322 Book(s) Related to j.r. ward claimed

Claimed

Claimed

537 Views · Ongoing · Nia Kas
I was the skeleton in the Rhode’s closet, the "trash" they kept hidden until I became the only thing they had left. Sold. Traded like a piece of meat to settle a debt I didn't owe. I expected Nikolai Ferro to break what was left of me. I expected a monster, who would finish the job my adoptive family started.
But Nikolai didn't want my tears. He sent me away, discarded me in the dark, and told me to become someone worth killing for. For five years, I bled, I fought, and I let the memory of his cold, possessive eyes turn my heart into a block of ice. Now i was back, and I’m not the girl who they sold . I was the storm. And I was going to make them pay,every single one of them.

They thought they were scamming me, giving me a broken girl to save their own pathetic skins. They didn't realize I’ve been searching for her . They didn't know that moon-shaped mark on her was burned into my memory long before I owned her.
She was a flickering flame, nearly extinguished. I didn't want a submissive doll; I wanted a Queen who could walk through hell beside me without flinching. So, I broke her heart. I sent her into the shadows to be forged into a weapon. I watched every strike she took, every kill she made, rotting in my own obsession while I waited for her to be ready.

Now she’s back, sharp as a blade and deadly. She thinks she’s here for revenge. She's here because I’m done waiting. She belonged to me, body, heart and soul. And every drop of blood she’s about to spill. I bought her, I built her, and now? Now I’m keeping her.
The CEO's Little Ward

The CEO's Little Ward

844 Views · Ongoing · Eve Frost
Everyone says Etienne Beaumont, the patriarch of the Beaumont empire, is the living definition of cold, stoic detachment. He is my legal guardian, the relentless architect of my rhythmic gymnastics career, and the strict authority figure I spent years resenting. I believed he cared for nothing but order and control—until I stumbled upon a yellowed photograph and a long-buried medical report.
It turns out he wasn't always a cold-blooded businessman. He was "Apex-001," the legendary racing myth who once ruled the European tracks. The right leg that aches every time it rains wasn't a mark of age, but the price he paid to pull me from the twisted, fiery wreckage of a horrific crash years ago. He traded his glory for my life.
"Etienne, why didn't you tell me?" I asked, my voice breaking.
He stroked my hair with a tenderness that shattered my heart, his voice low and steady: "Elena, I taught you to leap and fly so you could reach the stars, not so you would look back at old scars."
He sacrificed a lifetime of brilliance for my safety. Now, defying the whispers of the world, he takes my hand in the light of day. Leaning down to press a kiss to the charm on my ankle, his gaze burns with the resolve of a racer at the finish line: "Since you know the truth, I won't hide it anymore. For the rest of my life, I will be your one and only—exclusive navigator."
Alpha Daddy's Forbidden Ward

Alpha Daddy's Forbidden Ward

877 Views · Ongoing · Abuya Joy
The Alpha who saved Seraphina from rogues never meant to keep her, until she turned twenty one and the Moon Goddess marked her as his.

Dimitri Volkov ruled his pack with brutal efficiency and kept his ward at arm's length, but one ceremonial night changed everything. Now, Seraphina’s virgin body burns for the only man forbidden to touch her. The dominant Alpha whose presence alone made her drip with shameful need.

Pack law says that a guardian cannot claim his ward. Her first heat says otherwise.

When she begs for his knot, his control shatters at the scent of her arousal. When every unmated male can smell that she’s ready to be bred, Dimitri faces an impossible choice. Let them both go mad from denial, or pin her beneath him and show her why the most forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest.

She was raised to obey her Alpha. Tonight, she will learn what submission really means.
Warlord's Ward (The Mages Series)

Warlord's Ward (The Mages Series)

293 Views · Ongoing · K.K.S
"This Is A Story Related To Another Werewolf Series, The Pack's Girl.
The Prequel: Managing Mages
He came into our village like a shadow.
A Dark Dread filled with powerful magic. The King merely called him Warlord. And he owned the name.

Leaving wreckage in his wake.

But for me he had other plans. His cutting blue eyes seeing straight through my disguise.

As his slave, his mere plaything, I'll learn the true darkness of magic without conscience.

Anything he wants if me, he takes. Anything he wants me to do. I am willed to do with the flick of his hand.

His power is an all-consuming whirlwind. And I'm just the pretty butterfly caught in it."
Claimed by the Alpha

Claimed by the Alpha

13.9k Views · Ongoing · Rosalind Claire
Thorvald gripped my hips firmly, pressing his cock dick against me as he began to thrust violently. He gnawed at my jaw, leaving a trail of sticky saliva that made my skin crawl with each contact.

Growing more excited, he roughly pulled my leg up around his hip, trapping me. I felt my body no longer belonged to me, as if my soul were floating above, looking down at this nightmare.

"Won't be too hard to possess you." He thrust harder. "Fuck, Elsa. I'm going to fuck you until you learn your place, understand?"

Deep within the territory of the werewolf pack, 18-year-old Elsa is the eternal shame of her family. During the coming-of-age ceremony, she failed to awaken the werewolf spirit within her. When the entire pack regards her as a defective being and bullies her, working part-time at a coffee shop and saving money becomes her only hope to escape from this living hell. However, an abrupt order from her father pushes her towards a werewolf gathering, and it is there that she has a forbidden encounter that will turn her destiny upside down.

Can the wolfless she-wolf escape from the ferocious wolf pack and find a new life?
Claimed By The Alphas

Claimed By The Alphas

29.9k Views · Ongoing · Claire Lemaire
Elara, a broken Omega werewolf tormented for years of slavery by the Nightfang pack for her treasonous parents' sins, is forced into the deadly Bloodmoon Hunt as prey. Her repressed, seductive siren pheromones, made dysfunctional under torture, call forth the stoic and unattached Silverfang Alpha trinity; Ronan, Kieran and Talon. They take her in the brutal chaos of the hunt, shattering her chains and unleashing a primal, all-consuming hunger. Torn between age-old trauma and the all-encompassing, erotic force of the mate bond, Elara must learn to trust her Alphas' savage fidelity and discover her own emerging strength. As a trio, they must confront sadistic Nightfang Alpha Kael and shatter the pattern of hate, elevating Elara from a shattered slave to a respected Luna whose strength is one of spirit, empathy, and the indomitable, lust-infused bond with her three Alphas.
Claimed Girl

