Found 3908 at the dead of night Stories

Beware the eyes that stalk you in the dark. They are invisible when hidden behind a veil of ignorance, but they see all.
A dark, erotic romance filled with mystery and horror awaits failed journalist, Sarah Brixton after the death of her last living relative: her beloved grandmother.
Seduced by the promise of a financially stable life, Sarah agrees to the terms and conditions of the unorthodox last will and testament of her deceased relative. Little does Sarah know that by accepting the respo...

Rosemary Decker, a 27-year-old marketing executive fleeing corporate burnout in Seattle, inherits her great-aunt's mysterious bookshop in Thornwick Hollow just as her life crumbles. But the inheritance comes with a chilling countdown—twenty-eight days until a crimson eclipse that occurs once per generation. Holden Ashworth, a devastatingly compelling stranger with secrets older than the mountain town itself, seems to know intimate details about her family history that she's never heard before. A...

While trying to survive from an abusive marriage, Diana Ross, an interning Editor, will have to question her love for her husband when she meets popular author Xavier Kings, who will turn her life around.
It all started with just one night of passion.
When Diana Ross finds peace, love and attention from playboy Xavier Kings, who's smitten by the married lady, will he choose to give up his career all for love and be the knight in shining armor to Diana?
When her heart is forced to choose betwe...

“Y….you….just what are you?” the young woman staggered back in fear as she yelled looking at the demoness in front of her.
The silver-haired woman laughed so eerily that those that were around were struck by fear. This person was not human, how can anyone look so terrifying and emit such a scary aura?
“I once told you that I am your worst nightmare but I guess your curiosity still got the best of you!
Now my darling sister, how should we continue this game?”
Someone once said that revenge is swe...

After tragically losing her family on the same day she got rejected by her mate, Karen is sent to an unknown pack as a peace offering.
Karen had thought that was the end of her problem until she was sold off at an auction house to the ruthless and cursed Demon King, and her life took a dark, unexpected turn under his rule.
The Demon King is harsh, yet there’s a twisted connection between them—one that she can’t fully understand. He has been both her tormentor and savior, helping her learn to con...

“Shut up, boy," I ordered, my voice hoarse with desire. - Suck me. I'm dying to feel him in my mouth. Without hesitation, he knelt in front of me, his mouth opening in a perfect "o". The sensation of his warm, moist lips enveloping my member made me moan with pleasure. His movements were skillful, his tongue gliding masterfully, exploring every inch of my skin.
”Ah, boy... That's... that's too good," I murmured, my voice laced with pleasure.
Gabriel Dantas is tired of his life. Survivin...

What if death gave you the power to witness your darkest betrayal?
I died, slumped over client files that were still warm from my printer.
And I watched my husband Mark fuck our twenty-four-year-old assistant on my side of the bed.
While I was dying alone, Mark was planning his future with the woman I'd trained to replace me. While my heart was stopping from exhaustion and stress, he was measuring my grandmother's diamond brooch for Jessica's finger.
When the lies unravel, when my former cli...

“Emma Grace?”
“Yes.”
“I’m sorry to tell you this but he didn’t make it.” The doctor says offering me a sympathetic look.
“T-thank you.” I say with a trembling breath.
My father was dead, and the man who killed him was standing right beside me this very minute. Of course, there was no way I could tell anyone this because I would be considered and accomplice for even knowing what happened and doing nothing. I was eighteen and could be looking at prison time if the truth ever got out.
Not long...

"What do you know about the ZOO?"
Born from the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle
One might think that getting someone away from one of the most dangerous jungles in the world would be an easy task. But not if that person was Dr. Courtney Monroe.
Jeremiah Johnson needed a job, and Retired Marine Colonel Anderson needed a man with Johnson's particular skills, and a team built to get the job done.
Now.
Was this a match made in Heaven, or Hell?
The answer depends on w...

Small town, small-minded people, small expectations, and big A-holes.
Lilith Deville is the new enigma at Lakeside Preparatory Academy, a prestigious high school by a river and not a lake, which makes sense, not. Already she hates it despite its beautiful landscape.
Between riding her dirt bike through the sacred lands of the natives, plotting against those she meets, and holding greasy truckers at gunpoint, Lilith makes no time for love or friendship. Forever the walking mystery (read misery) ...

