Aiden, a half-human, half-Serakyn, has spent his life hiding his true identity. But when his power-hungry half-sister Zara seeks to destroy him, he must confront the dark truth about his bloodline and fight for his survival against a family torn apart by betrayal and ambition.
Aiden's POV
The wind whipped against me as I stood on the edge of the cliff, staring out over the landscape as the twin moons cast an ethereal glow over the barren ground below. This world was my prison and my heritage, and somewhere in the sky above was the human side of me I tried so hard to bury.
I was half-human, half-Serakyn, a creature caught between two worlds, and accepted by neither. Always hiding, always feared.
The Serakyns, with their silver blood and unyielding strength, ruled this world with an iron grip, ancient and bound by tradition. Full-blooded Serakyns were known for their purity and power. But I wasn't fully one of them. I was a Nyren, a half-breed.
My Serakyn blood gave me unnatural strength, speed and body built for survival. My human side, however, hidden and despised among the Serakyns. I looked back at how I had struggled to hide this humanity, moments where my compassion and empathy nearly exposed me. They were feelings I could never fully shake, qualities my kind considered weaknesses. I had led a precarious life, always wary of who might discover my human origins and turn against me. My father ensured that my human side was buried, for my survival, he said. But as I look out now, alone in this world, I wonder if it was worth it.
I'd learned to build walls that made me seem untouchable, unbreakable. And I suppose that's what they saw in me. The power and the coldness, the force and the fear. It made me strong, yes. But it also made me a monster in their eyes.
They didn't know how I had to keep that human side hidden, even as a child. I learned young that there were questions you could never answer and truths you could never speak. One wrong word could have ended me. So, I closed off parts of myself. And maybe it worked too well...because now, when I look inside, it's all walls and silence.
But Zara.... Zara was different. A faint smile touched my lips at the thought of her, a rare feeling of warmth thawing the icy fortress I kept around my heart. She was my half-sister, but it was more than that. She was the one person who saw me as something beyond strength and fear. When we were younger, we'd spend hours together, lost in stories and laughter, as if we were the only souls in the universe. For a few moments, I almost felt...whole. Almost believed I could belong. With her, I didn't feel the heavy weight of my secret. I didn't have to be Aiden the Serakyn, or Aiden the human. I could just be.
Yet, there was an uneasy feeling, I always worried that my affection for her could cost me everything. She brought out a gentler side of me, allowed me to be vulnerable, and showed warmth that I concealed from everyone else.
But even Zara didn't know the whole truth. She didn't know what I was, what I carried in my veins. My human side, the side that could destroy me. I knew if she ever discovered it, that bond we shared would snap, fragile as glass. A part of me wanted to believe she'd still look at me the same, that she'd still see the brother she cared for. But another part...the part that kept me alive all these years, knew better.
The sky was restless tonight. Something shifted in the air, dark and foreboding, like the calm before a storm. A faint sound...a distant rumble, or maybe it was just my imagination, echoed through the mountains. My fingers clenched, my muscles tensing, ready. Maybe I'd stood on this cliff long enough. A cold resolve settled in my chest. Whatever came, I'd face it. Alone, if that's what it took.
I took one last look over the landscape, the twin moons casting their ghostly light on the jagged rocks. I belonged to no world and yet, maybe I was meant to protect both. The silence broke only by the faint howl of the wind as I turned my back on the cliff, ready to meet the darkness ahead.
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?
I received a pornographic video. "Do you like this?" The man speaking in the video is my husband, Mark, whom I haven't seen for several months. He is naked, his shirt and pants scattered on the ground, thrusting forcefully on a woman whose face I can't see, her plump and round breasts bouncing vigorously. I can clearly hear the slapping sounds in the video, mixed with lustful moans and grunts. "Yes, yes, fuck me hard, baby," the woman screams ecstatically in response. "You naughty girl!" Mark stands up and flips her over, slapping her buttocks as he speaks. "Stick your ass up!" The woman giggles, turns around, sways her buttocks, and kneels on the bed. I feel like someone has poured a bucket of ice water on my head. It's bad enough that my husband is having an affair, but what's worse is that the other woman is my own sister, Bella. ************************************************************************************************************************ “I want to get a divorce, Mark,” I repeated myself in case he didn't hear me the first time—even though I knew he'd heard me clearly. He stared at me with a frown before answering coldly, "It's not up to you! I'm very busy, don't waste my time with such boring topics, or try to attract my attention!" The last thing I was going to do was argue or bicker with him. "I will have the lawyer send you the divorce agreement," was all I said, as calmly as I could muster. He didn't even say another word after that and just went through the door he'd been standing in front of, slamming it harshly behind him. My eyes lingered on the knob of the door a bit absentmindedly before I pulled the wedding ring off my finger and placed it on the table. I grabbed my suitcase, which I'd already had my things packed in and headed out of the house.
Rosalynn's marriage to Brian wasn't what she envisioned it to be. Her husband, Brian, barely came home. He avoided her like a plague. Worse still, he was always in the news for dating numerous celebrities. Rosalynn persevered until she couldn't take it anymore. She upped and left after filing for a divorce. Everything changed days later. Brian took interest in a designer that worked for his company anonymously. From her profile, he could tell that she was brilliant and dazzling. He pulled the stops to find out her true identity. Little did he know that he was going to receive the greatest shocker of his life. Brian bit his finger with regret when he recalled his past actions and the woman he foolishly let go.
Everyone was shocked to the bones when the news of Rupert Benton's engagement broke out. It was surprising because the lucky girl was said to be a plain Jane, who grew up in the countryside and had nothing to her name. One evening, she showed up at a banquet, stunning everyone present. "Wow, she's so beautiful!" All the men drooled, and the women got so jealous. What they didn't know was that this so-called country girl was actually an heiress to a billion-dollar empire. It wasn't long before her secrets came to light one after the other. The elites couldn't stop talking about her. "Holy smokes! So, her father is the richest man in the world?" "She's also that excellent, but mysterious designer who many people adore! Who would have guessed?" Nonetheless, people thought that Rupert didn't love her. But they were in for another surprise. Rupert released a statement, silencing all the naysayers. "I'm very much in love with my beautiful fiancee. We will be getting married soon." Two questions were on everyone's minds: "Why did she hide her identity? And why was Rupert in love with her all of a sudden?"
After a passionate night, Verena left some money and wanted to leave, but was held by her companion. "Isn't it your turn to make me happy?" Verena, always disguising herself as ugly, slept with her fiance's uncle, Darren, in order to escape her engagement with her unfaithful fiance. Darren had respect and admiration. Word of his romantic escapades circulated, some saying they saw him kissing a lady against a wall and others calling it gossip. Who could ever tame Darren's heart? Then, shockingly, Darren was caught bending down to help Verena with her shoes, all to score a kiss from her!
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?