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“So what are we going to do now that I've conceived your child, Darius?” One girl and a mission. In a sinister turn of events, Hazel , a quiet and shy introvert fate is twisted when she is offered in place of her stepsister to the cruel Rogue King as a settlement of debt. Hazel is consumed by fear for her life mated to the infamous Rogue King and resorts to fleeing from home. Darius is the rogue king. He is a ferocious and unyielding leader whose thirst for an heir has made him bitter and when his fiancee bores him no heir due to infertility, he seeks for alternate solutions. In the run for freedom, Hazel finds herself in the place she never wanted to be— under the Rogue King's thumb. Tension rises between the two and a fire of burning desire is ignited. But will that be enough to save the charred remains of their relationship when Darius learns his former fiancee is carrying his heir? Would Hazel ’s Life fall back in place or will she remain crushed? Would Darius cherish his true mate or neglect her now that he has what he always wanted?

Anya was the “Weakling Omega,” a pawn sold by her family into a toxic marriage contract with the sadistic Alpha Levi. When her wolf began to die, Levi gave her a gift. A new heart. But every gift from a devil has a price. When she encounters Giovanni, the lethal Lycan King, a forbidden fated-mate bond ignites. But the truth is a silver blade to the soul. The new heart beating in Anya’s chest belonged to Giovanni's late wife, stolen in a cold-blooded conspiracy. Cast out by her family and rejected by a King who sees her only as a vessel for his grief, Anya is forced to flee into the rogue territories. But the “weak” Omega didn't just escape, she evolved. Carrying a secret Alpha King’s heir and a spirit forged in betrayal, Anya rises from the ashes of her old life. From a fragile victim to a fierce Sovereign, Anya returns to reclaim her throne. She no longer needs a hero to save her, she’s ready to tear down the packs that tried to break her and prove that her heart stolen or not, now beats with a power of its own.

Aurelia Dusk was eighteen when betrayal and blood stole everything from her—her love, her family’s trust, and her life. But fate has given her a second chance. Reborn, with every memory intact and a mind sharpened by pain, she returns to a world that once crushed her, determined to rewrite the rules. She is bold. Fearless. Untouchable. And she will rise—not as a victim, but as a force no one can ignore. The Rogue King, the most feared and deadly Alpha in history, stalks the northern ridges, silver eyes piercing and power unmatched. Dangerous. Ruthless. Yet Aurelia’s fearless boldness ignites a spark within him he cannot resist. Their fates collide, and the tension between them becomes a game of seduction, challenge, and unstoppable desire. But power rarely stays hidden. Her sister, Seraphine, and the court have their own ambitions—and not everyone is as oblivious as they seem. Every whisper, every secret, every betrayal is a thread in the web Aurelia is weaving. And when the Blood Moon rises, destinies will clash, hearts will shatter, and the world will finally see the price of underestimating a reborn princess.

The Moon Goddess was worshiped by werewolves. Many years ago, werewolves were just ordinary wolves who were said to be the protectors of the human race. Until one wolf stood up and pleaded with Terra, the mother nature, and the moon goddess to gave them the ability to transform into humans. Their wishes were granted, and werewolves were born. Selene, the Moon Goddess, loves going down into the earth. Along with her moon chariot, driving across the heavens in the night sky. She sits down and dresses as if she were a human, with pale skin and a white silk gown and robe. She is depicted as the goddess who brings romance in the moonlight night. But everything had changed when she saw a werewolf while she's riding in her moon chariot. Sleeping beneath the Sacred Falls, the one she always called home. Alpha Endymion, the werewolf she fell in love with, the dangerous Alpha King of Arcadia. The moon's illicit romance that blooms beneath the Sacred Falls, as the moon deity rises out of a faraway land, speaking for her own heart.

For eighteen years, Amara Kings has been nothing more than a ghost—a forgotten heir locked away in secrecy. On the night of her long-awaited debut, she senses her fated mate among the guests. But her dreams of love and freedom shatter when Alpha Elias Beaumont, the man destined to be hers, publicly rejects her and claims her sister, Kamla, instead. Betrayed and heartbroken, Amara swears Kamla will not get away with her deception. But when Kamla is found murdered that same night, all eyes turn to Amara. Branded a jealous killer, she is thrown into a nightmare of torture and humiliation at the hands of the mate who once denied her. But Amara is no ordinary wolf. As darkness rises and buried secrets unravel, she discovers a power within her that could reshape the entire werewolf world—or destroy it. With enemies lurking in the shadows, an obsessed Alpha vying for her heart, and Elias desperate for redemption, Amara must decide: will she seek vengeance, claim her rightful place, or carve a new destiny of her own? The truth was never meant to come to light. But now that it has, the world will never be the same.

Sylvia finds herself as the Omega of the Westwood pack, but her real identity is unknown. She gets mistreated by everyone in the pack. She has no friends, no allies, she is all alone. She only wishes to find her mate. Hoping that he will find her worthy. On her recovering bed, she discovers that her biggest torturer, soon-to-be Alpha Caleb is her mate. He rejects her onsight. Without anyone to stick around for, she decides to leave Westwood pack thinking that her troubles will end, only to find out that she has landed into more trouble. She isn't able to find a second chance mate because of the mark on her back, her second chance mate will also have the same mark on his back. The only way for happiness is if they find out about the mark, and recognise each other as mates, only then will they unlock the curse. Despite all challenges Sylvia strives to be better, she trains more, and rises to higher ranks in the new pack she goes to. Dark forces are everywhere looking for her. What makes her so special?

