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Ava found her mate in Alpha Declan years ago, but Declan has a younger brother with an insane big brother complex. He hates Declan and goes to crazy extremes to try and ruin his life. The brother, Sabin, is also an alpha. He took over a neighboring pack. Unfortunately, he also made it, so Ava had to leave Declan, and Declan thinks she has taken his brother as a mate. Now two years after she left him, she waltzes into his club to warn him of Sabin's new evil plans. When she learns that Declan has a new woman Dec sees the heartache, and now he doesn't know what to believe about what happened two years ago. He's determined to find out, though.

Francesca only had one thing on her mind: escaping the hell that is her husband, Alpha Stefano. But it wasn't an easy feat, and more difficult years went by until she found hope in her mate, Alpha Tristan. It had long been scarred and hidden, but Tristan somehow effortlessly opened Francesca's heart again. And even as the world turned against them, she could only be certain of one thing: their love is stronger than all the forces of the universe.

Nicole’s life changed drastically when she was reunited with the Riddle family. “Nothing is more important than my sister,” said her eldest brother, the domineering CEO.“You are still a student with no income. Take my credit card and spend however you like,” said her second brother, the financial expert.“I will allow no one to bully you at school,” her third brother, a top student, said.“Why did I compose this song? Because it would put a sweet smile on your face when you hear it,” her fourth brother, a talented musician, said.“You're so delicate. Let me do the dirty work for you if you want to beat someone up,” said her athletic fifth brother.Just when Nicole was barely accustomed to the pampering of her five brothers, she found herself having a fiancé, a nemesis from whom she had hacked a hundred million dollars.She needed to cancel the engagement, no matter what. But he pressed her against the door and said, “How can you run away just like that after stealing my money, you brat?”“Even if I don’t run, I don’t have the money to pay you back,” Nicole acted tough.“Oh, yeah? Then I will take you instead of money.” He then carried her on his back and took her away.

What would you do if you've been saving yourself for your mate? Only for him to choose another Alpha Female right in your face? Reciprocate the act. Avenge. An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. Easier said than done. Because whenever he was around me, my body betrayed me. "Alia, do you trust me? Even just for tonight?" His voice came out low and rough that it sent shivers of pleasure direct to my core. I know I should not trust him. But my mouth and body have a mind of their own. "I trust you, Gavin..." I whispered as I pressed my back to his naked chest. He took a deep breath and dipped his head into the crook of my neck, slowly brushing his lips against my burning skin. I angled my head, giving him more access while a sultry moan escaped my throat when he started nibbling and sucking the soft spot where his mark should be. This was all wrong, but I don't want to be right this time. Just for tonight. ¨¨¨¨¨¨Book 2 of the Black Shadow Pack Series - The novel is stand-alone, however, to understand the characters deeper and the concept of The Claiming, I highly recommend that you read the first book HE'S MY ALPHA (completed). Also available on this app. Black Shadow Pack Series: Book 1 - HE'S MY ALPHA (Completed) Book 2 - THE BETA IS MINE (Completed) Book 3 - LOVING THE GAMMA (Completed) Spin-Off Book 1 - IN THE ARMS OF MY ALPHA (Completed) Spin-Off Book 2 - THROUGH THE EYES OF MY ALPHA (Ongoing)

Seorang dosen muda yang jatuh cinta pada mahasiswinya sendiri. Berbagai cara dicoba untuk mengungkapkan perasaannya. Ketika hubungan baru saja dimulai justru mantan kekasih dari mahasiswinya yang kini menjadi polisi datang mengacaukan hati gadis itu.Ditambah lagi sahabat gadis itu mengalami depresi karena mengetahui hubungan mereka.Haruskah si gadis mengorbankan hubungannya dengan si dosen demi menyembuhkan sahabatnya? Ataukah ia akan kembali dengan mantan kekasihnya yang sebenarnya masih ia sayangi?

On their engagement day, her fiancé cheated with her sister, and pushed her down the stairs even though she was pregnant!Five years later, Charmine Jiang made an impactful return, rooted with a deep hatred for scumbags. She was cold-hearted, ready to fight for the family money, eyed to become a supermodel. She was ready to stun the world.Although she was determined to make her own money for revenge, hordes of men still insisted on helping her, spoiling her.“Who offended my lady? Get the gears ready!”“AK999 ready, I’ve got the scumbags! Dad, Mom, please bring me a little sister!”

