Found 3645 in the heat of the night king's ransom Stories

"You have taken everything from me," she whispered, her voice barely a breath. "My kingdom, my father, my freedom. What more do you want?"
The Dragon King regarded her with a mixture of amusement and curiosity, his lips quirking into a sardonic smile. "Everything," he replied simply. "I want everything that is rightfully mine. Including you."
"What do you intend to do with me, your Majesty?" Her voice trembled slightly, but she forced herself to speak with a hint of defiance.
Alaric rose from...

Mature Content
The ancient one awakes from his slumber of many thousands of years to claim the soulmate he was promised in ancient times. So strong none could best him. So magically gifted, none could counterspell him, that many cower at the utterance of his name.
His mate, Harmony, 25, wasn't even sure she would receive her one made by the goddess. A hybrid shifter of wolf and hound, is the sole daughter of the Third Prince of Wolves. She was hidden from the Council, that she could live a ...

He’s the alpha king, my crush, my guardian. And he’s 20 years older than me.
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“How old are you?”
“T-Twenty,” I bit my lower lip, stuttering on the lie. “I’m an adult.”
I trembled but turned my head, allowing him to drag his nose along my neck and breathe in my scent. I didn’t know what I smelled like to him. Did I smell like I was lying?
I held still. He shifted just a bit, seemingly retreating, and I flung my arms around his neck, holding him down.
“Please, Alpha King,” I said. My voice tre...

My family business is bankrupted. I'm only seventeen and all my world crumbles at once.
I caught my boyfriend cheating on me with my best friend. It hurt deeply and I felt extremely hurt seeing the two people I trusted having an affair behind my back.
But, none of them felt remorseful for their actions. Instead, they had mocked me as a fallen heiress.
I decide to take a goodbye to the city and off to a new one. And a fresh new start to get my shit back.
However, one person I'd never imagin...

Willa had become content with her life as a rogue. She and her father had managed to make a life outside of the pack and to her, it was home. The only thing missing was justice. She was determined to find the identity of her mother's murderer and prove that the lycan king was behind her death. But she's not prepared for what would happen when she discovers the same lycan king is her fated mate. Ferrin never imagined his fated mate would be a werewolf from his country's strongest rival, let alone...

"I don't want pity from you, Adira, I want your love... Please," He was vulnerable, I'd never seen him like this before. My heart tightened in my chest and I so badly wanted to hug him. I wished I could take away his pain.
"I love you," His voice trembled. I cupped his face with my hands and lay my head against him. We were close, so close. Tears rolled down my face as I said to him,
"Thank you for everything and... Goodbye... "
Adira Wade is reviled and shunned in her pack after her parents ...

I just arrived at the Alpha King's castle, but I have no idea why I'm here. I think it's to pay off my family's debt, but when I'm taken to a fancy bedroom, I have the feeling I'm not going to be his maid....
Isla
I'm a nobody from a distant pack. My family owes a lot for medical expenses for my brother. I'll do what I can to help them, but when I find out I've been sold to Alpha King Maddox as his breeder, I'm not sure I can do that.
The king is cold and standoffish, and rumor has it he kill...

"Kane stays unmoving, and I realize he’s barely breathing. I don’t think he needs oxygen to stay alive, so that’s not too surprising, but I can’t’ figure out why he is so still. His hand at my waist is so very close to my breastbone, the longing for him to slide it up only a few inches, to touch me in places no one ever has before, has a gasp leaving my lips. I have to bite down again to keep from moaning, and he hasn’t even kissed me yet."
Emory: I was born to be the Alpha of my pack, my fathe...

~~~~The Underground Royalty Series~~~
Book 1 The Devil's Bride
Book 2 The Elder's Kitten
Book 3 The Vampire King's Bride
Can be read stand-alone.
Warning: Mature Content
I could tell that she wanted nothing more than to kiss me, and from the way she was gazing at my fangs, I knew she imagined what it would be like if I were to drink from her. A thing I’d found myself unable to stop thinking about for years now.
Bast was fighting so hard against herself, doing everything she could to convinc...

~ Solaris’ Reign ~
Solaris has reached the end. Her body giving out after her gruesome past and forcing her to accept the future. However, she’s not done yet. There are some last strings tied to her past that she needs to bring together. It brings her home, to the Moon River pack, and to two men she never thought she would see again. However, with their fates intertwined, Solaris needs to pull everyone together before she takes her last breath. To save the lives of everyone she loves but her o...

