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The Alpha's Forbidden Omega

The Alpha's Forbidden Omega

2k Views · Ongoing · Joy Apens
“You disgust me.”

I blinked back the tears that wanted to fall and forced myself to move forward. This was just another challenge I had to face, another hurdle in my mission.

I couldn’t let Hunter break me, no matter how much he seemed to enjoy tormenting me. I would survive this. I had to. Even if it meant swallowing my pride and scrubbing floors until my hands bled.


As an Omega from a rival pack, Faelen Earhart’s mission is clear: infiltrate the ruthless Howle Wulf Pack and pose as a servant. But blending in proves harder than expected, especially when she catches the eye of Alpha Hunter Blackethorn—a notorious playboy who loathes weakness and makes Faelen’s life a living nightmare. Despite his cruelty, Faelen finds herself drawn to him, sparking a dangerous attraction that’s as thrilling as it is confusing.
When Faelen uncovers an imminent attack from her own pack, she faces an impossible choice: remain loyal to her pack or protect the man she’s come to care for. Her warning changes everything, forcing Hunter to confront his own feelings. In the battle that follows, Faelen’s courage will redefine her loyalty, Hunter’s heart, and the future of both packs.
THE MAFIA'S FORBIDDEN LOVE

THE MAFIA'S FORBIDDEN LOVE

903 Views · Ongoing · Feyvor Agu
In a big city, filled with crime ruled by the enigmatic and ruthless Mafia boss, Lucas Moretti. When an investigative journalist Olivia Carter finds herself thrusts into this treacherous city, her relentless pursuit for truth leads her to be captured by Lucas's men.

Instead of facing certain death , Olivia is given a condition by the charismatic and ruthless Mafia boss to help him uncover a traitor in his group or face dire consequences.

Reluctantly Olivia agrees , She found her self drawn deeper into the the seductive and and perilous world of the Mafia. As tensions rise and betrayals abound Olivia and Lucas forms an unlikely alliance.

But their relationship is complicated by the danger they face and the feelings they develop.

Caught between her loyalty to the truth and her growing feelings for Lucas , Olivia faces an impossible decision, between her duty to expose the Mafia’s corruption and her growing love for Lucas.

As their relationship grew stronger and secrets revealed, Olivia and Lucas finds themselves entangled in a dangerous game of power , passion and betrayal.

Will Olivia and Lucas love survive? Or will the danger of the world tear them apart?
The Alpha’s Forbidden Mate

The Alpha’s Forbidden Mate

406 Views · Ongoing · lustreokengwu
The Rakmoon pack has left a trail of darkness behind them—but now, the real danger comes from within.
A trusted ally is secretly plotting their downfall, and Alpha Chase Konerak is about to face his most dangerous enemy yet.

But he’s not alone.

His second chance mate isn’t just a spark from the past—she’s a fierce force with a gift for uncovering secrets. As she peels back the layers of betrayal, a storm brews between loyalty and lies.

Can the pack survive the traitor in their midst?
Can love and redemption shine through before it’s too late?
Get ready for a gripping ride full of secrets, second chances, and a battle that could change everything.
The Alpha’s Forbidden Sister

The Alpha’s Forbidden Sister

366 Views · Ongoing · favourigbojionu1
From the moment Selene was adopted into the Bloodmoon Pack, she belonged—but only as a sister, never more. As the Alpha’s cherished yet forbidden sibling, she grew up in the shadow of pack laws that dictated her place. But fate had other plans. When the Moon Goddess intertwined her soul with the one man she could never have—Kieran, her adoptive brother and the future Alpha—love became her greatest sin.

Bound by duty, Kieran had no choice but to reject her, casting her out under the weight of ancient laws. Heartbroken and alone, Selene disappeared into the wilderness, thought to be lost forever. But she was not broken. She was reborn.

Years later, she returns, no longer a forgotten outcast but the powerful and mysterious Luna of the rival Darkfang Pack. She is no longer just Kieran’s forbidden sister—she is his greatest weakness. As tensions rise and an arranged mating looms over Kieran’s future, Selene’s reappearance threatens everything he has built. The pack that once shunned her now watches in awe, torn between loyalty and an undeniable truth: she was meant to rule by Kieran’s side.

Their love is forbidden. Their connection, undeniable. But when secrets unravel and betrayals surface, Selene and Kieran must decide—defy the laws of their world or lose each other forever.

Because the Moon never makes mistakes. Even when fate is cruel.
HEATHCLIFF: The Forbidden Alpha

HEATHCLIFF: The Forbidden Alpha

250 Views · Ongoing · blessedteresa90
“I love you, Mr. Heathcliff, I'm your biggest fan. Will you just push me away like that?” Rochelle's teary voice echoed in the study room.

“I told you from the start…..if you want to love me, then, you must be ready to die for me,” Mr. Heathcliff whispered, his breath lingering on her neck.

Rochelle Wilder is terminally ill.
With death approaching, she has only one wish—to fall in love and experience intimacy before her time runs out.

A single mistake leads her into the world of Alpha Heathcliff, a man as dangerous as he is mesmerizing. From the beginning, he warns her: he does not love, and he never will. That only makes him perfect for her. With Heathcliff, Rochelle believes she can have protection, desire, and a quiet end.

What she doesn’t know is that Heathcliff is at war with fate itself. Haunted by his mother’s death, he intends to punish the Moon Goddess for her cruelty, until she reveals Rochelle as his destined mate.

To defy the heavens, Heathcliff must reject her. Break her. Destroy the bond before it destroys him.

But Rochelle is nothing as he expected: too fragile, too brave, and far too easy to love.

As danger closes in and secrets claw their way to the surface, Rochelle must decide how much of herself she’s willing to give for a man who may be her greatest comfort… or her final undoing.

Because loving an Alpha was never meant to be safe.
The Forbidden Second Marriage

The Forbidden Second Marriage

1.1k Views · Ongoing · Onyinye Vivian
“If our marriage were already claimed before the whole pack, I would make sure your ex-mate was watching as I make you moan my name, showing him the male who can take you past the moon… and make you beg for more until your voice breaks, Elena,” he whispered slowly.

"But… we should stop before someone walks in and sees us like this," Elena murmured, as she pressed back against him.


Elena Monroe once poured her entire soul into helping her mate, Drake Hamilton, the proud Beta of the Crescent Moon Pack, to remember the bond they shared before the accident stole his memories. Instead of returning to her, Drake chose Cassandra Travers, a glittering celebrity with a noble name and a perfect smile.

