Vanessa, an Omega who dreams of having a decent life away from her wicked foster family participates in a Luna contest after Billionaire Alpha Ryder lost his first Luna. Little does she know that sometimes, love comes with a price, and she must pay dearly.
Today was a very special day in the Sacred Moon Pack. Every girl without a mate fantasized about the day they'd find their true love. But that wasn't what made the day a special one.
Alpha Ryder MacBrown, lost his Luna four years ago and asked the moon goddess for a request.
A new mate.
Fortunately, his wish was granted. The moon goddess promised to give him a mate tonight and now, he planned to hold a contest for all the young and beautiful unmated females. It was the night of the full moon and picking a mate has been a tradition for generations
Here's where I come in. I've had a crush on Alpha Ryder since I was fifteen, and whenever his handsome face pops up on TV and billboards, I imagine us together, making the most precious babies.
"Dream on", my wolf mocked me and I burst into loud laughter making Claudine, our housekeeper turn from the burner where she was making lunch to give me a weird glance.
"Claudine, do you think I have a chance of winning this competition?"
She chuckled and washed some jumbo-sized carrots in cold water before setting them in front of her on the counter.
"Vanny, with that gorgeous face of yours, I honestly hope you do, but you're an omega and with so many other girls with higher ranks, I highly doubt that you will". She took a deep breath and continued. "But then again, you never know if you never try, right?"
I smiled, knowing that I didn't have a choice at all.
"Right".
Claudine was like a mother to me and the only one I could talk to at home. I lived with my foster parents, Damon and Rosemary aka Devil and She-Devil.
I gave them that name because they were so cruel towards me and treated me like a dog when I first arrived at their pack, which made me extremely miserable.
"I don't think I should go".
"Why not?" Claudine raised her eyebrows.
I sighed, playing with a strand of hair around my ear, avoiding her gaze.
"I'm worried that Rosemary would get upset with me. She bought no dress for me but bought lovely dresses for her daughters."
"Her daughters' beauty combined can never match yours, darling", Claudine said confidently, putting her hands on her hips. "You will go for that contest!"
"What about a dress? I don't have one".
"Well, we'll find something". Claudine laughed, turning off the stove. We went into the room which I shared with her and she rummaged through her closet while I sat down on a stool beside her bed, wondering what she was up to. She was twice my age and size, so her clothes wouldn't fit me.
Claudine brought out a bag containing clothes of various sizes. She handed it to me and I looked inside. A smile crept onto my lips when I opened it to see a beautiful white dress. Perfect for the celebration.
"This is beautiful!" I cried. "Where did you get this?"
"I suppose it belongs to Annabelle. She threw it into the garbage and I picked it up and redecorated it to this wonderful masterpiece".
I slipped it on and looked at myself in the mirror.
"It looks so good on me!", I squealed, taking a few selfies on Claudine's phone.
I'm glad you like it", Claudine grinned, sitting on the stool. "Now stop stalling and take it off! And make sure you wear that gorgeous hair of yours down. I don't want my favourite girl to look like a boy!"
We laughed and talked about random stuff and stopped when a shrill voice yelled my name from upstairs.
I groaned and Claudine smiled sadly. Rosemary, my foster mother, had two daughters, Anabelle and Mirabelle. Mirabelle acted like I didn't exist, but Anabelle made sure I suffered every day.
Not only did she humiliate me in school and at home, but she also made me do all her chores. Rosemary always scolded me whenever Anabelle complained about me and her husband, Damon, made advances at me and wanted to sleep with me on several occasions.
"I'll see you later", I said to Claudine and hurried upstairs to attend to Anabelle.
On my way to where she stood, I knocked a bottle of perfume down and the scent hit me in the nostrils. It smelled of roses and my heart skipped a beat.
Anabelle snarled at me and I felt my blood rush to my cheeks.
"What have you done, you klutz!"
She hit me across the shoulder and I fell backwards. Pain ran through my cheek and left my lips burning. Tears formed in my eyes and Anabelle hit me again and again until she was satisfied.
Mirabelle, her younger sister, smirked and turned away, texting with her phone.
I stayed there, sobbing and wiping my tears with the back of my palm.
"Why can't you do anything right? Stupid bitch! You're so useless like your wretched parents who sold you off".
I lowered my head and took the insults Anabelle hurled at me. I didn't blame her. I blamed my parents for taking the easy way out.
After I cleaned the mess I made, I stood like a lamb, waiting for Anabelle's next instruction.
"My mum just called. She wants you to get your things ready. You'll be going to Grandma Pat's house to assist her over the weekend. She'd be home in an hour, so go get dressed".
My heart sank at this news. This meant that I wouldn't attend Alpha Ryder's mate selection contest. Grandma Pat lived in Santa Maria which was a three-hour drive from East Los Angeles where we lived.
I knew they were doing this on purpose to make sure I wouldn't participate in the contest. As if Anabelle could read my thoughts, she glared at me.
"Alpha Ryder doesn't need any stupid omega ruining his contest. Get out of here!"
Mirabelle burst into laughter and without another word, Anabelle pushed me out and slammed the door shut.
I sighed and began to walk downstairs and ran into Claudine's arms. She hugged me tightly and smelled of turmeric and cinnamon.
"Stop crying", she consoled me." It's not your fault Anabelle's getting fat and ugly".
I sniffed and tried to control my tears. I hated being bullied by Anabelle because I didn't deserve any of it.