Claimed Girl

3.3k Views · Ongoing · Brandi Rae
They shattered her. Then they put her back together, piece by beautiful piece.
Now, Emmy belongs to them. Body, heart, and soul.
After surviving everything life threw at her, Emmy finally said yes to the five men who love her like she’s the center of their universe. Josh and Jake, the protective twins. Mike, the teasing Dom. Drew, the gentle caretaker. And Patrick, the dark-eyed mafia heir who would burn the world to keep her safe.
But healing doesn’t end with a ring.
As they build a life together, Emmy must learn to trust not just her men, but herself. Old fears still whisper. Secrets still linger. And claiming forever with five fiercely devoted men? That’s no fairytale, it’s a battlefield of emotion, desire, and learning how to be loved without breaking.
Spicy, heart-wrenching, and tender in all the right places, Claimed Girl is a full-length sequel to Shattered Girl, continuing Emmy’s journey from surviving to thriving, surrounded by the only family she’s ever truly belonged to.
Wolf Claimed

Wolf Claimed

6.8k Views · Ongoing · Annabelle Christopher
"Are you ok warrior?
A strong voice asked me
Was I ok? Will I ever be ok? After what happened here. My life is shattered
My soul had been ripped. My heart was split into two
No, I don't have a life now. There is no life left in me
There were lots of noise around me. Lots of cries, lots of blood, lots of debris
The man standing above me was still waiting for my reply
"There is nothing much left here, we are going to our territory. All your people are joining us. You, too, should come along
He said with sad tone and moved away

All Mia ever wished was eternal love from her mate and to be a brave warrior for her pack and family. She got it too, when she found her mate in her longtime crush, the head warrior of her pack. But it was short-lived, pushing her in a pit of darkness and desolation. She was not ready to accept what fate had in-store for her.  Will she survive and move out of it? Will she get to find happiness again?
The Breeding Wars

The Breeding Wars

1.3k Views · Ongoing · sereaadams990
"You will comply. You will breed. You will save humanity. You have no other purpose."

Sera Ashford thought she'd escaped the Breeding Registry. For three years, she lived in the shadows of Neo-Genesis City's Fringe, hiding her genetic classification as a Class-A Breeder—one of only 247 fertile women left on Earth after the Sterility Plague.

Then the Tribunal found her.

Dragged from her illegal clinic where she'd been saving lives without authorization, Sera is given a choice: accept assignment to the Genesis Repopulation Program or watch her younger sister—the only family she has left—be reclassified as "expendable."

The Program is humanity's last hope: genetically compatible partners are matched and confined together until pregnancy is achieved. It's clinical. Mandatory. Survival.

Sera agrees to save her sister. What she doesn't know is that she's not just any Class-A Breeder—she's a Platinum Match, compatible with multiple elite Wardens, the genetically enhanced soldiers who survived the plague with superior DNA.

Three Wardens, to be exact.

Kade Voss—the ruthless Commander of the North Sector garrison, a man forged in war who's never failed a mission and sees Sera as his final duty to humanity.
Dr. Ryker Vale—the brilliant geneticist who designed the matching algorithm, whose own infertility makes him bitter until he discovers he's compatible with exactly one woman: Sera.

Damon Cross—the rebel Warden who was exiled to the Fringe and forced back into service, who sees the Program as slavery and Sera as his chance at redemption.

The Protocol is clear: Sera will live with all three men in a shared Genesis Suite until conception with the "optimal match." They're supposed to cooperate. Share. Accept that this is bigger than any one person's desires.

Except none of them can.

Kade wants her exclusively, believing his superior genetics make him the right choice.
Mr. Ward's Nanny

Mr. Ward's Nanny

1.9k Views · Ongoing · Meminger Army
"What are you doing, Mr. Ward?" the nanny asked, surprised to see the older man standing at the door while she was breastfeeding his child. He was looking at her with such intensity that Lily almost had to look away. She grabbed her blouse and covered her breasts, feeling uneasy as he continued to stare.

"Why are you covering yourself?" he asked casually, approaching her with slow but firm steps. "You don't need to hide; I've seen it before." There was a suggestive tone in his words, and Lily knew she shouldn't be attracted to her own employer.

Lily grew up in an orphanage, never knowing her real parents. After turning eighteen, she chose to stay at the orphanage to help care for the orphaned children who always appeared there, until the day she received a special baby whom she grew fond of.

The father of the child, young heir Garrett Ward, appeared to take back his son but ended up offering Lily a job as the baby's nanny after noticing the strong bond between her and the gentle girl.

Lily committed a great sin by allowing herself to fall in love with the arrogant yet charming Garrett Ward. As time goes on, she begins to uncover truths about the Ward's baby and herself, learning the true nature of her employer: a ruthless man without scruples who manipulates others for his own gain. Amidst secrets and lies, Lily must decide whether Garrett is a friend or foe, but this task becomes difficult as this relentless man stirs her senses.
His Ward, His Whore, His Regret

His Ward, His Whore, His Regret

1.7k Views · Ongoing · Piper Hayes
In the dark underworld, Matthias Sterling is a feared mob boss and the only family I had left after my parents died. I used to be the girl he cherished, until I turned eighteen and confessed my feelings to him.

From that day on, the tenderness in his eyes turned to disgust. He brought home Rose Hartley and threw me away like trash.

In my past life, someone drugged him with a powerful aphrodisiac. I gave myself to him as the cure, only for him to call me a shameless whore. But when I got pregnant, he married me anyway.

On our wedding day, Rose ran to rival territory heartbroken and ended up dead. When he heard the news, he said nothing. Just finished the ceremony.

When I went into labor, he locked me in the house and said coldly, "If it weren't for you, I would've married her. She wouldn't have run to enemy territory and died."

He blamed everything on me. In the end, I died in childbirth. He wouldn't even let anyone call a doctor.

When I open my eyes again, I'm back on the night that changed everything.
An Eternal War

An Eternal War

1.2k Views · Ongoing · Sashalouise Prior
In a world where war is eternal, can Elijah ever hope to escape her fate?
The fiendish war had raged on since long before Elika was born, neither side showing compassion. The battles raged on through the centuries untamed and savage, no side allowing quarter. The deaths were heinous and unprincipled; those who died would not rest silently. Their sinful battle would continue onward, the souls forever locked in limbo where they would endure the tortures of death lingering on their monstrous souls
Darkous hates them all, except for Hades, and soon, Elika would know first hand the pain he can inflict
Claimed By The Alpha

Claimed By The Alpha

23.8k Views · Ongoing · Anthony Paius
“You are my mate,” Matthew growled, the truth finally shattering the air between them. “Yet you’ve been hiding in plain sight for years. Why?”

