open season c. j. box

"Why pretend you don't want us when your nipples are hard?" Oliver's hands slid slowly under my skirt. I swallowed hard, feeling a lump in my throat. I grasped his hands, but his brother Owen yanked them away. "Because I hate you all! I can't help but wonder why moon goddess made you guys my mates." Their laughter filled the room as if a hilarious joke had just been told. Gradually, his fingers made their way to my pussy skin, then I caught a glimpse of the three brothers whose gaze was fixed on my exposed body. "You must keep this between us because this bond is forbidden. We will fuck you whenever we want because you belong to us" Owen declares as I looked away from them, but Orion gently turned my face towards them, their eyes filled with lusts. There are many secrets we keep for future sake, but what if there are more darker ones to discover? ---------- Miranda's life took an unexpected turn when she was betrayed and rejected by her high school boyfriend because she was a weak omega. Devastated, She also finds out her mum was getting married to a billionaire Lycan King. Accepting a new father was difficult, but that was only the beginning of her challenges. When she met the Lycan King's sons, she discovered they were her former bullies 'The Lycan Triplets' from high school, and to make matters worse, she was fated to be their mate. How will she cope with this situation? What will happen when their parents finds out that they are mates which is forbidden? Of course it has to be kept hidden but for how long? Also will the Triplets continue to bully her, or seek her forgiveness?

While he searches for justice for the death of his sister, Alejandro, the son of Lorenzo Amato, the head of the Amato mafia clan stumbles upon Arianna, a clueless girl who has no idea what kind of world her parents lived in before their sudden death. Driven by her hunger for revenge when she realises her parents death was not an accident, she uncovers truths that put her in danger, the same that cost her parents their lives. Alejandro hasn’t given up on his pursuit for justice either but is forced to confront budding feelings for his enemy. However, what happens when Arianna’s revenge seems to point her in the direction of Alejandro? Will she be willing to do what it takes or will the heart want what it wants?

Griffin's parents forcibly ended Griffin and Zaylee's relationship under the pretext of a quid pro quo that assisted Zaylee because her family's company had gone bankrupt. Griffin was willing to accept Zaylee as his secretary to exact revenge for his pain from being deceived by her. Their relationship was too complicated to explain, and the longer it had ended, the more it heated up due to past grudges. Griffin had a fiancée who was a friend of his father and a business partner from their respective families. Their arranged engagement was made for the benefit of both families' businesses. The night of Griffin and Frey's engagement event, he had to be disrupted because Zaylee appeared and declared she was pregnant. Griffin was the father of the unborn child in her womb, which made him even angrier as the situation worsened, not to mention his parents' anger towards him. Griffin was furious because Zaylee was so stubborn. He had tried hard to persuade her to have an abortion, as he saw it as the only easy and advantageous solution for both parties. However, Zaylee was unwilling, saying that even a lion wouldn't eat its offspring. How could a mother kill her innocent flesh and blood? Time continued to pass, Zaylee's pregnancy grew, and it became a looming issue for Griffin. It also had an impact on his company's stocks. Zaylee eventually gave up, choosing to isolate herself rather than seek accountability from Griffin, who accused her of various actions that damaged her reputation. Surprisingly, her departure led Griffin to discover a truth he had not known. His perspective on Zaylee changed, and he now admitted to himself that even after their relationship ended forcibly, his heart still belonged to her, regardless of his engagement and upcoming marriage with another woman.

Hiraya Clearwing berubah menjadi yatim piatu sejak Viscount Clearwing meninggal dunia, memaksanya untuk tersingkir oleh paman dan bibinya. Pada sebuah pesta dansa di istana, Hiraya, dibantu temannya, Diora Mistwatcher, melarikan diri ke pesta dan berdansa dengan orang asing bertopeng. Di sisi lain, Pangeran Alaric Fireheart tengah dipaksa untuk mencari istri oleh ibunya, dan justru jatuh cinta pada gadis bertopeng yang berdansa dengannya. Kini, dengan bantuan putra Duke of Flarevana, Dimitri Fernthier, Alaric harus mencari gadis itu bagaimanapun caranya.

