A notorious triplet with a blinding future. An Omega with no hope for the present. A chase for acceptance and identity. Gwen Marcus is the omega outcast, denounced by her pack and tormented by the alpha's sons-a notorious triplet who rules the school with an iron fist. Counting down the days until she can escape at eighteen, her only hope is the dream of a fresh start. But fate and the moon goddess have other plans. On her birthday night, her true mates are revealed and her life goes crashing like a pack of cards. Gwen is fated to the same triplets that have made life hell for her. It's a shocking truth that'd stick to her like a scar and she must choose. Will she cling to her long-held desire for freedom, or can forgiveness pave the way for her to find love right where her scar lies?
IT'S THE NIGHT OF THE MOON FEAST. The night my family's name would cease to exist. I watched Father's gaze linger on the ground as Elder Hancock made it to my spot, scorn written all over his wrinkled face. His bony finger, like a gnarled branch of a dead tree, jabbed at my chest as his voice dwindled into a dry rasp carried by the soft breeze of the night.
"You're a curse, child," he grumbled, exposing his set of tar-coated teeth. "You dragged an honorable man to his knees with your woes," he said again, nodding towards Father.
His words clubbed me like a hard punch to the face. It felt like a physical blow. Shame burned in my throat, a bitter fire fueled by guilt. I could feel it crawl up my marrows.
Moon feasts are for merrymaking. It has always been so. But instead of wining and dining like everybody else, my whole family shuddered in pain as the twine on our wrists kept eating into our skins like locusts. We were tied to crude wooden crosses, stark against the bone-white moon that cast an unsettling glow on the desolate plain.
They were hung up for my flaws.
Elder Hancock shuffled back, his pronouncement complete even though his voice still lingered in the air. In his wake came Ursula, the Alpha's fierce Commander.
The Alpha calls him nemesis. He's the nightmare to anything hung on the Alpha's death crosses. He made in our direction as soon as the Alpha nodded towards Father. That was it. That was all he needed to tighten the grip on the weapon lost in his grip. It's a curved scimitar. A fierce weapon that has gotten used to his robust hand and the woes that comes with it.
A collective gasp escaped the gathered crowd as all eyes turned towards him. It was that final ruffled murmurs of boys, those who cared and those who desperately wanted us out-and out for good.
Ursula assumed the position to begin the executions. As his scared face swiveled into a thick frown, I squeezed my eyes shut-bracing myself for the worst. But the sound I expected – the cold bite of steel – never came. Instead, a deep croaky voice erupted within the crowd. One that breathed authority and guts.
"I dare you to spill one more drop of blood tonight, you traitor."
Rena, forced to flee to escape a marriage to a man as old as her father, made a spontaneous decision to marry Kellan, a stranger whose skills in homemaking were only matched by his financial acumen and his gentle demeanor. As their marriage unfolded, it took on a comforting predictability, with Kellan consistently showing himself to be reliable in every emergency. This sense of security crumbled when Rena uncovered Kellan’s true identity and the hidden motives behind their union. Enraged, she initiated a divorce and disappeared. Yet, it was not long before Kellan found her once again...
For the sake of their company, Atasha Rae was forced to marry the known heartless billionaire, Lorcan Amadeus. But it only took her a week as his wife because later on, he suddenly wants a divorce immediately. So as he wished, she signed the divorce paper even after admitting to herself that she was somehow starting to fall inlove with him. Heart badly wounded, she ran away from his life. Until she discovers that she's pregnant with his child and as a result, she ends up with no choice but to keep it a secret. Out of Lorcan's awareness, she's keeping a secret that would lead him to an overflowing regret. Because for a week of their fallen marriage beyond repair, she's carrying the billionaire's heir.
There was only one man in Raegan's heart, and it was Mitchel. In the second year of her marriage to him, she got pregnant. Raegan's joy knew no bounds. But before she could break the news to her husband, he served her divorce papers because he wanted to marry his first love. After an accident, Raegan lay in the pool of her own blood and called out to Mitchel for help. Unfortunately, he left with his first love in his arms. Raegan escaped death by the whiskers. Afterward, she decided to get her life back on track. Her name was everywhere years later. Mitchel became very uncomfortable. For some reason, he began to miss her. His heart ached when he saw her all smiles with another man. He crashed her wedding and fell to his knees while she was at the altar. With bloodshot eyes, he queried, "I thought you said your love for me is unbreakable? How come you are getting married to someone else? Come back to me!"
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?
After hiding her true identity throughout her three-year marriage to Colton, Allison had committed wholeheartedly, only to find herself neglected and pushed toward divorce. Disheartened, she set out to rediscover her true self-a talented perfumer, the mastermind of a famous intelligence agency, and the heir to a secret hacker network. Realizing his mistakes, Colton expressed his regret. "I know I messed up. Please, give me another chance." Yet, Kellan, a once-disabled tycoon, stood up from his wheelchair, took Allison's hand, and scoffed dismissively, "You think she'll take you back? Dream on."
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?