Lara has perfected the art of invisibility: a lone witch in a world of wolves, her true nature hidden behind a wall of quiet defiance and a dormant wolf she refuses to awaken. Her past is a locked box of fear, tied to a scar and an Alpha who claims her. All she wants is to stay hidden, even from the intense gaze of Matthew, her pack's future leader—and, impossibly, her fated mate.

Matthew knows she’s close. He's caught her scent, a tantalizing promise that slips away each time. Why would his own mate run from him? As danger closes in on the pack, the truth can no longer stay buried. He’s determined to claim her, but to win her, he must first unravel the secrets that make her fear the very bond that could save them both.
Claimed By My Stepbrother

Claimed By My Stepbrother

14.5k Views · Ongoing · Donna Sheldon
"So," Ethan said, a smirk twitching at the corner of his lips. "Guess we're... family now."
The way he said "family" made it sound like the last thing he wanted, and honestly, I didn't disagree. I forced a laugh, hoping it didn't sound as nervous as I felt. "Yeah. Small world, huh?"
"Do you feel that?" he asked, his voice low and a little rough. His gaze bore into mine, and I swear, for a split second, there was something... different in his eyes. Something fierce and primal.
"Feel what?" I asked, hating how breathless I sounded.
"Like... a connection."
I blinked, taken aback. I shook my head, trying to clear whatever haze had fallen over me, "Ethan, I don't know what kind of game you're playing, but-"
"It's not a game." He cut me off, his voice going even softer, almost like he was talking to himself. "It's... something else."
He leaned in, close enough that I could feel the warmth of his breath against my skin, close enough that I could hear him growl as he inhaled me. Like, he literally growled.
Then, just as I thought I had lost my mind, he whispered a word.
"Mate." 


Camila has always kept her head down and kept to herself. But that was before she discovered her new stepbrother was Ethan- the infuriating, untouchable heartthrob of her school. She's used to staying out of the spotlight, but Ethan's arrival flips her world upside down. Brooding and untamed, he's as tempting as he is off-limits. There's a rumor he's more than just a pretty face, that there's something wild hidden behind those intense eyes. Something dangerous. The more Camila tries to keep her distance, the more their worlds collide in ways she can't explain. With every stolen glance and forbidden touch, she's pulled closer to a secret that's as thrilling as it is terrifying. A secret that blurs the line between human and beast, love and fate.
And once Camila learns the truth, she'll have to choose: keep her distance… or risk everything for a taste of the forbidden.
Claimed by Twin Devils

Claimed by Twin Devils

22.4k Views · Ongoing · Cecilia
"You're mine," Emerson growled, pinning Freya's wrists, thrusting deep. "Hate me, but you want this." She gasped, hips arching, defiance crumbling. "I hate you," she lied, clenching around him.

Freya Harper, 23, is a struggling medical resident battling depression after her mother's suicide attempt. Emerson Salvatore is her controlling supervisor who imprisons her "for protection." Gabriel Salvatore, his enigmatic twin, becomes equally obsessed. Caught between two possessive men with dark secrets, Freya discovers herself at the center of a dangerous love triangle. Meanwhile, real threats are closing in.

Why is her blood so special? Can she love both possessive brothers or become their shared toy? What future awaits Freya?
Claimed By The Billionaire

Claimed By The Billionaire

164.6k Views · Ongoing · Khey Coco
"Sign it."
His voice was cold, sharp as steel.
"Wait—there must be a mistake."
"Sign the damn papers," he said, his voice low and razor-edged.
I swallowed hard.
My father's threats echoed in my mind: If you don't, you'll never see your son again.
And I signed.
Elizabeth Harper was never meant to marry him. He was danger dressed in a tailored suit, wealth wrapped in silence, power masked by cold blue eyes.
A mistake, one signature in the wrong room, and now she's tied to Christian Reed, the ruthless billionaire known for destroying empires... including his own bloodline. She was supposed to be invisible, Obedient and disposable.
Claimed by Dark Alpha

Claimed by Dark Alpha

1.2k Views · Ongoing · viona99
Cursed. Hunted. Betrayed.

Maiveline Underwood’s life was destroyed the night her village turned on her family. Accused of witchcraft, she watched her father slaughtered, her brother taken, and herself thrown into a cave as a bloody sacrifice. But in the shadows of death, something far darker claimed her... an Alpha of terrifying power who marked her as his own.

Raised by adoptive parents, Maive grows up haunted by nightmares of blood and fire, and by the mysterious bite that brands her as belonging to a monster. When she enters Astrid University... a school ruled by werewolves... her mark is recognized, and whispers spread: she already belongs to an Alpha.

Drawn to the cold, dangerous Campus King, Maive’s heart spirals into forbidden love, even as enemies close in. When the truth unravels... that the man she loves is the Alpha King, the same beast who marked her... her world shatters. And when darkness strikes again, Maive will be forced to choose between love, survival, and a destiny she never asked for.

Because fate is cruel.
And some monsters never let go.
Claimed By The Monster

Claimed By The Monster

1.4k Views · Ongoing · Achilles M.
WARNING: MATURE CONTENT!
Everleigh Peterson, a college student, had a crush on her brother’s best friend ever since she was in high school. She dreamt to get noticed by the man not only as a young sister but a lover. On her 18th birthday, she asked her brother, Eros, to invite him. As her brother loves her so much, he then agreed.
She was beyond happy when her long-time crush came—her wish was granted.
Reaching the legal age, Everleigh then let herself chill during her after-party and promised her brother to drink just a little. However, she got drunk and involved herself in a situation that forever changes her life.
She had sex with the famous womanizer, Seven—her long-time crush.
Seven Beckett is a well-known monster in bed, who only indulged himself in hardcore sex than making out. He only had one rule, “keep with his pace” and he will give you pleasures.
As they both got drunk that time, Seven didn’t know that it was Everleigh whom he claimed that night. And he admits, the lady was too good for first-timers. He then found himself longing for her body and every time he sees her, his pet always hardened and wanted to dig it deeper to her core.
As Everleigh, shows affection to him, he then used it to claim the woman again and again.
Until one day, Everleigh’s brother found out about it and let Seven choose between marriage or cutting ties with her.
“I’d rather stay away than get married!” it was Seven last words before he left and she never saw him again.
It was too painful for her but she needs to accept it. She was in the process of moving on when an unexpected moment came and she wasn’t prepared for it.
She got pregnant!
CLAIMED BY FIVE ALPHAS?

