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~ Ducan : Demon king ~ My kingdom is on the verge of distraction and my race is about to perish in a blink of an eye. What I need is a blessed maiden who can only be found once per hundred years. A virgin girl with the favour of the gods, who will open her legs for me In order to restore the power slipping away from me. To balance my kindom and the reels of hell, I need her to carry my seed so I could secure my position and forever rule my kind. Once my eyes are set on her, she will become mine with or without her approval, affections or consent.

Scarlet blood trickled from my thigh as I clutched Arvin Owen's hand. "My belly... It hurts so much..." He shook off my hand indifferently. "Come on, I know it's chicken blood you are using. Debby just suffered abuse from her husband and is now in the hospital without anyone to care for her. Don't be so spoiled!" But what flowed from me was not chicken blood. It was my life slipping away.

I've been married to Elliot Graves, the mafia drug lord in NYC, for the past eight years. But today—on our wedding anniversary—I received a photo of him with my best friend, Lila, celebrating as if they were the ones married. And in her arms was my son, Owen. I stared at the image, then typed out two words in reply. “How perfect.” Half a hour later, Elliot stormed through the front door. His voice thundered through the hallway. “Why do you always have to be so bitchy to Lila?” Owen, my own little boy, shoved at my leg and glared. “Bad Momma,” he said. “I wish Miss Lila was my real mommy.” I didn’t flinch. I simply walked over to the drawer, pulled out the crisp stack of papers I’d long prepared, and dropped them on the table with a quiet finality. “Alright,” I said, my voice calm. “It’s all my fault. Now, can I go?”

A journey of fascinating adventure, ROMANCE, and feral DESIRES. A Ruthless Lycan Alpha. An unwanted human girl. A connection that none of them can fathom or ignore. And secrets that threaten to tear it all apart. All Omerta’s hopes are shattered when she is given away as a TRIBUTE to the all-powerful & merciless Sicilian Alpha, Lucifer Agosti. Named after the devil himself, Lucifer and his three brothers are inhumanly powerful, cruel, and merciless, earning him the name ‘tyrant’ What happens when she finds herself trapped in Lucifer’s world, one full of danger and passion? Soon she uncovers the dark secrets and mysteries of this world. And her only shot at happiness is to uncover how it all started?

Book 1, Alania Wilson is a she-wolf daughter of the Red Winter Pack's beta, born with extraordinary abilities, desired by all the alphas for her ability to become one of the strongest Luna ever. When she is 14 years old, Alpha Julius of the Blue Mountain Pack tries to kidnap and abuse her to make her his and prevent anyone else from having her. Her father and brother will send her away to protect her, and when she is 18, she will return home to fulfill her destiny. But she comes back stronger than ever and with the intention of not accepting her mate because she wants to be the master of her own destiny and become the first alpha female. The moon goddess has another path prepared for her. When she finds her mate in her alpha Hansen, she tries to evade the mating bond by using magic. Hansen, without knowing that she is his mate feels the bond between them. The desire and attraction are getting stronger, and Alania falls in love with him. When Alania decides to confess to Hansen that she is his mate and seems to have found happiness, Alpha Julius reappears, and everything changes.

Elisa, an orphaned omega, no longer believes in love because her mate, the pack's leader, cheated on her. She only wanted to live her life alone, not wanting to share the mate bond with anyone. However, the moon goddess had other plans for her, and she discovered that she has three mates. Her three mates, who were Alphas of various packs, added to the tension. domineering, controlling, and intrusive—yet insanely attractive. What happens when she lives under the same roof with all three of them?

He is darkness and I am his light. At least that is what he says when we are together. However, come morning light he is someone different, someone cold that I don't recognize and he is hers instead of mine. Though our bodies call for each other under the moon, our hearts aren't meant to be during the day. He is my mate, the one the moon goddess has specifically chosen for me out of the millions of wolves that roam the earth. But he will never be mine since he is in love with her. She is the princess of our kingdom and he and she have been promised to each other since long ago. Therefore, I can only yearn for him during the day and greedily accept him by night. What happens when fascination turns to obsession and obsession turns to possession? Meet Gale, a young omega from the Fire Rose pack. She is an orphan that grew up in the military and she is the second in command to Chance, the alpha heir of her pack and her mate. Though they are mates, Chance believes in duty and has chosen to ignore their bond and marry the princess of the kingdom of Langley, a prosperous land that deals in herbs and stones for healing and magic. Though Chance has rejected her, he can't seem to leave her alone. During the day he is a responsible and cold leader. But by night he is a wild animal that can't keep his hands off of Gale. What will happen when Chance's fiance finds out about his secret affair? Will Chance be able to forget his promise to another to listen to his heart or will he and Gale forever just be a secret?

Sophia Jones spent four long, painful months building herself up after having her heart broken. The last thing she wants is to meet a man that makes her weak in the knees. A man that calls her Beautiful as if that's her name. A man that entices her to desire more than she ever has before. She feels inexplicably drawn to this man but she is afraid. Will Sophia be able to let love into her heart again after being hurt so badly? Or will her fears hold her back from Gavin's grasp?

Jared Blackman is a tall, handsome and tough CEO from Blue City. His Life was going nowhere until he meets Sarclet Williams at the night club. Jared Blackman takes an instant disliking to Sarclet Williams for the derange and callous things her stepmother did during her years in Blue City. However, when a one night stand tries to badmouth Sarclet Williams, Simon springs to the rescue. Finally, when Simon threatens to come between Jared Blackman and Sarclet Williams, Jared has to act fast. But will they ever find the sizzling love that they deserve? Well find out in the story.

Ankti- Sweet, an innocent girl with a pure heart and with a dream which she wants to fulfill. She wants to make her dead parents proud. She only wants love which she never got after her parent's death. Arav- He is smart, handsome, rich, everything which a girl wants for a partner, he is ruthless for the outside world and soft for his loved ones. He is like a coconut, hard from outside and soft from inside. What will happen when their life takes a U-turn? What will happen when Ankti has to marry Arav instead of her cousin, and Arav has to marry Ankti to protect his family's reputation. Will they accept each other? will they start a new life with each other? Let's start a journey of their life and see what will happen in their life.