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"No! It can't be!" I let out an internal hiss. "He would not dare come here!"
"What the f*ck, Zara!" Levi bumped into me and growled behind me.
"Sorry," I mumbled, wide-eyed.
"Is that?" Levi mind-linked, and I nodded my head.
"Zara," my father uttered. "I understand that you are familiar with Alpha Noah."
I slowly nodded my head.
"Great," my father said. "Alpha Noah has also informed me that you are his fated mate."
I gave a nod in response.
"Superb, Alpha Noah has requested your hand."
"Is that...

“I didn’t mean leave the house; I meant leave the pack. I don’t want you here; you should be grateful because I am doing you a favor.” Damon said.
“What?” I exclaimed, my eyes threatening to bulge out.
Roxanne, an orphan, and Damon, the son of the Alpha, have been best friends since childhood. They have a one-night stand when Damon is crowned as the alpha, even though they're not fated mates. However, Damon finds his fated mate two weeks later and chooses his mate as Luna, which breaks Roxanne...

Sophie McDermott's life in fast-paced San Francisco was already complicated as a single mother balancing the demands of work and raising her son, Dawson. Just when she believed her life couldn't get any more hectic, fate intervenes. Being employed by Polo Enterprise should be a dream come true, but Sophie is about to come face to face with the last person she ever expected- Alex Hernandez, her first and only love whom she has spent years trying to forget.
What will happen when these two get to ...

I used to be the perfect daughter for my father, marrying Alpha Alexander for the benefit of my home pack, even though Alexander refused to mark me and insisted our marriage was merely a contract. I then became the perfect Luna for my Alpha husband, still hoping I could win his affection one day and we would be real husband and wife.
But everything changed the day I was told that my wolf had gone dormant. The doctor warned me that if I didn’t mark or reject Alexander within a year, I would die....

Riya and Kayish were madly in love, so deeply that everyone believed that they would end up in a happy married life. That's how he loved her. He was very possessive of his property, especially when it comes to his girl.
On the other hand, Riya was blindly in love with him. She left her parents because of him, she found her happiness within him and was ready to start a new life but an unexpected tragedy happened in their life that no one could have predicted.
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"You dared to drug and rape me, you woman!"
I've loved you for seven years. If I can't have your heart, at least let me have your body the night before our four-year marriage ends!
What? I got pregnant from that one time? Triplets? The youngest daughter died at birth?
Six years later, I return to the country with the two sons from the triplets, only to unexpectedly find a lost little girl who turns out to be his daughter?

You, originally a much-loved little princess of a wealthy family, were stolen at birth to be the unlucky one who was cursed to die on behalf of others!
They used your life to die for their daughter, but did not expect - you miraculously survived!
No more pretending, you are a top diviner and a rich and powerful revenge queen!
Returning to a real powerful family, those who have harmed you, none of them will be able to escape!
“Are you really not considering accepting my love?”
What's wrong with t...

"Fucking open your eyes" He presses my jaw hard, which forces me to open my eyes.
''I am- so-r-r-r-y" My whole body is quivering in fear as his eyes bore holes into my head.
''Fucking shut up" I seal my lips shut and try to calm myself so I can stop crying.
''Did you think it would work? Did you actually think you could get me arrested and you could run away? Are you that fucking dumb, Melina?"
Melina Davis was born with the face and body of a goddess. Her heart was as beautiful as her, bu...

"Such a pitiful woman, why don't you divorce your husband, Yannick? Is it fun to see him every day fuck other women?" In the garden of the company's anniversary celebration banquet, Mia was blocked by Yannick's new mistress, the currently popular female star Nina.
After two years of marriage, Mia has never had a happy day. Every time she opens her eyes, all she sees are scandalous photos of her husband being intimate with other women. This kind of marriage seems to have no meaning if it contin...

In my youth, I was considered ugly, yet I unexpectedly found myself in bed with a handsome, wealthy young man, and we had a child together. Years later, having transformed into a stunning movie star, I crossed paths with that rich young man again. But to my dismay, he didn’t recognize me...