Then everything exploded.

At Drake's birthday party, Elena faced allegations of drugging and sleeping with him. Humiliated and mocked in front of the whole pack, she was on the brink of disaster when her protector, the male everyone believed was her guardian, pulled her away from the chaos.

The mate bond was cut, and Elena walked away in pieces.

But loss followed her. Two of the people she loved most were taken from her by her ex-mate and his family while she fought to clear her name.

Sorrow transformed into rage.

A reckless night with the man she previously referred to as her guardian sparked an illicit fire neither could extinguish.

Now hidden in a city far from her pack, she is no longer the broken omega they underestimated. She is ready to reclaim her life—and destroy those who dared to ruin it.

But when her ex-mate's memories finally come back, Elena finds herself torn between revenge and a love she ought to avoid.

And this time, her children’s lives hang in the balance.
The Beta's Forbidden Obsession

The Beta's Forbidden Obsession

719 Views · Ongoing · Nora Ashborne
Tobias has always been the Beta, the loyal second-in-command, the enforcer of pack law, and the protector of his Alpha’s family. For years, he’s watched Lily Blackthorn, his Alpha’s sweet, innocent younger sister, grow into a woman. He knows she is forbidden to him, but when she goes into her first heat, the scent of her awakens something dark and primal within him.

Tobias fights it. He tries to stay away. But his wolf is relentless, whispering one undeniable truth: She is mine.

Lily has always admired Tobias, the brooding, disciplined warrior who guards her brother’s side. But when her heat takes hold, she sees the hunger in his eyes. She feels the pull between them. And she wants to surrender.
One night. One forbidden taste. And Tobias is lost.

But when the Alpha discovers their betrayal, Tobias is forced to make an impossible choice, fight for the love that could tear the pack apart, or abandon his mate to save himself.
Falling for the Forbidden

Falling for the Forbidden

3.8k Views · Ongoing · Meira Ajay
"You belong to no one?" Leonardo’s voice was a low groan as he pinned her against the wall. "In this house, Nia Wallace, you belong to me. Until I say otherwise... you are mine."

Nia Wallace’s world shattered in a single night. After finding her boyfriend in the arms of another man, she is snatched from the streets by The Cimmera, the city’s most lethal criminal empire.

Her captor is Leonardo DeSanto, the organization’s ruthless Enforcer. Bound by a blood-oath to avenge his murdered fiancée, he sees Nia as nothing more than leverage to lure a killer out of the shadows.
But as Nia defies his iron rule, the ice around Leonardo’s heart begins to crack.

With a two-week deadline from the Don and a traitorous rival closing in, Nia is running out of time. If her ex doesn’t surface, her life is the forfeit.

One is a captive fighting for freedom; the other is a predator who has forgotten how to love. What are the chances that love blooms when two worlds completely forbidden from each other collide?
The CEO's Forbidden Secretary

The CEO's Forbidden Secretary

1.7k Views · Ongoing · cerita dsl
Elliot leaned closer, his eyes dark with frustration and something deeper. Something desperate.
"Tell me what to do, Audrey." His voice cracked. "Tell me how to stop feeling this."
She couldn't move. Couldn't breathe.
His gaze dropped to her lips. Lingered.
The world narrowed to just the two of them.


Their attraction was a fire that could burn down both their careers.

Elliot Harrington, the formidable CEO, built his empire on control.
Audrey Clarke, his brilliant secretary, built her life on professionalism.

Every lingering glance and accidental touch is a dangerous spark in the corporate powder keg.

But in a world of strict boundaries and forbidden desires, the greatest tension isn't in the fall. It's in the agonizing, breathtaking, slow-burn wait.

How long can they resist the one thing that could destroy everything they've worked for?

Can they forget the heated night that changed everything? Or will one taste of temptation destroy the professional walls they've built?
The Heir's Forbidden Flame

The Heir's Forbidden Flame

451 Views · Ongoing · George Afolabi
“Your legs are shaking baby girl and your breath is heavy. Is that fear i perceive or is it the burning lust you have for me?”

He pressed closer into me, my body sinking into the wall and he raised one of my legs around his torso.

“Your brother would probably kill me when he finds out what i am about to do but look me in the eye and admit that you have not longed for this too.”

Evelyn Peters life was termed perfect in her own at 21. Perfect fiance, a bright future,a best friend,a good paying job and the city life ready for her to explore.

But one phone call from her brother changes everything.

Her father had been murdered and her brother,the heir to the Junkies Mafia Clan is being hunted down by the leader of the Dynasty Mafia Clan, The Shredder.

Evelyn comes back to the dangerous world she left behind. The world of blood, betrayals and violence.

Returning means facing him. The enforcer. Her brother’s right hand. A man who’s seen too much to care about anything but the next fight.

For years, he’s kept his distance—she’s off-limits, a rule he’s never broken. But the girl he once knew is gone.

Now stands a woman—broken but beautiful, her eyes burning with defiance. Her vulnerability pulls him in, awakening something dark inside him.
The Rogues Forbidden Mate

The Rogues Forbidden Mate

389 Views · Ongoing · Claire Wilkins
“He will kill us all if he finds me…” I muttered trying to hide the tears that threatened to fall.
Kit raised his hand running it over my cheek with a smile, “let him come…I’ll destroy him.”


Seraphine lived a life of pain and fear the moment she was forced to marry the Alpha of the Blood Moon pack. Her dreams of romance and love were thrown out the door as her life turned into a downward spiral of abuse. The only good thing in her life is her daughter that happens to share the same magical gifts she does. After years of enduring the pain she escapes running to the outskirts to try and live a life of freedom. Little did she know that her future awaited there in the form of a rogue wolf with connections to her past. The only way to survive is to fight for her freedom, and pay the costs to keep her daughter safe.

