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Everything was happening so fast and it was starting to exhaust me, I had known it's would be scary, I had known it would be hard, But I had not prepared for this. It was very foolish of me, but I still have a lot to learn.
Every time I tried to distance myself from the upcoming horror I was sucked right back in. Every time I try to calm my racing heart, the steady beating rose again, threatening to consume me.
Being a princess isn't a joke sometimes we have to risk our lives just to make...

He is fearless and makes everyone shake at the sight of him, of admiration or fear.
He is a beast! He is ruthless and overpowering but all that changes when a debt is paid with a young, innocent virgin.

This is the story of Millicent Walker, a mysterious orphan who arrived in the small coastal town of Crimson mute, nameless, and with no memory of her life before. Hired out by the orphanage to pay for her room and board, her strange appearance and mannerisms lead her to be seen as a freak. To many, she was seen as having less value than the rags she used to clean the floors.
When a blight comes to Crimson, the dragon demands a virgin "of marriageable age" as a sacrifice in exchange for his assi...

"Do you know what smells better than fear?" His voice was a replica of the male. Deep, dark, and dangerous.
"What...?" She squeaked, terrified. He was standing so close to her...
"Lùst. Desire." He spat the words like they tasted bad, his eyes cold, his face inscrutable. "The scent of your wetness is driving me insane. I can practically taste your hunger for my cóck."
Then, he shocked them both—hell, even the poor equipment in her bathroom.
With a savage growl, his head lowered completely a...

Isberlt was captured by the Alpha King, for a fatal scientific crime she did not commit. Being chained in the cold chamber, all the past unbearable memories were gradually flushing back as she was once a rogue.
What could the Alpha possibly want from her? And just when she thought it couldn't get any worse, he unleashes his feral fury on her, strapped down of power.
Will Isberlt make it through the brutal life that she's forcefully being dragged back into? Or will her contrasting attitude to ...

A plate of fried rice and beef, along with a cup of water, was pushed into the room for me before it shut.
I ran to pick it up and then sat down on the floor to eat. I don't care where the food came from or whether it is poisonous or not.
Besides, I was extremely hungry. i devoured the food like a lion before gulping the water down my throat.
However, the door opened in no time, and two women entered, carrying a grave face and a nylon bag in their hands.
Without any warning, one of them ...

Florence's happy home with her parents was disrupted at age eleven by her greedy uncle.
Uncle George packed into the house with nothing but his daughter; Diana. He’s poor and has no job but immediately took over her late fathers’ hard-earned properties and money.
Forcefully married her mother and subjected them into a life of slavery and hardship, all their money and wealth were converted by him and he spent them lavishly on himself and his daughter.
He wasn't satisfied; he went ahead to sel...

Slipping into a faux engagement with the one man who still haunts my midnight fantasies? That's the kind of reckless decision that sends shivers down my spine—and it's exactly the offer Jason Shane, my new boss and former high school flame, presents to me. I'm the one who accidentally encounters his smoldering gaze and sculpted physique in the men's locker room, where the steam isn't just from the showers.
The chemistry? It's as palpable as the droplets running down his toned chest. The proposa...

Scarlett was 18 to be when she was sold off to a business man by her father just for money before two days of her birthday, didn't think this day would come where she would be worth this much to her father's eyes.
Luke was the king of the Alpha and a well known business man in the country. when he comes to know that his man is betraying him by giving information to his enemies he wouldn't step back to kill him but everything will change when his father steps in to save his son. he will offer his...

"I, Lucifer Demi..."
"No I Jessica Brianna rejects you as my mate". I said before he could finish his statement.
My wolf growled at me for rejecting him but I don't give a fuck, it's about me and not her.
Lucifer Demi, is a proud lycan, a god, every woman's dreams and every man's nightmare.
What happens, when the woman who he least expect, rejects him as her mate???
Find out in this love mystery journey.
Note: this is not your actual type of werewolf book.
Warning; (18+) CONT...

