*** This story has steamy scenes that are not suitable for minors.*** Isabella 'Izzy' Garcia is a thirty-year-old female werewolf who enjoys her freedom all too much. She is content with her well-balanced life except for that one thing that causes her anxiety every year - the mate-finding ceremony. And being thirty means that she will soon be trapped by the mate bond that all werewolves suffer from. For her, it is nothing but a permanent prison - the only blight in her werewolf existence. When the mate-bond-sentence has been announced, she realizes that she will not only suffer from one mate, but from three mates! And she knew then, that the Moon Goddess must have hated her so much! Miles Bennett is Izzy's friend and confidant, originally a pack outsider who climbed the rank until he became a Beta. On Izzy's thirtieth birthday, he confessed his love for her, only to be rejected on the same day. Landon Hayes is the proud alpha of Izzy's pack. He is a confident alpha who offered Izzy the position of Luna the instant his mate bond with her activated. But like the rest of her mates, his offer was shot down the instant it was uttered. Carter Grayson is Alpha Landon's beta who is flirty and always has an unrequited love for Izzy. He has always been jealous of Miles, but never wanted to be just a friend to her. He is very vocal about his mate bond with Izzy and believes that the Moon Goddess has finally listened to his pleas. And he is very certain that he won't waste the opportunity given to him.
Isabella 'Izzy' Garcia's mornings are always the same - it is a comforting routine that helps her navigate her life as a werewolf. She wakes up before sunrise, slipping out of her bed and into her running shoes. She prefers the air to be crisp and cool. She finds it a perfect complement to the quiet stillness of her world.
Every morning, she begins her run at a brisk pace while she navigates the forest. Her surroundings is alive with the sounds of howling wolves, but Isabella doesn't feel threatened. She is one of them, a predator in her own right.
As she runs, she greets her pack members, who are also doing their exercise while in their human form. She exchanges nods and smiles with anyone who would come her way. The werewolf pack she belongs to is a close-knit community to a fault. Everyone is ready to lend a helping hand or offer a listening ear. Unfortunately, they also love to gossip about everyone in the pack - like who are their mates, who had a child, who cheated, who recently activated their mate bond.
Mate Bond.
Now that she is reminded of it, she pauses and takes a deep breath. She loves everything about being a werewolf, BUT the mate bond is the only thing that makes her anxious. Everything else is perfect - the strength, the power, the family.
And now that she remembers about the mate bond, she turns around to return to the pack house, her mood has soured.
Arriving at the house, she sees Aria and Chloe in the kitchen, sipping on cups of hot coffee. Isabella joins them, her heart heavy with anxiety for the upcoming mate finding ceremony.
"Hey, Izzy," Aria greets, her eyes bright with curiosity. "How was your run?"
"It was not so good," she replies. Izzy is a name that her closest friends call her, a pet name for her.
Chloe looks up from her coffee, her brow furrowing with concern. "What's wrong, Izzy? You seem distracted."
Izzy sighs, her shoulders slumping. "I can't stop thinking about the mate-finding ceremony. What if I actually receive one today?! I am pretty sure that the massive desire for my mate will activate... And what if I kiss him in front of everyone? I don't know how I will be able to face anyone of you out of embarrassment!"
Aria laughs, and Chloe reaches out to her hand. "You don't have to worry about that. No one will be disappointed if you make out with your mate the instant you find him. Everyone will understand."
"Actually, I want to see you smother your mate with kisses," Aria says, still laughing. "Heck, I want you to have sex in the middle of the field during the ceremony!"
"Aria!" Chloe scolds.
Izzy takes a deep breath. There is a feeling of unease... of something that will soon be out of her control. She always wanted to have control of her life, and this mate bond - it is the opposite of having control!
And so, she can't help but feel apprehensive. She has bigger aspirations beyond a traditional mate bond. She wants to explore the world every time she earns enough money. She wants to learn and grow as a person. She doesn't want to be tied down to a mate, especially if it's something destined or something that she did not work hard for.
Despite that, she is aware that her pack values tradition above all else. But even if she loves them, she just cannot CRAVE for a mate bond. Maybe she should have left the pack and worked in the city, even if her job allowed her to work at home.
"I should have left this place," she murmurs.
Erase that. She thinks that working at home is good because she can be with her family. It is beneficial for her. Well, that is, except for the mate bond thing.
"Even if you are far away from the pack, the mate bond will still activate, you know," Aria says matter-of-factly.