The Rogues Forbidden Mate is created by Claire Wilkins, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.
The Alpha’s Forbidden Cure

The Alpha’s Forbidden Cure

1.3k Views · Ongoing · Lyra Lupine
Shy Amby Wilson's life is turned upside down when she's hired by the enigmatic billionaire Gabe Blackwood as his fake fiancée; a cover to find the original ancient Lunar Crystal. As she delves deeper into the mystery, she discovers a world of magic and danger that threatens to consume her.
With her unique talent and determination, Amby must navigate the treacherous world of werewolf politics and ancient rivalries, while fighting her attraction to Gabe, a forbidden relation between human and wolf. But as she grows closer to the powerful and attractive Gabe, she must confront her own dark past and the true cost of her desire.
Will Amby find the courage to claim her destiny and unleash her inner strength, or will the shadows of her past define her future? Dive into a world of magic, mystery, and romance, where one woman's journey will change everything.”
The Alpha's Forbidden Love

The Alpha's Forbidden Love

284 Views · Ongoing · Josemaria
Lucy Garcia, a rogue from childhood, is been haunted by the pack she hates the most, the hallowed manes pack. Finding out her mate was no other than the alpha of the hallowed manes made her furious.
She wanted nothing to do with anyone from the pack but she was bound to her mate and she couldn't deny the love she had for Chris. Chris Parker had just been coronated as the alpha of his pack and his first assignment is to hunt down all rogue wolves in the woofs.
The rogues had killed one of their Omegas during an invasion. No wolf of their pack was allowed to associate with any rogue as it was seen as a taboo. Love is the greatest power in existence.
Its presence can be deeply felt wherever it resides. Will Chris abandon the rule of the pack just to be with the one he loves? Will Lucy accept Chris as her mate despite the hatred she has for the pack?
The CEO'S Forbidden Protection

The CEO'S Forbidden Protection

1.8k Views · Ongoing · aitypearl207
A one-night stand was supposed to stay in the past.
But when billionaire CEO Alexander Blackwood hires a new bodyguard, the last person he expects to see is Ethan Pierce, the man whose touch still haunts him.

Bound by duty, desire, and dangerous secrets, the two men are thrown into a game of loyalty and lies. When enemies close in, Ethan’s mission turns personal… and Alex must decide if he can trust the man who might destroy him,or save him.
Passion. Power. Protection.
In a world of danger and deception, love might be the most dangerous secret of all
The Alpha's Forbidden Desires

The Alpha's Forbidden Desires

50 Views · Ongoing · olasunmadeomolara
Maya Rivers, a strong-willed she-wolf, has one rule: never trust an Alpha. After escaping an abusive pack, she’s built a life of independence in a neutral territory. But everything changes when her path crosses with the dangerously seductive Alpha Darius Blackthorne. Known for his ruthlessness and unmatched power, Darius rules the Midnight Pack with an iron fist and hides scars that only Maya seems to understand.

Their initial clash ignites a feral, undeniable attraction that both terrifies and consumes them. Darius is determined to claim Maya, not just as his mate but as his equal, despite knowing she harbors a deadly secret that could bring his entire pack to ruin.

As Maya fights to keep her freedom, the bond between them grows, setting off a chain reaction of desire, betrayal, and dangerous revelations. Together, they uncover a conspiracy within the wolf hierarchy that threatens to enslave all rogue wolves and their passion might be the only weapon strong enough to break the cycle.
The Billionaire's Forbidden Wife

The Billionaire's Forbidden Wife

211 Views · Ongoing · Victory
In the story of Forbidden Desire, Brandon Henderson and Emma Coleman find out they have a very strong chemistry. Brandon, torn between his love for Emma, the age gap between them and his loyalty to his best friend Emma's father, makes a difficult decision to distance himself from Emma. When they reunite years later, their love rekindled, leading to a passionate night that results in a pregnancy and a child. Tensions rise and a conflict ensues, Brandon and Emma's bond remains unbreakable. However, tragedy strikes, leaving Emma in a state of amnesia. Brandon could not jog her memory. As Emma embarks on a journey of self-discovery, unaware of the love and children she and Brandon have. Will Emma's memories finally lead her back to Brandon, or will she marry Kaiden, a man who claims they are lovers before the accident occurred?
THE BILLIONAIRE'S FORBIDDEN MAID

THE BILLIONAIRE'S FORBIDDEN MAID

469 Views · Ongoing · Muhammad Abubakar (KingMoha)
Love was never meant to be part of the bargain. But some desires can’t be silenced… and some destinies can’t be denied.


Seraphina Caldwell’s life is destroyed in a single night: her mother murdered, her father betrayed, and her future stolen by men who see her as nothing more than a commodity. Thrown into a world of danger and deceit, she fights to hold on to hope, even when survival means becoming a maid in a billionaire’s mansion far from home.

Damien Harrington lives by rules: wealth, power, and control. But when Seraphina enters his world, fragile yet defiant, she becomes the one rule he cannot keep. She is temptation, danger, and a secret that could bring his empire to its knees. Yet with enemies closing in, Damien must choose... protect the life he was born to rule, or the woman he was never supposed to love.
The Captain's Forbidden Cure

The Captain's Forbidden Cure

3.5k Views · Ongoing · Fuzzy Melissa
No one knew I was an addict.
Not to alcohol, not to drugs, but to the rawest, dirtiest kind of union.
To keep up the facade of this respectable job, to stop myself from turning into some desperate, heat-crazed stray begging for a man’s touch on the street, I had to swallow those little blue pills every day.
Until that damn blizzard trapped me with thirty hockey players reeking of sweat and testosterone, and my pills—gone.
The Forbidden Flight Service

The Forbidden Flight Service

821 Views · Ongoing · Joy Brown
Look, I'd heard the rumors: Skyward International's flight attendants? You never see 'em anywhere but the airport. Not once. Kinda spooky, but my coworker drops this smirk—"First time? You'll get it"—and I'm boarding Flight 6108, heart pounding.

This chief stewardess, Tiffany? Stunning. Locks eyes, buckles me in, perfume hits like a drug. Later, service cart rolls up. "Airsick? C'mon." Door shuts in the crew lounge. Boom—she's on her knees. "Relaxation service." Zipper down, wipes me clean, then swallows my cock whole. Balls-deep, tongue on my sack, cheeks sucking vacuum. "Big one," she whispers, eyes pleading like she needs my okay.
The Lycan King's Breeder

The Lycan King's Breeder

188.2k Views · Ongoing · Joy Apens
"On the bed!" He commanded gruffly, leaving no room for questions. Everything was quiet and I heard my heart pounding. It was difficult to even breathe.
He suddenly moved, reaching for me. I felt his fingers brush over my shoulder, the silky robe slowly slipping off of me. My heart filled with dread as I thought about how I looked in his eyes right now. My body trembled, my eyes shut and it felt like my face was on fire.
"Please..." I begged in a broken and shaky voice. “I don’t want to be your breeder.”