Can you imagine being sold by your boyfriend at auction to the highest bidder for a debt that could kill him and, to sweeten the pot, you are bought by his extremely handsome, multi-millionaire older brother, heir to a chain of hotels in Italy, who is obsessed with you?
Yeah, why not me.
In my situation as an illusionary reader with a thousand stories in her head, I realized that wishing also had serious consequences.
And I knew it the moment I became the most valuable treasure of a powerful ...

Naina's three-year relationship was filled with nothing but pain and heartache. Her boyfriend Redrick didn't love her one bit. Her heart was further broken when Redrick said that he wanted to marry Vienna, the woman he had loved all along. Naina asked him to end their relationship, but Redrick flatly refused, even his parents forbade Naina as they were in a business relationship with Redrick.
Naina felt suffocated. But what could she do, she could only endure the pain.
In the midst of her devast...

Or maybe you should just stop being an ass-wipe all the time." I said anger and venom laced in my tone.
"Ass-wipe? Oh darling that isn't an insult to me, that's a compliment." He sounded cocky while talking.
I rolled my eyes at him, I already had the intention of leaving, when suddenly I felt him grab my hand spun me around and I saw my body crashing to his.
"What the fuck?" I said trying to push him off me, but to no avail, as his lips crashed into mine.
Alexa Cortex's life has been no...

{Warning: R-18, Dark Romance}
"Someone, please save me!"
"Who are you asking for help, dear?" He smiled, bringing his face closer to mine, sending a wave of terror through me.
"Don't do this. I am your sister," I pleaded, my voice trembling. I didn't want to stoop to his level.
"No, my dear. You could never be my sister. This is my revenge, and you are my enemy. You will pay for your sins," he growled, freezing me with fear.
"Please!"
“You think you can hate me just because you discovere...

Maria has always dreamed of freedom, but her life has been shaped by decisions beyond her control. It was tormenting, but everything changes after she becomes engaged to Rico. She can’t have the life she wanted but at least, she gets to be with the man she loves.
Or so she thinks—until she witnesses him mercilessly kill someone in front of her. Her whole world collapsed.
Falling in love with the devil himself, Maria realizes staying with him means sacrificing her dream of freedom. So she runs...

"I don’t like you. I despise you. I never want to see you again. You’re nothing but a twisted psychopath!" I shouted, struggling to calm my racing heart. I hated how calm he looked, how unbothered he seemed, just like none of it mattered.
He smirked, closing the distance between us, his hand slipping around my neck as he whispered, "You say one thing, but your body says another." His voice was a low growl, making me shiver. "Better get used to this, love, because I have no intention of letting ...

You... you plan to send me to those beasts?" The lady stuttered in fright, squirming on the floor.
"It is your honor as the princess of Ashford," the king asserted.
"But I am not the princess," she yelled in desperation.
"You said I was chosen to keep the real princess away from the public because she's sick. Your Highness, I didn't sign up for this. You cannot hand me over to those beasts. They want the princess, and I am not her," Abigail pleaded.
You will go to Nightfall Kingdom as the p...

In a realm shrouded in supernatural shadows, Amy, determined to free her mother, embarks on a perilous and deadly competition. In the dark forest, she faces challenges and mysteries, but her path intertwines with that of the mysterious wolf king.
As the competition unfolds, Amy attracts the attention of the enigmatic ruler, whose golden eyes reveal an interest that transcends the rules of the game. Amidst shadows and secrets, the wolf king watches Amy not only as a participant but as someone cap...

"Please help me, make me the richest man in the world! " Anthony begged the mafia lord desperately.
"I can do that with just a snap of my fingers, but what will get in return? " the mafia lord asked, a cigar was between his lips and the room was covered in thick smoke.
"I will give you anything you want, in return for power and wealth!" Anthony said with greed.
"In that case, I want your daughters, the both of them. No, I want all of them!" he proposed, with an evil smile on his face.
"I agre...

Vera's life unfolded like a nightmare. She was dragged into the clutches of a ruthless Alpha, who forcefully mated with her, tormented her, and left her pregnant. Out of anger, Vera had a one-night stand with the king of all Alpha, Lycan King Leo. He craves her touch to shatter his lustful curse.
Vera's desperate bid for freedom lands her in a slave establishment, where she must confront her darkest fears.
Which of her Alphas will buy her first? They both need her and she hates the both of th...

