Out of the Ashes
After losing his mate and unborn child in a deadly attack, Alpha Asher vowed to never love another woman again. Fast-forward to six months later, while attempting to find the one responsible for the attack, Asher finds himself at a popular nightclub, where Vampires and Werewolves meet. Amongst them, is a human waitress, Miranda, who Asher instantly recognizes as his mate. Miranda feels a strong connection towards Asher, but doesn't understand why.
After finishing her first official shift at the club, Miranda wakes up only to find herself in Asher's car. In Asher's eyes, Miranda is the exact opposite of the woman he once loved, and the kind of women he tolerated. She is outspoken, and she's not afraid of him. Asher feels challenged just by Miranda's presence alone, and he seeks to tame her.
Now Miranda must find a way to escape Asher, and his world of strange creatures, where everything she thought she knew and believed is proven to be a lie. And little does Miranda know, her will won't be enough to overpower the desire of her heart, which now seem to beat only for Asher.
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Chapter: Chapter 32Narrator-The brunette victim stared up at the dark-eyed vampire and predator, while her breasts pumped up and down with anxious pants. Her tongue resembled a dried out fleshy map resting at the bottom of her jaw. The lines of her vocal had run drier than a ravine in Arizona in the summer, and her heart constantly dented the lining of her ribcage."Wh-what do you mean?" She managed to ask after a moment.George smiled as he watched her lips move with the question. George drew in a deep inhale through the hairs of his nares, then he lowered himself before the woman. He stared deeply into her olive globes and loved the panic which filled her pupils."What's your name?" George posed.The woman blinked fast and multiple times."Vi-Violet." She stuttered."Mmh." George hummed, before he lifted a cold hand to pet Violet's hairline.His fingers brushed over her forehead, down the line of her nose, and over her lips.His index finger pressed and pulled her bottom lip downwards, causing Viole
Last Updated: 2025-01-17
Chapter: Chapter 31Narrator-Miranda stared into Asher's dark orbs, and she shyly pulled her bottom lip into her mouth before she got an idea."I'll fix it," she began to speak while she kept her gaze steady on his eyes, "if you let Asher back in control."Asher frowned, his dark pupils becoming angry, but Miranda didn't falter in her resolution. She had kept Asher's explanation from this morning in her mind. Whenever tensions were high, Asher's wolf would take control, but if she could always get Asher back even when he was emotional, maybe this would be easier for them both.Asher growled in Miranda's face, and she blinked quickly, but tried to appear calm. Asher's eyebrows relaxed just slightly when he realized that Miranda wouldn't budge in her demand, then finally his vision began to clear.Miranda watched in silence as Asher's pupils lightened from black to brown, until they were clear, and their golden rims were back to their original color.Asher looked at Miranda and he sighed and gulped softly
Last Updated: 2025-01-16
Chapter: Chapter 30Miranda- I turned my head towards the door when I heard a key insert into the lock, and it clicked out of place. I watched the handle turn, while I was still on my back with my hands folded on my stomach. Anise had disappeared from sight, and I gulped while waiting for whoever was on the other side of the door. When the door was pushed open, I noticed it was Joshua, and I couldn't help the relieved sigh that pushed past my nostrils at the sight of him. He smiled at my reaction, and I noticed he had a tray in his hands. "I can't tell if you're relieved to see me or the food." He said with a friendly smile. I smiled too. "Let's just say both." I admitted. I waited for him to place the tray down, then he walked back to me and lent me a hand. I grabbed his palm and as soon as my fingers closed around his hand, he hoisted me off the floor so swiftly, my face, neck and chest smacked into his torso. "Woah there." He said, and he embraced my waist to help me get steady. I blushed and
Last Updated: 2025-01-15
