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17-year-old Brook Grigsby's life was never the same after her father died. When her mother remarried, she thought the worst was over, but it was only beginning. Her stepdad is a werewolf, and among his people, she's known as 'Missy Mistake' because, to them, she should've never been born.Ryder Williams has taken his brother's name and place in the exchange with his uncle's pack, Black Mountain so that he can find a way to bring his uncle's cruel reign to an end. When Ryder sees Brook for the first time recognizes her as his mate. He wants to protect her from all the abuse she suffers, but Brook would rather suffer than risk her mother becoming the grief-stricken shell she was before. As a war between Ryder's pack and Black Mountain breaks out, Brook must decide just how far she will go to save the ones she cares about.

Luke finally agreed to bind with me, urged by his mother Monica on her deathbed. Moonlight spilled through the window, casting a glow on his golden-brown fur. He stood by the bed, his amber wolf eyes deep and seemingly nervous. As soon as he stepped out of the room, his expression returned to its usual calm, and he said to me coldly, "Emma, let's wait a little longer." "I need to bond with Alina first," he continued, his wolf eyes distant, his tone neutral. "Her mother is seriously ill, and I promised her." "What about your mother? She wants to witness our bonding too!" "I have to bond with Alina first. You don't need to worry about my mother’s health," he said, as he effortlessly removed the vow ring Monica had given me from my finger, then turned and walked away. His little wolf followed, its tail wagging happily, showing no sign of reluctance. But as soon as he left, his mother suddenly took a turn for the worse. By the time Monica passed away, I was the only one by her side. Weakly, she squeezed my hand and whispered, "Emma, don’t wait for him anymore. Find someone who truly loves you." Her hand fell limp, and in the quiet darkness, I made two calls. The first was to the church, changing our marking ceremony to a funeral for his mother. The second call was to my best friend. Her brother was the Alpha of another pack, with dark fur and sharp green eyes. "He once said that if I was willing, he would bond with me... Is that promise still valid?" There was a pause on the other end before a deep voice, full of natural authority, came through: "Emma, have you finally figured it out?"

ในอาณาจักรที่ความมืดและแสงสว่างต่างต่อสู้กันเพื่อครองอำนาจ ไรอัน อีวานส์ ชายหนุ่มผู้มีพลังควบคุมธาตุน้ำ ได้ละทิ้งหน้าที่นักรบของตระกูลเพื่อค้นหาความจริงเกี่ยวกับอดีตและพลังที่เขามี ในขณะที่เขาพยายามวิ่งหนีจากความรู้สึกผิดที่ละทิ้งหน้าที่ ไรอันได้พบกับลีอา เซเรน่า หญิงสาวผู้มีพลังสื่อสารกับธรรมชาติที่เต็มไปด้วยความมุ่งมั่นและความหวัง ความรักที่เกิดขึ้นระหว่างไรอันและลีอาไม่ได้เกิดขึ้นง่ายดาย ทั้งสองต้องเผชิญกับอุปสรรคจากลูเซียส ไนท์ฟอล อดีตเพื่อนสนิทของไรอันที่ตอนนี้กลายเป็นศัตรูผู้ทรงพลัง ลูเซียสมีพลังเงามืดที่สามารถทำลายล้างทุกสิ่ง และความแค้นที่เก็บซ่อนไว้ในใจทำให้เขามุ่งมั่นที่จะใช้พลังนี้ในทางที่ชั่วร้าย เมื่อหมู่บ้านของลีอาถูกทำลาย ไรอันและลีอาตัดสินใจร่วมเดินทางด้วยกันเพื่อหยุดยั้งลูเซียสและค้นหาความหมายที่แท้จริงของพลังที่พวกเขามี ระหว่างการเดินทาง ไรอันต้องเผชิญหน้ากับความรู้สึกผิดในอดีตและความกลัวที่จะสูญเสียคนที่เขารัก ขณะที่ลีอาพยายามดิ้นรนเพื่อค้นพบความจริงเกี่ยวกับพลังของเธอและแก้แค้นให้กับครอบครัว แต่เมื่อไรอันได้เผชิญหน้ากับลูเซียส เขากลับพบว่าความมืดที่ลูเซียสได้รับนั้นเกิดจากการทรยศและความเจ็บปวดในอดีต ไรอันเริ่มตระหนักว่าเป้าหมายของเขาไม่ควรเป็นการล้างแค้นเพียงอย่างเดียว แต่ควรเป็นการเยียวยาและนำพาความสงบสุขกลับคืนสู่จิตใจของตัวเองและผู้อื่น ไรอันและลีอาจะสามารถเอาชนะความมืดและนำทางลูเซียสกลับสู่แสงสว่างได้หรือไม่? ความรักของพวกเขาจะสามารถผ่านพ้นอุปสรรคที่ยิ่งใหญ่ที่สุดนี้ไปได้หรือเปล่า? เรื่องราวของความรัก การเสียสละ และการค้นหาความหมายที่แท้จริงในชีวิตกำลังจะเริ่มต้นขึ้นใน "The Light and Shadow : เงาทมิฬ"