This monster leaned in close, looking at me like I'm sort of ant, and roared right at my face.
I almost passed out from fright at the sight of the beast.
'Is this how I die?' I questioned as I shook fraily under the best.
When our eyes met, something stood out and for some reason, I instantly knew who it was.
It was Kieran Blackwood. The Exiled Alpha.
***
Lilith’s life has always been defined by duty. Raised by Alpha Zander after being orphaned, she is now bound to marry his son ...

"Rule number five, don't ever question any of my actions! You are my property, and I choose the way I treat things that belong to me!" He scowled at me.
I bowed immediately. "Get up!" He ordered, and I managed to stand up.
He moved closer to me, his face looming in front of me, he bent down and bit my neck.
"Ahh!" I cried out, the pain was unbearable, it felt as though a hot knife had just passed between my soul.
After he was done, he licked it once again, and I could even smell his saliva, and...

Rejected by her mate, forced into marriage with a cruel Alpha, Lila’s life couldn’t get worse—until she meets his twin, her true fated mate.
Trapped in a bond with the ruthless Alpha Kael, Lila feels like a prisoner, not a bride.
But when his estranged twin brother, Alec, returns, everything changes.
Alec is her true mate, the one her soul longs for—but Kael will never let her go.
Caught between two powerful Alphas who hate each other, Lila must decide: risk everything for the mate she’s des...

She has always been the maid in her parents' house.
He is the king of the world.
Thalassa has a challenging life with her alcoholic parents. Her desire is to get rid of them and leave with her sister Yvonne to build a better life. No matter how hard they try, their father always finds them and forces them to return. Until the day when strange men invade their home and make a bombshell revelation: their father is a fairy. As if that weren't strange enough, the great king of Eldoria (in her opin...

Alina Martins was your typical next door shy girl who just wanted to get through school and cone out with good grades. She was a succumbus, she had the ability to shift into a werewolf, a vampire and a witch. She knew she was powerful but most times, she wished she could trade her powers and just live a normal life like the rest of her schoolmates.
She was a beauty to behold and usually fended off advances from men who thought they loved her. She was usually amused when they professed love to ...

SYNOPSIS
They are Alphas. The head of packs and leaders of packs. But, they were also head of Alphas. Leaders of Alphas. Referred as the Alpha King.
There is only one Alpha King in the history of werewolves. Notorious. Fearful. Ruthless.
Mason Jekkings.
Mae Banks is an Omega from Blue Moon Pack. Blue Moon Pack Omegas gets sold after every five years. Mae is forced to become a slave for the Alpha King. However, things gets complicated when Mason finds out that Mae holds the key to breakin...

This is a story about the complicated love life of a powerful alpha who was bonded to two mates. One was meant to be his official; the other was meant to be a subordinate.
Alpha Sean, being the man of his own principles, refused to have two mates; he insisted on having one of which didn't go well with the other mate. She vows to haunt his life until he claims her.
The story consists of love battles, a power-hungry war against the werewolf packs, and a bloody, dark life
"You know what I want, Se...

❝The Moon God made a match up for her.❞
When Myra Woods is given the rare chance to make a wish by the moon goddess herself, she dreams of a mate who is powerful, loyal, and irresistible. Her list is long and full of impossible desires. But the moon goddess has her own plans—there’s only one way to fulfill every wish on Myra’s list: by binding her to not one, but two Alphas.
Hunter and Mateo King. Ruthless, untouchable, and feared by every pack. No one crosses their path and survives. The ...

Francesca Diana, an innocent soul, is left heartbroken as her beloved Lorenzo vanishes overnight after their passionate first night together.
Lorenzo Fernando, deeply in love with Francesca, finds himself trapped when his father abruptly whisks him away to the USA for studies, leaving no chance for a farewell to his true love. With an unbreakable promise to return, he vanished from her life.
A decade later, Francesca has risen to fame and fortune, her past leaving indelible marks that have tra...

