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When I finally mustered the courage to confess my feelings to him, he just turned and walked away. When I finally emerged from the shadows and began a new chapter in my life, he was gone. Was it depression? I couldn’t believe it. I had to find out the truth about how he died.

À cause accident de travail qui lui prive à tout jamais de l'usage de la voix, Gloria se voit retirer de toutes missions sur le terrain et est envoyé à l'administration pour la gestion des rapports des missions. Fort mécontente de se changement de carrière elle proteste les ordres de son supérieur menaçant de l'agence de les trainer devant un tribunal malheureusement pour elle son chef est inflexible sur sa décision et pour affirmer son autorité le chef impose une mise à pied à gloria. Ne pouvant que se plier aux ordres sous peine d'être radié, Gloria voit son quotidien passé de l'action à la monotonie jusqu'au jour un quiproquo va lui conduire entre les mains du plus dangereux mafieux du continent changeant sa vie d'une manière définitive. Entre ses valeurs valeurs morales, son amour pour un criminel, la découverte des mensonges de l'agence sur sa véritable identité Gloria aura de quoi pimenter sa vie.

PROLOGUE Autrefois, dans un royaume d’Afrique centrale, un roi cruel régnait avec une poigne de fer. Par pur caprice, il faisait enlever toutes les jeunes filles âgées de dix-huit ans pour en faire ses esclaves. Parmi ces malheureuses, se trouvait **Aurora**, une ravissante jeune fille à la peau d’ébène et au regard profond et perçant. Le jour de son dix-huitième anniversaire, alors que sa famille célébrait cet instant précieux, des gardes royaux firent irruption dans le village. Ils l'enlevèrent de force pour la conduire au palais royal. Elle était destinée à devenir l’esclave du prince fraîchement couronné, **Toussaint III**, héritier du trône et fils du tyran.

Framed for her mate’s murder. Stripped of her wolf. Sold to the enemy. Seraphina thought slavery was the worst fate. She was wrong. Because the most feared Alpha didn’t break her. He claimed her. As his Bond Slave Luna.

In the coastal quiet of Baler, a studio is born—not of architecture, but of intention.* Founded by Yam, a poet whose words cradle pain gently, and Franc, an artist who paints tenderness into walls, the studio becomes a refuge for those learning to stay—with grief, love, longing, and themselves. As visitors arrive, they leave behind more than footprints: a sigh recorded in bamboo, a poem tucked into the “Found Letters” shelf, a mural painted in crooked lines. Through zines, tea, silence, and sketchbooks, the studio teaches softness as revolution. Ren creates the *Window of Soft Returns*, an installation of anonymous voice recordings—each whisper forming a community of echoes. Drew builds the *Staircase With No Wrong Turns*, inviting people to walk through emotions without shame. Franc offers brushstrokes as brave work, and Yam curates writing circles that map healing in half sentences. Together, they host festivals that feel like hugs, and they begin traveling their archive, letting softness cross oceans. Even those who once left—like Miguel—return, discovering that some doors never truly close. Others, like Tala, capture the studio’s sound and turn it into a podcast of breath and becoming. Over seventy chapters, the studio transforms into something larger than itself: a mural of memory, a sanctuary for second chances, a place where return is sacred and voice is proof of survival. In the final bloom, the studio stands not as a monument—but as a reminder: > *“Staying isn’t easy. > But chosen together, > it becomes home.”*

My son is gravely ill. His inner wolf is too weak to awaken, and the healer warns that without the Alpha’s blood to strengthen his spirit, he may not last the next full moon. He clutches my hand, his feverish golden eyes dimming. “Mother, can Father take me to the Barnum & Bailey Circus？” But no matter how many times I summon my mate through the pack bond, he does not answer. His presence in the mind-link is an empty void. I can only hold my son as his small body trembles. I whisper stories of wolf warriors and great Alphas, but his breathing grows weaker. When the dawn breaks, his tiny fingers slip from mine. His wolf never wakes. A few days later, the scent of wild roses floods our pack’s sacred grounds. I turn—and there he is. My mate. My Alpha. He strides into the hall with my sister cradled in his arms. Her neck bears his fresh scent mark. His mark. I watch as he presses a lingering kiss to her lips, his hands caressing her like a treasure. Their love is bold, shameless—an unspoken declaration to the entire pack. And only then do I learn the truth. While my son lay fighting for his life, waiting for his father’s touch, longing for his Alpha’s strength… my mate was deep in Rose Valley, tangled in passion with my own blood. I thought my heart had long since gone cold from his neglect, but at that moment, it shatters. I make my decision. I will leave this pack. Yet just as I turn to walk away, the mate who had only ever treated me with indifference suddenly drops to his knees. A broken sob rips from his throat. For the first time, my proud, untouchable Alpha weeps.