In the depths of her despair, her tear-stained eyes desperately tried to focus on the heartless figure before her. "I am not a mere plaything to be possessed," she whispered through trembling lips. "I am a person, with hopes and dreams that extend far beyond the confines of this marriage. I am... am a person with emotions." But he remained unmoved, his gaze cold and unsympathetic. "You are just a contract wife, bound to serve and fulfill my desires," he retorted, devoid of warmth or understanding. "Your aspirations are irrelevant. Your emotions, as long as they don't disrupt this façade of a marriage, are inconsequential..." His callousness only deepened her despair, and he reveled in it, wiping away her tears with cruel satisfaction. "Don't cry, my dear," he sneered. "You have years ahead to drown in regret and endure your punishments. You write about fairytales, don't you? Welcome to your Hell in Paradise, Wife." … ‘How and where had it all started?’ You might ask, dear distinguished reader. Well, it all began with money, as it so often does in Los Angeles, where a sinister game of romance and deceit unfolded when Sirena, a struggling romance author agreed to walk down the aisle with the egoistic heir of the prestigious Crown Dynasty. Three years. That was all or so she thought until an unexpected twist left her torn between the vague feelings she had for the cruel husband and the intense fairytale pang she felt with the mysterious ‘masked man’. Caught in a whirlwind of emotions, amidst lavish parties and extravagant soirées, Sirena finds herself entangled in a treacherous web of love and loyalty, where hidden agendas, forbidden desires, and deceptions threaten to take away her newfound love. Newfound love with whom? Even this Author is itching to find out.

Le troisième jour de mon confinement postnatal, mon mari prétendait qu’il devait partir en voyage d’affaires en urgence, me laissant seule pour m’occuper du bébé. Trois jours plus tard, lorsque j’ai été hospitalisée, j’ai vu une photo de famille sur les réseaux sociaux, publiée par l’amie d’enfance de mon mari, avec la légende : « Photo prise en voyage, une famille heureuse de trois. » Sur la photo, mon mari s’est affiché tout sourire. Fort surprise, j’ai commenté par un point d’interrogation. Il m’a immédiatement appelée pour me réprimander : « Elle est une pauvre mère célibataire, sans homme pour s’occuper d’elle. Cette photo ne signifie rien. Ne sois pas mesquine ! » Le soir, son amie d’enfance a posté une nouvelle photo : un ensemble de trois bijoux en or d’une valeur de plusieurs millions. « Après la photo de famille, il a insisté pour m’offrir ces magnifiques bijoux. » C’était un cadeau pour faire plaisir à sa maîtresse, je le savais bien. Enfin, j’ai décidé de quitter mon mari.

My brother hated me and wanted me dead.I cried and asked him, "Am I your sister or what?""I don't have a sister," he scoffed.That night, a car suddenly hit me and killed me.He went insane.

Ken has always hated who he is: a half-vampire. His guardian, Allen, encourages the young man to embrace the darkness within. Vampires can’t help but feed on humans. Why fight something that’s a part of you? Ken knows that behind Allen’s charismatic demeanor lies a monster. He also realizes that every step he takes into the world of blood and brutality moves him further away from love and humanity. Ken has managed to carve half a life for himself by refusing to give in to his temptations, but that all changes when he meets Teya. Teya is a lonely college student who is recovering from a painful breakup. After she witnesses several vampires savagely murder her roommate at a frat party, she finds herself in grave danger. She has information that vampires would kill to keep secret and that vampire hunters would just plain kill to keep. Ken vows to protect Teya but begins breaking his own rules as he grows closer to her. Ken has always believed he can never be with a woman due to his nature, but Teya just might inspire him to start thinking differently about his identity and his future.

After being cursed by a witch, werewolves and werelions could no longer shift to their wolves and lions at will. Well, except Rendall and Helia and the question is why? Eighteen years later after the curse, Rendall, the rebellious son of Alpha of the werewolves, and feisty Helia, daughter of the Alpha of the werelions met and they realized that they were mates. Why did the moon goddess let a witch curse her own? And, can an heir of Khron really become the Luna of werewolves that are against her kind?

Within the boundaries of one territory, four dominant Alphas vie for possession of one human girl. Marcus, Ares, Derek, and Kai—all of them desired me. Each of them was ready to go against the other three to make me his at any cost and spoil me rotten. I became the object of their obsession, igniting a dangerous jealousy that threatens to spark a devastating war. And I found myself helplessly drawn to each of them, falling in love four times in one lifetime. But my dreams are filled with the visions of their bare bodies entwined with mine, fulfilling my wildest and most forbidden fantasies. I didn’t want any one of them. I… wanted them all. My heart torn between four dominating men, I longed for the pain in my heart to stop that made me yearn for the others while I slept in the arms of one. Trapped in an endless cycle of heartache and tears, will this prey survive? Or will she fall victim to the clutches of the four alphas, torn apart by their insatiable desires? (Daily Updates) --- ~A Reverse Harem (Four men involved with 1 girl) Series~ Book 1: Four Alphas and A Prey: The Shadowblood Territory

Laila, a girl sleeping alone is haunted by a voice. A dark, manipulative voice of a man. That voice petrifies the girl in her sleep. As if the voice were touching her in a place no one touched before. Blaze deVile is a werewolf under his mask. He works as a lecture, just to make his intention of a certain girl can go smoothly. Blaze deVile being a devil himself haunts the life of a human girl, called Laila.