After the death of her parents, Amelia was broken and trapped. Her loving uncle took her in to take care of her, but her cousins weren’t ready to accept her as family. She dreams of escaping this miserable life and having someone to love her one day, but it seems too impossible.
All this changed when her uncle threw her a surprise party, and she mistakenly stole a kiss from an important, striking but arrogant billionaire CEO. She becomes indebted to this pompous man and she has to pay.
James ...

“What do I benefit if I marry you?”
“If you marry me, I can help you deal with your slutty family on one condition!”.
“YOU GIVE BIRTH TO A MALE CHILD WITHIN NINE MONTHS OF THE CONTRACT!”
“DON'T BE AFRAID. OBEY MY RULES, COMPLETE THE MONTH RANGE, GET ME AN HEIR, AND YOU WILL BE FINE ”
“AND WHAT IF I DON'T?”
“THEN THERE WILL BE HEAVENLY CONSEQUENCES ”
Nine Years Ago, Zhang Meiyin, a well-known model drastically falls into her doom when she finds out that her uncle is her BIOLOGICAL father. He...

Ella has always known her place; at the very bottom. As an omega, she’s learned to stay invisible, to endure the taunts and cruelty, especially from the notorious Blackthorn twins, Lucian and Kade.
Golden, ruthless, and heirs to the Blackthorn pack, the alpha twins have made tormenting Ella their favorite pastime. To them, she’s nothing more than a reminder of weakness.
Until fate plays its cruelest trick.
When the unmistakable scent of the mate bond connects the three of them, their delicate...

“Tianna! No! Stop it! Your brother is in the other room!”
Read and enjoy the experience of Valencia and Aaron, from friends with benefits to a real relationship. Will she leave Aaron for his sister Tianna? Read and find out!

Anita was an omega. After the sudden death of her sister, she went to join Evergreen Academy for her safety.
Little did she know that she would end up falling in love with the cold and ruthless Alpha Robin . For her she knew that the love that they felt for each other was mutual. Little did she know that Alpha Robin was deceiving her. He had other intentions with her, not love.
**
" He is the one," I told Ben, my best friend, the only guy who had stood by me in Evergreen.
" He bullied you. Ho...

All the destruction happened so quickly before Alice's eyes. She saw many of her people killed in a surprise attack from the Kingdom of Estonia. Her mother was also killed in the war, and her father was taken to the Estonian Kingdom. Alice Beatrix was determined to get revenge. Will the revenge against the Estonian Kingdom go smoothly?

Giselle has lived her life as the perfect Luna until the day she finds out her fiance has been cheating on her on the day before her wedding. In an impulsive act of revenge she mistakenly enters the wrong room and has a one night stand with a callboy. Her life takes a tumultuous turn when she finds out she's pregnant with the child of a call boy and what's worse he is nowhere to be seen. Amid the turmoil of an unplanned pregnancy and an uncaring and abusive father, she crossed paths again with t...

His hands inch up my legs. Rough and ruthless.
“You got away from me once, Flora,” he says. “Never again. You’re mine.”
He tightens his grip on my neck. “Say it.”
“I’m yours,” I choke out. I always have been.
Flora and Felix, separated suddenly and reunited again in a strange circumstance. He doesn’t know what ever happened. She has secrets to hide, and promises to keep.
But things are changing. Betrayal is coming.
He failed to protect her once before. He’ll be damned if it happens again....

“Do you have a condom?”
“No, I don’t, but I don’t have to fuck you to make you come.”
My back to his chest with one arm around my waist massaging my breast and the other arm rising to my neck.
"Try not to make any noise.", he slid his hand under the elastic of my leggings.
Leah is a 25-year-old that was adopted. After the divorce, she was entangled with three different men.
This contemporary, real-world erotic romance novel follows Leah, a recently divorce...

She is no one.
When Mara wakes up, she has no memories of her past or the crime they all accuse her of. With a ravaged body she’s unfamiliar with, and no clues about her past self, Mara needs to find answers, fast. Silver City is torn between humans and werewolves, but Mara isn't either of those. Mara is a Fire Witch, fierce, strong, and maybe too dangerous.
Soon enough, more arsons happen all over the City, and because of her growing power, Mara has to run. Troubled by the darkness of a witch...

