The first time I met Alpha Dane, his piercing crimson eyes locked with mine, and the world seemed to stand still. His presence was overwhelming-a commanding blend of danger and power that sent shivers down my spine. As a shadow in my brother Kieran's pack, I was never meant to be noticed. Yet, in that electrifying moment, Dane saw me, and my life began to change. After our parents' tragic accident, Kieran bound my wolf and stripped away my identity, blaming me for a crime I didn't commit. Reduced to servitude, I lived in constant fear, a pawn in his unrelenting quest for power. Dane, however, saw through my brokenness. When he defied Kieran to protect me, I felt something I thought I had lost forever-hope. But hope was dangerous. Dane's fiery gaze and unwavering strength awakened something deep inside me. The bond forming between us was undeniable, each touch sending sparks through my veins. Yet with every moment we shared, the danger grew. Kieran's wrath was unyielding, and the ruthless Malakar posed a new threat to Dane's pack-and my survival. As secrets unraveled, the fragile foundation of my world collapsed. Betrayals and shifting loyalties forced me to confront my darkest fears. I was no longer content to be Kieran's pawn, but rising as my own savior meant risking everything. With Dane at my side, I found courage I never knew I had. Together, we faced treachery, danger, and an uncertain future. But could I truly trust him? In a world rife with peril, would the bond between us save me-or shatter me completely? For the first time in years, I'm ready to fight. For freedom. For love. For the life I was meant to live.
The first time I saw him; I forgot to breathe.
Alpha Dane stood in the center of the room like a storm, given human form. His piercing crimson eyes scanned the gathering, settling on each person for a fleeting moment before moving on. But when they locked with mine, I felt as if the very air around me had been stolen. The weight of his gaze was suffocating, yet I couldn't look away. It wasn't just his power that unnerved me-it was the strange flicker of recognition in those eyes, as though he had found something he hadn't been looking for.
I had no right to stand out, not in this room, not ever. My brother, Kieran, made sure of that. For years, I was nothing more than a shadow-a servant in my very own pack, scurrying around unnoticed, unseen, unheard. It was safer that way. Drawing Kieran's attention meant pain, humiliation, and worse. And yet, for one fleeting moment, Alpha Dane had seen me.
I should have felt terrified. Instead, I felt... alive.
My life hadn't always been this bleak. There was a time when our family's laughter echoed through these walls when my parents ruled the pack with fairness and love. But that world was shattered the day they died. The accident had come out of nowhere, or so everyone believed. One moment, my parents were the leaders, the protectors, the heart of our pack; the next moment, they were gone, leaving Kieran to take their place.
But Kieran didn't inherit their compassion. He wielded his power like a weapon, his ambition burning brighter than any bond of blood. The first thing he did as Alpha was strip me of my wolf. I still remember the ritual-the blinding pain as the spell locked away the very essence of who I was, leaving me hollow.
"You're a liability," he had said, his voice cold and final. "The weaker link. You'll serve this pack better in silence."
From that moment on, I wasn't his sister anymore. I was a scapegoat, a servant, and a prisoner in my own home.
I was carrying a tray of drinks when Dane arrived that night. Kieran had summoned the pack for an emergency meeting-something about a looming alliance with the Malakar pack. I kept to the edges of the room, my eyes downcast, hoping to escape unnoticed. But when Dane walked in, the atmosphere shifted.
His presence demanded attention. The other alphas deferred to him instinctively, their chatter fading into silence. He wasn't the tallest man in the room, nor the most muscular, but his sheer aura of dominance made him seem larger than life.
When his eyes swept over the crowd and landed on me, I froze. My heart pounded, my wolf-bound though she was-stirred faintly, almost as if in recognition. For years, I had buried her voice so deeply I almost forgot she existed. Yet in that moment, she pressed against the confines of her prison, as though Alpha Dane's gaze had called to something primal within me.
Later that night, I overheard them.
Kieran's voice was sharp and low, filled with the venom I had come to know too well. "Dane is a threat. His power grows unchecked, and if he discovers my plans, this entire alliance will fall apart."
"Then why invite him here?" a second voice asked-one of Kieran's lieutenants.
Kieran scoffed. "To keep him close. To watch him. And when the time is right, to destroy him."
I pressed my back against the cold stone wall, every muscle in my body tense. Dane wasn't just a visitor; he was a pawn in Kieran's twisted game. And if Kieran was willing to destroy an alpha like Dane, what chance did I have if I ever stepped out of line?
A faint creak of the floorboards startled me, and I realized how dangerous it was to linger. If Kieran caught me eavesdropping, his wrath would be unthinkable. But as I slipped away, the weight of what I'd overheard settled in my chest.
