The "Asheras" were the first werewolf lineage created. Famous pure wolves. Because of their purity, they acquired many enemies, even among their kind. Because of this, the entire lineage was destroyed by those who sought greater power. Layla grew up free in the forest and lived with her brother. After a terrible war, she is the last remaining female in her line of pure ones. Layla has vowed to defend her freedom and never be tamed. But it is impossible to be a purebred female without being hunted. Until Nick, the famous alpha supreme, showed up. A dominant man, a wild and powerful beast. He wants Layla, but she doesn't like to be controlled. Will Layla leave her arrogance behind and marry the alpha, saving her kind?
I woke up, feeling the first rays of sun on my face, warming me up. The smell of the woods invaded me immediately, the damp earth below me no longer bothered me, I was used to waking up like that during the last years.
I opened my eyes, grunting when the sunlight hit me, making my eyes water, and closed them quickly. I hated that sensitivity of the human form.
I muttered a low curse and lay back down on the ground, my body shrunk by the icy winds that morning. The familiar birdsong was already sounding like a natural alarm in my ears, accompanied by the sound of water splashing in a small stream close to where I was standing, I had used it a few times for bathing.
I heard footsteps approaching and opened my eyes, my pupils already dilated by the sudden approach. But I relaxed as I recognized that familiar smell.
"It's been two moons away from home, I must admit that your wildness surprised me." He said calmly, his thick voice making the birds stop singing. I turned my body toward him and found him leaning against a tree with a smug smile on his face. His brown hair like mine fell across his forehead, and his clear eyes shone in the natural sunlight.
I lifted part of my aching body and remembered that I had run until I was tired last night and simply collapsed in the middle of the forest, my body transformed in my sleep. I was completely covered in dirt and leaves.
I blinked a few times, stunned. After days in my animal form, returning to a human body was strange and took me a few minutes to get used to.
"Mel is going crazy for not hearing from you, Layla." My brother didn't hesitate in trying to scold me. He and his overprotectiveness.
I let out a long sigh, the soft scent of the forest invaded my nostrils and filled my lungs. My skin tingled slightly, but I didn't care.
Nature was my home, the one place I wouldn't be judged for what I had been born to be, a wild creature.
"I'm going home today, you didn't have to come after me like a sniffer dog." I declared hoarsely, running my hands through my tangled, leafy hair.
"You know I can't help it."
My fingers got caught between the unruly strands of my hair, and I huffed loudly.
"I need a shower as soon as possible," I grumbled, putting on the sweatshirt that Logan threw in my direction, and then put on my jeans.
I got up from the floor and tried to keep the sun's strong rays from blinding me, stretched my arms and stretched, breathing in the legitimate morning air.
The sky was not completely clear, but the sun was intense in that part of the forest. I saw its rays rising from the hills and mountains on the horizon.
"Do you still recognize me as your brother, or have I become just an enemy beast?" He asked, approaching cautiously and opening his arms, as if he were facing a wild animal and needed to make it clear that he was not a threat.
I rolled my eyes sharply but did not hide the smile that opened on my lips and stepped towards him, I had missed him in the last few weeks.
Although I preferred to run alone through the forest.
"Don't be so melancholy, Logan," I said with my head buried in his chest, and he squeezed me tight, taking my breath away, and I gasped low. I had to tap him on the shoulder to get Logan to release me from his arms, and even then, he messed up my hair and grimaced when his fingers tangled in my hair.
"Your hair looks like a nest." he grinned, debauched. "Have you checked to see if there are any bugs trapped in this spider web?"
"Now I remember why I'd rather be among animals in the forest than next to you," I grumbled, teasing him. Logan let out a loud laugh and gave me a gentle shove with his shoulder, showing me the way home.
I started to follow him, feeling my bare feet sink into the damp earth.
"I'm starving." I whimpered, looking at the tree branches for some fruit. My stomach was squirming like a worm on the ground.
That was one of the benefits of living in the middle of the forest, I was always surrounded by delicious food.
"You've been hunting for two months, Layla!" he exclaimed, incredulous at my words. "How can you still be hungry?"
"I mean hungry for human food, you idiot." I scolded him and gave him a light slap on the head. Logan grunted softly and rubbed the affected spot. I continued to look at the tree branches and spotted an apple at the top of a tree.
My mouth salivated at the sight of the red, juicy fruit.
"I believe that continuing to stare at the apple will not cause it to magically fall from the tree, am I right?"