He swings me around to face him and brings me against his chest. I gasp loudly and place my hand on his chest.
“Where do you think you are going?”
“Over there.” I whimper, nodding in the direction of the stools.
He stares down at me, a stare so intense it causes a shiver to run down my spine. I swallow hard, and he dips down, his warm lips covering mine. I moan and fist his tee, kissing back. Conrad runs his hand down my back and places it on the small of it to hold my body tighter to his ...

Letty has a passionate once night stand on the night of her divorce. After waking up with fuzzy memory of the night before she heads off to work as a sports writer. When she shows up to an interview of a difficult sports superstar she runs right into her one night stand. Is this the beginning of true love?

Holly Leefe has seen it all. Being a medium keeps life interesting. Not that it needed any help. She already had a psychic for a husband and a clairsentient teenage daughter. Data analyst by day, ghost hunter by night. Unless it was football season. She did live in Texas after all.
This fall Holly and her husband Jesse are trying to help a widower and his fiancé discover why suddenly stilettos are being thrown through their TV. Plus a few other nuisance cases. As if helping the dead and raising ...

I was supposed to become someone else's wife today.
Standing at the altar, facing my gentle fiancé, I struggled to say "I do" without meaning it. For three years, I had been trying to forget the one who would never come back—my first love, Shawn Mitchell.
The military said he died in combat. I cried until I had no tears left, and even learned to start over.
Until halfway through the wedding ceremony, I saw that familiar silhouette.
"That's Shawn! I'm certain that's Shawn!" I screamed frantic...

"If you behave, I'll let you go."
Veera looked at her kidnapper and raised a brow. She wanted to cuss at him, but realised that was not going to be wise since he was an Alpha who she had saved from the brink of death five years ago. Plus, she was tied to the chair and her mouth had been tapped yet again since she freaked out and screamed at him like any normal victim in a thriller movie.
Mature read 18+
Alpha at the Door 2020 By RainHero21 ©

What type of love could possibly come after trying to seduce an handsome stranger at the club in order to escape your abusive relationship?
How does it work?
What happens if you fall in love with the country's most eligible bachelor before you know it?
Do you run away or do you wait for him to accept you?

Benjamin Scott is the youngest and most respected bishop of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. On the verge of being named Cardinal, he carries an image of holiness and devotion that seems unshakable… until he finds himself face-to-face with a woman who threatens everything he has sworn to protect.
Camilla Coppola was never meant to be a supporting role. Daughter of one of the most feared mafia bosses in Rome, she was raised to obey, but refuses to be just another pawn in her family’s game of power. Inte...

Kai, a reserved omega wolf in the traditional Blackthorn Pack, has always felt out of place. When their fated mate bond awakens during the annual Moon Ceremony, they’re shocked to discover their mate is Rowan, the alpha heir of a rival pack—a man who once betrayed them years ago. As political tensions rise between the packs and a rogue wolf faction threatens their survival, Kai and Rowan must confront their painful past and learn to trust each other again. With the help of a group of outcast wol...

On her wedding day, she was deliberately sabotaged! And this was just the beginning of revenge...
Today was supposed to be the most important day of Vera Sinclair's life. White dress, flower arch, ready to marry fire captain Caleb Morrison, the love of her life.
But her booked makeup artist suddenly had an "emergency," replaced by a complete stranger.
The woman's eyes held pure malice, yet she disguised it perfectly. Rough technique, wrong shades, deliberate destruction—when Vera looked in the m...

A wedding night that was supposed to be memorable for a couple turned to a sorrowful night.
Melody and franklin were happy to be married and on the night of their wedding, a terrible event occurs which leads to their separation.
Now, five years later they met again and this time franklin is now Giovanni, a ruthless billionaire who doesn't give a damn about other people's feelings. The shocking fact is that Giovanni has no memory of what happened five years ago and the first time they met, G...

Esme, a werewolf and the runt of her triplet trio, who feels inadequate compared to her siblings, especially in a society that values physical perfection. After years of bullying from her brother Enzo and the pack, Esme runs away to escape her painful existence. During her journey, she confronts her feelings for her former friend Jason, who has become a part of Enzo's cruel circle. Eventually, after putting herself in harm's way while shopping, Esme realizes that neither Jason her true mate, nor...

“When you think that life cannot get better, Blake Pierce comes up with another masterpiece of thriller and mystery! This book is full of twists and the end brings a surprising revelation. I strongly recommend this book to the permanent library of any reader that enjoys a very well written thriller.”--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Almost Gone) ALMOST DEAD is book #3 in a new psychological thriller series by USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone (B...