His iron grip was fastened around my waist and he pinned me on to the wall.
"Let go of me!" I gritted.
"If I want to right now" he leaned in close, his lips grazing my earlobe.
"I can forcefully have my way with you and watch you scream your beautiful melodious tone underneath me" he whispered gravelly.
I gasped and tried getting his hands of my waist.
"You are my wife after all aren't you?" He teased, his teeth gently nibbling on my skin.
I felt a strange heat brewing up inside me and I foug...

Sabrina Reed is Nathan Alden’s wife, but not by his choice...
"I found her like this, Sir." The guard announces.
Sabrina rubs her eyes to get the blur cleared away from her vision.
"What are you doing out here Sabrina?" Nathan spoke between his teeth.
She sits up and fixes her messy hair.
"What are you doing out here?" He spoke louder this time. Demanding an answer. He was
wearing a jet-black suit and a white button-up shirt. His eyebrows were creased and his arms
were crossed.
"I came back late...

I stand there wide eyed and frozen where I am being held in place. The sounds of fists connecting on skin, cracking under his bloody fists. How can he be so cruel and heartless? Why doesn't he just leave me alone?
"STOP PLEASE JUST STOP!" I hear myself scream feeling warm tears fall down my cheek. I couldn't bear it anymore.
At the sound of my scream, he stops midair snapping his head towards my frightened one with a sadistic smirk. He does that every time someone begs.
"Sorry Princess, I don...

Celeste run into her brother's best friend, who is now a hoceky team leader, at a party.
He cornered her in the toilet.
"Behavior yourself." Celeste warned him
"Be a good girl if you don't want to be heard. " He smirked.
……
Then Celeste escapes and he hasn't found out who she really is.
It's her dirty secret ...... How long can she hide it?

"Shhh! Do not make a sound.. or I won't refrain myself to tie you up!" His grip on my wrist tightens.
I need to get my book from him, in which I wrote all of my erotic fantasies.
Fantasies that he is slowly turning real in his evil ways.
It's like I gave the devil an instruction manual on how to seduce and toy with me.
And he is exactly doing what a devil does.
When Ryan Damison, a pure breed asshole gets his hands on a personal ...

Is it possible for one to have more than one mate?
"I will never accept you, you are weak, fragile, a commoner and to worsen it all, you even without a wolf.'' He yelled those words coldly and pushed her to the wall with so much force that she cried out in pain.
Alpha Derrick's life was perfect just the way he wanted it, he was gifted with an incredible gift of strength and was feared among other alphas. He has a perfect mate who was the daughter of the alpha...

"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 ...

Cercei's eighteen years of existence were marred by excruciating pain and suffering solely because of her uncanny resemblance to Vienna, the Alpha's daughter. Cercei found it unbearably cruel that she possessed the same beauty as Vienna, which made Vienna feel insecure, leading her to subject Cercei to relentless torment.
Despite the numerous hardships, Cercei received love and care from her parents, and she remained humble. Although their Alpha never respected them and treated them as mere ser...

It's been two years since he has gone to study abroad.
I still remember the day when I came to live in this house after my parent's death.
I still remember the day when he suddenly barged inside my room. I was so shocked because of his sudden appearance in my room. He locked the door and started coming in my direction with a pissed face. I knew that I was in danger by looking at his angry. I knew that I should run away at this moment and hide somewhere but I can't move my body.
Bloody hell, ...

Annette was a half-breed rogue, but she was lucky enough to find a mate. She thought she was being blessed by the Moon Goddess. However, one day, she opened her mate's door and saw him in bed with her best friend. At that moment she broke down, her heart broke. She dashed out of the room in despair. Annette then chose the Alpha of the most powerful pack, Connor. She wanted to use him to get back at her mate, but Connor saw through it all. He would not allow a rogue to do so, and his revenge also...

"Is my Seraphina afraid of me? "
She pressed her shivering naked body more against the wall to prevent getting touched by the bare skin of the owner of that raspily husky voice .
"So you don't want me to touch you? But you had no problem getting touched by him, Seraphina? "
Her eyes filled with tears hearing his words because her mind immediately recalled the face of her friend and how brutally he had killed him.
"Then why are you afraid of getting touched by me, Princess?"
S...