When you're accidentally involved in a gang business,
the mafia king saves you before they wipe you out.
He's handsome and looks familiar
As he pulls the trigger, you notice the ring on his middle finger
The same ring you gave your ex-husband 8 yrs ago before he disappeared....

Elora, a young werewolf and daughter of the Beta of Darwin Pack, is forced into slavery together with her siblings when her father is betrayed and branded as a slaver by his own Alpha. Her only goal is to find a way to clear her father's name and find a good home far away from their kingdom where her family could be together but a lot of enemies stand in her way. Becoming the mistress of the Lycan king seemed a good way to get a step further in getting her revenge but it only exposed her to more...

"Are you okay?" I asked, forcing a tight-lipped smile.
"Yeah, it's just Neomi reminding me of the C-section time." Jason scoffed.
"She's replying nervously."
I sighed.
"If it were a natural birth…"
He interrupted me before I could finish. "It's not going to be a natural birth. Neomi and I have already decided, and you agreed to it by signing the contract," he said, his tone firm as I furrowed my brow in frustration.
I didn't need a reminder, the mention of his Luna on his lips made me feel dif...

Elora, a young werewolf and daughter of the Beta of Darwin Pack, is forced into slavery together with her siblings when her father is betrayed and branded as a slaver by his own Alpha.
Her only goal is to find a way to clear her father's name and find a good home far away from their kingdom where her family could be together but a lot of enemies stand in her way.
Becoming the mistress of the Lycan king seemed a good way to get a step further in getting her revenge but it only exposed her to mo...

Things do not go as planned when Astrid finds herself in the wrong school, the only werewolf in a school of Lycans who are bigger, badder and stronger than she is. It only makes things worse when she is placed under the charge of her childhood enemy, Rune Wilder, who seems more than content to cause her pain. Somewhere along the line, Astrid finds out that the reason why Rune hates her so is because he is secretly in love with her, and he is only pretending because he thinks he will hurt her if ...

As tough as it may sound, Hope, a strong woman born with the urge to stand at the top finds herself sitting at the highest spot in the pack as an alpha. Along side with her beta and closest friend Harley, she endures the worst but accidentally flickers a fire that wasn't there with Harley.
Meanwhile elsewhere, Emily, a daughter to an alpha finds herself entangled with Jason, the beta. Despite their eleven year age difference, Emily still falls deep in love with Jason who is already married. Fac...

When her sister disappears for three years, Kasia sets out on a dangerous mission to find her. She goes to the Lycan King's home, hoping to find clues about Lana's whereabouts. However, she finds much more than she bargained for. Kasia learns that the Lycan King, Ethan, is her mate, a fact that both surprises and terrifies Kasia.
Ethan has no intention of letting her go. Kasia must decide whether to follow her heart and embrace her destiny as Ethan's mate, or continue to fight against the super...

Fate seems to have it out for Camille Gallagher. In 24 hours, she wakes up from a one-night stand with a stranger and discovers her parents aren't really her parents. Finding out she is the true daughter of a powerful Alpha does not seem to make life easier for her in the coming months as she is treated like dirt by her new family, discovers her mate is cheating on her with the girl that stole her life and that she is pregnant from her one night stand. It then all comes into full circle when the...

"I must say, you are such a beautiful woman and the first kind one in my life," he said to her sincerely.
Those were the words that led Kayla, who was rejected by her mate, into the Lycan's king bed. He had said the words she so desperately wanted to hear, and she soon found herself with a baby bump, and her world took a turn.
From a servant to carrying the king's child. How does she cope in a world she is not familiar with?
Well, pretending could go a long way, but what happens after that?

She was Charles grace. A slave who was force to be King Alfred concubine.
She vow never to get pregnant for him as she allows him to play with her like his sex doll.
But the promise she made to her pure innocent self was broken after three months and worse of all, she later gave birth to a triplet!
To the heartless king Alfred; she had committed a sin and according to their custom",it was an abomination for a prince to come out of the same womb of a princess. And their only last...

Lycan King Alder Volcik had been yearning for his mate for over a century. Little did he know that his search would lead him to a pack he was to visit due to the Luna challenged. There, he discovered his mate, the same Luna who had lost the challenge and was rejected by her Alpha mate.