I heard my she-wolf squeak in my mind with all her morning grumpiness. I ran until I was close enough to the tree and picked up momentum by jumping up to the fruit at an impressive height for a human. I grabbed the apple and came back to the ground, took a good bite of the fruit, feeling its sweet taste in my mouth.
"I asked after I finished eating the fruit, which, as expected, had not satisfied my hunger."
Lucy was Logan's companion and my best friend in my spare time. She, fortunately, is not an Ashera, but is the daughter of an Alpha from a pack in Alaska.
Her father was a bastard who blamed her for the death of his mate, who had died in the birth of Lucy. To escape the man's mistreatment, she was forced to flee, and today she was living with us.
"Planning her death in a very painful way for having almost killed her with worry." He said in a tone of irony, and I rolled my eyes.
"Always that unnecessary worry. We're capable of fending for ourselves."
"Always so dramatic," I commented, looking at the horizon beyond the mountains.
"You've been gone a long time, is it her fault for worrying about you?" She asked, clearing a branch out of our way to pass by.
"There is no reason for all this unnecessary worry. We're safe, we haven't had any sign of danger in the last few months."
Logan remained silent.
I didn't bother to wait for his answer, I just started to speed up my steps until I started my run. I planned to make the most of my time in the forest as I was on my way to the village and mentally prepared myself for everything I would hear.
It was difficult for my family to accept that I was no longer a helpless child, but a female with claws and sharp fangs to defend herself.
Daemon Pratt is a high-ranking werewolf, the next in line of succession to his father's throne. He despises humans. They are the reason he lost his mother and brother. But what happens when his companion Sarah turns out to be a human? Will Daemon deny the spark and attraction between him and Sarah? Or will he put aside his strong hatred for humans just for his long-awaited mate?
On a special day celebrating his son's birthday, Peter Bennet meets a beautiful waitress who arouses an intense and obsessive desire in him. Amber Carter, a newly adult girl still immature with a very difficult life, raised in an orphanage in the poorest part of Costa Rica. After coming of age and finding housing with an old lady, the orphan gets a job as a waitress in a soccer arena, what she didn't know was that she was being lusted after by a man she had listened to and feared so much, billionaire Peter.
They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."
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Katie was forced to marry Dillan, a notorious ruffian. Her younger sister mocked her, "You're just an adopted daughter. Count your blessings for marrying him!" The world anticipated Katie's tribulations, but her married life unfurled with unexpected serenity. She even snagged a lavish mansion in a raffle! Katie jumped into Dillan's arms, credited him as her lucky charm. "No, Katie, it's you who brings me all this luck," Dillan replied. Then, one fateful day, Dillan's childhood friend came to her. "You're not worthy of him. Take this 50 million and leave him!" Katie finally grasped Dillan's true stature—the wealthiest man on the planet. That night, trembling with trepidation, she broached the subject of divorce with Dillan. However, with a domineering embrace, he told her, "I'd give you everything I have. Divorce is off the table!"
Janice, the long-forgotten legitimate heiress, made her way back to her family, pouring her heart into winning their hearts. Yet, she had to relinquish her very identity, her academic credentials, and her creative works to her foster sister. In return for her sacrifices, she found no warmth, only deeper neglect. Resolute, Janice vowed to cut off all emotional bonds. Transformed, she now stood as a master of martial arts, adept in eight languages, an esteemed medical expert, and a celebrated designer. With newfound resolve, she declared, "From this day forward, no one in this family shall cross me."
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In order to fulfill her grandfather's last wish, Stella entered into a hasty marriage with an ordinary man she had never met before. However, even after becoming husband and wife on paper, they each led separate lives, barely crossing paths. A year later, Stella returned to Seamarsh City, hoping to finally meet her mysterious husband. To her astonishment, he sent her a text message, unexpectedly pleading for a divorce without ever having met her in person. Gritting her teeth, Stella replied, "So be it. Let’s get a divorce!" Following that, Stella made a bold move and joined the Prosperity Group, where she became a public relations officer that worked directly for the company’s CEO, Matthew. The handsome and enigmatic CEO was already bound in matrimony, and was known to be unwaveringly devoted to his wife in private. Unbeknownst to Stella, her mysterious husband was actually her boss, in his alternate identity! Determined to focus on her career, Stella deliberately kept her distance from the CEO, although she couldn't help but notice his deliberate attempts to get close to her. As time went on, her elusive husband had a change of heart. He suddenly refused to proceed with the divorce. When would his alternate identity be uncovered? Amidst a tumultuous blend of deception and profound love, what destiny awaited them?