On her 18th birthday, Tessa thought everything would change. She was in love with Alpha Jaxon, hoping he'd finally see her. Instead, he cruelly rejects her, leaving her shattered and humiliated. Just when she thinks things can't get worse, two mysterious brothers, Rafe and Dante, step into her life. They're dangerous, seductive, and hiding secrets, but Tessa can't help being drawn to them. Torn between the twins' pull and the heartache Jaxon left behind, Tessa's world spirals even more when her father forces her into a marriage she doesn't want. Now, she has to choose-fight for love or protect herself. Either way, no one's walking away unscathed.
Sharp as a knife the cold was clawing at my skin as I sat by the stream with my knees hauled in tight to my chest. The earth beneath me was wet, and my dress saturated, but I couldn't care less. The tears were coming hard now, burning hot down my face, each heave ripped from my chest like it had been there too long. I hated how it made me feel weak. I hated that I couldn't lock it all away and be strong like everyone seemed to expect.
The hissing of waters filled in the silence, almost drowning out the thoughts spinning inside my head. I squeezed my arms tighter around myself, holding everything in, but the ache in my chest grew only heavier. His words. They echoed in my mind. "You'll never be enough.".
I was strangling on the boulder of my throat, forcing myself to breathe past it. How could I have been so dumb? How could I have convinced myself tonight was different? He would look at me, see me, and everything would change. I had been living in a fantasy. and now reality had hit me in the gut like a fist.
It was so still, that the only sounds were made by the water and the rattling of the leaves in the breeze. It seemed all the world had decided to give up on me, to let me be sad here, alone, to wallow in my misery. I wanted to disappear, sink into the earth and never come back again. At least that would be easier than facing the pack again. facing him. They'd all seen it. the way he had rebuffed me like a discarded thing.
A twig snapped behind me, and my entire body locked up. I smoothed at my face, scrubbing furiously at the tears as if I could somehow obliterate what had just happened, though I knew it was a pointless gesture. My eyes were probably red, my cheeks blotchy, my hands still shaking.
Footsteps crunched through the fallen leaves, slow and careful. I didn't turn around. Whoever it was, they should have just kept walking. I didn't need anyone to see me like this.
"Tessa.".
Mara's voice was soft, almost tentative, and I closed my eyes for a moment before turning finally. She stood there, hands stuck in her jacket pockets, a look of soft concern on her face. Of course, it was her. She never left me alone, not when I really wanted her to.
"Go away," I muttered, turning back to the water, my voice hoarse and shaking.
I could hear the leaves crunch again as she stepped closer. Then she sat down beside me close enough that her arm rubbed mine, though I wished she wouldn't do that either. We sat there a long while without saying a word. The stream kept going, and I concentrated on it, the steady rhythm of it letting it distract me from the tight knot of shame twisting in my stomach.
"I saw what happened," she whispered softly after what felt like forever. Her voice was soft, as though she was afraid one wrong word would break me completely.
My throat cramped all over again. I didn't want to talk about it, didn't want to say the words out loud. But there was no avoiding it. Everyone had seen. Everyone knew.
"He rebuffed me," I whispered, my voice stumbling over the words. "In public."
Mara didn't say a word. She just let the silence hang between us, as if she knew I needed that space to let it out.
"I said tonight would be different," I choked out, feeling the tears start to spill over again. "I said. maybe. he'd notice me. But he didn't. He never does."
I knew Mara was watching, but she said nothing. Instead, she reached over and clasped my hand in hers, the warmth of her touch against my chilled skin should have been comforting, but all it did was serve as a reminder of how really alone I was.
"You didn't deserve that, Tessa," she said after a while. "Not from him. Not from anyone."
I let out a harsh laugh, shaking my head. "He's right, though. I'm an Omega. There will never be enough of me for a guy like him."
"You're more than that," she said hotly, squeezing my hand tight. "You're stronger than any of them are giving you credit for. You just don't see it yet.".
Still, those words floated through the air, never quite settling into my skin. Not really. There was some kind of wall around me that just wasn't letting any of it in that didn't feel right. I knew she'd meant it. She always did. But nothing changed what had happened. or how badly it had broken me.
I don't know how to face them again," I said, my voice barely above a whisper. "How do I go back after that? How do I even look at him knowing. knowing that he thinks I'm nothing?
