The Shadow Rising: Chapter Summaries

Under the full moon, Lyra Cynthion watched her entire pack slaughtered by a tyrant alpha. The sole survivor, she was chained in silver and enslaved for years, scarred by abuse that never extinguished her rage. Captured by Alpha Viktor Alistair, the fated bond sparked hope—until he spat in her face before the entire court: “I, Viktor Alistair, reject you, Lyra Cynthion, slave, as my fated mate.” Sentenced to the Ceremonial Hunt, Lyra bleeds, kills, and escapes into the human world. She dyes her silver hair black, hides in Mateo’s bar, and swears to make Viktor beg. Two years of silence shatter when Dean Valerius walks through the door: rising bastard alpha, storm-blue eyes starving, scent of forbidden forest. “I am Dean Valerius… your future alpha,” he growls, awakening the wolf she buried. The same rare blood binds them. Now she has a choice: use the bastard to destroy Viktor… or let him destroy her. Brutal enemies-to-lovers • Soul-crushing rejection • Merciless revenge • Rising alpha • Forbidden mate bond The rejected wolf is back. And this time, she hunts.

Five centuries ago, the crazy witch gave a prophecy. That the two sides of the coin shall be born, twins, one silver and one shadow. And the shadow twin shall rise up against the twelve clans and wipe them into extinction. Only the blade can stop the shadow wolf before it destroys the world. *** Kali had never thought of herself as special. She was just too odd to be special. When she is given to the mad alpha, who hates her, in place of Alpha Maduro's daughter, Kora. Kali finds herself thrown into a world of betrayal, love and revenge. What happens when she discovers just how special she is? After Alpha Maduro had ganged up with ten clans to destroy his clan and family, Emmett has only one purpose. Find the shadow wolf and use it to destroy the eleven clans for what they did. Love was not part of the plan. When Emmett and Kali's path cross, literal spark flies and devastating memories from their past come back to hunt them. Will history repeat itself? Or will they find a way to escape their destinies? Maybe. Maybe not. click to find out!!!!!!!!!!

Due to the set-up of her wicked stepmother, Mariana Barrett had a wild night with a stranger and ended up being forced to flee overseas. Unbeknownst to her, her stepsister took the credit, rising to fame thanks to that one-night stand. Five years later, Mariana came back with her adorable twins. But on the very day she returned, she messed with a cool, handsome CEO. Surprisingly, he looked exactly like her baby boy!

Three years ago, I broke up with my girlfriend—Audrey Hades—while she was on the verge of going bankrupt. Immediately after, I got engaged to her biggest rival, Clara Sterling. Later, she turns into a celebrated and adored rising star of the business world. She allows people around her to mock and label me as a gold-digger who leeches off rich women. But what she doesn't know is that I've been dead for three years.

In a world where werewolves are on a war with humans, Atlas, the Alpha king of Crescent moon, finds out he is mated to Astrid, a human. But he grew up believing that humans killed his mother. Does he exact revenge, or is he able to keep his fast rising feelings for Astrid at bay? And what happens when they find out about a life long prophecy that leads to opening of new secrets? Secrets such as finding out the real cause of death of his mother?

Jane Adair was one of the rising investigators in her generation leading this murder case of a strange event reported where young girls are being raped and killed after going missing for a week, when suddenly something strange happened to her. She suddenly dreamed of events that will happen that lead her to discover her own murder case. Will she be able to find who killed her? Or a guilty passed events will keep on happening?

A civil war is on the verge of erupting in the western part of Africa, Nigeria. Two boys are lost in the shadow of the war and must make their way out of the dark shadows. No matter what it takes.

“No one is playing games here, Shadow. I just want to know what you want.” “Are you really making me do this?” My voice was a combination of frustration and irritation. He was enjoying this too much, probably punishing me for giving him blue balls twice. “You were complaining earlier, so, yes. I don’t want another broken nose.” “Spank my ass, Califf. Then touch me and f*ck me with your finger. I wanna come. Do you think you can do that?” *** All Shadow ever wanted is to live in peace with their pack, but as a royal Lycan and the daughter of a witch, it comes at a price. When a faceless enemy targeted her, she did not only lose her wolf but also her healing gift, leaving her powerless and vulnerable. Now that the bond is gone and her happy ending is not guaranteed, she has nothing left to offer. She doubts whether she’s still worthy of her mate and Luna of their pack. Alpha Califf becomes a formidable Alpha after defeating a sinister enemy. He should be invincible with allied packs everywhere and witches at his disposal, but Shadow becomes a liability. Despite what happened to his mate, he’s willing to leave the pack and live with her away from threats, but their enemy is two steps ahead of them, and Shadow becomes cold and distant, leaving him nothing but agony he’d never felt before. Will Shadow get her revenge and find a way to get her wolf and gift back? Will they uncover the ugly truth behind their enemy? Or their foe is just right under their noses all along.

It's been two years since Richie and Rachel went their separate ways. Despite the passage of time, Richie still yearns for her deeply, feeling a profound sense of heartbreak and a loss of purpose without her by his side. However, fate has taken an unexpected turn as Rachel is now a changed person and has embraced her true identity as Delilah, the daughter of a powerful Mafia King. She embraces her new chapter of life driven by an unwavering desire to seek her revenge and make Richie Maranzano pay for his actions.

A contract bride, a father's life saved, but she hides a heartbreaking secret: a son, the spitting image of him. How will a year-long contract end when the shadow of old vengeance threatens to expose the truth?