"You have a ….." His hand moves towards my mouth, skimming over my bottom lip. I'm frozen. Never has a man affected me like this.
Pulling his hand back, he holds his finger up for me to see. Even his hands are perfect. I imagine what it would feel like to have hands like that caress my body. The thought sends a shiver down my spine. But it soon vanishes when I notice the small piece of chocolate sitting on the tip of his finger. I'm immediately consumed with humiliation. My eyes widen and my mo...

One night. That’s all Detective Samantha Cross wanted.
One night to forget the rules.
One night to feel something other than pressure, guilt, and routine.
One night to do something reckless—just like her friends begged her to.
But the morning after brings more than regret.
She wakes up in a hotel room… and walks straight into the biggest case of her career:
The Governor’s daughter, murdered in the room next to hers.
And her number one suspect?
The same dangerously charming stranger she just sle...

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 never intended to run into him again.
I had a passionate one-night encounter with a stranger five years ago; the man's touch pierced my spirit. We never looked back and never swapped names. He was gone by daybreak. I found out I was having his kid a few weeks later.
Without him, I created my life, took care of my kid by myself, and gave my all to my work. Until the harsh hand of destiny chose to play.
I am now facing my new business partner, Johnson Kingston, a millionaire and nasty CEO. My...

She needs a fiancé—for only one night.Cassandra Daniels’ parents want to meet her fiancé. They’ve driven hours to have dinner with the man who stole their daughter’s heart. The only problem—he doesn’t exist. She made him up because her mom and dad are concerned about her. Cassandra could tell the truth, but she’s tired of always disappointing her family. Now, she must find a handsome, respectable-looking guy to be her fake fiancé.Troy McKnight can’t believe a gorgeous blonde wants to pretend to ...

Have you heard of them? The gruesome stories about the silent killers in the night, who approach their victims on inaudible steps to taste their blood? Or the beasts, which become giant wolves at a full moon and tear whole flocks of sheep in their greed? The knowledge about them is enough for one coin and almost nobody knows where they came from and why they could outlast the times until today. To understand a story, you have to know its origin. Thus begins the story of the emergence of the thre...

"Scream Yalda, I want the whole fucking world to hear you". He said as his grip on her hair tightened. "I want the fucking world to know just how good you sound when I fuck you".
Yalda, a young struggling college student with a dark past, finds herself having a one-nightstand with a domineering man who turns out to be one of the richest and most influential men on the continent. Desperate for better life, she accepts his offer to be his exclusive whore with no strings attached, and four years ...

The tycoon Luke Lombardo and the journalist Laura Cassini unleash their love in a dazzling wedding. However, happiness fades in the blink of an eye when violence erupts, taking Luke's life with it.
Now, facing the abyss of loss, Laura finds solace in her little son and in the presence of a mysterious falcon that once was Luke's loyal companion. Her life unfolds between cloudy days and sleepless nights.
On her journey of self-discovery, Laura encounters Dimitri, an attractive man who has just ...

"You pathetic mistake of a man! What's more disgusting than fucking your brother's wife for revenge!".
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"You will surely beg me. It doesn't matter if you're begging for sex or your life but you will beg me. I will break you, it's a promise ".
Rape.
The one thing Riley never thought would happen to her yet the one thing that was able to ruin her life and enrich her parents. Then she got sold off to the very person that stole her innocence.
She swore to make them all pay. Even if she has...

The odds are stacked against her--just how she like it....
After the Revelation, when Vampires around the world came forward and disclosed themselves to the world, the Hunters and Guardians that had fought in the shadows to defend humanity were also exposed—and hunted down, enslaved, destroyed, and sent into hiding.
Jo McReynolds, the daughter of the most powerful Vampire Hunter to ever live, continues to slay bloodsuckers in the night. After the mysterious disappearance of her mother and a se...

Will you be able to survive if you're not allowed to sweat? Will you be able to endure without exercise, strong emotion, hot ambient temperature, spicy food, and not taking a hot bath throughout the winter?
Jasper is his name.
A delicate boy who enjoys being alone while
listening to a gentle melody and gazing at the sky, appreciating the beauty offered by the moon and stars in the universe.
He doesn't like heat-related things. In fact, he's avoiding it for the sake of his health be...