CLAIMED BY FIVE ALPHAS?

1.5k Views · Ongoing · Pixie Kain
Zoe was never meant to obey. Born to power and raised in chaos, she and her notorious Shadow Gang ruled Diamond Ville with pranks, secrets, and strength. But one explosive mistake lands them in Asheville Academy—a brutal school for the supernatural elite where silver fences bite and trust is a liability.

When Zoe discovers she’s fated to five powerful, unpredictable mates—each from rival packs—the stakes become deadly. Love was never part of the plan. Neither was betrayal.

Now the Shadow Gang must survive training rooms that break bones, enemies who play nice with knives, and a prophecy that could end everything.
Zoe’s heart might not survive five fates. But the world won’t survive what happens if she rejects them.

Witty, wild, and addictive—every encounter with the Alphas is where danger kisses destiny.
Claimed by the Bikers

Claimed by the Bikers

398.1k Views · Ongoing · PR Brady
Raine escaped a bad relationship when she moved in with her two best friends. She gets a job as a bartender in a biker bar. The President of the club has his sights set on her. But he's not a one woman man, and she will settle for nothing less. Club women create problems, and then her ex shows up. Can the club protect her? Kim is one of her best friends. She has her sights set on Ice. The attraction and chemistry is there, but Ice believes he nor the club are good enough for her. He pushes her away to try to protect her. But when she ends up taken by another club, he changes his mind. Sam is her other friend. She meets Smokey who also doesn't do relationships. Then they meet Snake, the President of a brother charter. Later feelings soon get in the way and they end the threesome. Just as Sam gets pregnant, Smokey's ex returns. The three work out their relationship and Snake steps down as Prez, to move in with Sam and Smokey. Fifteen years later their kids go through love and drama. Maverick falls in love with Hanna. However Maverick wants to be a player while keeping Hanna from other guys. These two clash heavily. Then Smokey has a daughter show up he never knew about. She tries to take over Hanna's life. In the end someone ends up in the grave and another in the hospital. A surprise author enters for research and helps the club figure it out. Jade ends up pregnant by Levi who's joined the army. Maddox falls in love with Jasmine. They experience problems while Maddox and Maverick are prospecting for the club. Lexi falls in love with a biker in another club.
Claimed By The Don.

Claimed By The Don.

50 Views · Ongoing · Inifome Blessing
Join Ava Sophie Marcus on her journey of being the MAFIA DON's wife. Ava is your regular twenty-one-year-old girl, she lived with her mom, a verbally abusive father, and her two younger siblings in a small town just outside Seattle.

She's the perfect description of beauty, unknowingly to her though or she just won't admit it. She always dream her Prince charming will come and sweep her off her feet, not that she would say it out loud.

But what would she do when the Don of all Mafia wants her to be his wife in exchange for her father's debt, would she be able to cope with being the Don's wife? or not.

Vincenzo Isaac Alfonso, a name that made everyone on earth shiver in fear. Vincenzo is a thirty years old ruthless Mafia boss, he has everything any woman would dream of, devilishly handsome face, insanely awesome body and lavishly rich.

A multi-billionaire.

He always got what he wants and no one is able to question or stop him. Even the government respects him, the FBI steer clear of him because everyone is under him.

He's a second God.

He slays ruthlessly.

What happened when the almighty Vincenzo Isaac Alfonso became attracted to the timid, gentle, and fragile Ava Grace Marcus and will stop at nothing to make her his wife?

Will he have his way? The answer is, yes of course. without a fight, I might add.
Claimed by the alpha

Claimed by the alpha

1.7k Views · Ongoing · Luna Mo
I was supposed to meet my friend, but all of a sudden I was kidnapped and taken to a sordid place by a gang of men. I was not the only one kidnapped. There were more. We tried to escape, but the kidnappers claimed they were werewolves. One wrong step, and they would eat us alive. But one of them awakened a feeling in me: lust. Dante was scary but so sweet at the same time. I couldn’t let myself be carried away by desire! I must escape as soon as possible! Otherwise, the next mortal victim would be me.
Claimed By The Alpha

Claimed By The Alpha

3k Views · Ongoing · aetina ukor
Being a wolf less Omega, Ryker was constantly bullied and humiliated by the pack members, his life couldn't get any worse when the ruthless and well feared Alpha King possessively claimed him in front everybody, he thought he would finally be free but more torture awaits him as the Alpha treated him like a pet, a mere object.

What happens when he discovered that he is not just any ordinary Omega but a rare one whose power is sought after and at the same time find out that he is mated to Draven, from a weak Omega to a powerful being.

Would Alpha Draven protect him or would he keep him and use him as a power tool?
Claimed By The Alpha

Claimed By The Alpha

1.9k Views · Ongoing · Maye Mizona
She thought she was sent away to get better. But really, she was sent into a secret that could destroy her.

After losing the only family she ever had, Cosette Zedler is forced to move to the hidden town of Elwood—a place deep in the forest, far from the busy city she grew up in. At first, Elwood looks quiet, almost forgotten. But Cosette soon learns it’s not normal at all.

The people act strange. The mansion she now lives in has an attic no one dares to enter. And there are whispers, always about him. The Alpha. A man with power, with shadows… and someone Cosette cannot escape.

The more she learns about Elwood, the more her old life falls apart. Each answer only leads to more danger.

