Danielle is an 18-year-old girl who works hard at the diner to make ends meet. When she learns of her parent's debts to Ezekiel Williams and their lives at risk, Danielle realizes that she needs to work harder to save her parents. She gets linked up for a one-night stand only for it to turn into her worst nightmare - she is marked and abandoned by him. Damien Carlisle is the Alpha of the Scarlet pack with a cool personality. However, pressure from the Elders to get married causes him to make a terrible mistake. Regretting his actions, Damien seeks to marry her only to discover that she is about to marry his worst enemy, Ezekiel Williams. Damien stops the wedding and a battle line is drawn between the two Alphas to win Danielle's heart. Who will succeed?
Danielle scrubbed the last dirt off and heaved a huge sigh of relief, working full time in a diner is the worst job for a young girl like her. She removed the dirty gloves from her tender palms and her clothes too, running the cold shower to wash up her body properly.
She breathed in and out calmly, keeping in mind that she had to make it by seven for her birthday party which her best friend, Freda had organized specially for her. The dress fits her tiny body perfectly, she applied makeup and sprayed her cheap perfume.
Freda is already outside, waiting patiently for her best friend to get ready for their big night out.
"You look stunning, Dani."
"Thanks," she replied.
The truth is that she is nervous about tonight. She has never hung out before, only working her ass off to make ends meet for her and her family. They weren't doing so well financially because they were omega wolves, the lowest and poorest rank of werewolves.
Although, other lucky omega wolves are faring well like Freda's family. She does not have to do menial jobs like me to make money.
"What are you thinking about?" Freda asked, concerned at how absent-minded her friend was.
"Nothing, are you sure that this night will be worth it?" Danielle asked, her nervousness kicking in and taking over her.
Freda chuckled lightly, "Relax, Dani. You are going to be fine and once you taste some wine, you'll feel free."
Danielle nods and relaxes her mind, they arrived at the club few minutes later. Freda held Danielle's hand as she led her inside, the music blasts into their ears as they make their way in. Danielle is in awe at the new environment she is in, young adults are dancing to the loud music while some are making out at hidden corners.
Freda pops a bottle of wine and cheers excitedly, "Happy eighteenth birthday, Dani!"
She pours the wine in two glasses and hands Danielle one glass to take. The latter gulps it down, her face contorting in disgust when the burning taste of alcohol swirls down her throat.
" It is good, isn't it?" Freda yells.
Danielle can only nod as she takes another shot of wine, this time around she smiles in satisfaction and begins to move her body to the music. The wine made her to feel good and for once, she forgets about the miseries that are going on in her life.
"This is good, Freda. I think I will be doing this often!" she yells back.
Danielle is grateful that she has found her mate when she was sixteen, this gives her less worry about transforming into a werewolf this night. Her cellphone vibrate in her bag, she picks it immediately she sees that it's her parents.
"Mom, Dad, I can't hear you!" Danielle scream over the phone, she is holding the urge not to hang up and continue her party but the voice at the background changes her mind rapidly.
"You better come back home or your parents is as good as dead," a deep voice growls.
Danielle quickly alert Freda about this who begins to panic at what she hears.
"You need to take me, please...." Danielle pleads.
Freda agrees and they rush out of the club. Luckily for them, the car belongs to Freda she drives as roughly as she can handle to my house.
"Let me follow you inside," Freda offers but Danielle objects.
"It's not safe for both of us to go in there at once, just go home."
"Stay safe, Dani," Freda says and I wave her goodbye as she drives off.
My parents are already tied up when I enter inside, my father's face is purple and swollen and I understand instantly that he must have been beaten severely.
"Who the hell are you guys?" Danielle asks them boldly.
They laugh and approach her in a haughty manner, Danielle takes a few steps backward in fear.
"You should be asking your parents who we are, little girl. We'll be taking our leave now but have it in mind that we will return at the end of the week for our money."
Money? Danielle looks at her parents dumbly while the men leave.
"Danielle..."
"What are these men talking about, mom?"
Her mother, Ellen, is already filled with tears while her father, Anton, is struggling to get up.
"We will tell you but promise not to freak out," Ellen said.
Danielle has no other option than to accept to keep her cool.
"We didn't want to tell you because we thought that you'll be mad at us. At the time that completing your high school became difficult, your father borrowed three hundred thousand dollars from a man called Ezekiel Williams. We sorted out your school bills and used the rest to start a business but it crumbled in a flash, the money is gone with no way to pay back," Ellen explained.
Danielle slumps on the couch, she realizes that the situation is not something simple. The man wants his money back and her parents do not have it. Seeing the manner in which her father was beaten up, Danielle knew instantly that this man must be powerful but aside from that, she needed to do something about his money.
"Mom, how do I meet this man? I want to talk to him so he can give us more time to figure this out."
Ellen shakes her head, "Danielle, Ezekiel Williams is a dangerous man to deal with. You can't mess with him like that, leave the situation to us."
Danielle bursts into tears, it's obvious that this man will kill her parents by the end of the week if they don't provide his money. She has to do something about it, maybe she should try to raise half of the money as first installment.
She looks at her father, he is breathing in and out heavily with bruises all over his body. Her eyes glimmer with determination to help her parents out and save their lives.
She can do it!
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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?
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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