I always thought nobody could hate me more than my own mother – till I met my fated mate... Nobody rejects a fated mate. But mine did. He doesn't want a half breed for a mate. Half wolf, half warlock, I am a disgrace in his eyes. One he doesn't want to be linked to. His rejection crushes me. And is a death sentence. Maybe it's time to leave this town. But the more I try to stay away, the more entangled I get in this pack and with this alpha who despises my very existence. But there is something thrumming under the surface of this usually sleepy town, something dark and vicious. There are too many warlocks in town, another new pack, and I feel like I am being watched. The worst is yet to come, however. When one of the Alpha's mate candidates is found murdered, all eyes turn to me... But the killer left a message, one that only I could understand: "You're next."
CHAPTER ONE
Selene's POV
My life had always been torn apart, loveless, and abused by everyone that crossed my path and I was already used to that. But I never thought that anyone would be able to hurt me so bad again to render me so broken, not until I met him.
It all began on a blessed Saturday afternoon, the blazing sun was overhead and the city was buzzing with the day's business. I was at the town's Mayor's bar where I worked as a waitress.
"Please get me water, can I get wine, please? Why are you taking so long?" The clamours of the people in the bar filled my ears and I had to hurry up so that I was going to meet all their orders.
My legs were already aching from the work but I was certainly not going to stop. I was a strong girl right from the beginning and that is exactly what has been keeping me strong.
I could feel sweat forming at the corner of my eyes as I went around the bar with glasses of drinks and cans of water balanced steadily in my tray.
I distributed the drinks as soon as I could. I had to serve everyone there as soon as I could because I also worked at a close by diner after my shift.
I watched the time closely and it was just ten minutes to twelve. "I have just ten minutes more minutes time here," I said swiftly to myself.
I distributed the rest of the drinks around as soon as I could and I went over to my boss, the Vampire Mayor.
"I am done for today sir." I said to him and he shot a stare at me. I was waiting for my allowance and he knew that. He shot a stare at me but I didn't care, all I waited for was my allowance.
He brought out the five dollar bill and pushed it over to me. "Here it is." He returned to me. I snatched the money away from him quickly. I was already running late and I was damn sure that my boss would already be foaming with anger.
I broke into a swift run towards the diner and I could feel my heart pounding hard against my chest as though it was going to burst through and cold Shivers ran swiftly down my spine.
I could see the diner just before me and I knew that I was already late as I could see my boss just before me, foaming with anger.
"Where have you been?" He growled at me with so much hate and anger in his voice when I got over to him.
"I am very Sorry!" I returned to him but he would not listen to a single word that I had to say as he growled at me with so much outrage in his voice.
He pulled away from me and I could not even tell if he was angry or not as he walked Into the diner and I walked slowly behind him but I was stopped by three panther shifters making me fall backward.
"I have gotrent someone else." He shot at me from behind and my heart sank.
"So you have been the one keeping all of us waiting?" They shot at me with smirks hanging on their faces while I stared right into their eyes.
But I was not a single bit afraid of them, I had already been oppressed in the past. This was not the First and it was not going to be the last, and from all these experiences, the only thing that I had learned to do was to act strong.
"What do you want from me?" I shot at them while they advanced slowly toward me and I fell backward with my heart pounding hard against my chest.
"What do we want from you? You kept us waiting so why don't we go to the waiting room?" They shot at me and before I could spit out a single word from my mouth, one of them held me tightly by my hands and licked his lips while the rest of the crowd laughed aloud.
They found it funny but I didn't. My heart pounded hard against my chest as I continued to stare into his eyes. "That's what you get for being such a fool." My boss hissed and walked by while I continued to stare.
I tried hard to break free from him but he had a strong grip on me. "Where do you think that you are going to?" He growled at me while I continued to struggle with him and the rest of them held me from behind.
"Come with us." They shot at me from behind and began to drag me away to the inner room and I struggled even harder but their grip on me was just way too strong.