In a town where nothing is normal…

Cosette must decide: uncover Elwood’s secrets, or be lost to them forever.
Claimed by Seven Princes

Claimed by Seven Princes

1.2k Views · Ongoing · mide71167
I woke up in Hell—with a devil’s contract carved into my skin and my blood sealing the terms.
Six months ago, I was a mortal princess celebrating my nineteenth birthday. Now I’m trapped in a palace of twisted iron and burning skies, told the truth I was never meant to know: I’m not human at all. I’m the last Seraph—an extinct divine weapon reborn to stop a war that will tear reality apart.
The price? Marriage.
Six months. Seven heirs of Hell to choose from. Bind myself to one of them… or watch millions of worlds burn.
Azrael, Prince of Pride, says I belong to him. His golden eyes promise devotion and ruin in equal measure, his touch a dangerous mix of fire and ice. He swears destiny forged me for him long before I was born—but his past is stained with the ghost of a Seraph he destroyed.
Cain, the Princess of Wrath, never looks at me like a crown to be claimed. Scarred, brutal, and painfully honest, she teaches me how to fight, how to survive, how to wield the power in my veins. With her, destiny goes quiet—and something real takes its place.
Then there’s Lucian, Prince of Envy, who tells me the truth no one else will: every Seraph before me died. Broken. Devoured. Crushed by the demons they were bound to.
They want my power. My blood. My obedience.
None of them see the girl who just wants to go home—to the parents who loved her, to the life she lost.
But I’m not the fragile Seraph they expect.
I can crack marble, burn demons, and make Hell bleed. I have a friend who’d defy the Devil for me—and a will that refuses to kneel.
I don’t care about prophecies. I don’t care about crowns.
I’ll choose my own fate… even if it means defying the Devil himself.
Because in Hell, survival means becoming something they fear.
And I’m done being afraid.
Claimed By the Heir

Claimed By the Heir

13.1k Views · Ongoing · Autumn Winters
Nineteen-year-old Mila has no room for dreams. She only has room for survival.

In a cramped Brooklyn apartment, Mila plays a dangerous game of pretend. She pretends to her younger sisters that they aren't three days away from the lights going out. She pretends to her exhausted parents that she doesn’t mind being the "third parent." And she pretends to herself that the scholarship to the city's most elite university will be her ticket out of the gutter.

But the elite world doesn't welcome outsiders; it devours them.

Enter Nathaniel Salvatore. Cold, untouchable, and heir to a shipping empire that owns half the city. To Nate, Mila is a "fixture"—a charity case whose presence at his university is an insult to his legacy. He sets out to make her regret every step she takes on his campus.

But when a devastating accident binds their lives together, Nate's cruelty turns into something much more dangerous: obsession.

As Mila’s parents descend into a world of gambling debts and disappearances, leaving her to protect her sisters alone, Nate makes an offer she can't refuse. He will pay for their safety. He will pay for the lights to stay on. But the price is Mila herself.

From the gritty streets of Brooklyn to the mahogany-lined libraries of the elite, Mila finds herself trapped between two worlds. One man wants to save her, another wants to own her, and Mila is just trying to survive the man who wants both.

In a world where everything has a price, what happens when the Heir decides to claim the only thing he can't buy?
Claimed By Two Rivals

Claimed By Two Rivals

1.8k Views · Ongoing · Gory Anna
"She is mine!" Nolan growled.

"I will do anything just to not see her with anybody else!" Owen barked, turned to me, and grabbed my hand. "You have to choose one now, but remember that your choice comes with consequences. Choose this guy, and I'll do whatever it takes to separate you, even if it means dropping a head."


Enrolling in a new school wasn't really Genevieve's cup of tea. All she wanted was to lay low and complete her high school days, she was a sick werewolf after all. What she didn't expect is to catch the attention of the two most feared boys in the school who just happened to be rivals.

Trying her best to ignore them but a string keeps pulling her to them and they both weren't pleased with the idea of sharing especially when she finds out she was mated to both of them.

Could this be a mistake made by the moon goddess? What happens when she shows she isn't interested in any of them but then the so-called queen bee of the school just so happens to be friends with both of them and is hell bent on making her life in the school hell?

Will she ever give one of them or both of them a chance especially when she finds out her whole life might have been a deceptive illusion?
Claimed by the Devils

Claimed by the Devils

3.7k Views · Ongoing · GONZALEZ JOELY
Aria’s father at dinner, gripping her neck: “You will keep those boys happy… or your friend pays the consequences.”


In the gilded halls of All Saints Academy, Aria Vales returns for senior year hating its elitist, superficial world. Raised by her beloved nanny not her distant, high-powered parents she plans a swift escape to college abroad. Then the notorious Saintly Devils Lucian, Rowan, Sebastian, and Elliot publicly select her as their "rose" in a shadowy ritual tied to the powerful, secretive Society.

What starts as forced submission ignites forbidden attraction, jealousy, and danger. As threats mount and Aria uncovers her best friend Heather's murder, she exposes dark family scandals, blackmail, and corruption binding her fate to the boys who both control and shield her.

In a pulse-racing clash of power, betrayal, passion, and self-discovery, Aria battles to shatter destiny itself.

Will she destroy The Society and claim true freedom or discover strength in the unexpected love that blooms from chaos? Dive in to find out.
THE WIDOW HE CLAIMED

THE WIDOW HE CLAIMED

936 Views · Ongoing · successseven200
In Nocturne Haven, widowhood is not a status.
It is a sentence.
The moment a husband dies, the bells toll and the Collectors come.
By law, a widow ceases to be human.
She becomes property….branded, displayed, sold before the next sunrise.
Samantha Vail never believed the old stories.
Until her husband’s blood soaked her wedding gown and the city condemned her in a single midnight chime.
Now she stands on the block in the House of Ashes and the sanctuary, the last lot of the Night of Claiming, and the highest bid belongs to Kane Draven: the man every shadow fears.
He didn’t come for a widow.
He came for a debt.
Yet one look at the woman who refuses to lower her eyes,and something long dead inside him stirs.
He claims her for vengeance.
He keeps her for desire.
He will lose her to the only law stronger than his own:
in Nocturne Haven, loving what you bought is punishable by death.
A dark, intoxicating romance about possession, power, and the one curse no one saw coming…..the moment a monster falls in love with the only thing he was never meant to touch.
Claimed by the Mafia

Claimed by the Mafia

6k Views · Ongoing · Dera Brown
"Shut your fvcking mouth close!!" Zach yelled out of anger.
Madison had been frustrating him for the past few days and deep down it hurts him, it was an emotional frustration.
"I thought you liked it wide open huh" she replied with a smirk and walked to his table.

He felt his body twitch at her dirty words, she had known him too well.
"I am remaining a Doctor!, Who do you think you are to tell me to quit my profession?!' she yelled out and he stood up from his table and walked to her while he was opening his suit jacket.

" Wha-wha--"
"I am your Daddy like you cried last night, and you are mine" he replied and crashed his lips on her before she could say anything.


Darly Madison, a well trained medical doctor and surgeon has been living a peaceful life until one day her best friend asked her to go with her to a night Party in one of the popular hotels in the city.