Talon the Black is as his name suggests. Dominant. Heartless. Ruthless. King of the Lycans, Talon is madly in love with his mate, Willow, but things start to fall apart when she cannot bear him a child. Driven to desperation, Willow begs him to breed a filthy human and while Talon is reluctant to, he does as his beloved wants.
Abused and maltreated by her parents, Avalyn has been sold by her father to the Lycans. Her life is even made worse when she realizes that she is to be the Lycan King’s breeder. She is to sleep with him and carry his child even though he is already married.
It is a cold business exchange, her curvy body in exchange for an heir, nothing more. But what happens once this ruthless King starts to fall in love with her? Can they hide their forbidden love from Willow or would there be hell to pay once she finds out?
The Alpha King's Mate

The Alpha King's Mate

20.8k Views · Ongoing · Author Mila
My family business is bankrupted. I'm only seventeen and all my world crumbles at once.

I caught my boyfriend cheating on me with my best friend. It hurt deeply and I felt extremely hurt seeing the two people I trusted having an affair behind my back.

But, none of them felt remorseful for their actions. Instead, they had mocked me as a fallen heiress.

I decide to take a goodbye to the city and off to a new one. And a fresh new start to get my shit back.

However, one person I'd never imagined. He had always been there. In myths and books as the noble werewolf he was.

My twin neighbor, claims that I am his Mate.

Things are about to get real messy.
The Alpha King's Princess

The Alpha King's Princess

548 Views · Ongoing · Caroline Above Story
He’s the alpha king, my crush, my guardian. And he’s 20 years older than me.
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“How old are you?”
“T-Twenty,” I bit my lower lip, stuttering on the lie. “I’m an adult.”
I trembled but turned my head, allowing him to drag his nose along my neck and breathe in my scent. I didn’t know what I smelled like to him. Did I smell like I was lying?
I held still. He shifted just a bit, seemingly retreating, and I flung my arms around his neck, holding him down.
“Please, Alpha King,” I said. My voice trembled even as I tried to sound sultry. “I’m… sure I can please you.”
“Do you know what happens when you lie to the Alpha King, little girl?”
He knew. I should have known that he would know I wasn’t twenty.
“You seem so deliberate, but I’m not interested in your offer. How about we play a game?”
“A-A game?”
He narrowed his eyes and gave me a slow, cruel smile.
“If you win, I’ll grant you sanctuary.”
My eyes widened with a spark of hope.
“But if you lose….”
The Mafia Kings Plaything

The Mafia Kings Plaything

19.6k Views · Ongoing · jessyjes440
"You think you have a choice?" Vittorio squeezed my nipples with his hand and my sanity with the other. “ You were never going to be anyone else's from the moment I set eyes on you”. His voice a deadly whisper
His words cut through me making my chest tighten with fear
"You’re Ours, kitten," he continued, his gaze locking onto mine and stealing the breath from my lungs. "You will be claimed, used, and Fucked however I see fit.
Do you understand?"
"I... I understand," I whispered, feeling my resistance crumble under his dark, green eyes.
"You will lay before me, Katarina," he commanded his voice a low growl.
"Spread your swollen pussy wide, and show me how desperate you are for me to fuck you."

Katarina Delgado was supposed to belong to another man. Sold like property to Mafia Don Giordano, her virginity was payment for a debt her father couldn't afford. But when her brother Mateo tries to save her and fails, she ends up in the hands of a deadlier monster: Vittorio De Luca, the brutal mafia king who cages her, collars her, and whispers filth like love. Now, locked in a war between cartels, Katarina is the prize. But not just for Vittorio. Valentino De Luca, his missing twin, has returned. Sharper. Slower. Unhinged. And he doesn’t want to steal her. He wants to share her.
Together. In a world of cages, kings, and betrayal, the only thing more dangerous than being wanted… is being wanted by both of them.
The Alpha King's Heart

The Alpha King's Heart

13.3k Views · Ongoing · Sunshine Princess
"I don't want pity from you, Adira, I want your love... Please," He was vulnerable, I'd never seen him like this before. My heart tightened in my chest and I so badly wanted to hug him. I wished I could take away his pain.

"I love you," His voice trembled. I cupped his face with my hands and lay my head against him. We were close, so close. Tears rolled down my face as I said to him,

"Thank you for everything and... Goodbye... "

Adira Wade is reviled and shunned in her pack after her parents were accused of planning against the Alpha. Even her fiance, the future Alpha, Grayson, turns his back on her. She loses hope of finding true love and gives up on the idea, but fate had other plans when the powerful Alpha King visits her pack and to her utter shock, declares she's his mate.

King Wyatt McMillian is powerful, handsome, and dangerous, he did not expect to find a Luna but accepts and punishes those who harmed her.

However, Wyatt has secrets and issues that will test this new relationship, and now, another man claims to love her and will fight for her.

It's a battle of passion, and fight for love and men are willing to burn for her.
The Lycan King's Affection

The Lycan King's Affection

1.7k Views · Ongoing · Samuelade
Fate seems to have it out for Camille Gallagher. In 24 hours, she wakes up from a one-night stand with a stranger and discovers her parents aren't really her parents. Finding out she is the true daughter of a powerful Alpha does not seem to make life easier for her in the coming months as she is treated like dirt by her new family, discovers her mate is cheating on her with the girl that stole her life and that she is pregnant from her one night stand. It then all comes into full circle when the man from that night turns out to be Dimitri Galdina, a Lycan King who needs her to survive. What's a girl gotta do?
The Lycan King's Destiny

The Lycan King's Destiny

1.2k Views · Ongoing · Bella Ade
"I must say, you are such a beautiful woman and the first kind one in my life," he said to her sincerely.
Those were the words that led Kayla, who was rejected by her mate, into the Lycan's king bed. He had said the words she so desperately wanted to hear, and she soon found herself with a baby bump, and her world took a turn.
From a servant to carrying the king's child. How does she cope in a world she is not familiar with?
Well, pretending could go a long way, but what happens after that?
The King's Lifetime Mate

The King's Lifetime Mate

1k Views · Ongoing · Luizdo
Warning: This book will include strong language, lots of adult scenes, abuse, and traumatising emotions, please be warned.
Reagan is the Supreme Alpha King with multiple personalities. His existence is not just a threat to his enemies alone but the whole universe. He is the perfect monster crafted by doom, and fate couldn’t be crueller by making the only woman he ever loved his ignition. She is his evil star, one that would bring forth his destiny, his push button, and she is his fated mate—the queen of darkness.
A forbidden love that was never meant to be through millenniums, a love creation itself is against yet so strong.
With the fate of the world at risk, an ultimate decision had to be made. An ardent love had to be forsaken, and two hearts became undeniable.
Her selflessness may have been for the greater good, but he feels betrayed and hates her for it. Thus, he swore to make her suffer a life worst than death.
'Don’t expect me to treat you like I once did because you lost the right to that kind of sentiment when you deserted what we once had!' 'I will do with you however I please, and you will take it all without complaint!!' He spat.
Will their love ever get the spark it needs for a fresh start?
Will they pull through the ill fate that awaits them?
Will they survive the new and old enemies that see them as threats and seek their downfall?
Join them in their journey in which they strive to fight against the odds that stand in their way to rewriting their destiny.

