Astrid was a good bride, Luna and mother of the people of her pack. She cared too much for other's but never for herself.She was in love with a man who didn't give a damn about her but she didn't leave. She stood beside him and helped him build his clan despite whatever people said behind her back.Soon he warmed up to her but that was all a facade. When his first love arrives, she is put into dilemma and gets insecure if almost everything about her.Her insecurities were scary and they came to life. She was locked away in the dungeon on the day of Kara's delivery day (kael's first love). Scared and alone, she reached out to Kael but he not only made the guards beat her up but called her immature.She lost her baby.Wounded and afflicted. She left the pack after severing all ties with Kael, but she promised him one thing and that is Revenge.How did she get her revenge?And do you think it all worth it?
Chapter One: My Early Stage
Since I was born, I had always had this belief that the bond between mates was unbreakable-that no witch, no power, no strength or anyone could break whatever was destined by the moon goddess herself. I was wrong. Blinded by love, or rather infatuation, the moon goddess would have called me foolish too because that was what I had portrayed all my life.
The night was cold, alone and angry in my room. A chill ran down my spine but I doubt it had nothing to do with the weather. The Alpha, my mate, was nowhere to be seen since I woke up this morning and I had a feeling something was wrong. The news I had received a few minutes ago made me laugh at myself inwardly, everyone I knew or everyone in this pack knew about what was going on.
But at last, I was the only one left in the dark. She was in labor, his first love, the woman he loved even before me, the woman he still loved. It was obvious to anyone he would definitely choose her over me.
She was finally giving birth to his child. I had no idea she was pregnant till now because she always wore big dresses that covered her baby bump but I'm sure she had planned it with my mate to keep the baby a secret from me.
Getting fed up with all this, I threw on my robe as I made my way to the pack house. The lonely streets and the howling of owls made me nervous but I didn't want my confidence to waver, even one bit. My heart pounding against my chest as I stepped foot into the pack house, the hallway was dimly lit, the whisper's from the members of the pack grew louder as I approached.
Most of them looked away but a few remained stunned by my presence, they knew better than to look me in the eyes.
All of them seated there knew what I was about to face. But none of them made a move to confront me, not like I needed it.
I pushed the heavy, brown, mahogany doors open. My breath hitching as I took in the scene laid down in front of me. There he knelt, my mate-Alpha Kael, by her side, he held her hand as she laid there, writhing in pain. His grip on her hand was firm, his gaze soft and full of loyalty.
It was the same way he should have been looking at me. But ever since she returned from wherever she went to, his gaze turned hostile and full of hate.
"What is the meaning of this?" My voice boomed around the room, louder than I had expected but satisfied with the results, the weight in my chest made it hard to breathe but I tried my best to keep breathing.
Kael's eyes barely glanced my way, his eyes stuck on her but his expression had darkened completely, a flicker of disgust passed through his eyes before sighing heavily, as if I was some rotten garbage that had stumbled into the room.
"Can we not do this now, Astrid?" His voice was low, barely above a whisper but it sounded like a command.
"Not now?" I requoted his words, my fists clenching at my sides. " You're kneeling by her side while she gives birth to your child and you expect me to stay silent?"
"That's enough!" He snapped, his eyes glowing in the dimmed room, it always glowed whenever he got really upset. "I can't do this right now Astrid, you're being unreasonable"
The words echoed through my head like a gong was played in the room.
Unreasonable?
I took a step forward to where he was kneeling, my breath shook with anger. "You are the one being awfully unreasonable, unreasonable is rejecting our mate's bond to fulfill her dying wish!"
The room grew very silent, the howling of the wind was the only sound evident in the room as my chest heaved. The pack doctor shifted uncomfortably as he wiped the sweat from his forehead not minding the blood on his gloves, and one of the nurses coughed silently as she looked away, pretending she hadn't heard anything. But I saw it-that flicker of pity in their eyes that I had received since I walked through these doors.
Because they all knew.
They knew that I was just a replacement for her, they knew he would cast me aside immediately she returned back, pregnant and sick, claiming she didn't have a long time to live.
They knew how persistent I had been to take care of this pack, to win his heart, to keep our mate bond alive, all to hold on to a bond that was meant to be sacred.
And they knew, I knew, I had already lost this very battle.
Kael drew in a short breath and turned to me fully, his jaw clenched in anger. "This is her last wish, Astrid. She wanted a child-my child to be exact, before she leaves this world, I'm giving her that"
I let out a butter chuckle, the sound bitter and hollow even to my own ears and to everyone seated here because they looked up at me as though I had run mad. "And what about me? What about us? What about the mate bond?" I couldn't help but ask thinking it would spark something within him.
His gaze darkened as he finally looked away. "I'll deal with that later"
"Deal with that?" I whispered to myself, shaking my head with nothing but disbelief and shock. "I am your mate, your wife for crying out loud, not some problem to be handled when it's inconvenient for you"
But he had finally turned his attention back to her, as if I hadn't just said something, I felt my heart break into pieces.