There she had a one night stand with no other person but Zach Westley, a dominant and possessive Mafia boss.
Now her world changes from being a surgeon to being claimed by the Mafia.
Claimed by the Baron

Claimed by the Baron

3k Views · Ongoing · Maricel Arroyo
The handsome and compassionate Baron Fabian Deschamps took pity on a bride callously treated by her old and nasty groom on the day of their wedding, so he invoked his right to her first night. He wanted to give the arrogant husband a lesson and his virgin wife a pleasurable seduction she hopefully will never forget.

But as soon as her lips touch his, he realizes he also has a lesson to learn.

Not all virgins are innocent.

Adalene Duvre is a smart, curious, beautiful young woman and there is the danger he’s the one who might never forget her… if he could still let her go. As soon as Adalene got the chance to fulfill her curiosity about the matrimonial bed and the anatomy of a man, she wanted to know more. Fabian is finding it hard to think about the day he is bound to give her back to her real husband… and frantically thinks of a way he can have her as his own…
Claimed In The Shadows

Claimed In The Shadows

4.5k Views · Ongoing · Black Barbie
Dravina has spent seven years trapped in a gilded cage. As the Luna of the Firestone Pack, she endures a life of cruelty and control under her possessive mate, Alpha Cassian. Desperate for freedom, she makes a daring escape into the wilderness armed with nothing but a small bag and the unbreakable will to survive.
But freedom has its price.
When Dravina is captured by another powerful pack, she expects punishment or worse, to be returned to Cassian. Instead, she finds herself face-to-face with a commanding, enigmatic Alpha who sees straight through her lies… and claims her as his destined mate.
Torn between fear and a flicker of hope, Dravina must tread carefully in this unfamiliar territory. As secrets unravel and danger closes in, she stands at a crossroads: trust the bond she never believed in, or fight alone for the life she’s always dreamed of.
SAVED TO BE CLAIMED

SAVED TO BE CLAIMED

839 Views · Ongoing · Stephanie A. Osita
My Ex leaked explicit photos of me on the Internet.

I wanted to die that night, So I jumped into the river.

The cold water wrapped around me like a final embrace, and I thought... finally, peace.

But HE pulled me out.

You might be wondering who pulled me out.

It's no other than Alexander Graham. The nonchalant heir to the Graham Corp and the selfmade CEO of Eco Oils.

That jerk!! pulled me out Not to save me.

But to OWN me.

He didn't rescue me out of kindness. He saw an opportunity—a broken, scandal-ridden actress desperate enough to sign anything.

A contract marriage. No love. No emotions. Just... 15 insane Rules.

But here's what he didn't plan for:
Every rule he made..... He was the first to break them.
Every time he swears he doesn't care... his eyes tell a different story.

My family and ex destroyed me once.

But I'm coming back for EVERYTHING they took.

And this cold hearted devil pretending to be my husband? He's the perfect backing I need to destroy them.

But guess what.....There's something else I found out.

Turns out this billionaire has skeletons in his damned cupboard......
REJECTED ONCE, CLAIMED TWICE

REJECTED ONCE, CLAIMED TWICE

394 Views · Ongoing · Mia X
What would you do when fate binds you to two mates—one who shattered your heart, and the other who's being shattered every day?
Alpha Aira Stone—fiery, fearless, and one of the mischievous Stone sextuplets—is no stranger to chaos. But nothing prepares her for the moment her world begins to unravel. The boy she’s loved her entire life—her brother’s Beta, her secret childhood crush—walks away to chase his dreams, leaving her behind with nothing but a hollow “I’m sorry” and a heart full of scars.
His silence was rejection.
His absence, betrayal.
And Aira? She doesn’t forgive easily.
But when the Moon Goddess finally reveals her fated mates, the joke is crueler than she could have imagined—because one of them is him. The Beta. The wimp. The one who turned his back on her.
And the other?
A mysterious transgender demon—shackled by torment, enduring daily abuse at the hands of a monstrous werewolf pack in a distant, brutal land. A soul tethered to hers by pain, fate, and an ache she can’t ignore.
Now, with her pride in pieces and her heart pulled in two, Aira must confront what it means to lead, to love—and to choose. Because some bonds are blessed.
Others are broken.
And some... are born in chaos.
My Husband, Warm The Bed!

My Husband, Warm The Bed!

5.1k Views · Ongoing ·
Karen Daly originally thought that she had married an ordinary man. She never expected this man would suddenly become her boss. He actually was the most mysterious heir of Rovio Corporation Inc, the richest man in Asia.
In public, he was a cold-blooded, decisive controller among the massive business empire.
In private, he was a wolf in sheep's skin, like a real devil. How could he let her go easily?...
The Alpha’s Claim

The Alpha’s Claim

1.3k Views · Ongoing · Claire Lemaire
"I've searched for you across lifetimes, little one. Now that I've found you, I'm never letting you go."

And with that, he slammed his lips down on mine.


Battered by a past filled with blame and bruises, Amara escaped one cage but tumbled into another. Rescued from the edge of despondency by a mysterious stranger, she's offered sanctuary in a hidden enclave filled with ancient secrets. Resigned to fate, even if it meant death, Amara follows. But death isn’t waiting.

He is.

Xavier Night has finally found his mate, and he is never letting her go.
Claimed by The Rogue Alpha

Claimed by The Rogue Alpha

54k Views · Ongoing · Joy Apens
18+ Erotic Werewolf romance book
Olivia
Sold to pay off a debt, sinfully hot Matteo has thrown me into his dark mansion, with no intention of letting me go. He’s dominant, ruthless, cold… And he’s also something wicked—a sexy as hell alpha male.
I should run the second he puts his rough hands all over my innocent body. I shouldn’t let him tear my panties off. But I do. He’s going to break me, turning me into his slave. He demands complete obedience, and I want to resist. I do. But my dark, rebellious heart won’t let me.
Matteo
I’ve never wanted to ruin someone as much as I want to ruin her. She’s the picture of innocence. Soft skin free from the toil of real work, pretty lips for sucking and the defiance in her eyes. I can’t wait to break her. To make her beg for mercy. To cry out my name when I steal the one thing she’s never given to another man.
She thinks she can charm me into letting her go. But she doesn’t recognize the way the devil dances in my soul. I never expected her to become my obsession. But she is. And now I need to get rid of her before she consumes me.
Claimed By The Mafia Don

Claimed By The Mafia Don

13.7k Views · Ongoing · Nnanna Cynthia
“Your pussy is dripping, begging for me to use it.” He whispered, his deep and sexy voice sending my whole body on fire. His fingers brushed over my clit, slowly down my entrance.