"I can't believe this is happening", I cried. "When is this going to stop?"
Claudine heaved a sigh and I pulled away and threw some of my clothes in a big trash bag.
"I guess I should stop dreaming. They're never going to come true".
"You will go for that contest, whether those demons upstairs like it or not".
I gazed at Claudine as if she'd grown two horns. "Haven't you been listening? I have to take care of"-
"They planned this, and I won't let them take away the only opportunity you have to finally become free", Claudine said with fiery anger in her eyes, giving me a newfound determination.
Lindsey's fiancé was the devil's first son. Not only did he lie to her but he also slept with her stepmother, conspired to take away her family fortune, and then set her up to have sex with a total stranger. To get her lick back, Lindsey decided to find a man to disrupt her engagement party and humiliate the cheating bastard. Never did she imagine that she would bump into a strikingly handsome stranger who was all that she was currently looking for. At the engagement party, he boldly declared that she was his woman. Lindsey thought he was just a broke man who wanted to leech off her. But once they began their fake relationship, she realized that good luck kept coming her way. She thought they would part ways after the engagement party, but this man kept to her side. "We gotta stick together, Lindsey. Remember, I'm now your fiancé. " "Domenic, you're with me because of my money, aren't you?" Lindsey asked, narrowing her eyes at him. Domenic was taken aback by that accusation. How could he, the heir of the Walsh family and CEO of Vitality Group, be with her for money? He controlled more than half of the city's economy. Money wasn't a problem for him! The two got closer and closer. One day, Lindsey finally realized that Domenic was actually the stranger she had slept with months ago. Would this realization change things between them? For the better or worse?
COALESCENCE OF THE FIVE SERIES BOOK ONE: THE 5-TIME REJECTED GAMMA & THE LYCAN KING BOOK TWO: THE ROGUES WHO WENT ROGUE BOOK THREE: THE INDOMITABLE HUNTRESS & THE HARDENED DUKE *** BOOK ONE: After being rejected by 5 mates, Gamma Lucianne pleaded with the Moon Goddess to spare her from any further mate-bonds. To her dismay, she is being bonded for the sixth time. What’s worse is that her sixth-chance mate is the most powerful creature ruling over all werewolves and Lycans - the Lycan King himself. She is certain, dead certain, that a rejection would come sooner or later, though she hopes for it to be sooner. King Alexandar was ecstatic to meet his bonded mate, and couldn’t thank their Goddess enough for gifting him someone so perfect. However, he soon realizes that this gift is reluctant to accept him, and more than willing to sever their bond. He tries to connect with her but she seems so far away. He is desperate to get intimate with her but she seems reluctant to open up to him. He tries to tell her that he is willing to commit to her for the rest of his life but she doesn’t seem to believe him. He is pleading for a chance: a chance to get to know her; a chance to show her that he’s different; and a chance to love her. But when not-so-subtle crushes, jealous suitors, self-entitled Queen-wannabes, an old flame, a silent protector and a past wedding engagement threaten to jeopardize their relationship, will Lucianne and Xandar still choose to be together? Is their love strong enough to overcome everything and everyone? Or will Lucianne resort to enduring a sixth rejection from the one person she thought she could entrust her heart with?
The day Raina gave birth should have been the happiest of her life. Instead, it became her worst nightmare. Moments after delivering their twins, Alexander shattered her heart-divorcing her and forcing her to sign away custody of their son, Liam. With nothing but betrayal and heartbreak to her name, Raina disappeared, raising their daughter, Ava, on her own.Years later, fate comes knocking when Liam falls gravely ill. Desperate to save his son, Alexander is forced to seek out the one person he once cast aside. Alexander finds himself face to face with the woman he underestimated, pleading for a second chance-not just for himself, but for their son. But Raina is no longer the same broken woman who once loved him.No longer the woman he left behind. She has carved out a new life-one built on strength, wealth, and a long-buried legacy she expected to uncover.Raina has spent years learning to live without him.The question is... Will she risk reopening old wounds to save the son she never got to love? or has Alexander lost her forever?
On the day of their wedding anniversary, Joshua's mistress drugged Alicia, and she ended up in a stranger's bed. In one night, Alicia lost her innocence, while Joshua's mistress carried his child in her womb. Heartbroken and humiliated, Alicia demanded a divorce, but Joshua saw it as yet another tantrum. When they finally parted ways, she went on to become a renowned artist, sought out and admired by everyone. Consumed by regret, Joshua darkened her doorstep in hopes of reconciliation, only to find her in the arms of a powerful tycoon. "Say hello to your sister-in-law."
Rachel used to think that her devotion would win Brian over one day, but she was proven wrong when his true love returned. Rachel had endured it all—from standing alone at the altar to dragging herself to the hospital for an emergency treatment. Everyone thought she was crazy to give up so much of herself for someone who didn’t return her feelings. But when Brian received news of Rachel’s terminal illness and realized she didn’t have long to live, he completely broke down. "I forbid you to die!" Rachel just smiled. She no longer needed him. "I will finally be free."
Belinda thought after divorce, they would part ways for good - he could live his life on his own terms, while she could indulge in the rest of hers. However, fate had other plans in store. "My darling, I was wrong. Would you please come back to me?" The man, whom she once loved deeply, lowered his once proud head humbly. "I beg you to return to me." Belinda coldly pushed away the bouquet of flowers he had offered her and coolly replied, "It's too late. The bridge has been burned, and the ashes have long since scattered to the wind!"