Savannah Canterbury, privileged and grew up in a rich household whose parents are both doctors. All her life she has always been wanting to please her parents and to never disappoint them. She is the kind of woman who isn't looking for love because she is too focused on having an accomplished life. Nick Wilde, a secretive and cold-hearted first boy with a lurking dark past of murder who grew up in awfully poor family. He has disabled himself to feel anything coming from anyone because of the tragic thing that happened in his life. He only cares about his younger sister Tracy and no one else. Nick is a man who never wants to fall in love again. Until he meets Tracy's roommate Savannah where his world turns upside down. An unexpected and unwanted relationship where they are bound to set three rules: 1.Live the present in secret 2.No commitment 3.Never expect for a future. Nick can close his eyes to the things he doesn't want to see but he can't close his heart from the things he doesn't want to feel. When everything falls out of place, hearts get broken, tears turns to anger and their love gets hideous, is Savannah willing to risk everything even after his ugly past? Love has never been pretty for Nick but will he allow himself to feel again? Will a love that started so ugly turn out into something beautiful?

God is always fair, but the world is never fair. Sometimes to defeat bad people, you must become a bad one yourself. His bloody hands rested on his knees which were spread apart. His head was bent and he looked perfect for the job. I just offered him my hand."I don't need your help. I can get up on my own."I raised an eyebrow at him and connected my hand with his. I attempted to pull him up. But, he didn't budge. I tried again, but no luck. This time, he growled. "Stop it and get lost. Leave me alone." He pointed his finger at me. I immediately caught hold of the finger and attempted to snap it, but he was quicker than me. He caught my hand which was holding his finger and twisted it so that my arm was strangling my own neck and I was pressed against his chest. We broke into a fight and in the end, we both were breathless and I was straddling him.

Andrew memiliki kenangan buruk dengan kedua orang tuanya dan seorang perempuan semasa duduk di bangku sekolah itulah sebabnya kenapa dia memutuskan untuk menjadi gay. Hubungannya dengan pasangan gaynya tak mendapat restu dari sang Ayah, maka untuk tetap bisa bersama dengan kekasihnya dia harus berpura pura berhungan dengan seorang perempuan di depan Ayahnya. Andrew dipertemukan dengan Alluna yang akan menjadi kekasih palsunya ketika di depan sang Ayah, mereka menghabiskan banyak waktu bersama hingga tanpa Andrew sadari bahwa Alluna telah membawa pengaruh besar dalam hidupnya. Semula Andrew ragu bahwa dia menyukai Alluna namun dia tetap berusaha mencoba membuka hati untuk Alluna. Ketika Andrew bisa melupakan kekasih gaynya dan menjalin hubungan dengan Alluna, restu sang Ayah justru menghambat hubungan mereka setelah mengetahui ternyata hubungan mereka palsu. Ayahnya yang memiliki kekuasaan penuh di kota itu tak bisa menerima calon mantu dari kelas menengah akan tetapi ketika mengetahui latar belakang Alluna ternyata menghubungankan kehidupan Ayah Andrew dengan sahabat masalalunya dia pun berusaha untuk menerima Alluna namun dengan beberapa syarat yang harus di penuhi oleh Alluna. Namun di samping itu bagaimana Andrew lepas dari bayang bayang kekasih gaynya? Bagaimana juga perjalanan kisah Andrew dan Alluna yang harus selalu berpura pura saling mencintai di depan Ayahnya, hingga pada akhirnya mereka benar benar saling mencintai? Baca kisah mereka selanjutnya.

Grace Anderson is a striking young lady with a no-nonsense and inimical attitude. She barely smiles or laughs, the feeling of pure happiness has been rare to her. She has acquired so many scars and life has thought her a very valuable lesson about trust. Dean Ryan is a good looking young man with a sanguine personality. He always has a smile on his face and never fails to spread his cheerful spirit. On Grace's first day of college, the two meet in an unusual way when Dean almost runs her over with his car in front of an ice cream stand. Although the two are opposites, a friendship forms between them and as time passes by and they begin to learn a lot about each other, Grace finds herself indeed trusting him. Dean was in love with her. He loved everything about her. Every. Single. Flaw. He loved the way she always bit her lip. He loved the way his name rolled out of her mouth. He loved the way her hand fit in his like they were made for each other. He loved how much she loved ice cream. He loved how passionate she was about poetry. One could say he was obsessed. But love has to have a little bit of obsession to it, right? It wasn't all smiles and roses with both of them but the love they had for one another was reason enough to see past anything. But as every love story has a beginning, so it does an ending.