Wall E: The Human Touch

Blurb: "No, please stop! You can't do this," I cried out, breathlessly. He chuckled with a mischievous glint. "Can't do what exactly?" His fingers continued tracing my nipples, arousing me beyond control. "I own you, and I can do as I please with you, wherever and whenever I choose. This body will heed my call," he remarked darkly while he played my body like a string, and he was completely right. The heat radiating from his body and mine was intoxicating, and despite my protests, my body betrayed me. The traitor! Reena, a human who found herself in a mystical world of supernaturals, with no memory of her past or how she got there. She was made a slave and subjected to ridicule and torment by others because of her perceived weakness. However, on one fateful night, her encounter with the lycan king, sealed her fate as his slave. Not knowing the king had a dangerous plan for her, Yet, despite her initial fear, she found herself developing deep feelings for him. Now discovering her real identity threatens to tear the supernatural world apart. With danger lurking at every corner and enemies ready to tear her apart. Will she relent or pursue a future that might jeopardize both her hard-won freedom and her bond with her mate.

One reckless night, one forbidden bond, and one secret child. Liora, the disgraced daughter of a rogue Alpha, thought she buried her past when she fled a brutal rejection and woke in the arms of a stranger. Five years later, her desperate attempt to save her failing pack drags her into the glittering empire of Jasper Kent—the powerful CEO who unknowingly fathered her son. He’s human… or so he believes. Cold, commanding, and dangerously magnetic, Jasper draws her in even as jealousy and enemies circle around them. But as Liora’s lies unravel, her ex-mate resurfaces, and Jasper’s hidden wolf awakens, fate demands a price: love, blood, or destiny itself. Now, caught between two worlds and a man she can’t escape, Liora must decide if the truth will destroy them or finally set her free

"Ashley, look at me!" The deep growl of his voice echoed through the forest as he clutched her with his sharp claws. Slowly, she raised her gaze, meeting the intense stare of his red, glowing eyes that seemed to pierce into her very soul. "You are mine, and only mine," he declared with possessiveness. ************************************************************* Ashley was a young woman, beautiful yet self-centered, with an unshakable confidence. Fearless, she embraced the human lifestyle, resenting her werewolf heritage, even though she had not yet experienced the transformation. From the time before she was born, Ashley had been destined to be the future mate of the Lycan prince, a betrothal she only learned about when she came of age, and it did not sit well with her. What will happen if Ashley refuses to accept this betrothal? Will she ever experience the transformation into a werewolf, and what awaits her when she discovers the truth about her real identity?

Na festa, minha filha levantou de propósito uma pergunta para o meu marido. — Papai, já que a Srta. Lloyd está grávida do seu bebê, isso quer dizer que vamos morar com ela no futuro? Ele coloca o bife cortado com cuidado no meu prato e responde suavemente: — Sua mamãe e eu fizemos um acordo — quem trair primeiro desaparecerá da vida do outro. Eu não posso deixar isso acontecer, querida, então isso precisa permanecer em segredo. Mesmo quando o bebê nascer, eu nunca vou deixar a mamãe descobrir sobre eles. Em seguida, ele faz um sinal para mim: — Eu sempre vou te amar. Meus olhos ficaram marejados mas ele não percebeu. Mal sabe ele que minha audição foi restaurada há uma semana. Ele também não sabe que eu já descobri a amante que ele vinha escondendo. E muito menos imagina que eu comprei secretamente uma passagem para atuar como professora voluntária no Planalto de Seru. Tudo o que preciso fazer agora é esperar sete dias até a papelada ser aprovada. Então, eu vou desaparecer da vida dele para sempre.

Minha filha estava gravemente doente e precisava urgentemente de uma enorme quantia para o tratamento. Meu marido simplesmente desistiu de salvá-la, virando as costas para nós e se entregando a um romance tórrido com sua primeira paixão, Francisca Esteves. No auge do meu desespero, meu primeiro amor, Bernardo Barros, depositou cinco milhões na minha conta e permaneceu ao meu lado, cuidando da minha filha com dedicação. Mas, no final, ela não conseguiu escapar das garras da morte. Seis anos se passaram. Eu, Carla Vargas e Bernardo tivemos nosso próprio filho. Fui sozinha ao hospital para um exame pré-natal quando, sem querer, ouvi uma conversa entre Bernardo e o médico: — Diretor Barros, o senhor e a Sra. Vargas já têm um filho agora. E se o que aconteceu no passado for descoberto? — Naquela época, a Francisca estava em estado crítico. Usei alguns meios para transplantar o coração da criança para a Francisca porque era inevitável. Além do mais, agora que a Carla está grávida novamente, ela deveria deixar o passado para trás. Só então eu entendi: o diagnóstico da minha filha foi errado de propósito. O coração dela foi roubado por Bernardo para ser transplantado em Francisca.

Elaine is a twenty-five year old woman who has been married to a mob boss since the day she turned eighteen as an alliance for her family. Damitri was a loving and caring husband always doting on Elaine until a horrible accident turns him into a monster. Someone close to Damitri will betray him by helping Elaine escape after he put her in a coma for five weeks. Meanwhile three thousand miles away, Tristan, an Aplha with a reputation that makes most grown men shake in their boots is growing restless. He does not have his mate and is not sure when he will meet her. Even though his pack has been thriving since the great war he is feeling more lonely than ever. When an unexpected human comes onto pack territory looking to buy a cabin deep within the forest Colt asks Tristan to come in to approve the purchase. As soon as he opens the door his wolf Hades stirs and is practically jumping up and down in his mind screaming 'Mate! Mate! Mate!" In the same moment three hundred miles south of where she is another Alpha will sense his mate as his own. They knew this day was coming but will he be able to share her with another as they promised? Tristan knows he must take things slow with Elaine since she is human but when bounty hunters and those wanting his mate come for her he will need to make a drastic decision. Will Elaine think Tristan is completely insane or will her need to live make her more excepting of his bombshell news? Will both of her Alpha's be able to save her in time before history repeats itself?