Chapter: Chapter 29Narrator- Miranda was startled awake by the sound of a slamming door. She released a gasp and her eyelids snapped open. Her neck was turned to the left, as she laid on her back. Miranda blinked, her chest instantly panting from the unexpected awakening. She noticed the pillowcases and her brain immediately registered his scent through her nostrils. The hairs of her skin quickly erected, and Miranda painfully swallowed a ball of saliva down her dry throat. Asher was in the room. Miranda could tell. Something about the way her stomach knotted, and her lungs only breathed faster and faster told her so. He was staring too. The goosebumps on her panting chest told her as much. Miranda gulped again and she drew in a breath before mustering up the courage to turn her neck in the direction of the door, and lo and behold, Asher stood there, shirtless, with only a pair of sweatpants hanging around his hips. His chest and hair were dampened with sweat, and the image only made Miranda feel mor
Last Updated: 2025-01-14
Chapter: Chapter 28*WARNING: This chapter contains material that some may find offensive/ sensitive. Read at your own discretion or after the first scene break "#".* Narrator- Dillon sighed and removed his back from the wall, then he headed to the closet just as Elaine had instructed. When he walked through the doorway, to his surprise, an entire half of Elaine's closet had now become dedicated to manly clothing, fitting his size exactly. From jeans, joggers, to polo shirts and leather jackets. Sitting above the rack which held the hangers, were boxes of shoes and folded towels. Dillon frowned at the entire set up and gulped while sending a look over his shoulder. He wanted to smile at the gesture but couldn't bring himself to do so. Falling for Elaine, even with her evil tendencies was one issue, the other was surviving. Dillon didn't think he'd survive belonging to Elaine. She was as explosive as she was deadly. When he had looked into her eyes, he saw no sign of humanity, just empty, angry darkness
Last Updated: 2025-01-11
Chapter: Chapter 27Narrator- Joshua turned and fully faced Deidran while carefully shifting himself so he could stand directly in front of Jamie and shield her from a possible attack. "What is she doing here?" Deidran asked lowly, a menacing growl running through the muscles of his chest with every exhale. "She has the Alpha's permission." Joshua spoke calmly, then he asked, "how did you know we were here?" Deidran, still keeping his focus on Jamie explained, "I heard voices and noticed the door was open, and then I smelled it." He emphasized on the 'it' while still glaring at the pale creature. "Well that's not very nice." Anise commented in a scolding manner. "Alright, well I'm going to escort Jamie out. I need to close the door." Joshua said, though his posture was tense. Deidran could make a move towards Jamie at any time. It wasn't his fault. Wolves and Vampires were natural enemies. It was practically instinct to attack, but Jamie was different, and Joshua had to play his part to pr
Last Updated: 2025-01-10
Chapter: Chapter 5The next day, Stephie exited her home only to find yet another piece of paper on her porch. This time, when Stephie tried to ignore it, she found that the words on the leaflet had changed from old scribbles she was used to, to a new message.Think you can get away? Was what was written on the page. The words struck a fearful beat in her chest, and a sharp exhale pushed its way out of her lips.Blinking and gulping in a panic, Stephie quickly balled the paper and scanned her surrounding areas. The neighborhood was quiet for a weekday afternoon, and yet Stephie couldn't help the feeling that she was being watched. The mailman was once again making his rounds and minding his business, and at first glance nothing seemed out of place, and yet Stephie couldn't shake the churning of warning in her abdomen, nor could she calm the erect hairs on her neck. Hurrying down the steps of her home, Stephie walked a little quicker to the bus stop than she usually would.On the bus, Stephie noticed a co
Last Updated: 2024-12-26
Chapter: Chapter 4Stephie stared at Carter and her heart dropped at his words."I knew it." She whispered with slight aggravation."Before you jump to conclusion, it's not what you think." Carter raised a pale and wrinkled palm in caution."Shouldn't I be the one to decide that?" Stephie replied with her quick-witted tongue."Fair point," Carter nodded, "but at least let me clarify, it is nothing sexual." Carter promised."Then what? You need a kidney? You found out you were dying, and you need a part of my liver?" Stephie spat with slight nonsense."You have quite the vivid imagination." Carter chuckled in amusement."Doesn't hurt to be extra vigilant." Stephie refused to relent."Fair enough." Carter hummed, and a silence fell on the table.Stephie blinked and stared at Carter, and he too did the same."Sooo, the catch?" Stephie hinted after an awkward second had elapsed.Carter intertwined his fingers again and sighed, "as you know, my wife passed recently."At the mention of Carter's dead wife, Ste
