In a world where loyalty is a luxury and power is a deadly game, Luna Lucy life is shattered when her mate and husband, Beta Andy, reveals his darkest secret: a child with another woman. Ash , the cunning and ruthless mistress, will stop at nothing to claim Andy's wealth and status, even if it means destroying Lucy's life. Forced to flee her pack, Lucy finds refuge with the enigmatic Alpha Daniel and his Pack. As Lucy navigates her new life, she must confront the shadows of her past and the secrets that threaten to destroy her future. With the help of Daniel and her newfound allies, Lucy must summon the strength to reclaim her power and her heart. But as the truth begins to unravel, Lucy realizes that her greatest challenge lies ahead. Will she be able to overcome the deception and betrayal that has haunted her for so long, or will the secrets of the past destroy her chance at a new beginning.
Lucy POV
"Luna Lucy, you're pregnant."
The pack doctor's words sounded so unreal, as though they were spoken from a distant dream.
My chest immediately tightened, my fingers trembling as they curled into the edge of the chair. The stark clinical room suddenly felt suffocating, the air too heavy to breathe.
"Pregnant?" The word rolled off my tongue, foreign and weightless. It couldn't be real at all. It shouldn't be real atleast, even though have been waiting for this moment like forever.
"Yes," the doctor confirmed, her voice calm but firm, as though she had uttered the words a hundred times before.
"You're pregnant, Luna."
I blinked at her, searching her expression for any sign that she was joking to me.
A cruel mistake? A misdiagnosis? Surely, it wasn't true. My heart beat wildly in my chest, hammering against my ribcage like it was trying to escape already.
"Are you sure about that?" My voice wavered, my hands gripping the armrests of the chair tightly.
Without hesitation, the doctor handed me the scan results.
The proof stared back at me in black and white.
It was undeniable at this point. The faint outline of life inside me, a miracle.
I was actually pregnant.
For a moment, the room spun, and I felt as though the world had tilted off its axis.
After good five long, agonizing years of waiting to have a baby of my own.
Five years of shame, whispers, and pitying glances. Five years of wondering if I was broken, if I was unworthy of being a Luna of a pack, of being a mother for the Beta.
Now, at last, I had the answer I had been praying for over the years.
"I... I don't know what to say," I whispered, tears pooling in my eyes at this point.
A mixture of joy and disbelief flooded my heart at almost same time.
I gently placed a hand on my stomach, the thought that something so precious was growing within me almost too much to bear.
The doctor's face softened, her voice taking on a soothing tone.
"It's still early, but everything looks healthy and good. Congratulations, Luna."
I nodded absently, my mind racing with anxiety.
What would this mean for me? For my mate? For the whole pack?
The joy was quickly tempered by a creeping unease. Not all pregnancies in the pack were celebrated equally though. Not every mate reacted with happiness to such news. I knew the traditions, the unspoken rules that governed our world. Would he be happy? Would he... care?
The thought sent a chill down my spine.
As I stood to leave, my legs felt shaky, as if the weight of the news had rendered them weak. The doctor gave me some parting instructions, but her voice was drowned out by the storm of emotions raging in my head.
I left the clinic, the scan result clutched tightly in my hand. The cold breeze outside did little to cool the flush on my cheeks. I looked down at the paper again, as if to reassure myself that it was real.
Pregnant. I was pregnant.
I should have been ecstatic. I should have been running to tell him. But instead, doubt and fear gnawed at the edges of my joy.
Five years without a child hadn't just been a test of patience, it had been a test of our mate bond. A bond that had started with love and devotion but had grown strained with every passing year. His words still echoed in my mind.
"If you can't give me an heir, what's the point of all this?"
He had said it in anger, during one of our worst fights, but it had cut deeper than any physical wound on me .
I knew he had resented me for years, though he tried to hide it behind a mask of duty.
Would this change things at this point? Would it bring us closer, or drive us further apart?
I hurried back to the packhouse, my heart pounding with every step I made. The halls felt colder than usual, the weight of the secret I carried pressing heavily on my shoulders.
When I reached my room, I closed the door behind me, leaning against it for support. I stared at the scan result again, my emotions swirling in a chaotic storm.