“Fuck, you are so damn tight.” He muttered, sliding two fingers in and began finger-fucking me.

“Please,” I breathed, needing more.


After being kicked out of the house by her parents and rejected by the man who got her pregnant. Abigail was left on the street which led to the loss of her baby.

But what she never expected was being kidnapped by the same man who killed her father. The ruthless and mafia Don, who the rumours has it that he doesn't have a heart. He radiates danger but couldn't bring herself to hate him.

Will she survive his obsession or will she be destroyed by it?
CLAIMED BY THE COLD ALPHA

CLAIMED BY THE COLD ALPHA

3.4k Views · Ongoing · samuelosaku9
Everyone says an Omega like me should fear Alpha Ragnar.

I don’t.

I crave him.

He’s thirty-five, the most powerful Alpha in Mooncrest, and completely off-limits.

I’m eighteen, inexperienced, and stupidly obsessed.

My room is filled with sketches of him. My diary holds fantasies no Omega should ever confess.

And the night I follow the pull of the bond right into his private chamber…

I find him touching himself while whispering my name.

He takes me—hard, rough, unforgettable—and then disappears for three days like nothing happened.

When I try out for the guard, he picks me.

When I swear I’ll keep my distance, he pulls me into his bed again.

When I fall in love, he warns me love is not part of the deal.

But when a rival Alpha starts circling, when rumors spread, when the bond burns hot enough to break him—

Ragnar finally snaps.

And the ruthless Alpha everyone fears becomes the male who would destroy the world just to keep me.

Because I’m not just his secret.

I’m his mate.

And now he’s done pretending I’m anything less.
Claimed By My Billionaire Stepbrother

Claimed By My Billionaire Stepbrother

50.9k Views · Ongoing · Ida
He stepped closer, those hypnotic grey eyes of his holding me in a trance. I took another step back, trying to calm my racing heart. I was supposed to hate this arrogant bastard! He'd done nothing but infuriate me since the second we met.
" Aren't you tired of pretending.... flower?" He asked. His voice was pure sex. The dirty, intoxicating kind...and I could feel myself heating up.
" I'm not pretending. I want nothing to do with you, so stay away and leave me alone!"
He chuckled, a dark yet erotic sound, That's where you're wrong..." He began, stalking closer until my back hit the wall, " This thing between us.... it's not a matter of want. It's a matter of need. Of an urgency so profound it threatens to end me. I don't simply want you, Layla, I fucking need you!"

Eight years ago, 17 year old Layla Stevens met Adam Crest in a jail cell—her for breaking and entering, him for a far darker crime. One he hadn't committed. Their paths crossed for mere minutes, but it was long enough to leave a mark Adam couldn't shake.
Now, years later, fate has a twisted sense of humor. Adam’s father is marrying Layla’s mother. Adam is hell-bent on winning the woman who unknowingly branded herself into his soul. But Layla’s walls are high, and every time he tries to break through, sparks fly and tempers flare, igniting a tension that refuses to burn out.
What started as a fixation quickly morphs into something deeper—an emotional tug-of-war layered with buried trauma, guilt, and a chemistry that won’t quit. But the past doesn’t stay quiet for long, and when a near-tragedy forces them to confront their feelings, long-held secrets begin to surface.
As feelings grow and lines blur, Adam is forced to confront everything he’s tried to bury, including the terrifying thought of being truly seen.
Can two broken people find peace in each other, or will their haunted histories tear them apart?
✨A steamy romance tangled with secrets, unresolved pain, and the kind of love that dares to heal.✨
Claimed By His Elder Brother

Claimed By His Elder Brother

3.8k Views · Ongoing · Failia Baighaan
“Luke won’t keep you happy, he is not the one for you, Bella.”
“Wha-”
Before she could react to his absurd statement, he abruptly grabbed her wrist and yanked her body forward, staring dead into her eyes.
“I am.”


William Grayson is obsessed with his brother’s girlfriend, Arabella Dew.
His every breath has her name. She was all that exists in him. His darkest, selfish, forbidden desire.
For the world, a heart-throbbing, charming billionaire. But, in reality, a possessive, dark and dangerous one who is crazy for his brother’s lover.
No matter what he has to lose, his family, his ethics, his own self, to have her beside him.
He needs Arabella, her body, her soul, her scent, all of her, and he will do ANYTHING to have her. With or without her consent.
On the other hand, Arabella Dew had one dream, becoming the bride of the Grayson household, the lover of the youngest son- Luke Grayson.
But, after knowing William’s madness, how was she going to save her and Luke’s relationship? Especially when Luke loved his brother more than anyone.
Will he believe in her? After all, how can his ‘kind’ brother do this to him, right?
Claimed By My Ex’s Uncle

Claimed By My Ex’s Uncle

886 Views · Ongoing · Emmanuella Ibifuro
He swore to protect her.
Instead, he left her to rot in prison.
Hazel was Adrian’s mate, his Luna-to-be, and the rightful heir to her family's legacy. But when her stepsister Thalia staged the perfect betrayal, it was Hazel who paid the price—stripped of her title, beaten behind bars, and left to miscarry alone.
The day she’s released, she's nearly killed by rogues.
Next, she learns Adrian is throwing a party to celebrate… Thalia.
Betrayed. Broken. Forgotten.
Hazel wants revenge.
And fate delivers it in the form of Alpha Draven—Adrian’s cursed uncle. Feared, exiled, and powerful. He offers her everything she’s lost—status, protection, vengeance—under one condition: she marries him.
A contract marriage to ignite war within the pack.
To destroy those who destroyed her.
To awaken powers buried in her blood.
But somewhere between vengeance and survival, something dangerous sparks.
Love wasn’t part of the deal.
Neither was becoming the key to breaking Draven’s deadly curse.
Now, Hazel must choose:
Burn them all to the ground—or risk everything for a future she never thought she deserved.
Claimed by the Ruthless Alpha