Both FL and ML are powerful, and the story is a fantasy romance in modern setting.


This is book two of The Alpha King’s Supremacy, and you can read it independently. But I suggest
you read book 1 to better understand how both ML and FL began their journey.
The Mafia King's bride

The Mafia King's bride

947 Views · Ongoing · Karishma parveen
Lydia Merchant was never meant to be part of Arthur Durrin Romero’s world. She was only a daughter. A girl with simple dreams and a quiet future until one signature from her own father sealed her fate in blood and betrayal. Traded like currency, Lydia became payment for a debt she never owed.
Her life ended the moment she stepped into a black wedding dress.
Arthur Romero is the heir to a brutal empire ruthless, obscenely wealthy, and feared by the underworld. He doesn't believe in love or kindness. Affection is a weakness he refuses to indulge. What Arthur values is control. When he claims Lydia as his bride, it isn’t desire that drives him it’s power. A message to the world that the Romero's never forget a debt and never forgive betrayal.
Lydia is meant to be nothing more than a pawn.
But Arthur doesn’t expect the fire in her eyes or the way she refuses to break even as her world collapses. Trapped inside his estate, surrounded by his enemies Lydia refuses to be the obedient wife he expects. She won’t give him her heart. She won’t surrender.
Yet desire has a mind of its own.
Every glance between them becomes a battle. Their fights are brutal, fueled by shattered trust and accidental touches that leave them both wanting more. The closer Arthur gets, the more his cold restraint slips. He wants Lydia in ways he never wanted anyone.
Lydia hates how much she notices him. The hunger in his gaze. The way he never touches her, yet makes her ache all the same.
This marriage was never built on love, only debt and revenge.
Now, as secrets unravel and enemies rise, Lydia and Arthur must decide: will they destroy each other first… or burn the world together?
The Tyrant King's Queen

The Tyrant King's Queen

591 Views · Ongoing · hanjorlaholajide
"Look at me properly and try to remember." He implored her, his silvery eyes boring into hers. Maya raised her nervous eyes to meet his. Searching her head, she tried to remember where she may have met this man before.

As she stared at him, a sense of familiarity began to settle. Those eyes... she'd seen them before. Where has she seen them? One by one, the images came. The pictures from a time she had forgotten. She had helped someone with eyes just like this.

Still in his embrace, a daunting realisation began to set in. She'd met this man before. Long before he even dreamed of being a king...

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A tyrant king conquers a kingdom so he can get married to her forgotten princess. People expect a marriage filled with strife and everything but none of that happens. Instead he treats her right, worships her and kisses the very ground she walks on. Why is that? People wonder. The reason is quite simple.

Years ago, the same princess had saved his life from the bitter hands of death when he was betrayed by his half brother, the crown prince of Madonia.
The Lycan King's Mate

The Lycan King's Mate

1.7k Views · Ongoing · R.Y.E.
Lycan King Alder Volcik had been yearning for his mate for over a century. Little did he know that his search would lead him to a pack he was to visit due to the Luna challenged. There, he discovered his mate, the same Luna who had lost the challenge and was rejected by her Alpha mate.

Cindy Mills is the daughter of a billionaire who was betrayed by her boyfriend and best friend, who killed her afterward. But it did not end there. She was reborn in the body of the lost Luna, Clover, who died because of rejection.

As Alder grapples with Clover's reluctance to accept him, he also faces the reality of her losing her title to another she-wolf. Meanwhile, Cindy, still reeling from the betrayal of her ex-boyfriend and best friend, is uncertain about her future. How will these intertwined fates unfold?

As Alder tries to get Clover's trust, they will both discover Cindy's true identity. She, on the other hand, will do everything to get her revenge on her ex-boyfriend and best friend who killed her and her father.

Once Cindy accepts Alder, will she give up herself and live as Clover for the rest of her life?
The Lycan King's Alpha

The Lycan King's Alpha

12.4k Views · Ongoing · Kat Silver
Willa had become content with her life as a rogue. She and her father had managed to make a life outside of the pack and to her, it was home. The only thing missing was justice. She was determined to find the identity of her mother's murderer and prove that the lycan king was behind her death. But she's not prepared for what would happen when she discovers the same lycan king is her fated mate. Ferrin never imagined his fated mate would be a werewolf from his country's strongest rival, let alone that she would be the female alpha that was foretold to destroy him and his kingdom. They had been searching for the alpha that was destined to cause his death for a decade. But could finding out that the alpha was his fated mate mean they were interpreting the prophecy all wrong? Or would he be forced to send her to her death to save his kingdom?
The Lycan King's Curse

The Lycan King's Curse

1.6k Views · Ongoing · Miss Colourful
A ruthless and banished Lycan King, has been cursed to suffer in the underworld for centuries, is unexpectedly summoned back to the mortal realm by Lyra, a weak but determined werewolf to help save her people from a powerful and dark force threatening to destroy them.

Their initial animosity is palpable, and the tension between them crackles with distrust and suspicion. But as they face the brutal reality of war and destruction, their loathing for each other turns into an all-consuming, forbidden passion that cannot be quenched. However, their newfound love is not enough to guarantee their victory.