Tara tak pernah bermimpi sebelumnya dapat tinggal di mension megah layaknya penjara emas seperti ini. ia yang berasal dari keluarga sederhana sungguh tak nyaman menerima kemewahan semua ini karena ia harus di paksa untuk jauh dari orang tuanya dan juga tak bisa kemana mana. Semenjak menikah dengan Rain laki laki yang menikahinya secara paksa. hidupnya yang tenang dan bebas harus berubah 180 derajat untuk mengetahui alasan dari pria tersebut menikahinya agar ia bisa bebas dari kurungan pria misterius itu.

Ariel Anata yang telah menghabiskan malam bersama dengan cinta pertamanya di malam sebelum pernikahannya, akhirnya menikah dengan seorang pria jutawan, bernama Richard Edward. Namun, malam pertama mereka tak seindah layaknya malam pertama pasangan pengantin sehingga membuat Richard kecewa dan murka padanya. Lima tahun pun berlalu, namun hubungan Ariel dan Richard tak kunjung harmonis walaupun mereka telah dikaruniai putri yang cantik. Richard pun telah memiliki istri kedua dan bayi mungilnya tapi itu tidak membuat dia ingin menceraikan Ariel. Pada suatu hari, tanpa sengaja Ariel bertemu lagi dengan Dhani, cinta pertamanya, yang ternyata telah menjadi seorang duda. Mereka pun mulai menjalin komunikasi karena permasalahan keluarga Ariel dan Richard. Karena perasaan keduanya masih sama seperti dulu, mereka melakukan hubungan terlarang yang rahasia.

I have seen and heard many women coming out of Cassius's motorhome in the past year. It was painful and repulsive. What makes it worse is that he is married to Charity. Multiple times they have been unfaithful to one another. Sadly, I witnessed the consequences of infidelity when my best friend's mate betrayed her and she lost her life before my eyes. I can't believe that I used to have feelings for him or believed we would be mates someday. I would rather die by rejecting him than go through the same pain my best friend experienced when her mate cheated on her after marking her. Never in a million years did I think rejecting my fated mate, would throw me into a twisted romance with two mates fighting each other for my love. What the hell am I supposed to do now?

In the aftermath of unimaginable loss, Jamie's once-perfect world crumbles into a stark landscape of loneliness. A year later, a mysterious stranger with an irresistible allure begins to shadow her every move, while otherworldly beings with paranormal abilities relentlessly hunt her. The air crackles with unanswered questions: What do these mysterious entities want from her? Who among her closest confidants can she trust when their web of lies unravel?

In her previous life, she died at the hands of the very last people she thought to be her enemy. # All her life, Leilani Seymour has always known pain and suffering. From getting lost and losing all memories of her family to being forced to live in an orphanage home and for that reason, she craved for the one thing she never had "Family" and soon it turned to her dream. But little did she know that her dream was going to be her nemesis, the death of her. Before she could see through the pretense smile of her beloved husband and her high-school best friend, it was already too late. She lost her life at the hands of the people she least expected to hurt her. Opening her eyes to find out that she has been given yet another chance by the diety, she swore never to make the wrong choices she made in her first life. She was going to protect her own with everything she had and would bring doom to all those who hurt and brought death to her in her previous life.

Selama dua tahun pernikahannya dengan Marco, Gia selalu dipandang sebelah mata oleh keluarga suaminya. Ia diperlakukan seperti pembantu dan tidak pernah dihargai sebagai anggota keluarga. Namun, Gia menyembunyikan kekuatan dan kekuasaan yang luar biasa di balik topeng menantu lemah. Ketika Gia mengetahui bahwa Marco dan keluarganya hanya memanfaatkan kepandaiannya dalam mengurus rumah tangga, hatinya hancur. Puncak kekecewaannya terjadi saat ia menemukan bukti bahwa Marco berselingkuh. Merasa dikhianati, Gia memutuskan untuk membalas semua perlakuan buruk yang ia terima.