games people play the psychology of human relationships

"Leave," I ordered, proud that my voice didn't sound half as shaky as I felt. "Is that what you really want, Keera?" He asked in a whisper. Before I could muster a response, his hand raised mine, slowly bringing my fingers to his nose. The same fingers that had been moving inside of me only minutes ago. My heart thudded. He kept his eyes locked with mine as he inhaled the scent of my release before bringing my fingers to his mouth and dragging his tongue over the fingers, licking them clean. ---- Keera - They shouldn't exist. It was impossible. They were freaks of nature. That had been my initial thoughts about werewolves. And for years I believed I was right to think that because all the werewolves I met did nothing but hurt me. Especially him. I'd been drawn to him from the very first day that I saw him. Before I realized he hated me. I didn't want to admit it but he was the one who reinforced my hatred for werewolves. I didn't need to help them out. But I did. And I watched my life spiral out of control. From crossing every boundary I ever built by getting into a relationship with him to finding out I was his mate. Grayson - I despised her before I even got the chance to meet her in person. Our relationship was forbidden. Werewolves weren't allowed to mate with humans. I didn't think I could ever even be considering the possibility. But that was before her. I found out she was my mate. There was no way I was letting her go then. I didn't mind stepping down as Alpha if it meant I could be with her. Because whether she liked it or not she felt the same about me.

Veronica, a musician in a band, finds herself on a sticky wicket when she realizes that the man of her dreams—Théo Reynaud—is an elaborate masquerade to his danger-seeking alter ego. As she tries to stay relevant in the music scene, she battles depression and bouts of anxiety while dealing with a dysfunctional long-distance relationship. Théo is a fashion model striving to make a good living in the cutthroat industry while moonlighting as an informant. After a vindictive crime boss endangers his family, he is tasked to complete his final assignment to keep his loved ones out of harm's way, and be with the woman he loves. ▬▬▬▬▬▬ genres: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE, CRIME, DRAMA ▬▬▬▬▬▬ This is a work of fiction. Places, characters, dialogues, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination, or are used fictitiously. This story contains profanity, sexual themes, drug usage, and some violence intended for mature readers. Read at your own risk. [DISCLAIMER: The author does not own the original images on the book cover.]

BEWARE INCLUDES MATURE CONTENT “Nothing much love, I just want to be your friend.“ He smiled. He stopped in front of her, he stared at her intensely. “Friends don't break into each other house, friends don't harass their friends.“ She pointed out. “Well, I don't want a normal friendship little mouse, have you ever heard of friends with benefits?…” Ruth Davidson is a 26 years old girl who had lived a boring life all her life, she moved from New York to las vegas and that was when her life took a drastic turn when she moved to a new neighborhood with a fuckboy as a neighbor.

Alex life was just starting out when a tragic event occurred. Her father had died right next to her and with no mother, the only thing she was left with was her family owned restaurant. All his life the one thing Alpha Ryan was looking forward to, is finding his mate. After years and years of looking he decided to stop looking and let the fates lead him to her. One day when he was looking into expanding his restaurant he stumbles upon Mel' dinner.The last thing he was expecting to find was his mate... His human Mate.

'Rosanna, I'm sorry' 'I can't let you go' 'You are mine' 'You belong to me' 'Your every breathe is mine'' 'I love you' 'Please love me sweetheart' 'I'll do anything' After the humans lost the war, the kingdom of Peon was ruled by the werewolves. Humans were slaves and the werewolves were among the nobles and the royal family. Rosanna was a human slave who worked in the home of the marquis. She was sold at a young age and separated from her family. She was never interested in catching the eye of a noble or enjoying luxury. She just wanted to open up a shop at the border of the kingdom and see her family again. But to do that, she needed her freedom. However, her dreams shattered as she was discovered to be the mate of the king, Alexander Peon. There was no way he would be letting her go. Her life was now tied to his. She has two choices. fight for the liberation of her race or enjoy life as the queen of the entire kingdom.

Klaire was abused by her own family, sold to a billionaire, married to an alpha. ---- He was taken aback when he noticed a young woman seated on a tree branch. She was dressed in a white gown and wore no shoes. Her pitch-black gaze locked on the stream below. The breeze ruffled her hair. The pleasant aroma as it approaches causes him to close his eyes. Mate! - growled his wolf. “Yes,” he said, confirming that he had found his Luna. Unfortunately, there was something odd about her. And he quickly clenched his palm into a fist upon noticing something strange about the female. She is a human...

Sophia's plan to spend the remaining year of high school as an invincible girl came crumbling down the moment she saw the green eyed Alexios. Her heart skipped, his breathe stopped. All he could see was her, he wanted going to her, wanted holding her, wanted sniffing in her scent until he is basked in it, but he had to hold back. Even when his wolf howled inside his head, even when his heart thumped so much, even when he is staring right at his MATE! He had to hold himself because she is human.

My name is Edna Holmes, the latest hunter from the Holmes family. I hunt wolves and vampires for a living. My reason? Mine was a little different from the others who fought to protect. I fight for revenge. … Edna Holmes, a human, carries deep resentment for the government that ruled the humans, wolves and vampires that lived together in the world. Marcus was sweet, adorable and charming, Derek was arrogant and dislikes humans and Edna was stubborn, dislikes the biasness of the ruling powers and bent on revenge no matter who they were. And what's the world's reaction about a human hunter with a wolf and a vampire as mates? So many questions, read the book to find out how it all goes down.

Willow has been working for Dimitri Rustanov for the past nine months and with each passing day, she feels like quitting. Her attractive boss has been making her life a living hell and she has no idea why. Little does she know that Dimitri has a valid reason for pushing her away... Dimitri has always known he would have a werewolf mate but when Willow shows up and by all indications is his mate—his human mate—he does everything he can to push her away. That is until the day his wolf gets fed up and decides he wants his mate...

Jennifer Johnson is a young teenage girl, lived her entire life with the Stone family where she was adopted, she is a fearless werewolf who stops at nothing to have what she thinks belongs to her, she falls in love with alpha Larry of the Gaylord's family and believe she will be chosen by him as his mate but things do not go as expected for he dumps her and chooses her sister, she is heartbroken and gets even more confused when she learns the alpha's true intentions, she is captured by the Gaylord's and locked away in a secret place. She overhears the Gaylord's plans on wiping the other packs and discovers some ways to deal with them, she is saved by his long term crush, a human , Tyler wayne who has always been in love with her for a long time, she runs away with him and start a life far from the Gaylord's and finally come to meet her real brother, Andrew Johnson, she gangs up with him and the vampires together with the witches lead by Amelia Storm to fight the Gaylord's and end their reign but things don't go as planned for they make her suffer and take her brothers life at the time she needed him the most, she goes through a lot and deals with the Gaylord's to the last one of them but pays yet a huge price at the end.