Mates were supposed to protect each other, but why do mine keep shredding my soul.
As Alpha Ronald's mate, I thought I'd hit the jackpot, but time proved that that was the worst thing to ever happen to me. Now I was left wondering if the goddess herself had forsaken me.
Just when I had given up on everything, something I thought impossible happened to an Omega like me. I found another mate, another Alpha. Will he be my salvation or my downfall?
Would this one treat me right or woul...

Day one: My fiancé betrayed me with my best friend and threw me off a cliff to die.
Day two: I woke up, alive, the morning before our wedding, with a second chance to fight back.
This time, I’m done being the perfect bride. I shredded my wedding dress and stormed to the doorstep of my fiancé’s rival, a ruthless mafia kingpin with a dangerous grin. “Help me destroy him,” I demanded, “and I’ll give you his empire.” He leaned closer, eyes gleaming. “Deal,” he said, “but I want your loyalty—body and...

Feeling trapped in a loveless and worthless marriage with Carlos Anderson, Tara finally decided to leave. Not expecting anything good to happen, her life took an unexpected turn when she met the mysterious billionaire, Andrew Hills.
Despite her trust issues, she found herself drawn to his charm and sophistication. As their relationship blossomed and her career took off, her ex's jealousy threatened to ruin everything she had worked so hard to build.

"Mason, I want to cut all ties with you. No marriage and no bond. We're done,"
"You want a rejection?"
"I know that you have never loved me, Mason... It would be better that we were both free to pursue our own interests."
"Freedom? Willow, freedom is a privilege that only good and innocent people have the luxury of. You are neither of those things so what makes you think that I should let you go free?" He sneered.
"What do you mean?" I said as my brows creased in confusion.
"Isn't it fucki...

“No, you’re not rejecting me. Wait, do you even know who I am?!” Alpha Steele thundered, stifling the clench that he felt in his chest.
“I don’t fucking care who you are. I WANT TO!” She said glaring back at him
Alexia Rhodes’ life was already hell until her mate, Marcus, impregnated her only to chase her not only out of his life but also into the wilderness. Refused and rejected by the omega scumbag, Marcus Vakander, who only wanted her for her body, salt was added to her wound when he...

Diane, a hard-working single mom, hires a male nanny named "Nick" to look after her son. But little does she know, the man who shows up is actually Ethan, a business heir on the run from danger. Posing as the manny, Ethan blends into Diane's life. Just as their feelings deepen, Diane discovers that Ethan is more than just a manny...

MPREG Romance
“No, I don’t want this… I don’t want you.”
Even as the words left his mouth, Ronan's hands moved without his command, his fingers curling into Dimitri’s linen shirt, as if pulling him closer rather than pushing him away.
Dimitri's hand moved instinctively to the back of Ronan’s neck, pulling him forward, and as their lips brushed, Dimitri felt something raw and primal surge through him.
“I can’t… stop. What is this feeling, Ronan?”
He had to claim him. And there was nothi...

To everyone around her, Kate seems to have a life most would envy—a stable job, a seemingly loving husband, Daniel, and a baby on the way. But when she discovers Daniel’s affair and loses her unborn child, her world comes crashing down.
From that moment on, she loses her marriage, her child, and even her faith in the future. She swears she will never again believe in a man’s sweet words. Just when she resigns herself to living a lonely life, Lucas Reid steps into her world.
Lucas is an enigmatic...

She is the only daughter of a notorious mafia boss, but she is forced by her father to marry a hateful bastard in a contract marriage. To avenge her father, she has a one-night stand with a charming man, but unexpectedly falls into the trap of another terrible man, who is her father's enemy and another mafia boss. His mission is to make her father disappear.
She regards him as her only salvation, but he regards her as a pawn for revenge. When two enemies dance on the sharp knife, what will be t...

In a kingdom filled with power, mystery, and old secrets, King Alden and Elara, an ordinary woman, find themselves in an unexpected fight. When a scary force rises from the darkness, threatening to ruin everything Alden has worked for, they must face a powerful enemy that they can't fully understand. Elara has the key to saving the kingdom, and Alden must keep her safe while his feelings for her grow. However, the danger is getting closer, and it becomes hard to tell who is a friend and who is a...

