Selene is the hybrid daughter of Nicholas and Aiday Serkan. Phoenix is the son of a wizard. What happens when tragedy strikes? Will Selene and Phoenix be forced into marriage like Selene's parents? Will Selene be able to handle the darkness that lives within her? Will Phoenix be able to confess his feelings for the young hybrid? Will he be able to help her through the trying times?
Claire comes into my room and opens my curtains; I groan and hide under my blankets, "Good morning, Princess." She told me; I raised up and smiled at her,
"Morning." She smiled and started picking up my room, "You don't have to clean my room; I'm almost twenty. I can handle it.". Claire gave me a small look,
"It's my job." She told me simply, "Your parents are downstairs in the dining hall; I believe they wanted to discuss the ball for your birthday on Saturday." I nodded and got up, and began getting dressed, "Oh, and you have a dress fitting at midnight." I mentally screamed,
"I have plenty of dresses; I can just wear something I already have," I told her, but she went to make my bed and completely ignored me as she worked. I smiled and slipped on a simple pair of jeans and a t-shirt. After brushing my teeth and putting on some makeup, I headed downstairs to meet with my parents.
It was dark out. My parents decided that it might be better for everyone if our 'mornings' were actually at night; that way, more people could come and not be killed by the sun. I entered the dining hall and smiled at my parents. They were talking amongst themselves; they looked so in love. "Good morning, sweetheart." My father said; Mom turned and smiled at me,
"Morning." I kissed Dad's cheek before sitting across from my Mom, "Claire said that you wanted to talk to me about the ball?" I asked; they nodded,
"We wanted to know who you wanted to invite?" Mom asked, "I know you said that you wanted to invite everyone, but we were wondering if you had a more specific reason?" I shook my head,
"No, I just thought it would be fun to have everyone here. It's a ball, not a council meeting." I told them, though, not everything I told them was the truth, but they believed me anyways,
"Okay, well, good." Dad said, "I'll have the invitations sent out immediately." Mom smiled at me and took my hand,
"What color is your dress?" She asked; I thought of the dress that I was going to be wearing and smiled,
"It's dark red with black as an accent color." I told her, "You'll see it at the ball." She huffed playfully before turning to my father,
"Don't forget, my brothers and their families will be arriving tomorrow night." Dad nodded and looked at his phone,
"Sorry, darling, I need to get to work." He told her, "Douglas wants to go over a contract to form an alliance." I raised an eyebrow,
"An alliance? We're not even at war with anyone." I stated,
"That may be, Selene," Father said, "but it's better to have allies for when trouble does come rather than be staring at the barrel of a gun." He had a point. Dad kissed Mom and rubbed my head before heading to his office. I scarfed down my breakfast and got up,
"I've got to go too; I promised Amber that I'd show her a few dance moves," I told my Mother while walking over to kiss her cheek. She grabbed my hand,
"If you want to talk, you know you can tell me anything." She said; I smiled and nodded,
"I know, Mom." I started for the door, "Love you!" I shouted as I headed to see my cousin.
Amber was in the dance hall, but we called it the room of mirrors, "Hey there, Am's, you ready?" I shouted; she hugged me,
"You know it! I've already stretched and everything!" I smiled,
"Great!" I stood beside her as we watched ourselves in the mirror. We worked on a routine for months and wanted it to be perfect. Amber was having trouble with the middle into the end, so we agreed to work on all of it today. Before I knew it, we had it down and was about out of breath when Amy came in,
"Hi, Mom!" Amber shouted as the song ended; Amy clapped for us. We took a minute while I got some water, "What's up?" Amber asked her,
"You two do know that it's nearly midnight?" Amy asked; I groaned, "You two need to get to the dress fitting, and then you should both go take showers." Amber and I giggled at the last part. I turned to Amber,
"You think you got the routine down?" She nodded, "Okay, let's go." We turned everything off in the room and headed to see our dresses.