"Stop right there!" A loud cry came from behind making everyone's eyes turn toward the direction of the sound.
It was a young man between the age of twenty. He advanced towards us swiftly with a frown hanging on his face and he shot a deadly stare at the three of us.
"Alpha Austin?" The Panther Shifters shot quickly and I could hear their hearts beating hard against my chest from the point where I stood.
Everyone in the bar gasped with surprise and my jaw fell apart in amazement. It was the legendary Alpha Austin from the Red Moon pack and I had always wished I would be able to see him one day, but here he was staring at me right in the eyes.
"Why are you disturbing her, why don't you just pick someone your size?" He shot at them with so much hate and anger in his voice.
"Well, she should have come a little bit earlier." They returned but one of the panther shifters firmly refused to leave me alone.
"I am not leaving her alone." He shot at Alpha Austin while everyone in the hall gasped.
He advanced towards them angrily and held him tightly by his neck while he gasped for breath.
"How dare you." He shot at him while he continued to gasp for breath.
"I am sorry my Alpha." He apologised quickly and threw him to the floor while he continued to gasp for breath and he ran out of the place with the others.
Then, he turned towards me and shot a stare at me but I wasn't afraid of him. I opened my mouth to appreciate him but then I began to perceive an odd Scent of commanon mixed with ginger, so sweaty that I could not help but continue sniffing.
Then, my wolf confirmed the truth. "Mate! Mate!" My wolf kept screaming while I continued to stare into his gaze.
Rewriting the stars What is love? For some people, it's a sweet feeling Something to be cherished. For some others..it's something that they have to avoid at all cost And yet for others...it's simply a tool to manipulate others. And still...some people..spend their entire lives waiting for it...even though they already know, how it's going to end. Joanna is a feisty 18-year-old girl who has to change schools in her last year of high school. At first, she is excited about attending a boarding school since it means that she can avoid the problems going on in her life but she is shocked when she finds out just how Kents' High works. It is a school fit for the 1% and soon Joanna finds out that the lives of wealthy kids are not as simple as she thought. What happens when she mingles with the students at Kents' High? How will this change impact Joanna's life? Will she be able to survive?
Billionaire contract marriage "I'll make her fall for me and then abándon her!" A daring bet--Who falls for who? Scarlett Kingston is an actress with a promising career. However, Scarlett doesn't believe in love. For her, it's a big waste of time ...until she meets the CEO of an entertainment company, Ryder Thompson. Ryder is a playboy who plays around with the feelings of women...He is enraged when he finds a woman who isn't affected by his charm...He sets out to win her heart but Scarlett proves more though than he imagines. He then gets into a bet with her, In six months, he'll make her fall for him. However, there is a condition. For that six months, they have to live as a married couple. But who falls for who?
Fate took a massive turn as Allen Carter aka Joanna found that she needs a lot of money to save her grandmother. As she sat desperate and clueless, a guy approaches her at the bar and he had an offer. She has to marry a billionaire CEO and be his wife for six months and she will be paid a handsome sum of money. However, he kept key information away from her – the CEO is none other than the cold and ruthless Raymond, and that she has the same facial features as his run away bride, and the contract is to replace her. The idea of quick and easy money and her hapless situation compels her to say yes to the offer. She thought it would be easy to get in and out of this six months contract, however she was clueless about the mess that this arrangement will lead to in her and her CEO husband’s lives.
"You church rat! you're a low life man and shouldn't be worthy to be called a husband to Joyce! Get a divorce!" Aunt Kisha spat out disgustingly. Married for 2 years and mistreated by his in-laws,that is the entire life of Xavier McKinney. He walks as a bartender and he loves and cherishes her so much and Joyce does the same too. what will happen when Xavier's father old butler found him and gave him a golden card containing $5 billionaire? He leaped to the top and promise doom to those who stepped on him before!