On the night of her eighteenth birthday, Nyra Virellion loses everything. Her parents are murdered. Her Pack turns against her. And the man she was supposed to marry betrays her in the cruelest way possible. Stripped of her title and left completely alone, Nyra is forced into the deadly Trial of Heirs—a brutal competition designed for wolves. There’s only one problem. She doesn’t have one. But when the feared Lycan Alpha Vaerith steps in to stop her forced marriage, Nyra finds herself trapped between hatred and dangerous attraction. Cold. Powerful. Merciless. Vaerith is the last man she should trust… especially when he looks at her like she already belongs to him. As war rises, secrets unravel, and enemies close in, Nyra must survive the trials, uncover the truth behind her parents’ murder, and resist the dangerous mate bond pulling her toward the one man capable of destroying her completely. But in a world ruled by betrayal, power, and bloodshed… can Nyra truly trust the Lycan King with her heart, or will loving him become her greatest downfall?

Seraphine Vale is whisked away to Aetherborn Academy after a terrifying magical incident, she expects answers, not four dangerously captivating boys who seem unnervingly drawn to her. Alaric, the cold vampire noble. Kade, the brooding werewolf with eyes like storms. Damien, the charming dragon prince. And Lucien, the beautiful, unreadable incubus who invades her dreams. Each boy reacts to Seraphine as if they’ve known her far longer than she’s been alive… and each one’s powers surge unpredictably around her. As forbidden feelings spark and jealousy rises, Seraphine discovers a chilling truth: a prophecy ties her fate to theirs and to a sealed ancient power capable of either saving or destroying their world. Dark forces begin stirring beneath the Academy, hunting her magic… and her heart. To survive, Seraphine must unravel the mystery of who she really is and which boy she can trust when love itself might set the prophecy in motion. Because awakening the Aetherborn doesn’t just change her destiny. It changes everyone around her.

**Book 2 to The Moon's Descendant ** ** Mature content 18+ ** Contains graphic sex scenes, violence, death and coarse language ** ‐-------------------------------------------------------- Although Zelena survived the attack on her pack, a lot has changed in the Were world. Secrets are being kept and lies are being told. Someone close has betrayed them. With more Weres seeking out the Triple Goddess, new threats and allies are appearing from all over. Zelena grows more powerful by the day. As her powers manifest, so to do the dangers. As Zelena struggles to find her way, one Were is seeking to use the Triple Goddess to realise his own dreams and desires. Zelena is forced to make a choice, will she lead Were kind to untold heights of power, or will she keep the peace that they have always known. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The sound of a wailing child filled the air, piercing the inner corners of my ears. I couldn't move, it was like my body was concreted to the ground. Everything hurt. The intense pain burned through my veins, paralysing me. I lay helpless on the ground, dying slowly. My eyes gazing, at the retreating legs before me. I watched on powerlessly, until they were gone from my sight, vanishing between the snow-covered trees. Helplessness consumed me and I couldn't fight it any longer. The faint cries slipped away, until only the sound of the wind was left. My heavy eyelids slowly blinked closed and darkness fell over me. ----------------------------------------- Book 1 - The Moon's Descendant - Told by Zelena and Gunner. Book 2 - Mother of the Moon - Told By Zelena and Lunaya. Book 3 - Twin Moon - Told by Zelena and Whiskey.

The carnivorous ways of the Aswang leave little room for love - much less a forbidden one between a queen and human girl. Little did Aswang Queen Catarina know, soon, her life would be changed by a plucky American biologist. A blue eyed, blonde adventurer, Rose Smith from California, who would make Catarina question all she knew, and want to make a human Her Aswang Woman King. ___ Catarina Rosales Marquez, 26, is the Aswang Queen of the Domminga Mountains, but she abhors eating humans. She has genetically engineered the fruits of her goddess Ikapati to produce human proteins in order to bring peace to Mindanao - but the Aswang do not trust this revolutionary, peaceful Queen - and are wary of the American biologist she has taken under her wing. Rose Smith is a German-American biologist doing her dissertation on the elusive, endangered Phillippines Eagle. Having studied the Tarsier in her undergraduate semester abroad in Manila, she fell in love with chicken adobo, pandesal - and Filipina women. Eager to be the first American biologist to do a longitudinal study of the Phillipines Eagle, she sets out into the Domminga Mountains on a bus with a one-way ticket - not afraid of the local's warnings of the rabid Iktapati Aswang Clan that eats humans, and roving bands of Tikbalang werehorses that stampede trespassers to death. When Catarina and Rose collide, it is oil and flame. Catarina, expected to marry a King, finds herself questioning the very cosmos of relationships - can she take a Queen, and a feisty American grad student at that? And can Rose come to terms with the elusive, seductive courts of the Vampiric Aswang? When the Iktapati clan rebels, the Tikbalang war, and the wind spirits coquette, Rose and Catarina must team up to save the humans of Mindanao - and the Phillipines eagle!