Amber went first with a semi-ball gown with a gorgeous purple tone. It had the kind of sleeves that hung loosely on her arms with a sweetheart neckline. The dress was absolutely stunning on her, "You look incredible." I told her, she just smiled,
"Thanks, but it's just a dress. It's not like I'm the daughter of Aphrodite or something." I chuckled at her comment,
"Even better, you have two moms who both look like they are the daughters of Aphrodite." This made her face turn fifty shades of red in a matter of seconds,
"It's your turn. Go put your dress on; I want to see it!" Amber demanded; I knew better than to argue with her, so I did. I stepped into my dress, the seamstress came behind me to lace the back. I then stepped onto the stage and looked at myself in the mirror; the dress's bodice showed off every curve I had, all the good ones at least. The corset back made it a little snug, but it helped bring my breasts up just a bit which helped insinuate the sweetheart neckline. The black belt made my waist look smaller than it was and the ballgown style of the dress flowed with every move I made. I turned to show Amber, whose jaw was to the floor.
"What?" I asked; she just stared at the dress, not even answering me, "Amber?" Nothing. I clapped my hands in front of her face, which got her out of her trance, "Is something wrong?" I asked her; she shook her head,
"You look absolutely gorgeous, Selene." She had me twirl slowly, "Why strapless?" I looked in the mirror,
"It's a corset back, so I didn't see the need for straps," I said simply. The seamstress looked my dress over,
"It looks like the only thing I need to fix is the hem; it's a bit long." I nodded; she pinned it where it needed to be fixed and had me stand there for a bit. I hung the dress up then went with Amber. It felt like forever, but it was only twenty minutes until I could leave.
"What do you want to do?" Amber asked me; I shrugged my shoulders, "Wanna go to my room?" She asked,
"Sure," I replied.
When we got to her room, we immediately sat down on the couch, "So, is there a special someone in your life?" Amber asked me; I gave her a look and shook my head,
"No, there's no one." I sat up and smirked at her, "Do you?" She blushed lightly, then turned away,
"Not really; I've been talking to someone, but I don't think it's going to go anywhere." I nodded,
"Well, you'll have time to meet the love of your life at the ball this weekend." We giggled. Amber turned on the TV as we lay on the couch. I pulled my long, dark curls into a ponytail; looking over, I saw my cousin asleep. I decided to walk around her room a bit. I saw the pictures of her and her moms. Then the photos of the two of us, and smiled at the thought of those days. I thought about when we were children and smiled. I sighed; why does time have to fly by so fast? After finding a book to read, I went back to the couch and sat there in silence until Amber started to snore.
After reading half of the book, I feel my phone vibrate and answer, "Hello?" I whispered,
"Hey, can you come to the garden?" I raised an eyebrow,
"Phoenix? Is that you?" He chuckled lightly,
"Yeah, it's me. Can you come?" I looked over to Amber, who was still asleep, "Please, Selene, I've already talked to your parents, and they said it was fine." I smiled and shook my head,
"Okay, I'll be there," I told him as I stood up. "I'll see you in a few minutes."
"See you soon." He said before hanging up the phone. I sat there for a moment, thinking; I hadn't seen Phoenix since we were children; I was curious about who he had become. I slipped the phone in my pocket and left a note for Amber before heading to the garden to meet up with Phoenix.
Aiday is the daughter of an Alpha. Nicholas is the son of a Vampire King. A prophecy states that they must marry or else their people go to war where hundreds will be slaughtered. The day of Aiday’s nineteenth birthday, she discovers that her mate is the one person she didn’t want it to be, Nicholas. Nearly starting a war, she confesses the truth to him, and they marry. They then have a child, a daughter, a hybrid, but little do they know, their family has been hiding a secret for centuries.
Rumors said that Lucas married an unattractive woman with no background. In the three years they were together, he remained cold and distant to Belinda, who endured in silence. Her love for him forced her to sacrifice her self-worth and her dreams. When Lucas' true love reappeared, Belinda realized that their marriage was a sham from the start, a ploy to save another woman's life. She signed the divorce papers and left. Three years later, Belinda returned as a surgical prodigy and a maestro of the piano. Lost in regret, Lucas chased her in the rain and held her tightly. "You are mine, Belinda."
