"Why did you buy me, especially for such a huge amount? There is no way you could possibly want me when I am carrying the child of another man. Wait.... You could not possibly want me because..." the last words remained stuck in Kyra's throat. She swallowed thickly and dread curled in the pit of her stomach as she stared at the handsome face of a rumored ruthless Alpha Anton. *** It is one thing to find your mate, it is another for your mate to want you back. All of Kyra's life, she has been the rejected one and thought that things would be different when she finally finds her mate. Except that the moon goddess is one who likes to play games, Kyra gets mated to the enemy of her pack, Tristan. Kyra is shocked when her mate accepts her despite knowing she is the enemy's daughter, so she starts going out with him secretly, but that won't last for long because she falls pregnant, and her father finds out about her escapades with Tristan. Tristan rejects her in the presence of her father and denies their child, leaving Kyra broken-hearted. He was only with her to destroy her father because of the feud between both packs. In anger, her father who has never cared for her decides to auction her off to the highest bidder. Broken, pregnant and in shame, Kyra is sold off to Alpha Anton. Kyra has never left home all her life and the first time she does, it is with a stranger who bought her. Kyra looks on her future with dread, not knowing what it holds for a pregnant and rejected woman like her.
Kyra paced around her room, anxiously wiggling her fingers nervously. Her eyes darted to the window when she heard a knock, and she quickly ran to slide open the glass to allow Tristan to come in.
The window was very tall and wide, Tristan could pass through easily and Tristan was not a small man. Most of the time, she was grateful for this window because how would she be able to see him anytime she wanted to and could not leave her father's palace? Her room was also at the end of the building, far from her siblings' rooms so they won't be disturbed here.
"Did anyone see you?" She asked him with wide eyes as she looked him from up to down to check if he sustained any injury from climbing the wall to her room that was on the third floor of her father's palace.
"You worry too much." Tristan laughed as he jumped inside the room and wrapped her up in a hug.
"Of course, I worry too much. It's because I love you," Kyra said as she hugged him back, breathing in his scent that was soothing, and she immediately felt herself calming down.
She has been worried that he would be caught. It might not be his first time sneaking into her room, but that didn't stop her from worrying about him. She kept getting this feeling that one day, he would be caught, and it won't end well.
Tristan was her fated mate, but she couldn't be caught with him because he was the alpha of the neighboring pack which happened to be her pack's rival. The two packs have been at war for the longest of times, right from Tristan's and her ancestors until now, and Kyra was hoping that they would be the ones to end the long time feud.
The moon goddess knew what she was doing when she paired them as mates and now, she was pregnant with Tristan's child and could not wait to tell him. Her father would understand. When he hears that she's pregnant, he wouldn't have any other choice than to bless her and Tristan's union.
Her father might not like her as he did his other children because he felt that she killed his wife; her mother during childbirth. Her mother was his fated mate and the love of his life. He also detested the sight of her because she looked so much like her mother with her blonde hair and baby blue eyes that sparkled with life.
Once she and Tristan tell him about their child, Tristan would suggest that they settle their long-time feud and they would sign a peace treaty. She knew that her father, Ezekiel, was tired of the constant war and fight between the two countries. He would be willing to sign the peace treaty, and she was also sure that he would be happy to see her leave the palace as he had always deemed her as useless.
"Hey, what are you thinking about?"
Kyra snapped out of her thoughts when she felt Tristan bop her nose. She found him smiling down at her and felt her heart swell with love for him. There was absolutely no need to be scared. This man loved her so much. If not, he would have rejected her when he found out that they were mates.
His father died recently of poisoning, and he had to take over as the pack's alpha. She was going to be his Luna, and she just couldn't wait for that time to come. She wanted to be by his side forever.
"I'm thinking about our future together, Tristan." she told him with a happy smile as she bounced on her feet, "Soon, I will be your Luna and you won't have to always sneak into my room to see me."
A dark glint of mockery flashed in Tristan's eyes, but Kyra was far too gone in her daydreams of when they would be together without hiding to notice it.
"Of course, very soon we will be the most powerful couple in the Werewolf's world." Tristan's words came out dripping in sarcasm.
"Yes, we..." Kyra jumped on one foot and let out an ear-piercing scream when someone kicked her door from outside, and it split open with a loud bang.
She turned around with widened eyes to see her father and his men standing at the door. Her father had a deep scowl on his face and as he took in everything in her room and when his eyes came to rest on Tristan, his expression changed to one of fury.