My sister Isolde and I used to be human. The twin vampire princes, Caelum and Dorian, turned us and married us. The entire vampire world celebrated. Two human sisters, personally turned by the Crown Princes? It was the highest honor a mortal could receive. We believed we were loved. We were fools. Five months into my pregnancy, I was attacked by a group of exiled vampires in the forest beyond our territory. I called Caelum nine times. He didn’t pick up. The exiles circled me, cutting into my arms and legs with blades that burned. Pain tore through my body. I called a tenth time. This time, Caelum’s cold voice came through: “Haven’t you had enough? Vivienne is being tracked by hunters. Stop bothering me.” Vivienne was the human girl that both princes truly loved. The one who had refused to be turned. With nothing to stop them now, the exiles closed in. Their leader drove a blade into my stomach. I watched the light leave my body from the inside out, and felt my unborn child die. When I was close to death, my sister Isolde found me and fought the exiles off. But there were too many. Isolde was badly wounded. She called her husband Dorian for help. All she got was: “Looking for Vivienne. Don’t bother me.” Isolde carried me and ran. A storm hit and we were caught in the open at dawn—deadly for wounded vampires. The border patrol found us just in time. We barely survived. When I woke up in the infirmary, my first thought was simple: Sever the bond.

At two in the morning, when the pack elders' urgent summons came, I had just crawled out from beneath my childhood sweetheart, the Alpha heir Slade. My body was still aching from his rough possession. As the only human healer in the entire Blackwood Pack, I was ordered to prepare herbs as a gift for Slade's marriage alliance with the Thorne Pack. I gently lifted Slade's arm from where it was wrapped around me. After a night of passion, his powerful Alpha body was still radiating a feverish heat. I assumed this was just another wolf princess he needed to turn away, so I poked his chest playfully and asked with a smile, "Slade, what excuse are you going to use the 99th time? That you've suddenly developed an allergy to the princess?" He rolled over and kissed my forehead, his eyes heavy with sleep. "My sweet girl, this time the herbs must be prepared by you, and you alone. The success of this alliance rests on your shoulders." I froze. For the past ten years, I had been his secret solace, the one who soothed his violent rages every night. I thought I would earn a formal bonding ceremony, sooner or later. But in that moment, I understood. I was just a convenience, a body for him to use. If that was all I was to him, then I would burn everything we had to the ground. I made a call to my old mentor at the National Institute of Medicine, Professor Sterling. "Professor, that research position regarding gene... is it still open? I'm ready to return to the human world." But when that arrogant Alpha, who claimed we were 'just friends' and 'strictly professional,' discovered he could no longer catch even a faint scent of me in the air, he completely lost his mind.

Meu irmão sempre me tratou com carinho e me chamava de "minha querida", além de me ajudar financeiramente. Mas a noiva dele, ao ver nossa proximidade, pensou que eu fosse uma amante que ele sustentava em segredo. Ela apareceu no meu apartamento recém-decorado, trazendo um batalhão de parentes, e começou a me atacar sem dó. — Uma garota tão nova se sujeitando a ser a amante! Vou te ensinar como se comportar, ainda mais em nome dos seus pais! — Gritou, determinada a me humilhar. Ela ainda ameaçou: — Vou postar sua história pelo site da sua escola, para que professores e colegas saibam que você é uma vagabunda que só sabe se jogar na cama dos homens! Elas destruíram minhas coisas, rasgaram minhas roupas e penduraram minha carteirinha de estudante no meu peito, fotografando cada instante da minha humilhação. Foi quando meu irmão chegou, tomado pela fúria, com o olhar chamejando de ódio. — Vocês realmente querem arriscar a própria vida ao tocar na minha irmã?

No dia em que a família de Miguel Borges faliu, ele deixou uma carta de despedida e foi sozinho para as montanhas nevadas com a intenção de se suicidar. Eu corri atrás dele sem pensar em mais nada e passei dez horas procurando por ele na neve. Quando meu coração já estava em frangalhos, vi a secretária dele fazendo uma transmissão ao vivo no Instagram do pedido de casamento. Os amigos dele zombavam nos comentários: [Você vai virar noivo, não tem medo de a sua mulher ficar brava?] A resposta dele foi extremamente fria: [Eu só prometi a ela o título de esposa. O resto, nem pense em querer.] [Ela entrou na família trazendo cem milhões de dólares em investimento. Vai engolir esse desaforo assim mesmo?] Foi como se eu visse Miguel, do outro lado da tela, soltando um riso de desdém ao responder: [Cem milhões de dólares em troca do status de esposa, ela não sai perdendo. Se não fosse por ela, a Luana não teria sido forçada a ir para o exterior. Esses últimos dias são a minha compensação para a Luana.] Minhas unhas cravaram na carne. Queimei tudo o que dizia respeito a ele. No dia do casamento, ele enlouqueceu me procurando por toda parte. Mas, no salão de festas do outro lado da avenida, eu acabava de colocar no dedo o anel de diamante que outro homem havia me dado. Ele não sabia que, enquanto contava os dias para o fim do nosso relacionamento, eu também me preparava para me casar com outra pessoa.