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."
Die in Water and Revive in Fire Ji Hanyue was born of a general. On the evening when she married the Crown Prince, she was framed and pushed into a lake. Before she died, she was told that both her father and sister had been murdered. When she woke up in a fire, she found herself reincarnated as her cousin Qu Moying, a blind daughter of the Vice Minister of Works. With a hateful stepmother and sister, the poor girl lived in forsaken circumstances and used to be timid and isolated. The fire gave Ji Hanyue a new life and changed Qu Moying’s life. The vengeance started. In the previous life, Ji Hanyue married the Crown Prince, while in this one, she took the fancy of his uncle. What kind of marriage was waiting for her?
Five years ago, he upped and left his wife without informing her. He had always felt unworthy. As a result, he decided to go and become a better man. It took him five whole years of daily hard work. When he was satisfied, he returned as a powerful and honorable man. He intended to start a family with his wife. But he got back to meet the greatest shocker of his life. He actually had a daughter!
In their three years of marriage, Chelsea had been a dutiful wife to Edmund. She used to think that her love and care would someday melt Edmund's cold heart, but she was wrong. Finally, she couldn't take the disappointment any longer and chose to end the marriage. Edmund had always thought that his wife was just boring and dull. So it was shocking when Chelsea suddenly threw divorce papers at his face in front of everyone at the Nelson Group's anniversary party. How humiliating! After that, everyone thought that the formerly-married couple would never see each other again, even Chelsea. Once again, she thought wrong. Sometime later, at an award ceremony, Chelsea went onstage to accept the award for best screenplay. Her ex-husband, Edmund, was the one presenting the award to her. As he handed her the trophy, he suddenly reached for her hand and pleaded humbly in front of the audience, "Chelsea, I'm sorry I didn't cherish you before. Could you please give me another chance?" Chelsea looked at him indifferently. "I'm sorry, Mr. Nelson. My only concern now is my business." Edmund's heart was shattered into a million pieces. "Chelsea, I really can't live without you." But his ex-wife just walked away. Wasn't it better for her to just concentrate on her career? Men would only distract her—especially her ex-husband.
I always thought nobody could hate me more than my own mother – till I met my fated mate... Nobody rejects a fated mate. But mine did. He doesn't want a half breed for a mate. Half wolf, half warlock, I am a disgrace in his eyes. One he doesn't want to be linked to. His rejection crushes me. And is a death sentence. Maybe it's time to leave this town. But the more I try to stay away, the more entangled I get in this pack and with this alpha who despises my very existence. But there is something thrumming under the surface of this usually sleepy town, something dark and vicious. There are too many warlocks in town, another new pack, and I feel like I am being watched. The worst is yet to come, however. When one of the Alpha's mate candidates is found murdered, all eyes turn to me... But the killer left a message, one that only I could understand: "You're next."
Rena got into an entanglement with a big shot when she was drunk one night. She needed Waylen's help while he was drawn to her youthful beauty. As such, what was supposed to be a one-night stand progressed into something serious. All was well until Rena discovered that Waylen's heart belonged to another woman. When his first love returned, he stopped coming home, leaving Rena all alone for many nights. She put up with it until she received a check and farewell note one day. Contrary to how Waylen expected her to react, Rena had a smile on her face as she bid him farewell. "It was fun while it lasted, Waylen. May our paths never cross. Have a nice life." But as fate would have it, their paths crossed again. This time, Rena had another man by her side. Waylen's eyes burned with jealousy. He spat, "How the hell did you move on? I thought you loved only me!" "Keyword, loved!" Rena flipped her hair back and retorted, "There are plenty of fish in the sea, Waylen. Besides, you were the one who asked for a breakup. Now, if you want to date me, you have to wait in line." The next day, Rena received a credit alert of billions and a diamond ring. Waylen appeared again, got down on one knee, and uttered, "May I cut in line, Rena? I still want you."