Finally, I allowed myself to smile, a small, hopeful smile. This was my moment, my miracle. No matter what happened next, no one could take this away from me.
But as I turned to place the scan result on the bedside table, my hand froze mid-air. A scent lingered in the room, faint but unmistakable.
It wasn't mine.
It wasn't his, either.
My stomach sank, a cold dread replacing the warmth that had filled me just moments ago
. Slowly, I turned my head, scanning the room for any sign of disturbance. My gaze fell on the bed, and my breath caught in my throat.
A single, unfamiliar item lay on the sheets.
A scarf.
It was delicate, feminine, and reeked of a scent I didn't recognize.
The scan result slipped from my fingers, fluttering to the ground like a dying leaf.
My heart clenched, my mind racing to make sense of what I was seeing. The implications were clear, but I refused to believe them.
No. It couldn't be. Not now. Not when everything was finally falling into place.
I looked around the whole apartment while trying to get something to understand, what I never wanted to do was to reveal that I was pregnant already.
At this point, I hated myself.
But deep down, I knew.
Something was wrong.
Something was very wrong.
She was a world-renowned divine doctor, the CEO of a publicly traded company, the most formidable female mercenary, and a top-tier tech genius. Marissa, a titan with a plethora of secret identities, had hidden her true stature to marry a seemingly impoverished young man. However, on the eve of their wedding, her fiance, who was actually the lost heir to a wealthy dynasty, called off the engagement and subjected her to degradation and mockery. Upon the revelation of her concealed identities, her ex-fiance was left stunned and desperately pleaded for her forgiveness. Standing protectively before Marissa, an incredibly influential and fearsome magnate declared, "This is my wife. Who would dare try to claim her?"
For as long as Emily can remember, she has wanted to overcome her shyness and explore her sexuality. Still, everything changes when she receives an invitation to visit one of the town's most prestigious BDSM clubs, DESIRE'S DEN. On the day she chose to peruse the club, she noticed three men, all dressed in suits, standing on the upper level, near the railing. Despite her limited vision, she persisted in fixating on them. Their towering statues belied the toned bodies concealed by their sharply tailored suits-or so she could tell. The hair of two of them was short and dark, and the third had light brown-possibly blond-hair that reached the shoulders. The dark, crimson background incised their figures, exuding an air of mystery and strength. They stood in stark contrast to the unfiltered, primal energy that pulsed through the club. Shocked by the desires these men aroused in her, she was disappointed to learn that they were masters seeking a slave to divide and conquer. She couldn't afford the fee, and she also realized that they were outside her league. Emily hurriedly left the club, feeling disappointed and depressed, unaware that she had also caught the group's attention. A world of wicked pleasure, three handsome men. Over the years, they have lived a life of decadence, their lavish lair serving as a stage for their most sinister desires. But despite the unending parade of willing subjects, one woman sticks out. A mysterious stranger with white porcelain skin and a killer body, a slave, a name with no address, the first lady to attract their eye and they will go to any length to obtain her no matter the consequences.
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?
In the previous life, Maggie Johnson was so cowardly, gullible and stupid that she was coaxed by her fiance and stepsister and then broke her legs and lost everything including her fortune, love and even life. However, she was so lucky that she was reborn in the year before everything happened. Since her life restarted, how could she repeat a previous tragedy? Therefore, in this life, she took the opportunity to improve herself and take revenge on the ones who had ever insulted her. Facing the people who had humiliated her previously, she became smart and experienced to break their frames and tricks that had caused her to hurt in the previous life. Finally, no one could stop her pace to amaze the world any more.
"Then let's get a divorce!" With courage, Leora left her husband's house, after being accused of poisoning his mistress. Her in-laws and sister-in-law had planned various ways to kick her out of Peter's house and in the end Leora gave in. However, no one expected that things would turn 180 degrees after the divorce. When everyone who had hurt her was happy with each other's lies, Leora returned. This time, she was no longer the poor orphan girl from the orphanage. She has changed and not only that, she also carries a big secret that will make everyone turn to worship her feet.
They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."