"It's something that you can never escape from," Chloe pipes in.
"I heard some female werewolves never got a mate bond," she adds.
"It only happens once in a hundred years," Chloe says. "Or more."
She sips her coffee as she starts to resign to her fate. Maybe she can beg the Moon Goddess not to give her a mate? That way, she will still have peaceful living as one of the pack members.
"What if you activate a mate bond with Miles during the ceremony?" Aria points out. "That won't be too bad. You guys are very close. I'm sure that's not too scary? He's also good-Ouch! Hey! Why are you pinching me?!"
Chloe shushes Aria and looks at her. "I apologize for this insensitive idiot, Izzy. She still doesn't know."
"Doesn't know what?!"
Conspiratorially, Chloe says, "They fought during Izzy's thirtieth birthday. Miles confessed his feelings for her and, well, she felt betrayed."
"Wait, what?! Why didn't I hear about that?!"
"Because you are busy flirting with Carter's friend," Chloe says.
"Why did you reject him?! He's the total package!" Aria exclaims, ignoring what Chloe mentioned about her flirting.
"Aria," Chloe starts, but Aria cannot be stopped anymore and so Izzy looks away from her and continues sipping on her coffee.
"Miles is attractive! He is also very sweet! Moreover, you've been friends since he came into the pack! I don't know why and how that guy will ever get rejected by you!"
Miles is Izzy's closest male friend in the pack. Since five years ago, their friendship has grown. She thought their bond was strong and unbreakable, but things had changed the instant he confessed that he loves her. And what did he say to her?
'I will always love you, even if you get a different mate. Even if I have become the second man in your heart, what I feel for you will stay.'
Izzy groans as she remembers her reaction. She slaps him hard and then she leaves. Her friends have always pointed out that Miles has some romantic feelings for her, but she always dismisses the idea. She enjoys her friendship with him. She enjoys thinking of him like a younger brother, or a younger cousin, or a friend that she needed to look out for. She doesn't want to taint their friendship with all those annoying romantic feelings.
"I think you should just shut up, Aria," Chloe suggests. "You might just disappoint yourself. It's uncommon for outsiders to become a mate of someone in the pack, if you remember. That's why he has no choice but to confess already, even if-"
"-even if our dear friend Izzy is becoming a blockhead about it!" Aria completes for her.
"I thought I was very clear about my feelings for him..." Izzy defends. "I didn't give him that idea that there's a chance for us to become more than friends."
"I still think you should have given him a chance," Aria insists, jabbing a manicured finger in Izzy's direction. "He adores you Izzy, and you know it."
"You are not being a help, Aria," Chloe interjects. "Just let her be."
Izzy takes a deep breath and gets up. "Well, other than Miles and the mate-finding ceremony, I still have work to do."
She has enough to worry about without adding Miles to the mix. Besides, even if he's the only male whose presence she can stand, she is planning to travel again soon, and the life she wants to lead... It's not very traditional as what is expected of someone with an activated mate bond.
"Still, thank you, guys," she says, smiling a little. She feels a little lighter now after talking to her friends. "I really don't know what I would do without you."
"This is why I am advising you to say YES to Miles already! That's one thing off your mind."
"Aria!" Chloe scolds, but Aria just answers it with a shrug.
*** This story has steamy scenes that are not suitable for minors.*** When Cassie discovered that her boyfriend of six months was cheating on her with a married younger woman, she looked for the cheating woman's husband and insisted to have sex with him. However, after the deed, she found out that she got the wrong person and had a tryst with the billionaire Liam Chapman instead. Soon, her life spirals out of control—Liam's expelled son enrolls in her school. Her ex-boyfriend’s cheating goes out. Students complain about her teaching methods. And her co-teachers think that she is having an affair with the education minister because of the speed of her promotion and the number of her awards. Wanting to escape the drama, she resigns and goes to another city, only to meet Liam Chapman again. This time, he has an offer she can't reject. A contract marriage of three years. He will provide all her needs, but in return, she will provide his, and that includes focusing on his little monster of a son who hates studying because he thinks it's very uncool. However, as she stays with husband and son, she falls more and more for Liam and loves his kid as if he is her own. But, time is running out. Soon the contract will end, and she will need to leave the life she learned to love.
