Under Locke Mariana Zapata Novels & Stories

Amelia's own relationship went under , but she has always had eyes for her boss James challenged by him to embark on an illicit affair with him , which means having to be at his beck and call beyond office hours promising to show her how pleasurable and fun life can be without love Will the fire they started be able to quench or burn them both

Ethan Cross doesn’t just defend monsters—he is one. A predator wrapped in a lawyer’s skin, he stalks the courtroom with the same precision he hunts beneath the moon. Every case he wins buries his secret deeper: a beast who thrives on order and control. Until her. Anna. Wild, relentless, and dangerous as the full moon itself. She doesn’t want mercy—she wants vengeance. Years ago, Ethan’s silver tongue freed the man who left her father in the ground. Now, under the ruin of a forgotten chapel, she shackles Ethan in chains he can’t slip, demanding the one thing he swore he’d never give—his loyalty. But justice in the shadows is no clean crusade. Together, they tear into a city built on corruption, where blood is currency and power tastes sweeter than wine. And somewhere between fury and fire, hate begins to twist into hunger. She was his enemy. He was her captive. But under the full moon, chains ignite, and monsters learn that desire is the most dangerous law of all.

Alessia Ferrari is the Don of the Italian Mafia. She is a dangerous killer. Ace Hernandez is the boss of the American mafia. He is cold hearted and downright ruthless. What happens when the two are forced to marry? Will they kill each other or find some common ground? "I don't recall signing up for strip poker." She replied. Her full lips frowned softly but her eyes were filled with anmusement. She knew she couldn't beat me, not at this game. "Are you auitting? Are you a quitter?" I mocked getting under her skin. Her lips twitched before she pursed them tightly. The blues of her eyes deeperned and she threw me a dangerous smirk. She shuffled and pulled off one of her sandals. Fuck. So we're doing this the long way. She raised it in the air, dangling it off her finger before tossing it aside. She raised a brow at me, she challenged me. I knew I got under her skin. Just as I had anticipated.

Alpha Damian "Dam" Voss; would soon be the Alpha King of the Darkwood pack and he needs a mate as matched to him, but it took an unfortunate turn for him as he discovered Anastasia Frost, a weak omega who turned out to be his mate. He blamed her for his misfortune and to punish her, he deceives and pretends to love her in private whilst he kept her under his shadow never to be known publicly as his mate, a lowly omega like her could weaken his power. Ana discovered she's just being used and damned under his shadows, and she took his rejection and ran away unknowingly with pregnancy until after six years she came back with her brilliant 6 years old male quadruplets whilst the king had no heir and in detriment of losing his position, As she denied Damian's paternity. Considering the deep rooted resentment she has for him would he be able to make it up to her? or will Ana's return spell his ultimate downfall?

Amber has lived her whole life being the perfect daughter, though bound to a comatose man, she remains unwaveringly faithful, until a work trip changes everything. Amber witnesses a murder and ends up being hunted by a dangerous underboss. Then she meets Valentino Orsini– the family's dangerous, exiled son, and her husband's Uncle that she had long sworn to forget. He offers her protection in exchange for her living under his roof. To Valentino, she is his little Purple, fierce and strong willed. To Amber, he is the cold, ruthless man that left years ago. What happens when old spark reignites and what is meant to be nothing more than in-laws living under the same roof twists into something more than just desire? What will Amber's fate be when she is thrusted into a world of blood, temptations and sin? Will she be able to resist her uncle In-law or will she submit to him? What happens when her husband wakes up and she has to return to her life? Will Valentino be willing to let her go?

Blurb: Paige Rimestone never got to choose her fate. She wakes up inside a book she once loved, cast as a girl who dies too soon. Her future husband wants riches more than he wants her alive. Survival means turning to someone feared by everyone. The cold Duke Noah Wingknight. He might be cruel, but he’s also the closest thing to protection in a world that already wrote her off. From memories of who she was before, she pressures the Duke into agreeing to a half-year fake engagement. He gives her protection under his name. In return, she follows his hidden plans without question. He looks nothing like the monster she expected, his charm slipping under her skin before she can stop it. While pretending to be the woman on his arm, someone else lingers just out of sight, eyes fixed and unblinking. A second player waits nearby, fingers tracing blade edges, patience wearing thin. Death was supposed to be outsmarted by Paige. Yet love arrived, carried in the arms of someone meant to ruin everything she built.

He smelled like danger. He looked like power. He made Ari's instincts scream one thing—run. But it was already too late. Ari just wanted a normal college life. For a timid bunny hybrid who startles at loud sounds and avoids eye contact like it’s a sport, "normal" means flying under the radar, keeping his ears tucked under hoodies, and staying far away from alphas who smell like trouble. But trouble finds him anyway—in the form of Thorn, a tiger-panther hybrid with a stare sharp enough to slice, and an aura so intense it shuts Ari's brain off completely. Thorn doesn’t ask. He doesn’t beg. He claims. And from the moment he catches Ari’s scent, he decides one thing: Mine. Now Ari’s peaceful life is spiraling into something else. Something darker. Something hungrier. Thorn is everywhere—on campus, in his dreams, always one step away from baring his fangs. But there’s something worse than being hunted by a predator. Wanting one.

After living under the same roof with his in-laws for four devastating years, Zayn Larson finally realized who it was that made all his sacrifices worthwhile. One day he would return the top, and none would stand in his way. It was all because he had his true love who wanted to lay in his arms beneath the sparkling sky.

Ava Blake is a 23-year-old scholarship Business senior naive in love but invincible in spirit. From the moment the devastatingly handsome and mysteriously cold Professor Damien Vale joined the faculty at the start of her senior year, Ava has been secretly obsessed with him. She daydreams about him constantly, even while struggling under heavy bullying.She's determined to make him hers no matter what it takes.

He was the prince destined to rule. She was the rogue who vanished with his heart… and his child. In the mystical kingdom of Silver More, where Lycans rule under moonlit prophecy, Prince Jayden stands on the edge of power—and war. Cold, commanding, and haunted by betrayal, he’s never forgotten the one she-wolf who disappeared after one unforgettable night. Ivy has lived in the shadows, raising her child in secret, protected by the one man she always stands by—Cassian, the brooding rogue with a heart full of unspoken love and dangerous secrets of his own. When fate draws Ivy back to Silver More, old wounds reopen. Jayden discovers the shocking truth: she didn’t just steal his heart—she bore his heir. Now, with enemies circling the throne and dark secrets threatening to destroy them all, Ivy is caught between the two powerful males who would fight for her, betray for her… and die for her. Lies will be exposed. Blood will be spilled. And under the light of the full moon, love will either heal the past or tear them apart forever.