Alpha Dane might have been powerful, but Kieran's cunning was unmatched. And in this deadly dance of ambition and betrayal, I was a pawn, just like everyone else.
When I lay down that night, sleep refused to come. My mind replayed Dane's gaze, the raw power behind those crimson eyes, and the strange spark of hope they had kindled in me. For years, I had learned to accept my fate, to survive one day at a time without daring to dream of more. But something had shifted tonight.
Hope was dangerous. It made you think of things you couldn't have, couldn't be. And yet, for the first time in years, I felt its warmth in the cold void of my existence.
I knew better than to cling to it. Hope only led to disappointment, and disappointment often came with punishment. Still, as I stared at the ceiling of my small, dark room, I couldn't stop wondering:
Why had Dane looked at me that way?
And what would happen when Kieran's plans finally unfolded?
The answers scared me, but not as much as the thought of staying in this shadowed prison forever.
As the first rays of dawn crept into the sky, I made a silent vow: If there was even the faintest chance to escape this life, I would take it. For freedom, for survival... and for the strange, dangerous pull I felt toward the Alpha with the crimson eyes.
The sound of Kieran's voice the next morning shattered my resolve. His commanding tone echoed down the hall, and I knew he was issuing orders-something big was about to happen. My heart sank as dread coiled around me like a vice.
I wasn't strong. I wasn't brave. But I was tired of living like this.
As I opened the door to face another day, one thought burned in my mind:
Change was coming. I just didn't know if it would save me or destroy me.
Kieran's words echoed in my mind as I carried out my chores that day. "Dane won't see it coming," he had said. But I wasn't so sure. Dane's gaze lingered in my mind, and I couldn't shake the feeling that he knew far more than he let on.
If Kieran thought he could outmaneuver an alpha like Dane, he might have underestimated the storm he was inviting into our lives.
And somehow, I knew I was standing at the heart of it.
Janet was adopted when she was a kid -- a dream come true for orphans. However, her life was anything but happy. Her adoptive mother taunted and bullied her all her life. Janet got the love and affection of a parent from the old maid who raised her. Unfortunately, the old woman fell ill, and Janet had to marry a worthless man in place of her parents' biological daughter to meet the maid's medical expenses. Could this be a Cinderella's tale? But the man was far from a prince, except for his handsome appearance. Ethan was the illegitimate son of a wealthy family who lived a reckless life and barely made ends meet. He got married to fulfill his mother's last wish. However, on his wedding night, he had an inkling that his wife was different from what he had heard about her. Fate had united the two people with deep secrets. Was Ethan truly the man we thought he was? Surprisingly, he bore an uncanny resemblance to the impenetrable wealthiest man in the city. Would he find out that Janet married him in place of her sister? Would their marriage be a romantic tale or an utter disaster? Read on to unravel Janet and Ethan's journey.
A sudden twist of fate connected Helena to a prominent and influential person. To onlookers, she appeared as a naive bimbo. In truth, she was a top-tier specialist, shrouded in layers of hidden identities. Charlie declared, “She’s quite delicate and easily hurt. Cross her, and you’re crossing me.” The elite families, outwitted by Helena's prowess, kept these truths from him. Helena eventually broke free from Charlie, sending him on a frenzied worldwide hunt. To him, she was a bird with dazzling wings, and his goal was to help her reach new heights.
"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?"
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?
Linsey was stood up by her groom to run off with another woman. Furious, she grabbed a random stranger and declared, "Let's get married!" She had acted on impulse, realizing too late that her new husband was the notorious rascal, Collin. The public laughed at her, and even her runaway ex offered to reconcile. But Linsey scoffed at him. "My husband and I are very much in love!" Everyone thought she was delusional. Then Collin was revealed to be the richest man in the world. In front of everyone, he got down on one knee and held up a stunning diamond ring. "I look forward to our forever, honey."
Due to the plight of her family, Phoebe had no choice but to embark on the path of selling herself. In an accident, she had a tangled night with Alexander. Everything began to derail, and even if she fled to the ends of the earth, she would still be found by him and entangled... *** Phoebe screamed in frustration, "What do you want from me?" What was this supposed to be? He raised an eyebrow wickedly. "What do I want? You'll find out soon enough." With that, he hoisted her up and carried her back into the office. The door slammed shut with a kick, and he cleared the desk with a sweep of his arm before laying her down on it, his body pinning hers in place, completely trapping her in his grasp. Every cell in his body was telling him he wanted her. He wanted to claim her again. This time, there would be no escape for her-he wouldn't let her slip away. Never again. If he had suffered for five years, then this woman wouldn't get off easily either!