As if I didn't matter anymore.
And then before I could utter another word from my lips, I felt them.
Hands.
Grabbing me.
I gasped, struggling as a group of the pack warriors surrounded me as they seized my arms with no gentleness at all.
"What are they doing, Kael? Let me go!"
"They're taking you somewhere safe, somewhere you can't cause any trouble" Kael said, his voice lacking any emotions as he spoke.
"Until my child is brought this world, I won't have you causing any trouble for her or the child"
My chest hurts, I couldn't think as his words sliced into my heart.
"You're locking me away, aren't you?" My voice shook, disbelief washing over me.
Kael's jaw clenched as I saw him nod but he didn't meet my eyes. "Don't take it personal but it's for the best"
The best.
The best for her. For the child.
Never for little old me.
I didn't even try to resist as they dragged me away. Not because I couldn't fight them or didn't have the strength to, something inside me had cracked beyond amends.
I had spent at least three years of my life fighting for something that I had already lost.
So, I let them lock me away, I let them shove me into the basement of the pack house, sealing me off like a deranged werewolf.
Gold Bennett believed in love. She believed in loyalty, in sacrifice. For six years, she worked tirelessly, taking on extra shifts, cutting back on her own dreams, just so her boyfriend, Jason, could finish law school. She thought they were building a future together.Until the day he shattered her world.Jason dumped her in the most humiliating way possible-claiming he needed "financial stability" and had found a rich woman to marry instead. Left with nothing but heartbreak and regret, Gold drowns her sorrows in a bar, questioning every choice she ever made.That's when she meets him.A stranger. Dark, brooding, and impossibly confident, Daniel Copper offers her a way out-marry him. No love, no expectations. Just an arrangement that would benefit them both. Desperate and reckless, Gold says yes.What she doesn't realize is that Daniel Copper isn't just any man. He's a billionaire. And he has secrets-ones that might shatter the fragile life she's trying to rebuild.As their lives intertwine, Gold finds herself drawn to the man behind the mask. But when she learns the truth about their marriage, will it destroy everything? Or will it be the beginning of something real?
Being in an Contract marriage with an illegitimate daughter is one decision that Alaric cannot change but manage with. Desperate to make his betrothed wife give up on the marriage without having any share of his property made him and his mistress drug her and set her up in a one night stand with a stranger.Not only did she get pregnant for an unknown man,it cost her marriage and also rendered her homeless. Faced with no choice than to search for the man that not only took her virginity but also made her a mom.Was her search successful?Who was the identity of the man she had a night stand with?
BLURB .Found her parents in cold blood, stripped off her position and rejected by her mate for her best friend was not the worse betrayal ever. Being sold to your worst enemy was.Cursed, hated, rumored to be hideous and a tyrant turns out to be completely different from what Isabelle thought but then she discovered something about him which changed her view of him for eternity.What is this.As Isabelle draws nearer, she starts to discover more and more backstory of her Alpha and along the way found out, her bloodline was the only thing which could cure him.How and why?I guess that's for you all to find out in this werewolf romance so delve in with me please
BLURB ."Ever have that feeling nothing you ever do matters?" This is Lila Vitale's story, being overshadowed by her elder sister all her life no matter the efforts she puts in. Finally, she is put in the spotlight when her elder sister, Lily, abandons her husband because he went blind, and she ( Lila) has to be the replacement by pretending to be her. Lila is not happy about this at first but steps up to the challenge as she is finally seen and relied on by those she cares about. Lucien, a year later regains his eyesight due to surgery. Lila, hopeful to be set free by the truth, gets disappointed when her sister Lily miraculously appears to take back the place she abandoned and the man Lila had grown to love. To make matters worse, Lila realizes she was just a pawn being used all along and overhears death plots about her unborn child. As the betrayal deepens, Lila tries reaching out to Lucien who treats her like a pest, hurting and giving her no choice but to disappear. Not too long after, Lucien figures out the truth and seeks out for her but isn't he too late? Will Lila ever want to let him back into her life again, especially when she is hell-bent on revenge? EXCERPT. "You have to come back, Lila. To me. You and our children". He whispered gently, his blue eyes filled with care towards me, his hands on my cheeks, stroking them softly. I closed my eyes, rubbing my face against his palm, enjoying the texture. How I had longed so much for this. "Our children? Remember Mr. Knight. I never married you neither are my bastard children yours". I commented, repeating his exact same words five years ago as the side of my lips curled up in disdain.
Drugged and deceived, she bore a child amidst tragedy-her son, falsely declared dead at birth. Fueled by the agony, she disappeared, only to return years later with both her daughter and an adopted son, driven by an unyielding desire for revenge against those who had wronged her and her late mother. The plot takes an unexpected twist when the haunting truth surfaces: her son is alive, and his father is a powerful CEO.
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."
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