CONTENT WARNING This story contains graphic sexual content and explicit scenarios intended for mature audiences 18 years and older. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Veronica Harper devoted five years of her life to a man who never loved her—because she was never more than a bet. Her devotion, vulnerability, and virginity were handed over… all for entertainment. She walked into her bedroom—and saw her best friend screaming her name from another man’s mouth. Her boyfriend’s mouth. Betrayed in her own bed, humiliated in public, and framed for a crime she didn’t commit. Then two lines on a pregnancy test changed everything. Pregnant, disowned, and hunted by lies she didn’t create, Veronica fled, carrying two secrets no one could ever touch—her unborn twins. Five years later, she returns for a funeral, keeping her children hidden and her heart locked away. She believes the past is buried. She’s wrong. Forced back into the orbit of the man she once gave herself to—and still loves—Veronica must protect the quiet life she built alone. But grief and betrayal are cruel guides, and the woman who destroyed her life now threatens everything she holds dear. The worst betrayal isn’t in the past. It’s happening now.

ousey McMahon was a 19 years old girl who was a princess in the Dark Moon Pack. Her father was an Alpha while her mother was Luna. They were both controlling and ruling the Dangerous Pack. Rousey was not only gifted with Werewolf Powers, she has some strange powers which even her father could not comprehend. It was strange and weird but trust me, it was very dangerous. She was brave, smart and fearless but she was very arrogant. Yes, very arrogant, bossy and over possessive. She feels like she's a GOD and that everyone will have to obey her. She treates people more like a slave and even after several cautions from her father, she still proves adamant not to change. When you hear fight, arrow and sword, just know that they're referring to Rousey. She goes hunting almost every night and will always come out successful. Everything was going fine until Logan came into the picture.. Logan found out that Rousey is her mate and Rousey refused to believe it. What do you think will happen next? Note; It contains sexual scenes and nudity. Readers Discretion.

What would a girl do when she will be stuck in a situation where she could either save her dignity or her family? Would she get trapped in the hell of her blackmailer or would she choose the heaven of her lover?

"ถ้ายั่วไม่เลือกที่ก็เอามือปิดปากกลั้นเสียงครางให้ดี ๆ ไม่งั้นปืนในมือพ่อเธอได้จ่อหัวพี่แน่ ยัยคุณหนูตัวแสบ" เสียงแหบแห้งสบถลอดไรฟันด้วยความอดกลั้น เขาสั่นเทาไปทั้งร่างจนนุดีสัมผัสได้ อารมณ์อยากที่ก่อเกิดในตัวเขาฟ้องด้วยขนาดของลำเลาที่แข็งตึงและพาดทับโหนกเนื้อของเธอจนเต็มพื้นที่ "พี่เธียร" "ยั่วพี่ทำไมครับ ที่พี่ป้อนให้ตั้งแต่บ่ายยังไม่อิ่มเหรอ...ฮึ!" "นุดีก็แค่อยากรู้ว่าพี่เธียรจะ..." "ฟันแล้วทิ้งไหม" คุณหนูตกใจที่เขารู้ความคิดเธอ เลยนิ่งเงียบอย่างรู้สึกผิด "ก่อนจะงี่เง่าต้องดูฐานะด้วยครับ ว่าระหว่างพี่กับคุณหนูใครที่จะทิ้งใคร อย่างพี่ถ้าคุณหนูไม่ฟ้องคุณพ่อพี่ก็จะคบกับคุณหนูยาว ๆ แต่สำหรับคุณหนู ถ้าวันไหนที่คุณเจอคนที่เหมาะสม พี่ก็คงเป็นแค่หมาหัวเน่า...อุ๊บ!"