Claimed by the Ruthless Alpha

815 Views · Ongoing · Samuel Kevin
I never wanted a mate. Not in a world where power means everything. The strong rule. The weak are nothing but pawns. But fate had other plans for me. Dark, twisted, and unforgiving.
The Alpha King Lyran is a legend among werewolves. A beast in battle and a conqueror in bed. His touch is both a blessing and a curse. Whole kingdoms bow at his name. Queens tremble. Omegas kneel.
For five years, I lived in the shadows. I sharpened my hatred. My parents were killed in the war between Lord Nazgus and the Sorcerer King Maharajah. I was seventeen when everything was taken from me.
Now I live in the Greko Pack. It is a kingdom split into seven districts. Power decides who lives and who dies. I am nothing but prey.
Until Alpha Lyran claims me.
He thinks I am only an Omega, a plaything to use and throw away. He does not know the monster he has chained to his bed. Because I am no ordinary shifter.
I am the last of my kind. A Wereraven and Lycan hybrid. A creature feared even in whispered legends.
And when I rise, not even the Alpha King will be able to tame me.
The Heir He Never Claimed

The Heir He Never Claimed

268 Views · Ongoing · Maame Esi Offei
Five years ago, Lila Hart vanished after one night with a man who never gave his real name.
She rebuilt her life in silence—until his face dominated every screen.
Adrian Blackmoor.
Tech billionaire. Phantom executive. Untouchable.
When Adrian discovers he has a son, he doesn’t demand forgiveness.
He demands access.
Dragged into a world of glass towers, private armies, and legal assassins, Lila realizes Adrian’s empire was built on blood—and his family intends to collect what they believe is theirs.
But Elliot isn’t just a child.
He’s leverage.
A weapon.
An heir.
And the truth about Lila’s disappearance may destroy them all.
The Broken Angel He Claimed

The Broken Angel He Claimed

871 Views · Ongoing · Von Hsu
"So I was just a game to you, Angela?"
"Everything they said is true... I got close to you because of the bet."
Years later, high school betrayal ignites a deadly adult contract.
"This isn't a negotiation, Angela. I want your body, and I'll give you a price. That's it."
"Angela Jones. Once untouchable. Now sitting in front of me, begging."
"You're staying here starting today... your life isn't yours anymore."
Angela Jones is on the rise in Hollywood when a scandal destroys her career. Fleeing to Santa Barbara to escape the chaos, she runs into Aaron Carter,the man she once framed and ruined.
Aaron isn't the boy she remembers. He's a cold, calculated billionaire now, with only one goal: revenge. Using absolute control, he drags Angela into a dangerous game where every past sin and secret is laid bare. From betrayal and heartbreak to a binding contract that leaves her life under his command, Angela must navigate a world of power, desire, and ruthless retribution.
In the end, she must choose: fight to reclaim her life or surrender to the man determined to ruin her... and maybe, the only one who can save her.
Claimed by the Fallen King

Claimed by the Fallen King

1.2k Views · Ongoing · Aurora Starling
When Evelyn eagerly looks forward to her mate ceremony, she is betrayed by both her mate and her best friend. Not only does she lose her mate, but she is also offered as a gift to the infamous, ruthless Lycan King—Alexander.
After losing his fated mate, Alexander’s wolf begins to spiral out of control, turning him into the tyrant everyone fears. His rare ability to hear others’ thoughts only drives his wolf further into madness—except when it comes to Evelyn. For some reason, he cannot hear her thoughts, and yet she alone can calm his raging wolf. Still, Alexander isn’t sure if Evelyn is truly the luna he has been searching for.
All Evelyn wants is to go home. But when she tries to escape and is caught, she is sentenced to death—only to discover, in that very moment, that the brutal Lycan King is in fact her second chance mate.
Claimed By The Alpha Triplets

Claimed By The Alpha Triplets

4.2k Views · Ongoing · Author DrunkMage
Warning!!

This book contains mature/ NSFW content and is intended for adult readers only.

There shouldn't be anything worse than being an omega. But Naeris's life, is anything but good. After her parents were murdered in front of her and her fated mate rejected her, Naeris believed life as a maid to the same people that destroyed her life should be good enough.

But no.

When three Alpha Triplets, all prepared for war against her people turn out to be her second chance mates, yeah, life turns beyond upside down.

But here's the catch: none of them want to share, and her presence drives a wedge between the brothers.

How would Naeris come out of this? Will she find balance? Redemption? A purpose to live and love? Or do dangerous betrayals and unexpected turns take her for a wild ride in her enemy's pack? Take a swipe, and find out.
Claimed By The Einstein Brothers

Claimed By The Einstein Brothers

553 Views · Ongoing · Tabithadorcas
Everyone in Italy feared the Einstein brothers.

Donovan. Damien. Alistair.

Three powerful brothers born into the richest and most dangerous family in Italy.

They owned businesses, controlled powerful men, and ruled the city like kings.

But behind the expensive suits and luxury lifestyle was a family filled with hatred, betrayal, and secrets.

The three brothers could barely stand each other after a woman from their past destroyed their relationship six years ago. A woman they all loved.

A woman they believed died in an accident.

Now, another woman is about to enter their lives.

After her family went bankrupt and her father fell into a coma, Violet had no choice but to fight for survival alone. She worked day and night to pay her father’s hospital bills, never expecting her life to cross paths with the dangerous Einstein family.

Donovan offered her a job.

Alistair became the doctor treating her father.

And Damien?

Damien watched her from the shadows long before she even knew his name.

But the deeper Violet falls into the brothers’ world, the more dangerous everything becomes.

Because the Einstein brothers do not love gently.

They claim what belongs to them.

And this time, all three brothers want the same woman.

But hidden behind their growing obsession is a dark secret their father buried years ago.

The woman they believed was dead…

might still be alive.
Claimed By The Demon Alpha

Claimed By The Demon Alpha

14.3k Views · Ongoing · SnowBarbie
NOTE: Contains explicit descriptions of sex scenes.

ONE BITE WAS ALL IT TOOK

NATHANIEL
Nathaniel Black was used to rejection. As a werewolf-demon hybrid, he is constantly stuck between two feuding worlds.

When he meets she-wolf Ayra Staxton, who challenges his authority, he feels a burning desire like no other, triggering his demon. Out of jealousy, he marks her, effectively thrusting her into a world she has no knowledge of - a world of demons.

AYRA STAXTON

Waking up in a strange place with zero recollection of her memory, the last thing Ayra expects is to catch the eye of the dominant Alpha Nathaniel. She is disgusted by his possessive behavior, but under all that hatred is an undeniable attraction.
With death knocking on her door, will the duo be able to work through their differences and become a team, and most importantly, will they be able to bare it all, leaving them vulnerable in front of each other?

One thing was certain, though - they had to eliminate the threat or they risked losing all that is dear to them.
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