Cindy Mills is the daughter of a billionaire who was betrayed by her boyfriend and best friend, who killed her afterward. But it did not end there. She was reborn in the body of the lost Luna, Clover, who died b...

After mating to the prince, I was brutally killed by my jealous friend during pregnancy!
Luckily I was reborn and the ugly scars on my face were gone. My husband, who never cared about me, suddenly came to my door. How dare he let my son call him Daddy？
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“Wake up,” I willed myself desperately, to my sunken and sallow body. “You can’t die. If you die, the baby will die.”
Moon Goddess, are you here to answer my prayers?
Yes, child. But there is a reason I am here to grant you life again; your ...

A ruthless and banished Lycan King, has been cursed to suffer in the underworld for centuries, is unexpectedly summoned back to the mortal realm by Lyra, a weak but determined werewolf to help save her people from a powerful and dark force threatening to destroy them.
Their initial animosity is palpable, and the tension between them crackles with distrust and suspicion. But as they face the brutal reality of war and destruction, their loathing for each other turns into an all-consuming, forbid...

BLURB…
“If I help you, what's in it for me?” I asked, fighting back my unbridled emotions and raging hormones that stirred up from our proximity.
“What do you want?” She seemed determined. It seemed as if she would give me what I wanted if I said it.
If only she knows it's not that easy.
She wanted revenge. Against her chosen mate and her best friend who betrayed her. She wanted them to suffer.
I was more than willing to help her. She's my fated mate, of course, I'd do anything for her. ...

23 year old Shandy begins the small trip to her parents for the holidays like she has for the past 4 years since she left home. Along the same scenic route she's always taken a detour has been set up sending her down a snowy Isolated back road. Sudden blinding snow begins to fall as she tries to make her way. All at once her car slides of the road and flips without warning leaving her hanging upside down inside her car. Her world fades away into darkness. Two days later she awakens in the home o...

I belong to the Silvermoon Pack, one of the oldest packs in the region. We've lived in this territory for centuries, and our pack has grown stronger with each passing generation. Our pack is surrounded by the Redwood Pack, known for their strength and endurance, and the Nightshade Pack, renowned for their speed and agility.
Yet a pack of rogues attacked my pack, my family were brutally killed before my naked eyes.
I decided to take revenge on the lycan king who caused all this to happen.
But...

JAVIER HERRERA is the heir to one of the most powerful cartels in Mexico, shaped by a legacy of ambition and rivalry. From a young age, he learned to play the game of power, maintaining a cold and impenetrable facade. However, his arranged marriage to a woman who despises everything the cartel stands for begins to awaken unexpected feelings. When she reveals she’s pregnant, he finds himself facing a dilemma: his loyalty to the cartel or the love that’s starting to grow in his heart.
**CAMIL...

Deep in the ocean is an ancient power. A god. A monster. A lover. Whichever depends on who you asked for the story.
"Oh dove, my vile, sick dove," his voice wrapped around me, thick as the deep, forcing itself into my lungs like I was drowning in him.
"You're vile," I panted, my body pinned against the cold glass of the tank, his inhuman strength keeping me right where he wanted.
His mouth brushed the column of my throat, his teeth grazing my skin—hard enough to shiver. "No, little pet," ...

“You are certainly handsome, for a bloodthirsty vampire.” I blurted, unable to stop the words as they slipped from my lips.
“Funny, no one has ever complimented my looks in the thousands of years I have walked these halls.” He smiled, his elongated fangs almost piercing his lips.
I took a sharp breath, forcing myself not to stare at his mouth. “Then you are clearly surrounding yourself with the wrong people.”
***When Ariel finds her sister just and she is murdered and thrust into the same ...

Humanity develops sentient robots to assist with their diminishing resources in order to survive on extraterrestrial worlds in the far future. A gifted but exhausted human programmer named Lara unintentionally enters a perilous realm of robotic servitude and royal intrigue. She is taken to the robot-ruled planet of Zoron after developing a ground-breaking scheme to improve robotic capabilities.
Lara becomes caught up with Kairos, a strong robot monarch who has hidden passions he was unaware of,...

In a city where loyalty is rare and power is everything, Vivienne Moretti leads her family's mafia after her father’s death. She is determined to restore her family's lost honor, even if it means getting involved in crime and revenge. Vivienne is known for being clever and strong, never backing down from a fight.