Ancient prophecies and betrayals plague their path, forcing them to make unimaginable sacrifices to save their world. Their bond is put to the ultimate test as they face their greatest challenges yet, each decision they make carrying the weight of the fate of their people. Can their love conquer all, or will the darkness prevail, dooming them to a fate worse than death? In this tale of romance, betrayal, and sacrifice.
The High King's Bride

The High King's Bride

219.4k Views · Ongoing · inue windwalker
Harmony is no ordinary wolf shifter—she’s a hybrid of wolf and hound, the secret daughter of the Third Prince of Wolves. Hidden from the Council’s prying eyes, she’s been raised to live a quiet, human-like life, spared the fate of being trained to serve Xaxas, the ruthless High King.
But Harmony’s heart beats for the forbidden: she loves all living things, even humans—sworn enemies of the supernatural. Her dream? To break the treaty that divides their worlds and help those in need. But when she crosses paths with him—the son of the Horned God of Night—her gentle ideals are put to the ultimate test.
He is a force of destruction: unbeatable in battle, untouchable by magic, a name that makes even the bravest cower. Bred for war and darkness, can Harmony’s compassion soften a heart forged in shadow? Or will her forbidden love for the enemy cost her everything—including her life, her wolf, and the fate of two worlds?
*****Mature Content “Mate…”The word slipped out unbidden, my breath hitching as his touch ignited every nerve—sparks that tingled across my skin, scattering thoughts already frayed by my wolf, Luminescence. He grinned, sharp fangs glinting, and leaned in, nipping my ear gently. A shiver cascaded down my spine. His clawed hand cupped my cheek, warm and rough, and I let the blanket slip from my shoulders, baring myself to him...
The Alpha King's Breeder

The Alpha King's Breeder

135.6k Views · Ongoing · Bella Moondragon
I just arrived at the Alpha King's castle, but I have no idea why I'm here. I think it's to pay off my family's debt, but when I'm taken to a fancy bedroom, I have the feeling I'm not going to be his maid....

Isla

I'm a nobody from a distant pack. My family owes a lot for medical expenses for my brother. I'll do what I can to help them, but when I find out I've been sold to Alpha King Maddox as his breeder, I'm not sure I can do that.

The king is cold and standoffish, and rumor has it he killed his first wife. But he's also sexy and alluring. My mind might be telling me no, but my body wants him in every way possible.

How am I going to survive as the Alpha King's breeder when I've never even been with a man before? Will he kill again?

Maddox

Ever since my Luna Queen died, I've sworn to never love again. I didn't go looking for a breeder, but I only have a year until I must produce an heir or lose my throne. This beautiful girl, Isla, showed up on my doorstep just in time. Is it fate? Is she my second chance mate? No, I don't want one of those.

All I need is a kid.

But the more time I spend with Isla, the more I want not just any old breeder--I want her.

Over one million reads on Radish--one click this steamy wolf shifter romance right now!
The Vampire King's Feeder

The Vampire King's Feeder

10.2k Views · Ongoing · Bella Moondragon
"Kane stays unmoving, and I realize he’s barely breathing. I don’t think he needs oxygen to stay alive, so that’s not too surprising, but I can’t’ figure out why he is so still. His hand at my waist is so very close to my breastbone, the longing for him to slide it up only a few inches, to touch me in places no one ever has before, has a gasp leaving my lips. I have to bite down again to keep from moaning, and he hasn’t even kissed me yet."
Emory: I was born to be the Alpha of my pack, my father's first born daughter. But now... I am here, in the castle of our greatest enemy, the Vampire King. I should hate Kane Alexander, but the more time I spend with him, the more I long for him in ways I cannot understand. I am not here to be his lover, though. I am here to be his feeder. But even before his lips graze my skin the first time, I know I would give myself to him in every way imaginable if only he should ask. Kane: I long to taste the wolf shifter, but not her blood, her body... her essence. I want her in every way imaginable. But I'm already betrothed to marry another blood-born vampire, and if I call that off, I have resigned my kingdom to yet another war. There has to be a way to keep Emory Moonraker as my feeder but not claim her in my bed. I just haven't figured it out yet, and every time I look into her jade eyes, I forget everything and everyone but her. But I have enemies, and every moment she spends here in my home, Castle Graystone, she's in danger.
The Mafia King's Pet

The Mafia King's Pet

10.3k Views · Ongoing · Collins Agbarakwe
Milo was born as a curse. an Omega male, A disgrace and never heard of. Desperate to get the acknowledgement of his family, He is Disguised as his powerful twin sister, and bundled as a pet to the most feared man in the underworld: the Mafia King.

Bound in chains and stripped of his freedom, Milo is prepared to endure whatever fate that is waiting for him. But when his disguise is shattered, and he was caught, the lie that was meant to save him turns into a death sentence.

The Mafia King does not take kindly to deception.

Yet, instead of killing him, he does something far worse.

He claims him.

“From now on, you are mine. I own every inch of your body as my little pet”

Milo must learn to survive, in this world fueled with cruelty and betrayal. not just as a prisoner, but as one thing no man in this kingdom has ever dared to be.

A pet.

But as secrets begin to reveal themselves, Milo realizes something chilling…

Maybe the true monster isn’t the one who forcefully claimed him.

Maybe it’s seeing the face of the one that would stab him from the back.

Can he escape his sad fate?

Or

will he get drowned in the power struggle between the forces that want to have him for themselves.
The Vampire King's Bride

The Vampire King's Bride

4.1k Views · Ongoing · Key Kirita
Book 1 The Devil's Bride
Book 2 The Elder's Kitten
Book 3 The Vampire King's Bride
Can be read stand-alone.
Warning: Mature Content
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I could tell that she wanted nothing more than to kiss me, and from the way she was gazing at my fangs, I knew she imagined what it would be like if I were to drink from her. A thing I’d found myself unable to stop thinking about for years now.
Bast was fighting so hard against herself, doing everything she could to convince herself that she didn't want this, that she didn't want me. Unknowing that she was fighting a losing battle, as she'd already made up her mind to be mine, and was only wasting her own time by denying it.
After giving her a few moments to tell me no, and hearing no refusal, I gently traced my hands down her form until they met her thighs. Once I saw that she had no issue with it, I lifted her, so our faces were even with each other. "Why are you fighting against what you want, kitten?" I whispered as I brushed my lips against hers, torturing myself just as much as I was torturing her.
"I don't know," Bast responded as she looked down, trying to catch her breath.
I put my hand under her chin and tilted her head back, forcing her to look up at me. I hesitated for just a moment before finally giving in and bringing my lips to hers. Though I'd been thinking about it for years, the reality far exceeded expectation as I finally felt her lips against mine, heard her tiny purrs of pleasure and excitement as I allowed my hands to explore her body.
Finally, being able to touch and caress her, feeling her tightening her legs around me as I explored her tongue with mine, it was like a climax of its own. Her heartbeat was erratic as she leaned into me, a small moan escaping as I explored her curves with my hands, her nails digging into my chest as she gripped my jacket to pull me closer. She couldn't hide how much she wanted me. Not now, not while her body was begging me to continue...
The Mafia King's Toy

The Mafia King's Toy

3.4k Views · Ongoing · Shelagh Milano
Nerthus goes by many names.