"What is going on here?" Ezekiel asked as he took one menacing step into the room.
"Dad?" Kyra called, her voice shaky with fear as she took one step back. How come her father is here in her room? He never came to see her, he only called her out whenever he needed her. Most of the time, he ignored her existence completely.
"I asked you a question, what is going on here?" Ezekiel roared when it looked like Kyra was not answering him as quickly as he would have loved.
"Dad, I..."
"What is he doing inside your room, you stupid thing?" Ezekiel asked as he pointed at Tristan, who was standing behind Kyra without an ounce of fear. He was even watching Ezekiel with mockery and challenge in his eyes.
Kyra looked back at Tristan behind her before turning to face her father again. She did not know what to say, she was just confused. She knew that one mistake and her father would have Tristan arrested. Tristan usually came to see her without his men for fear of them being seen, how would he defend himself against her father and his many men?
Tristan might be an alpha but how was he to fight with so many people and not get hurt? Her father was also an alpha and she knew just how strong he was. Tristan won't be able to beat him in a fight because her father was much more experienced than he was and had been an alpha for many years now.
She couldn't let her father do anything to him, she would die first before she saw him get hurt. She was the reason he was here.
Kyra stepped in front of Tristan, using her small body to block him from her father's view, "Dad, please don't hurt him." Kyra pleaded as tears welled up in her eyes.
"I shouldn't hurt him?" Ezekiel yelled exasperatedly, "I was in my throne room when I was alerted of a stranger jumping into my daughter's room through the window. I thought you were in danger and rushed down here, only to see that you were the one that invited the stranger. You are even begging for him, our enemy!"
Ezekiel could not believe his eyes. He wondered what was going on between his daughter and Tristan, who was their pack's enemy.
A small feeling of warmth flowed through Kyra at the fact that her father still cared a little for her. He had been scared that she was in danger and rushed over to save her. Maybe he did not hate her as much as she thought, all she had to do was tell him about her and Tristan and all would be well.
"Dad, please. He is my mate, I can't allow you to hurt him."
"He is your what?" Ezekiel bellowed in surprise and his gaze turned furious when he saw Tristan smirking at him, "This bastard is your mate?"
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."
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."
Charlee was left at the altar and became a laughingstock. She tried to keep her head high, but ultimately lost it when she received a sex tape of her fiance and her half-sister. Devastated, she ended up spending a wild night with a hot stranger. It was supposed to be one-time thing, but he kept popping up, helping her with projects and revenge, all while flirting with her constantly. Charlee soon realized that it was nice having him around, until her ex suddenly appeared at her door, begging for another chance. Her tycoon lover asked, “Who will you choose? Think carefully before you answer.”
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.
Kaelyn devoted three years tending to her husband after a terrible accident. But once he was fully recovered, he cast her aside and brought his first love back from abroad. Devastated, Kaelyn decided on a divorce as people mocked her for being discarded. She went on to reinvent herself, becoming a highly sought-after doctor, a champion racer, and an internationally renowned architectural designer. Even then, the traitors sneered in disdain, believing Kaelyn would never find someone. But then the ex-husband’s uncle, a powerful warlord, returned with his army to ask for Kaelyn’s hand in marriage.
Lindsey's fiancé was the devil's first son. Not only did he lie to her but he also slept with her stepmother, conspired to take away her family fortune, and then set her up to have sex with a total stranger. To get her lick back, Lindsey decided to find a man to disrupt her engagement party and humiliate the cheating bastard. Never did she imagine that she would bump into a strikingly handsome stranger who was all that she was currently looking for. At the engagement party, he boldly declared that she was his woman. Lindsey thought he was just a broke man who wanted to leech off her. But once they began their fake relationship, she realized that good luck kept coming her way. She thought they would part ways after the engagement party, but this man kept to her side. "We gotta stick together, Lindsey. Remember, I'm now your fiancé. " "Domenic, you're with me because of my money, aren't you?" Lindsey asked, narrowing her eyes at him. Domenic was taken aback by that accusation. How could he, the heir of the Walsh family and CEO of Vitality Group, be with her for money? He controlled more than half of the city's economy. Money wasn't a problem for him! The two got closer and closer. One day, Lindsey finally realized that Domenic was actually the stranger she had slept with months ago. Would this realization change things between them? For the better or worse?