Charlee was left at the altar and became a laughingstock. She tried to keep her head high, but ultimately lost it when she received a sex tape of her fiance and her half-sister. Devastated, she ended up spending a wild night with a hot stranger. It was supposed to be one-time thing, but he kept popping up, helping her with projects and revenge, all while flirting with her constantly. Charlee soon realized that it was nice having him around, until her ex suddenly appeared at her door, begging for another chance. Her tycoon lover asked, “Who will you choose? Think carefully before you answer.”
Madison had always believed that she would marry Colten. She spent her youth admiring him from afar, dreaming of their future life together. But Colten was always indifferent to her, and when he abandoned her at a time when she needed him most, she finally realized that he never loved her. With renewed resolve and a thirst for revenge, Madison left. Endless possibilities lay ahead, but Colten was no longer part of her plans. Colten rushed to her place in a panic. "Madison, please come back to me. I’ll give you everything!" It was his powerful uncle who answered the door. "She's my woman now."
"I'm going to tell you what I have in mind," he murmured. "First you're going to strip down until you're completely naked," he whispered against her ear. "Then I'm going to tie you up so you're completely powerless and subject to my every whim." "Mmm, sounds good so far," she murmured. "Then I'm going to insert a plug to prepare you for me. After that I'm going to spank that sweet ass of yours until it's rosy with my marks." She shivered uncontrollably, her mind exploding with the images he evoked. She let out a small whimper as he sucked the lobe of her ear into his mouth. God, she could cum with just his words. She was already aching with need. Her nipples tingled and hardened to painful points. Her clit pulsed and twitched between her legs until she clamped her thighs together to alleviate the burn. "And then I'm going to f**k your mouth. But I won't cum. Not yet. When I'm close, I'll flog you again until your ass is burning and you're on fire with the need for relief. And then I'm going to f**k that ass. I'm going to take you hard and rough, to the very limits of what you can withstand. I won't be gentle. Not tonight. I'm going to take you as roughly as you can stand. And then I'm going to cum all over your ass. Are you ready to be completely and utterly dominated?"
Bailey seems to be never destined to fit in, a little geeky, but under it all, a hidden beauty that so many seem to miss, but still not what her pack Alpha is looking for in a fated mate... so he is determined to reject her and make her life hell. Bailey, knowing her life will likely never be the same focuses on what she can control, her future, and heads off to study; becoming a teacher. Asher is the Beta of Autumn Valley Pack, a neighbouring pack. A broken man having suffered the loss of his mate after a rogue attack, Asher is slowly crumbling. Falling to pieces. A shadow of his former self, and not a man that anyone wants to be around anymore... Until, Autumn Valley Pack require a new teacher, and Bailey finds herself there and pushed together with the Beta. Is there a connection building or is that in their imaginations? And what will happen when Bailey's mate comes back to claim what is his?
22-year-old Evelyn Carter is attempting to start over in California while avoiding her past. She will be embarking on a new career path as a private school teacher. She is smart, attractive, and doesn't put up with nonsense. Who wouldn't notice her? However, what happens when she attracts the attention of someone unwilling to let her go? Who wants her and nothing else after falling in love at first sight? A 25-year-old billionaire CEO and single father, Lucian Carrington. He takes what he wants and he is also a very dangerous man. All it needed was one look at a stunning woman to realize she was HIS, even though he doesn't believe in relationships because they always end. Preview: Miss Carter, you will be mine. I say firmly. "Release my arm, Mr. Carrington, before I force you to." She says, seeming to smile at me. I give her a sly smile. Squeezing my wrist with her other hand, she twists it uncomfortably. I gave a painful hiss. "Don't underestimate me, Mr. Carrington." "This is the only time I will allow you to walk away from me, Miss Carter." She glared at me as she turned. "Mr. Carrington, I am no possession of yours." I was left standing there when she opened the classroom door and left.