Mara said nothing for a long time. Then she turned to me, voice low but steady. "You keep your head up. You walk back in there, and you show them that Jaxon does not get to decide your worth. You do.".
I blinked, unsure of what to say. Part of me wanted to believe her. wanted to believe that I had the strength to do what she was saying. But the other part-that part crushed by Jaxon's rejection-wasn't sure at all.
"I don't know if I can," I said, barely audible.
You can," she insisted. "And you will. Because if you don't, he wins. And I know you, Tessa. You're not some-one who lets anyone win that easy.".
She was trying to pull me out of this shit, reminding me who I was. or at least who I was supposed to be. And still really hurt so damn much. Even if I wanted to fight back, I wasn't even sure I had it in me.
She rose up and stretched out her hand towards me. I stared at it a moment, then reached out to take it, letting her hoist me up onto my feet. My legs were wobbly, but Mara's hand was firm, steadying me.
"Come on," she said softly. "Let's get out of here. You don't need to face them now. Not yet.".
I just nodded, not up to arguing. We started walking through the woods, crunching leaves beneath our boots, the wind picking up around us. The cold air cut much sharper now and bit into my flesh, but still, I welcomed it. Better than suffocating warmth in the pack house.
We walked in silence. The wind rustled through the trees and their branches creaked like whispers in the night. The path we had taken was one I knew well, but tonight it felt different as if the forest sensed something. The moon peered out through the branches, casting a pale light across the ground. Everything looked silver, still.
And then, suddenly, we emerged into a glade, and the trees fell back to let us see the sky ablaze with stars. I paused, looking up. The breath caught inside me for a moment. There was something about the stars, the way they seemed so high and so far off, as if nothing could reach them and all this wreckage down below. For a moment, the ache in my chest loosened a little.
Mara moved up alongside of me, speaking barely above a whisper. "Isn't it just gorgeous?"
I nodded wordlessly, unable to tear my eyes from the sky. "Yeah. it is.".
We just stood there, staring up into the stars for what might have been an eternity. Each of us was too caught up in our own worlds to say a word. The wind whipped around us, jerking at my hair, but I didn't even care. Something peaceful about this moment made everything feel just that little bit less crushing.
When the cold started to creep too deep into my bones, Mara pushed me gently. "Let's head back," she said and, looking back at my pack for the first time that day, I nodded, knowing it was time.
So we moved slow, taking our time. And as we moved through the woods, I knew maybe Mara was right, and that maybe I could find a way through this. Maybe I didn't have to know yet exactly how. but the stars above us reminded me that the world was bigger than this pain.
And maybe that was enough for now.
Afflicted by a rare and life-threatening illness, I've spent a significant portion of my existence confined within the advanced treatment facility of the Taren Wilson Corporation. Resolute and obedient, I dutifully comply with every instruction from the doctors, fervently hoping for the day when I can triumphantly depart, fully restored to robust health. Yet, when that long-awaited day finally arrives, it materializes in a manner far from my idyllic imaginings. Instead of a blissful release, it unfolds amidst a storm of gunfire, introducing me to four remarkably attractive men who claim they are here to rescue me. Thrust into a tumultuous escape with these enigmatic individuals, relentlessly pursued by those I had once believed were my caretakers, I gradually begin to comprehend the deceptive nature of my reality. As it turns out, my sickness is nothing more than an elaborate fabrication. Furthermore, I discover that my identity transcends the boundaries of mere humanity... For a fleeting moment, even amidst the chaos, a glimmer of happiness graces my existence. Alas, Taren once again seeks to ensnare me within their clutches. Now, my newfound life teeters precariously on the precipice of uncertainty. Dr. Gandor, not content with the results of his twisted experiment, yearns to reclaim me, ensuring my survival. However, as the relentless Taren hunters tear me away from the solace I fought so valiantly to attain, something within me snaps. And when my inner wolf finally emerges, her primal power unleashes a maelstrom of upheaval in every facet of my existence, profoundly impacting my relationships with the four shifter men who hold an irreplaceable place in my heart. A voracious monster lurks deep within me. And she holds the power to either deliver me salvation or seal my destruction.
I was loved by my pack. Given the honor of mating our greatest hunter. When we found out who I really was, he rejected me. Now my own alpha, pack, and mate are hunting me. They will never stop. They blame me for what is wrong with our world. And no matter how far I run, I feel the alpha mate bond calling. I crave him as much as I hate him When I meet an arrogant rogue wolf and a mysterious hybrid like me, something starts to change. Every time they touch me, I feel free from my bond. Now, I'll never let my alpha mate capture me. I finally have the power to destroy him.