Hiding from an unpleasant past, she keeps her true identity a secret while working as an escort.

As she covers an appointment with a mysterious new client for a sick colleague, she thinks it will be a one-night thing as he is known to never book an escort twice.

Until he books her again.

When her other clients start mysteriously canceling their appointments, she suddenly finds herself in a tricky, but quite alluring situation.

She tries everything to resist his irresistible temptations that threaten getting her fingers burnt.

But she risks it anyway.

Will Nerthus realize her mistake too late? And will she be able to resist her forbidden desire for her mysterious new client?
The Alpha King's Mistress

The Alpha King's Mistress

3.8k Views · Ongoing · Avvi Keller
In a world where bloodlines shape destinies, Florence Lancaster, a half-breed who has the blood of two exceptional people in her veins, is caught in a dangerous game. Abandoned and trained to be a tool, her life takes a perilous turn when a mission puts her on the most-wanted list of the Alpha King and the Werewolf Council.

Hunted and hiding her identity for years, she finds sanctuary within a pack until chaos strikes, forcing her into a bargain to save a life. The price? Six months as a werewolf's mistress, a twist she never saw coming.

Nicholas Gavner Acworth is a pureblooded Lycan who also was an Alpha King and an Alpha of Moonstone Pack—a pack of Lycans. Since his cousin died, he vowed to kill the person responsible for his death. But finding his mate who was not a Lycan and learning that she couldn't shift was not something he expected. He needed a strong woman to lead by his side and the perfect candidate was his betrothed. So, he makes a decision that alters their fate—making his mate his mistress.
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She is strong-willed to escape.
He is adamant about keeping her.
She wanted to be loved.
He doesn't want to be in love.
Everyone wanted her,
Everyone fears him.
She belongs to him but he doesn't belong to her.
The Alpha King's Breeder

The Alpha King's Breeder

100 Views · Ongoing · Jeclyn Karl
"Are you okay?" I asked, forcing a tight-lipped smile.
"Yeah, it's just Neomi reminding me of the C-section time." Jason scoffed.
"She's replying nervously." 
I sighed.
"If it were a natural birth…" 
He interrupted me before I could finish. "It's not going to be a natural birth. Neomi and I have already decided, and you agreed to it by signing the contract," he said, his tone firm as I furrowed my brow in frustration.
I didn't need a reminder, the mention of his Luna on his lips made me feel different. A painful reminder that it was just a flirt. Deep within I wanted more, the warmth of my mate around me but it was stolen by Neomi.
I walked over to the dresser, at least, to let me look beautiful for my birth process.
"Oh, right. That's true. I almost managed to forget that I'm just a walking womb that you and your wife have been renting out."


To save her father, Nyla is forced to sign a breeder contract with Jason, the Alpha King, and his wife, Neomi, agreeing to bear them a child.
In the Moonlit Shadow Pack, having a breeder was strictly forbidden, so Nyla must stay in a secluded place. Alpha Jason, excited about the pregnancy, decides to stay with the breeder during the process- unaware that Nyla is his mate. His bond with her grows stronger every day...
The King's Contracted Bride

The King's Contracted Bride

610 Views · Ongoing · Saima Writes
As soon as we were inside, he slammed the door shut.
“What did you think?” Samar snapped. “That I wouldn’t find out?"

Before I could react, his hand twisted painfully in my hair. He yanked my head back, “Look at me!”

A cry escaped my lips, “Ahhhhh!”

Grinding his teeth, he growled, “How dare your father deceive me like this? He trapped me into marrying you!”

“I swear,” I sobbed, “I don’t know anything. Please believe me. I had no idea.”

“Lies!” he shouted. “You knew everything. You played along perfectly.”

“No!” I cried. “I’m as helpless as you are. Please… let me go.”

He laughed bitterly. “Let you go? After what your father did?”

His grip tightened. “Now you’ll pay for his betrayal.”

“I haven’t done anything!” I pleaded.

He leaned closer, his voice cold. “I don’t forgive anyone. And you’re his blood.”

Fear choked me. “This marriage… it was never meant to hurt you.”
“Marriage?” he mocked. “You were desperate to get married, weren’t you?”

“That’s not true,” I whispered. “I just...”

He shoved me back. “From today onward, forget freedom."

I shook my head. “Please listen to me just once."

“Listen?” he snapped. “You lost that right the moment you entered this house.”

He stared at me with burning eyes.
“And remember this,” he said sharply. “Your breaths in this house will move only by my command.”
The Alpha King's Lust

The Alpha King's Lust

364 Views · Ongoing · NewEraCulture
As tough as it may sound, Hope, a strong woman born with the urge to stand at the top finds herself sitting at the highest spot in the pack as an alpha. Along side with her beta and closest friend Harley, she endures the worst but accidentally flickers a fire that wasn't there with Harley.

Meanwhile elsewhere, Emily, a daughter to an alpha finds herself entangled with Jason, the beta. Despite their eleven year age difference, Emily still falls deep in love with Jason who is already married. Faced in a dilemma, the two struggle with their feelings.
The King's Royal Concubine

The King's Royal Concubine

145 Views · Ongoing · Penny Ji
She was Charles grace. A slave who was force to be King Alfred concubine.
She vow never to get pregnant for him as she allows him to play with her like his sex doll.
But the promise she made to her pure innocent self was broken after three months and worse of all, she later gave birth to a triplet!

To the heartless king Alfred; she had committed a sin and according to their custom",it was an abomination for a prince to come out of the same womb of a princess. And their only last option was to kill the two innocent girls.

Grace was stranded and didn't know what to do. She didn't want her child to die like that in order to save them, She gave them to her sister who was aware of her plans and later took them to a different village.


