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He is darkness and I am his light. At least that is what he says when we are together. However, come morning light he is someone different, someone cold that I don't recognize and he is hers instead of mine. Though our bodies call for each other under the moon, our hearts aren't meant to be during the day. He is my mate, the one the moon goddess has specifically chosen for me out of the millions of wolves that roam the earth. But he will never be mine since he is in love with her. She is the princess of our kingdom and he and she have been promised to each other since long ago. Therefore, I can only yearn for him during the day and greedily accept him by night. What happens when fascination turns to obsession and obsession turns to possession? Meet Gale, a young omega from the Fire Rose pack. She is an orphan that grew up in the military and she is the second in command to Chance, the alpha heir of her pack and her mate. Though they are mates, Chance believes in duty and has chosen to ignore their bond and marry the princess of the kingdom of Langley, a prosperous land that deals in herbs and stones for healing and magic. Though Chance has rejected her, he can't seem to leave her alone. During the day he is a responsible and cold leader. But by night he is a wild animal that can't keep his hands off of Gale. What will happen when Chance's fiance finds out about his secret affair? Will Chance be able to forget his promise to another to listen to his heart or will he and Gale forever just be a secret?

Bailey, a kind-hearted innocent woman finds herself burdened by financial struggles, forcing her to take on various odd jobs to sustain herself. She crosses paths with a mysterious billionaire William. Williams is haunted by a troubled past that has left him with deep-rooted trust issues. Williams, aware of Bailey’s financial predicament, proposes a mutually beneficial contract to alleviate their burdens. Although hesitant at first, Bailey reluctantly agrees to the agreements little does she know the relationship which initially seemed merely transactional would soon unravel a complex web of emotions and secrets.

When "the scentless" Elena thought she would be laid off by her manager, she never expected her new billionaire boss to be her high school crush Charles....Manager: "Sir, I think there's been a mistake. How is she staying? And I'm not? This isn't right.""You're right," Charles said, leaning forward over the table. "I'm sorry Elena. I forgot to mention you aren't going to be working here either."Manager's face set into a smug smirk."You'll be joining my team."There was a simultaneous gasp around the room.

Kian rejected Carys and severed their mate bond a decade ago, but when they meet again after ten years, they feel the sparks from the mate bond stronger than before. A bond that compels them to blur the boundaries of the forbidden. Can your ex-mate be your second chance mate? Or does this bond have a darker side to it? *** Shattered after her rejection, Carys found solace in Joshua, her childhood best friend. They trained together for years. He became the alpha, and she became his beta. Working together day and night for their pack, they didn’t even realize when their professional relationship turned so intimate. Just when her wounded heart was in love again, a political alliance between Joshua and his fated mate, struck Carys' life as a calamity. A heartbreak that turned her life upside down from its roots. Being framed for a crime she didn’t do, and with all the fingers pointing at her, will Carys find refuge in her past? What will she do when Kian comes back in her life determined to win her back? Will she give love a second chance or will history repeat itself? Read more to find out. *** You can follow me for the updates.

When a one-sided love turns the other way around. "I could never see you as a lover. I could not even imagine kissing you." - Jonathan Reed ~~~~ Laura has spent her whole life loving Jonathan Reed, the boy next door who became her best friend. But as they grew older, Jonathan turned into the heartthrob who dated anyone that caught his eye-everyone except her. When she finally confesses her feelings, Jonathan, being the promiscuous man he is, takes advantage of her vulnerability. Something happens between them, but the next day, he acts like it never occurred, treating her as the same "ordinary" friend she's always been. Crushed, Laura is left feeling used and broken. That night, staring at the night sky, she wishes she could stop loving him. A shooting star passes, but Laura bitterly laughs, believing wishes never come true. Or so she thought...