Allison fell in love with Ethan Iversen, the soon-to-be Alpha of the Moonlight Crown pack. She always wanted him to notice her. Meanwhile, Ethan was an arrogant Alpha who thought a weak Omega could not be his companion. Ethan's cousin, Ryan Iversen, who came back from abroad and was the actual heir of the pack, never tried to get the position nor did he show any interest in it. He was a popular playboy Alpha but when he came back to the pack, one thing captured his eyes and that was Allison.
Amy didn't expect that her husband whom she had loved and trusted earnestly for many years would be cheating on her by having sex with his secretary. When she confronted him, he and his secretary mocked and ridiculed her, they called her barren to her face, afterall, she had not conceived for the past three years that she had been married to her husband, Callan. Terribly Heartbroken, she filed for divorce and left to the club, she picked a random gigolo, had a hot one night stand with him, paid him and dissapeared to a small city. She came back to the country six years later with three identical cute boys and three identical cute girls of the same age. She settled and got a job but soon find out that her CEO was the gigolo she had sex with six years back at the club. Will she be able to hide her six little cuties from her CEO, who happens to be the most powerful man in NorthHill and beleived to be infertile? Can Amy and the most powerful man in NorthHill get along considering the social gap between them.
When Corynn mustered up the courage to tell Elliot about her pregnancy, she unexpectedly found him gallantly helping another woman from his car. Her heart sank as three years of effort to secure his love crumbled before her eyes, compelling her to leave him behind. Three years later, life had taken Corynn down a new path with someone else, while Elliot was left grappling with regret. Seizing a moment of vulnerability, he pleaded, "Corynn, let's get married." Shaking her head with a faint smile, Corynn gently replied, "Sorry, I'm already engaged."
"I'm going to tell you what I have in mind," he murmured. "First you're going to strip down until you're completely naked," he whispered against her ear. "Then I'm going to tie you up so you're completely powerless and subject to my every whim." "Mmm, sounds good so far," she murmured. "Then I'm going to insert a plug to prepare you for me. After that I'm going to spank that sweet ass of yours until it's rosy with my marks." She shivered uncontrollably, her mind exploding with the images he evoked. She let out a small whimper as he sucked the lobe of her ear into his mouth. God, she could cum with just his words. She was already aching with need. Her nipples tingled and hardened to painful points. Her clit pulsed and twitched between her legs until she clamped her thighs together to alleviate the burn. "And then I'm going to f**k your mouth. But I won't cum. Not yet. When I'm close, I'll flog you again until your ass is burning and you're on fire with the need for relief. And then I'm going to f**k that ass. I'm going to take you hard and rough, to the very limits of what you can withstand. I won't be gentle. Not tonight. I'm going to take you as roughly as you can stand. And then I'm going to cum all over your ass. Are you ready to be completely and utterly dominated?"
Life was perfect until she met her boyfriend's big brother. There was a forbidden law in the Night Shade Pack that if the head Alpha rejected his mate, he would be stripped of his position. Sophia's life would get connected with the law. She was an Omega who was dating the head Alpha's younger brother. Bryan Morrison, the head Alpha, was not only a cold-blooded man but also a charming business tycoon. His name was enough to cause other packs to tremble. He was known as a ruthless man. What if, by some twist of destiny, Sophia's path were to intertwine with his?
Sandra Hill, the long-lost real heiress of the Hill family, was shunned by her own kin. Instead of embracing her, they bestowed their affection upon an impostor. They even arranged her to marry a vegetative man in place of her so-called “sister”. Sandra sneered, refusing to put up with this humiliation, cut off ties with the Hill family immediately and ran into the flash marriage with Wesley Cooper, her unconscious billionaire husband. With her incredible medical skills, she defied the odds and revived him. Little did she expect that her husband spoiled her with all his love... A medical genius, a computer prodigy, a national treasure in painting, and a racing legend... Her husband revealed her various identities, leaving the Hill family regretful. Her father came pleading, "It's Dad's fault. Please come back." Her mother wept, "Mom will protect you from now on. Please come back." Even her five brothers knelt before he, begging for forgiveness. Yet, Sandra's smile held a hint of mockery as she vowed, “Never!”