What later became the fate of those triplets who find themselves in different places?And then what later happened if fate decided to bring these two girls together, making them switch each other's rules as they look so identical?
Will they be able to get out of the mess which they've cursed for themselves
The Lycan King's Healer

The Lycan King's Healer

8.5k Views · Ongoing · Jane Above Story
After mating to the prince, I was brutally killed by my jealous friend during pregnancy!
Luckily I was reborn and the ugly scars on my face were gone. My husband, who never cared about me, suddenly came to my door. How dare he let my son call him Daddy?

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“Wake up,” I willed myself desperately, to my sunken and sallow body. “You can’t die. If you die, the baby will die.”
Moon Goddess, are you here to answer my prayers?
Yes, child. But there is a reason I am here to grant you life again; your bloodline is too significant and rare to expunge.
This is why you paired Prince Aldrich and I, I muttered, realization surfacing.
You are just as important as him, even more so.
My body thirsted for water, for food and a bath and sunlight. But mostly, it thirsted for revenge at that moment.
I must return, was all I said.
The Mafia King's Bride

The Mafia King's Bride

4.6k Views · Ongoing · HummingBird
I walked into Dante Marchetti’s world begging for mercy.
He offered it, beautifully packaged, brutally priced.

Two million dollars erased with a single signature.
My freedom erased with the next line

The contract is simple: my silence, my time, my body.
Now I’m bound to a man who doesn’t believe in love,
only ownership…
and I’m the possession he chose.

Dante is cold, controlled, and feared by men who fear nothing.
Yet with me, his control fractures.
His gaze turns hungry.
His voice turns sinful.
And the darkness he hides pulls me closer than his hands ever dare.

I should run.
But he’s already decided I’m his.
Not for a night.
Not for a debt.
For as long as he wants.

And Dante Marchetti never stops wanting.
The Mafia King's Captive

The Mafia King's Captive

1.1k Views · Ongoing · skye55571
When Kaitlyn Hart stumbles upon her parent brutal murder, the last person she expects to see over their bodies is Callum Drake... the ruthless King of the Drake Syndicate.

Terrified and convinced he is their killer, Kaitlyn fights his grip as he drags her into a world of danger, but the truth is far darker than she imagined. Callum didn't come to end her life; he came to save it.

Her father's deadly secrets have made her a target of the most feared cartel in the underworld, and only Callum can keep her alive.

Trapped in the Mafia King's shadow, Kaitlyn vows to resist his dangerous charm. Yet as threats close in and lies unravel, she finds herself entangled in a web of forbidden desire, ruthless power plays, and secrets that could destroy everything she thought she knew.

Can Kaitlyn survive the world she has been thrown into? Or will Callum's darkness consume her too?
THE LYCAN KING'S TEMPTATION

THE LYCAN KING'S TEMPTATION

910 Views · Ongoing · Joshua Howard
He wanted a servant. Fate gave him a mate.

Banished. Scarred. Broken.
Valeria was marked a traitor and thrown to the wolves—literally. Her only crime? Refusing to bow to the mate who rejected her and tried to kill her.

Now, she’s forced to serve the most feared Alpha in the realm—King Aldric, a monstrous Lycan whose rage is legend and whose mercy is a myth.

But something shifts in the shadows of his desire. A stolen glance. A trembling touch. A beast who sees something in her no one else ever did.

When a dangerous aphrodisiac pushes Aldric past the brink, Valeria becomes the object of his obsession—and perhaps the key to breaking his curse.

But in a world where love is weakness and power rules all, can a scarred servant tame a cursed King?

Or will her second chance at love become her final downfall?
The Arrogant King's  Betrothed

The Arrogant King's Betrothed

11k Views · Ongoing · Shandy Kent
23 year old Shandy begins the small trip to her parents for the holidays like she has for the past 4 years since she left home. Along the same scenic route she's always taken a detour has been set up sending her down a snowy Isolated back road. Sudden blinding snow begins to fall as she tries to make her way. All at once her car slides of the road and flips without warning leaving her hanging upside down inside her car. Her world fades away into darkness. Two days later she awakens in the home of her "savior." Bumps and bruises are scattered here and there, yet she is grateful to be alive and in one piece. Above all she is thankful to the one that had saved her from certain death. She finally comes face to face with her hero, or quite possibly her worse nightmare in the form of a cold, arrogant, and extremely attractive young man. Shandy's trip had been cut short, yet the journey of her life has just begun and she will travel further than she ever imagined possible, learning some interesting truths about herself along the way.
The Mafia King's Tigress

The Mafia King's Tigress

50 Views · Ongoing · Lola Rae
In a city where loyalty is rare and power is everything, Vivienne Moretti leads her family's mafia after her father’s death. She is determined to restore her family's lost honor, even if it means getting involved in crime and revenge. Vivienne is known for being clever and strong, never backing down from a fight.

Lucian "The Devil" DeMarco, the ruthless leader of a rival mafia family, dominates the underworld through fear and chaos. After an unexpected encounter with Vivienne, he sees her as both a threat and a challenge and he is drawn to her strong determination.

Lucian approaches Vivienne with a proposal—an alliance. A third mafia faction is threatening both their families, and Lucian believes that together, they have a chance to take it down. Though suspicious of his motives, Vivienne agrees, knowing this might be her only way to protect her family.

As they work together, their relationship becomes complicated by power, desire, and betrayal. Lucian’s dark past begins to surface, forcing Vivienne to question how much she can trust him. Both must decide how far they’re willing to go to secure their families’ survival.

After all, she's the Tigress, and he's the only one daring enough to be her King. Together, they might conquer the city—or destroy it.
The Dragon King's Favorite

The Dragon King's Favorite

942 Views · Ongoing · rosieana66
Vanessa Hudgens, an abused Omega from a wolf pack, faces the ultimate betrayal when her own mate sells her to the Dragon King Cedric as payment for his debts. Stripped of her identity as Luna and forced into slavery, she discovers an inexplicable connection to the dragon warriors that defies centuries of hatred between their species.

As Vanessa navigates the treacherous dragon court, she catches the attention of the powerful and conflicted King Cedric, whose inner dragon responds to her in ways that challenge everything he believes about wolves. When jealous rivals attempt to destroy her and her former mate resurfaces, Vanessa must survive deadly palace intrigue while uncovering the truth about her mysterious abilities.

Torn between her growing feelings for the dragon king and the dangerous secrets surrounding her true identity, Vanessa faces an impossible choice: embrace her connection to the dragons and risk everything, or flee back to a world that never wanted her. But some destinies cannot be escaped, and some bonds run deeper than blood.