Stella Sullivan is your normal seventeen-nearly eighteen-year-old girl. She likes shopping, taking selfies on her phone and hanging out with her friends until she had to move as her mother has just died and her father couldn't cope. He got into a lot of debt with his boss, and the only payment his boss would take was his daughter. So, as a cover for selling her, her father told her he got a promotion and that they had to move to a quiet country town as part of that promotion. What Stella didn't know was that she was about to be introduced to a new kind of not only living but an entirely different species. Axel Echethier has just turned five hundred years old. He is cruel, ruthless, violent, strict, savage, brutal, and a lot would call him bloodthirsty and barbaric, but that is only to others outside his pack because outsiders cause trouble and then pack members get killed. He is the King of Alphas and nothing gets done with a soft hand. Axel learnt that the hard way when he lost his chosen Queen. He has given up on finding his true mate, but this doesn't faze him as a true mate would just be a distraction and a weakness he doesn't want... **** WARNING **** The first part of this story contains mature scenes, implied rape, and some violence. In the extension "SOLD TO THE ENEMY ALPHA KING" Please read at your own discretion, as this part contains some violence, including physical, mental, and sexual abuse, including some rape, which may trigger some readers. Again, please read at your own discretion.

He is the most ruthless gangster. She is the strongest gangster. They seem similar but how similar would the two be if they are to marry each other? How chaotic would the marriage be if both of them sees each other on the field...against each other?

Reyna Aniston is an aide, a healer who can control emotions. She should be a priceless treasure in the werewolf world, where most alphas can't control their temper. However, life didn't treat her well. After being mistreated, chained and confined by her alpha, she finally escaped and met a special Alpha, a dire wolf. Cain Covington who was imprisoned by the Order for murdering someone in an attempt of protecting his sister. His wolf went dire in prison, which gave the Order a chance to deem him ‘crazy’ and pushed him to the edge of losing his title as an Alpha. After meeting each other, Cain made a deal to mark Reyna as his mate so she could be saved from her miserable past. The deal was simple —— Once his wolf gets healed he will let her go, he said that with determination, as if all he wants from her is her special ability. What both of them couldn’t foresee was, a year later, he would head over heels for her and never want to let her go. Cain Covington saved a girl who in the end became his sole saviour.

Beautiful but poor Klara Santos hasn't had much luck in her life, but circumstances lead her to meet rich and handsome Logan Falcon at the exclusive club she works in. Charm by her, the two begin a relationship of opposites. ___ Orphaned at a young age, 19-year-old Klara Santos has relied on the goodness of others to get ahead in life. With her fierce will and drive to succeed, Klara is finally on the path to a way out of her impoverished life. While studying, she takes a job as a waitress at an exclusive club where she meets handsome CEO Logan Falcon who is immediately taken by her. When he finds out about her situation, Logan extends an offer that will allow her to focus fully on her studies and the two eventually fall for each other. However, Logan's father is unhappy with the union and does all in his power to keep them apart. Money, illness, and misunderstandings all stand in Logan and Klara's path to their happily ever after. With their love put to the test, will they be able to overcome all their obstacles?

Lin Tian time-travel back to this strange world, where he is the son of the wealthiest family of Fengjian City, Beiyan Empire, an empire in Shifang Universe which appreciates martial cultivation. In this universe, there are ten layers of sky, each one connected with Portal of Time and Space. If one is powerful enough to get into the tenth layer, he will be able to live forever and become the Shifang God.Two years ago, Lin Tian’s parents went missing. Ignoring the old butler’s objection, Lin Tian insisted on having his fiancee Xiao Yun’s family help him run his family business. As a result, his family property was nibbled away by the Xiao family in two years. Now Lin Tian has nothing left, except for the Lin family’s mansion and his only family, his younger sister Lin Xi. On this day, the down-and-out Lin Tian runs into Xiao Yun and Mo Sen, a fellow from a famous martial family. Both sides are briefly stunned before Mo Sen actually beats Lin Tian up and brings him out of town before throwing him off the cliff. Fortunately, Lin Tian survives and finally walks back home.When Lin Tian gets home, he finds that Mo Sen’s servants are trying to rape Lin Xi. Furious, Lin Tian kills one of them with an iron sword he discovered in the cave at the foot of the cliff. For fear of retaliation, Lin Tian flees to the mountain with Lin Xi. On their way of escape, Mo Sen’s servants set fire on the Lin family’s mansion and the house is burned into ashes.Lin Tian wakes up from a shocking dream after he falls asleep leaning against a tree. However, he finds that the iron sword is gone, while a sword mark is left on his right palm, whose shape is exactly the same as that of the iron sword. From then on, he is never the same again…Jiuyang Martial Institution, the martial cultivation institution in Fengjian City, starts to recruit disciples from the public on this day. Lin Tian, with a new body, goes to take the entrance examination. During the test, he meets Mo Sen and Xiao Yun again…