Lucian "The Devil" DeMarco, the ruthless leader of a rival mafia family, dominates the underworld through fear and chaos. After an unexpected encounter with Vivienne, he sees her as bo...

I have six dragon mates!
Lucian just whispers in my ear "Welcome home, little mate."
Then I noticed standing around the room were 5 very tall, equally beautiful angelic men. All handsome in their own right built very similar to Lucian.
"Mate," they all say in unison. My eyes are probably going to pop out of my head with how stunned I am. I wonder if I can go blind with all the rapid blinking that my eyes are doing.
For the second time tonight, I find myself saying 'E...

Scarlet had been rejected by her fated mate and abandoned by her chosen mate not once, not twice, but a total of five times. After enduring such heartbreak and disappointment, she had given up all hope of ever finding a mate. However, fate seemed to have other plans for her when a sixth chance at love presented itself and saved her from harm.
Although Scarlet was grateful, she couldn't help but wonder about the identity of her mysterious savior. Could he be the big, strong brother of the King w...

"In name only."
That's what Flora Smith declared, her tone unwavering.
Matthew Charles met her gaze, his eyes narrowing ever so slightly. "Indeed. Legally, we're just husband and wife."
The way he effortlessly spoke the phrase "just husband and wife" caught her off guard. A hint of mischief twinkled in his eyes as he teased, "All we have between us is this marriage certificate. You can have it anytime you choose. I'll be right behind you."
From an unexpected one-night stand born out ...

It's just a one night stand, until forever runs for them.
The smart, kind, and brave Ashina Hartz always believed that she was a human but came to know that she was a werewolf that had been sealed with divine spiritual power, and she was able to know that because of Ace Cunningham, the Alpha, and the father of her baby, whom she accidentally had a one night stand with.
Ace is disgusted with her. He only thinks that she took advantage of him because she wanted to be Luna. Due to the roller coast...

After the night of her mistaken encounter with the ruthless billionaire Brandon, Galena faces a series of so many near-death experiences; from her ex-boyfriend, who tries to blackmail her with an old, daunting secret, from Freya,, Brandon’s fiancée who would do anything to get rid of her, and Roland Bones, who wants to spit the blood of vengeance on her face, because of her father.
She hates Brandon for taking advantage of her and then calling it “help”, but Brandon on the other hand thinks she...

Meet Amelia, everyone dream girl but very stubborn. Her parents warned her never to go to the cursed house but she ignored it, she falls in love with the demigod she saw there not knowing he was a vampire prince called Dimitro. Halloween period was a perfect plan for her to go with her crew, she is desperate to find out everything about him.
" I had a dream, that I was stuck in an unknown place I never knew existed, it was a scary night for me"
Now Amelia is stuck along with her friends and th...

“An action packed fantasy sure to please fans of Morgan Rice’s previous novels, along with fans of works such as The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini…. Fans of Young Adult Fiction will devour this latest work by Rice and beg for more.”--The Wanderer, A Literary Journal (regarding Rise of the Dragons) The #1 Bestselling series! RISE OF THE VALIANT is book #2 in Morgan Rice’s bestselling epic fantasy series KINGS AND SORCERERS (which begins with RISE OF THE DRAGONS, a free download)! In th...

“An action packed fantasy sure to please fans of Morgan Rice’s previous novels, along with fans of works such as The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini…. Fans of Young Adult Fiction will devour this latest work by Rice and beg for more.” --The Wanderer, A Literary Journal (regarding Rise of the Dragons) The #1 Bestselling series! THE WEIGHT OF HONOR is book #3 in Morgan Rice’s bestselling epic fantasy series KINGS AND SORCERERS (which begins with RISE OF THE DRAGONS, a free download)! In T...

“If you thought that there was no reason left for living after the end of the Sorcerer’s Ring series, you were wrong. In RISE OF THE DRAGONS Morgan Rice has come up with what promises to be another brilliant series, immersing us in a fantasy of trolls and dragons, of valor, honor, courage, magic and faith in your destiny. Morgan has managed again to produce a strong set of characters that make us cheer for them on every page.…Recommended for the permanent library of all readers that love a well-...

