thousand autumn

Daughter of an alpha, Evelyn, is being forced to marry an unknown alpha, despite her desire to find her true mate. Because she comes from a line of wolves with gifts, her's being that of fire which presented when she was 18, she must wait until she is 21 or mated to know her true mate. Traveling to the Council of Alphas, she meets an Alpha with an unsavory personality, Alpha Noah. However, any alpha would be better than the one her mother has chosen for her, Alpha Kent. He is searching for anyone who will fill his bed and submit to him entirely. When Alpha Noah offers to save her from her fate, Evelyn is unsure which of the lesser evils she must take.

Meski sudah berulang kali mencoba untuk meyakinkan diri jika semua akan baik-baik saja, namun pada kenyataannya Derana tak bisa menghilangkan rasa kekhawatiran jika kehadiran Ilona kembali hanya akan mengancam biduk rumah tangganya dengan Haka. Derana terjebak oleh ketidakberdayaan yang membuatnya ingin menyerah pada kehidupan. Namun, takdir semesta tak bisa diterka dengan menghadirkan sosok yang tak diduga—Dia menyanggupi untuk membantu Derana membalaskan dendam dengan prasyarat bahwa wanita itu mau menjadi Istri kontraknya selama satu tahun. Tugasnya tidak mudah hingga membuat Derana maju-mundur dengan misi balas dendamnya. Lalu, akankah Derana menyetujui kontrak tersebut? Apa yang akan terjadi selanjutnya ketika Derana terjebak dengan pria yang penuh teka-teki dan rahasia di kehidupannya? Apa ia mampu mengendalikan perasaanya sendiri?

Trapped in a gilded cage, a defiant artist becomes entangled with a ruthless mafia Don. Valentina, a talented artist and stripper struggling to survive in the city's underbelly, witnesses a brutal act that plunges her into a world of danger. Captured by Dante Russo, the enigmatic head of the Russo famiglia, she finds herself a prisoner in his opulent mansion. Haunted by a violent past, Dante is a man shrouded in secrets, ruling with an iron fist and a hidden vulnerability. As tensions rise between rival factions vying for control of the city, an unlikely bond sparks between Valentina and Dante. She uses her art to capture the brutality and fleeting moments of tenderness within his world. But their connection is a dangerous dance. Can they navigate a web of deceit and betrayal, or will the city's dark secrets consume them both?

I was twelve when Henry Shaw took me home from the orphanage, gave me a new name, put me through school, and gave me a good life. Ten years later, his first love returned from abroad. Her name sounded like mine, and her face looked like a mirror image. I quickly realized I had been a stand-in all along. Crushing the diagnosis in my pocket, I decided that I was going to live the rest of my life for myself, even if I did not have much time left.