, and with it came the mandatory ritual that would determine their fate. Blindfolded and vulnerable, they stood in the town square, waiting to be chosen by the Alpha. Only one who bore the mark of the moon goddess would be selected to be his breeder. For years, Alpha Azriel and other Alphas went for the ceremony. Year after year, they had been disappointed, their hopes dwindling with each passing season. But then he saw her, standing there trembling with fear, and something shifted inside him. He knew from that moment on that he wo

Layla is a human slave who is mocked for being useless, ugly, overweight, and completely insignificant. She should never have been anywhere near the wolves’ sacred mating ritual, but one wrong turn drops her right in the middle of it. And, of course, she unknowingly sits in the one place no wolf dares to go: beside the infamous Cursed Alpha Prince. Scarred. Cold. Silent. Lucian Stark is the Alpha King’s undefeated warrior. A wolf so feared that even the King watches his steps around him. The moment their eyes meet, the mate bond snaps to life. The kingdom freezes in horror. A human slave? Mated to him? To the monster whose last nineteen mates died before the next full moon? Unluckily

I was the Alpha's lost bloodline, raised far from home. I was thin, pale, and covered in ugly scars no one wanted to look at. Lucia Abbott was the pack's jewel, carefully raised and fiercely protected. She was beautiful, powerful, and loved by everyone. Before she fell from the cliff, her soul scream tore through the entire pack. "Lyla joined the enemy! She tried to kill me!" No one questioned it. After all, who would believe a filthy lone wolf over someone as pure as moonlight? My fiancé chained me to the ritual altar. My father lit the Moonfire Trial fire with his own hands. The flames burned through my wolf spirit, ripping my memories apart and forcing them into the sky for everyo

Adolph and Admetos, twin werewolves were born to a powerful alpha family. The pack seer prophesied that one is destined to bring peace and the other is fated to start a war. The two boys were about to perform the prophecy ritual until one of them mysteriously went missing when they were still young. He becomes a part of the human world and thinks he is a regular person until he meets Nymeria who is also a wolf and a healer. There was something about her that he could not put a finger on. He continues living his normal life until his first change. Then trouble started in the pack and an important part of the pack died. The secret could not be hidden anymore and he has to go back to where he