She is The Barbarian Alpha's daughter and mated to the dragon king. Only a couple of years ago, she was a weak, broken girl. Dragged into this world and forced to attend the Viking's mate hunt.
Searching for the little sister she didn't know she had, she encounters raw darkness.
Ancient Norse myths come alive, and a threat as old as the Norse Gods themselves lures forward creatures like Nidhogg, Huldra, and The Mare.
Still unmated, she avoids her mate to find her sister. After so many years, s...

"Satisfy me, and you'll have your reward. A reward for each time you do well." The words echoes in Aurora Duttman's mind as she stands frozen, realizing she's become a plaything for her new husband.
Aurora's life has been a tangled web of mistreatment and betrayal. Her father and stepmother have manipulated her, while her Ex boyfriend's infidelity has left her heartbroken.
In a bold act of revenge, she vows to lose her virginity to the next man she meets. That man turns out to be Luther Hawtho...

Lisa, a cheerful and strong young woman, lived in the human realm with her mother. Her life took a dark turn when she met the werewolf king, his imposing presence casting a shadow over her once peaceful life, and found herself enslaved in a cruel world she never knew existed.
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A deadly aura radiated from his body as he menacingly stared at her. His words, like a heavy chain, bound her to a fate she hadn’t imagined. “These are my rules, mate. Know your place, submit to me whenever I desire, bear...

“You must understand something, little mate,” Griffin said, and his face softened,
“I have waited nine years for you. That’s nearly a decade since I’ve felt this emptiness inside me. Part of me began to wonder if you didn’t exist or you’d already died. And then I found you, right inside my own home.”
He used one of his hands to stroke my cheek and tingles erupted everywhere.
“I’ve spent enough time without you and I will not let anything else keep us apart. Not other wolves, not my drunken ...

What exactly does it mean to be his bride?
Every year, in each of the seven villages that made up the great Kingdom of Ignas, a Choosing Ritual was conducted. During this Chosing Ritual, one of the ladies in the village would be chosen to be the dreaded Dragon King's Bride.
No one knew exactly why the ritual was being performed every year or what happened to the brides that had been chosen in the past.
Was he turning them into slaves?
Feeding them to his dragon?
Or was he... feeding ...

Mature audience only: Contains mature language, sex, abuse and violence.
She has no name, not anymore, after so long she has simply forgotten what a name is, what it means to be able to choose, what it means to be able to wish, she has simply forgotten what it means to be a person.
She's just a slave in a pack that makes a point of reminding her that she's nothing more than an object to be used, whether it's to do household chores or to satisfy the sexual desires of her masters....

Once upon a time, there were two kingdoms once at peace. The kingdom of Salem and the kingdom of Mombana.
Until the day, the king of Mombana passed away and a new monarch took over, Prince Cone.
Prince Cone, has always been hungry for more power and more and more.
After his coronation, he attacked Salem.
The attack was so unexpected, Salem never prepared for it. They were caught off guard. The king and Queen was killed, the prince was taken into slavery.
The people of Salem that survived t...

Medici and her two vampire lovers.
"Guys, this is Isabella" Sarah introduced me,
"Okay guys so Isabella is apparently a first year, and from a random orphanage and didn't even know that her Dom is a king" Sarah laughed to me.
"You're with Edward? I couldn't handle him" Payton said.
"Handle him?" I asked, the girls all giggled.
"I didn't even make it past his manners phase" Sarah told me.
"Edward shares the throne of England and Russian territory with his father" Veronica explained to ...

“How much for this temptress?” Beta Daniels asked causing me to flinch at the name.
“ 100 jewels.” Came a voice from someone sitting up front.
“200.” Came another voice.
“500” Hollered another.
The room was silent for a moment.
“500 going once, 500 going twice, Sold to Lord Issacson,” Beta Daniels announced.
I felt my heart skip a beat. I had been sold.
“ I want her.” Came a loud snarl.
Everyone in the crowd grew silent.
“Your…Your highness.” Stumbled Beta Daniels, bowing down onto hi...

My father’s body hadn’t even been in the ground more than a few hours before my uncle had tried to take his place as head of the family. Now, the only thing standing in his way was the imperial summons and me. Hundreds of years ago, the dragon king began summoning humans for the Trial of Fire in search of the next queen. To defy it would mean death to the entire family. As far as I am concerned, every member of the Ryuyama family deserves a painful death, except for my little brother who was fi...