Last Updated: 2024-12-18
Chapter: Chapter 3Carter watched the air intensify between his son and the fuming waitress. This wasn't going the way he had imagined. "Jacob enough. Let her go." Carter warned after hearing his son's senseless words.Stephie said nothing. Her eyes ran red and wet with unshed tears, but she bit down on her jaw, and swallowed a bout of liquid salt. She wouldn't cry. There was enough in this world to make her cry. Like the fact that she couldn't remember the last time she'd had a decent meal, or the feeling of purchasing new clothes. However, a jerk like Jacob couldn't make her cry.Jacob did a once-over on Stephie's angry face, then with a scoff, he let her go."Stephanie wait." Carter called after her before she rushed out of the office, urging the girl to halt once again."I know a girl of your manners, no matter the situation, knows to listen to her elders." Carter continued, "it is obvious that we started on the wrong foot. Please, allow me to treat you to a meal. Allow me to explain myself and my
Last Updated: 2024-12-17
Chapter: Chapter 2In the driver's seat, Jacob glanced at the empty road in front of him, before his gaze wandered back to the girl's reflection in his rearview mirror. She had caught him staring, and now she focused her gaze out of the window.Stephanie was her name.At the realization of his wandering thoughts, Jacob shook his head and focused on the road once more.Why was he concerned about her name?He had noted the way she eagerly counted the petty cash, and he also noticed how a mere hundred dollars made her happy. Jacob could only imagine that she was desperate for money. Any girl in the waitress business was. Sighing, Jacob realized that he was already thinking too much about this stranger; especially when he had more pressing matters to think about.His mother passed. She had asked for him on her deathbed, and he hadn't been there. Nor was he closing a deal at the time. No. Instead he had cowardly sat in the hospital parking lot, waiting for the alert from his mother's private physician. As an
Last Updated: 2024-11-30
Chapter: Chapter 1It was closing time at Pepe's café; a quaint and humble space large enough to comfortably accommodate twenty-five seated customers and five more at the waitress' bar. Leather booths lined the front wall, and the large glass windows were decorated with orange, red, yellow and brown maple leaf stickers. The neon open sign which faced the street soon switched to Closing Soon. The usual strong scent of freshly grounded coffee beans had faded in the atmosphere, and blended perfectly with the soft aroma of the last baked sweets left in the store that day; vanilla with a hint of dark roast.A couple who had shared blueberry muffins and hot cocoa in the far booth near the bathroom stood and made their exit while waiving at the waitress who stood behind the bar and wiped the counter for the umpteenth time since the start of her shift. The waitress, Stephie, a caramel-skinned girl with wild brown and blond curls and coils currently pulled back and tied at the base of her skull, wore a simple bl
Last Updated: 2024-11-30
Safe Word: Rosé
Jason Trujilo employs Cara Thompson as a worker in his exclusive club in order to pay back the money her father owed. Once she paid off the debt, Jason tells Cara that she is free to go.
Six months later, Cara is doing well for herself, until Jason comes crashing back into her life, demanding that she leave with him.
Cara refuses to leave her new life, and Jason is hell bent on having Cara under his control.
So how will this story end?
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SNEAK PEEK:
Thirty minutes prior to lunchtime, Cara knocked on Jason's office, and after given permission, she entered the office with a stapled packet. Jason looked at Cara swiftly before focusing back on the blank screen of his laptop. She sat on one of the chairs, and stared at him from behind her glasses, waiting to be acknowledged.
A princess she was, but Jason didn't care to be her knight in shining armor. No. He would rather be the villain who trapped her in a tower and punished her for being so innocent and yet spoiled and self-centered and confident.