"And.. you are?"
"Camila..."
Lawson frowned. "What..."
Camila’s gaze hardened. "I didn't walk back from the dead for a friendly chat or to rehash how thoroughly you all ruined what was left of my life..." She held her chin up as if trying to keep herself from breaking her fragile composure. "I came to settle the score."
Camila thought she had lost everything when she received the shock of her life. But when she was forced to fake her own death and assume a new identity, she realized she ...

Chills ran down my spine as I watched the wolf fell to the ground, bleeding. Another loud growl of pain.
"That's the last of you, Cascata." The man said, looking at the wolf. He shoot again before escaping to the end of the dark alleyway.
Aunt Rita told me never believe werewolves. They were evil and nasty.
But I looked at the very hurtful wolf. I just couldn’t let someone die in front of me.
Running through the dim lit dark alley, again. I looked back cautiously. The brown bea...

"Part those legs for me, you little w***e," Miles whispered in Meredith's ear. He entered a finger into her throbbing member before adding a second one.
"You'll be the death of me, Miles," she moaned.
"No, Meredith, you'll be the death of me. I never wanted to own something so badly until I met you. Now, I want to own every inch of your beautiful body."
The story of a girl who lost all hope when her long-time boyfriend decided to end things. She is subjected to taking care of a billionaire wh...

"Zara tried to seduce me," Darren announced, loud and clear. "She wanted to manipulate me into rejecting my true mate. She even followed me into my room last week."
Those words shattered Zara Hudges’s world.
She thought the coming-of-age ceremony would mark the moment Darren—her secret lover and the Alpha’s son—claimed her as his mate. Instead, in front of the entire pack, he chose someone else… and painted her as a desperate, wolfless seductress.
Humiliated. Exiled. Hunted.
Left with nothing bu...

Nora has always followed the rules.
Train hard. Stay quiet. Graduate. Disappear.
While other girls partied and chased attention, Nora kept her head down—disciplined, sharp, and secretly stronger than anyone knew. But no amount of training prepared her for him.
Leo is her brother’s best friend. Dangerous. Tattooed. Untouchable.
For years, Nora’s ignored the heat in his gaze—the way her pulse stutters when he’s near. But one chance encounter shatters the silence. One kiss, and the mask drops.
Le...

She came at midnight… and destroyed everything.
Sienna Blackwood had it all — a powerful empire, a loving husband, and the control she fought so hard to earn. Until she arrived. A fragile girl with haunted eyes and a story that didn’t quite add up.
Sienna welcomed her in. Protected her. Trusted her.
But trust can be fatal.
When secrets unravel and loyalties twist, Sienna finds herself broken, betrayed, and stripped of everything she built. As her world crumbles, a darker truth emerges — Midnigh...

Stella Moore only wanted Revenge.
Ten years ago, her family was murdered by King's corporation.
Forced into hiding, she and her aunt fled to another country, taking on new identities to escape their enemies. Now she's back– to make every one of them pay.
As the president's secretary, she can access the corporation's secrets. Step by step she gathers evidence to bring down King’s corporation. But there’s one problem in her way–the president–Liam Carson.
Handsome, charming, and kind, he stirs f...

Luna has tried her best to make her forced marriage to Xen work for the sake of their child. But with Riley and Sophia- Xen's ex-girlfriend and her son in the picture. She fights a losing battle.
Ollie, Xen's son is neglected by his father for a very long time and he is also suffering from a mysterious sickness that's draining his life force.
When his last wish to have his dad come to his 5th birthday party is dashed by his failure to show up, Ollie dies in an accident after seeing his father ce...

"I need you to find my son. Luna is here...or maybe a doppelganger and is playing dead in my arms and I know it's not true. Gather all the men, lock down the city." I said as there was a sob from the other end of the call.
"Luna's....dead?" My Beta's voice broke on this.
"Stop playing these tricks with me, Thorne..she is not dead. Find my son. She will wake up once she sees him."
"Alpha Xenois, your son is in the morgue..."
Luna has tried her best to make her forced marriage to Xen wo...

Alina’s world shattered when her husband ordered her to spend a night with his unknown client in exchange for a billion-dollar deal. But when she arrived at the hotel, a simple mistake led her to knock on the wrong door.
Inside, she found Aaron Knight. the most powerful and ruthless billionaire of the era. The Elder heir of the Knight cln.
The elder brother of her husband.
That night, she unknowingly stepped into his room… and into his world.
Aaron, a man who had never been possessed by a wo...