Scarlet Langston never thought she'd find herself at the mercy of the man who once held her heart. Five years ago, she left Tucker Beaumont to protect herself from the scars of a broken love. But when her family's house is threatened, she has nowhere else to turn. Desperate, she seeks out the only man who can help Tucker, now a ruthless billionaire with an empire of his own.
But Tucker isn't the man she remembers. He's cold, calculating, and vengeful, and when Scarlet steps into his world once ...

In a world bound by destiny and ruled by powerful Alphas, Lyla—a lowly she-wolf from the Darkmoon Pack—has spent years haunted by her sister’s mysterious disappearance. When fate leads her to discover her mate, the discovery is a nightmare: her fated partner is none other than Alpha Kaiden, her sister’s ruthless ex and the very man connected to her vanishing. But instead of acceptance, Lyla faces public humiliation as Kaiden rejects and belittles her, branding her weak and unworthy.
Abandoned ...

I'm sorry, Sophie." Janet Morrison, her now ex-boss, shifted uncomfortably behind her polished mahogany desk. "The merger means consolidation, and your position is redundant."
Redundant. Sophie had always hated that word.
"When Sophie Chen loses everything, a chance encounter with billionaire Alex Blackstone sparks a marriage of convenience. She needs money to save her father; he needs a wife to secure his inheritance. Sophie agrees to the idea, but Alex secrets run deeper than she could have...

She was never the prey. She was the spell.
Seraphina Vale has always been more than just a girl with strange dreams — she’s a witch with ancient blood, trained to charm, to control, and to destroy. Possessive, manipulative, and dangerously beautiful, she knows how to bend people to her will... until one man refuses to break.
Lucien Blackthorn is a creature born of fire and darkness, cursed to protect the last blood witch — her. Bound to her soul by an ancient contract, he resists her magic… bu...

I once believed I was the happiest woman in the world. My husband was not only incredibly handsome and wealthy, but also gentle and caring. For three years after our marriage, he treated me like a princess.
But everything changed the day I saw my usually composed and reserved husband corner his so-called "sister" against the wall, furiously demanding, "You chose to marry another man back then. What right do you have to ask anything of me?!"
It was then that I realized how passionately he could l...

“I, Layla Lecruest, reject you Alpha Sebastian of the Red Moon Pack as my mate.”
Alpha Sebastian lifted his head. His thick hair blew back as the door to the house opened and a wind swept in.
“I, Alpha Sebastian of the Red Moon Pack, accept your rejection.”
Yes, it hurt to be rejected. Your mate was the one person in the entire world that was meant for you and the stories I had heard were glorious. Like the only two pieces of a puzzle, you find each other and become whole. You will never love ...

Drugged by her own father into sleeping with him, she found herself trapped in a forced and loveless marriage, marked by secrets and betrayals. He had another woman in mind and he went to Europe, abandoning her and their son. Four years later, he returns, but not by choice: the son Liam was born to is seriously ill. The only chance of saving his life is to give birth to a new child, a sacrifice that forces them to confront feelings they swore they would never revisit. Will he once again give in ...

When I found out my bestie Amanda is pregnant with my Alpha King husband David's child, my world was turned upside down. I couldn't believe they have planned to use me and ditch me ever since we were 18 years old.
Killed by their poison, I was luckily granted another chance by the moon goddess to relive my life, starting right before my wedding.
I knew I wouldn't waste this chance. I had to stop our marriage, protect my parents and, most importantly,
REVENGE
But I didn't expect David's biggest...

"I don't understand," I tell Viktor, desperately.
"I don't know why the bond is still there. I accepted his rejection, I don't want him, I want you. Whatever yearnings you saw between us, is not by choice. You are my mate. I choose you."
"Then why is the bind still present?" he snaps as he turns from me.
"I don't know! And frankly, I don't care! I haven't cared or thought about Dominic in nearly a decade. How can I prove that you are the one I love?" I ask as I take hold of his hands, hoping t...

“We are divorced, Adams.” She sighed and wanted to walk away, but he held her.
“It doesn't matter.” He answered, his voice laced with determination.
“I don't love you anymore.”
“That doesn't matter either. What matters is that I want you, and there's nothing you or anyone can do about it.”
Alicia's life has been a series of ups and downs. She suffered abuse from her husband and his family because she couldn't give him a child. She thought she had seen it all, but not until ...