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Chapter: Chapter 18Narrator- Cara looked at Jason, and Dante did the same, before sending a glance to catch her reaction. While she did her best to keep the distress off her face, Dante was still surprised that Jason agreed in the first place. "Really?" Dante wondered, his tone slightly skeptic. "Yes, while I wasn't interested in selling, if you're willing to consider my asking price, then I'm willing to accommodate you." Jason answered calmly. "Well, that settles that then." Dante smiled brightly while opening his arms, before he stood up. Jason stood up as well, and so did Henry and Cara. "Thank you for hosting us this evening Jason." Dante greeted, shaking Jason's hand. "It was a pleasure." Jason replied, then shook Henry's hand. "And Cara, thank you for receiving us." Dante turned his attention to Cara, who smiled. "Have a good evening." Cara greeted in return, before leading them towards the door."I will call you sometime this week to let you know when I'm coming by. I'll have instruction
Last Updated: 2025-01-17
Chapter: Chapter 17Cara- I headed up to the room I shared with Cindy, and found her sitting on the bed with her legs crossed, while she scrolled on her phone. There was a soft smile on her face, which reminded me of what I witnessed in the mall earlier today. Cindy looked up from her phone while I closed the door and walked across to my bed. "Hey girly, everything okay?" She asked me. I nodded, "I guess. I'm gonna need your help tying my hair in a bun. You okay with that?" "Yeah sure. Just let me know when you're ready." She replied, before her phone pinged, bringing her attention back to it's screen. I headed over to my bed, placing down my purse and shopping back, then I walked to the bathroom. I kept the door open but stood in front of the mirror while I started to undo my cornrows. "So who's the cutie from the mall earlier?" I called out from the bathroom. I looked in the mirror to catch Cindy's attention.She looked from her phone for a quick second and asked, "Who?""That guy you hugged fr
Last Updated: 2025-01-16
Chapter: Chapter 16Cara- During the car ride, I leaned my head against the window after the conversation died down between us. I tried to not think much on Cindy's words, but a part of me felt ready to use the information I learned as a weapon against Jason. I wanted to go home, he wouldn't let me, but maybe I could make him. If he wanted obedience and submission, then I would talk back more, and be as defiant as possible. I didn't belong in the mansion. Cindy and Vincent were trying their best to make me feel welcomed, but I wanted to be home, far away from the mansion, and all the indecent events that take place within the walls of that place. In my home, I was safe and well away from Jason and all the weird explicit things he implicated in his lifestyle. I wanted to forget everything I saw over the past twenty-four hours. I wanted to be back in my own world, where I was in control, and chose what I wanted to be exposed to. I wanted to hide back in the comfort zone of my old lifestyle and forget th
Last Updated: 2025-01-15
Chapter: Chapter 15Narrator- Jason sat back in his chair, with his intertwined fingers resting just above his belt buckle. A soft, absentminded smile quirked the corners of his lips, his mind clouded with the echoes of Cara's conversation in the car. So Cara was in fact a good girl... at least untainted in body and pure in the mind. This intrigued Jason more than he would've liked it to, however it did give him the upper hand on how to handle Cara from now on, whenever she crossed the line. The Dom's calculating was cut off, when a swift knock sounded from his office's door. Looking at the wooden barricade, Jason straightened himself, and pulled closer to the desk. "Come in." He invited. The door opened, and in walked Monique, dressed in a workout shorts that could pass for boyshort panties, and a crop top that clearly exposed her underboob. As soon as Monique stepped into the office, Jason's spine stiffened, his blood turning sour in his veins. Jason sighed, not feeling up to entertaining any
Last Updated: 2025-01-14
Chapter: Chapter 14Narrator- Cindy entered the office, while passing close to Cara. In that moment of close contact, Cara made a quick face of her eyes rolling up and her tongue sticking out to the side of her mouth, to indicate that Jason was killing her. Cindy did her best to stifle a chuckle and cleared her throat while making her way to Jason's desk. Cara took her time in closing the door and took even longer to walk back to the desk. She pretended to be studying the credit card in her hand, and while she expected to see the company's name, instead she noticed it was Jason's first and last name on the card. Frowning, Cara reached the desk and prepared to sink into the spongy seat. Jason waited for Cara's butt to almost reach the seat, when he cleared his throat and spoke up, "Oh Miss Thompson, please wait in the hall. I'd like to speak with Cindy alone." "What-" Cara breathed out, her face instantly marring into an angry mask. Jason rose an eyebrow at her actions, and Cara sent a side glance to
Last Updated: 2025-01-11
Chapter: Chapter 13Narrator- Cara was startled from her resting state by Cindy's blaring iPhone alarm. Her heartrate instantly spiked, and she swallowed a gulp of overnight-flavored saliva, while staring at the ceiling, trying to calm her breathing. Cara turned her neck to the right when she heard Cindy mutter and stretch in her bed. Cindy lifted her hand and tapped around until she felt her phone screen and turned off the alarm. She yawned loudly, then rolled over, facing Cara. "Good Morning girly." Cindy greeted, though she was still half sleeping. Cara rubbed her eyes and yawned. "What time is it?" Cara asked, while sitting up. Cindy lifted her hand in sign that Cara wait for a moment, then she turned on her stomach and placed her head on her pillow. Cara watched on perplexed. "Did you fall asleep again-" Cara was in the process of asking after a moment, when Cindy's hand shot up again, in sign of wait. Zipping her lips, Cara waited. Cindy took a few more seconds before lifting her head
Last Updated: 2025-01-10
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