***This story has a lot of steamy scenes that are not suitable for minors.*** A hundred years after the war where werewolves lost against humans, Kaiya finds herself imprisoned in an island park where they are hunted on a weekly basis for human entertainment. However, when the ownership of the island park changes, she finds her possessive mate, who is a newly crowned King. *************************** "You are the first freed werewolf, does not mean that you will be the last." "Is that why you freed me? To set an example?" "No. I freed you because you will be my woman." My breathing stops. The way he puts a claim on me makes me want to claim him too. "I-" "Ah! Don't worry about answering me now. I will give you time to consider me." I look at the table and entwine my fingers together. I take a deep breath and look back at him. "I want that too," I whisper. "I want to become your woman too." I answer the surprise on his face by flushing scarlet. Then, he looks away and I can see a blush creeping on his face too. "So, starting now, we are together?" he asks. "Before that, we need to do a promise." "A promise?" I take his hand to mine and say, "You are my mate, whom I promise to love and cherish forever, until the gods and fate separate us." He squeezes my hand and answers, "You are my mate, whom I promise to love and cherish forever, even if the gods and fate may try to separate us."
Mia's life is spiraling out of control. Abandoned by her mother, bullied mercilessly at school, and thrown into a household of four dangerously attractive stepbrothers, she's desperate to find her footing. "You look absolutely edible," Sean growled, his eyes devouring her. Mia felt a rush of heat between her thighs "Oh, you think so?" she purred, turning to face him. She reached out and traced her fingers along the ribbon that wrapped around his waist. "Well, I've been waiting for this all day. And I'm starving." Sean's smile grew into a predatory grin. "Then let us feast," he said, and in a flash, the ribbon fell away, exposing his rock-hard length. He stepped closer, and Mia felt the warmth of his breath on her face as he whispered, "You're going to take every inch of us tonight, aren't you?" With Rolex's teasing smirk and Sean's quiet, hot stares, Mia doesn't know where to turn-or who to trust. Every glance, every touch leaves her breathless, confused, and craving more than she should. Will Mia survive their games, or will she lose herself in a dangerous world of secrets, seduction, and forbidden desire? One house. Four brothers. Endless temptation.
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!"
After three secretive years of marriage, Eliana never met her enigmatic husband until she was served with divorce papers and learned of his extravagant pursuit of another. She snapped back to reality and secured a divorce. Thereafter, Eliana unveiled her various personas: an esteemed doctor, legendary secret agent, master hacker, celebrated designer, adept race car driver, and distinguished scientist. As her diverse talents became known, her ex-husband was consumed by remorse. Desperately, he pleaded, "Eliana, give me another chance! All my properties, even my life, are yours."
During her three years of marriage with Brendan, Adeline had become as humble as dust itself. However, what she got in return wasn't love and affection, but endless indifference and disdain. Worse yet, when the woman in Brendan's heart suddenly showed up, he further distanced himself from her. Finally, Adeline couldn't stand it anymore and asked for a divorce. After all, why should she stay with such a cold, distant man? The next one would surely be better. Brendan watched as his ex-wife left with her luggage in tow. Suddenly, a thought occurred to him and he made a bet with his friends. "She'll definitely regret leaving and will come crawling back to me in no time." After hearing about this bet, Adeline sneered. "Dream on!" A few days later, Brendan ran into his ex-wife in a bar. It turned out she was celebrating her divorce. Not long after, he noticed that the damned woman seemed to have a new suitor. Brendan was starting to panic. The woman who had clung to him for three years suddenly didn't seem to give a damn about him. What was he going to do?
"Sign the divorce papers and get out!" Leanna got married to pay a debt, but she was betrayed by her husband and shunned by her in-laws. Seeing that her efforts were in vain, she agreed to divorce and claimed her half of the properties. With her purse plump from the settlement, Leanna enjoyed her newfound freedom. The constant harassment from her ex's mistress never fazed her. She took back her identities as top hacker, champion racer, medical professor, and renowned jewelry designer. Then someone discovered her secret. Matthew smiled. "Will you have me as your next husband?"
Madisyn was stunned to discover that she was not her parents' biological child. Due to the real daughter's scheming, she was kicked out and became a laughingstock. Thought to be born to peasants, Madisyn was shocked to find that her real father was the richest man in the city, and her brothers were renowned figures in their respective fields. They showered her with love, only to learn that Madisyn had a thriving business of her own. "Stop pestering me!" said her ex-boyfriend. "My heart only belongs to Jenna." "How dare you think that my woman has feelings for you?" claimed a mysterious bigwig.