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The Ice Alpha's Mate

The Ice Alpha's Mate

26k Views · Ongoing · Bella Silva
“You belong to me, Aria,” he growls, his nose brushing against mine. “The harder you push me away, the deeper I fall into this madness of wanting you.”

“You don’t even want a mate!” I remind him, hating how small my voice sounds, and how my body sings whenever he’s this close to me.

His breath brushes against my lips. “You’re right. I don’t. But I burn for you, Aria, and I don’t think I’ll make it through the season without tasting what’s mine.”


They call Ryder Drexel the Ice King of Ironclaw University, captain of the undefeated Iron Wolves, cold-blooded on the rink and untouchable off it. He doesn’t do distractions. He doesn’t do relationships. And he sure as hell doesn’t do fate.

Until her.

Aria Murdock is the opposite. She’s an invisible scholarship student hiding secrets that she’s spent her entire life hiding—she’s a wolf who can’t shift in a world where wolves like her are called runts and are mercilessly killed to be rid of their weak bloodline.

But when an accident reveals her true scent, Ryder’s world fractures.

She’s a walking death sentence. Someone undesirable to most. Off-limits because of her low rank and bloodline.

And she’s his mate.

Now, the Alpha heir has a choice. He can either reject the bond, or risk everything to claim her. The problem? Claiming her means breaking every rule and starting a war within his own pack. It also means revealing who Aria truly is, and she’s so much more than a runt.

They’re enemies by nature, but bound by instinct and fate.

In a world where packs, rules, and reputations reign, claiming her might just cost him everything, especially his heart.
The Alpha’s Forgotten Mate

The Alpha’s Forgotten Mate

10.9k Views · Ongoing · Taylormimi
“Who is that?” I asked, pointing weakly at the man crying in the corner.

The doctor looked at me with pity in his eyes.
“That is Kaden,” he whispered gently. “He is the Alpha… and the father of your baby.”

Fear was the only thing I felt.
I had woken up in a cold hospital bed, my body bruised and broken, with no memory of my past. Everything felt like a nightmare I couldn’t escape.

Yet this powerful man—this Alpha—looked at me as if I were his entire world.

Why did he reject me if he truly loves me?
Why does his presence make my heart race with terror instead of comfort?

Then suddenly, the memories crashed into me like a storm.

“You rejected me,” I gasped, my voice trembling as I pushed him away.
“You threw me away… and now you want my baby?”
The Mate He Abandoned

The Mate He Abandoned

734 Views · Ongoing · ayomiedigital
"I marked her... to protect my title. But I left the one who owned my heart behind."

Sienna loved Alpha Ryder with her whole soul, even if their bond wasn’t fated. On the night of her wedding anniversary, her world shattered: betrayed by her husband, drugged. Someone saved her, unbeknownst to her, he was Alpha Ryder. And their path shouldn't have met.

Now, Ryder must mark another, Renna, the manipulative she-wolf chosen by the elders. With blackmail, lies, and political pressure mounting, Sienna becomes nothing more than a pawn.

Left with no name, no power, and no home, Sienna is forced to stay in the Alpha’s house as a servant... while her once-lover sleeps beside another.

But Sienna is not broken. She is watching. She is waiting. And when the time comes... they’ll all regret what they did to the Alpha’s forsaken bride.
The Death Mate Prophecy

The Death Mate Prophecy

552 Views · Ongoing · Yara Writes
He was ordered to kill her.
He locked her in a tower instead.
Now the entire world is hunting them both.

They called Amina a monster.
A forbidden Lycan-Seer Hybrid—a living weapon outlawed for generations.

So she hid.
Three years. One bookstore. Pretending to be human.

Until one night… everything shattered.

A rogue finds her.
An Alpha corners her.
And the moment he touches her—

The Mate Bond explodes.

Rian Vale—Meridian City’s most ruthless Alpha—
was sent to execute her.

Instead, he claims her.

Now she’s trapped in his glass tower,
his prisoner, his project… and his greatest weakness.

But the truth is worse than death.

She wasn’t hiding.
She was being used.

For twenty years, his father has been secretly draining her power—
turning her into the Sovereign’s Heart,
the force holding the entire werewolf world together.

And when that power breaks?

So does the world.

Her mother—long believed dead—
is alive… twisted into a Void-Seer capable of destroying everything.

The Council wants her captured.
Rian’s father wants her harvested.
And the prophecy says—

She will be the one to kill her own mate.

Now hunted, betrayed, and bound to the man who should fear her most,
Amina faces an impossible choice:

Trust the Alpha who caged her…
or become the weapon that ends him.

Because every touch ignites the Bond.
Every lesson makes her stronger.

And every heartbeat brings them closer to the moment
where love… becomes a death sentence.
The Alpha's Estranged Mate

The Alpha's Estranged Mate

356 Views · Ongoing · A.A Miraculous
Denise had her life in her own palms. Looking at her life, one could say she has already won. The best friends, perfect boyfriend yet, a well planned Senior year ahead.
Then the news of their parent's relocation came and spoiled everything.
The new town seemed to have secrets, and Denise was bound to find out sooner or later. Eventually, she discovers that the town has creatures. And that she is one of them too.
She is aghast when she discovers she hails from a long line of werewolves, but with time, and help from a handsome boy at her new school, she learns to accept who she is.
But a certain prophecy tends to bring about doom and a lot of misery, even to those she cares about. Will she run or will she fight?
The Professor's Mate Clause

The Professor's Mate Clause

6.6k Views · Ongoing · Kimberly Ingrid
I thought my life was ruined when Kelvin betrayed me again. I thought heartbreak was the worst I'd ever feel.
I didn't expect it would lead me straight into the arms of danger or desire. When Professor Adrian Metcalfe offered me a deal I couldn't refuse a fake relationship to make Kelvin jealous.
I thought it was just a game.
But Adrian wasn't just a professor. He wasn't just dangerous. He was my mate. My fated mate. And I was human… or so I thought.
The night of Kelvin's wedding changes everything. I watch my teacher shift into a werewolf.
Secrets unravel. My own hidden power awakens. And suddenly, the past isn't just painful, it's deadly.
Kelvin wasn't who I thought he was. Adrian's control isn't just discipline; it's destiny.
And as the web of betrayal tightens around me, I realize love is the only weapon that can save me and claim what is rightfully mine.
Welcome to a world where forbidden love, hidden power, and revenge collide… and where your mate is the only one who can keep you alive.
The Vampire's Lycan Mate

The Vampire's Lycan Mate

524 Views · Ongoing · Princess Honey
Duncan is the head of the Vampire clan, ruthless and cold-hearted. To secure victory in the war against the werewolves, he seeks a bride instead of a mate.
Out of revenge, he takes Clarissa captive, forcing her to serve as his personal source of blood. But when told that his mission can only succeed if he mates with his fated mate, he discovers to his fury that Clarissa is his mate...
The Grimm Wolf's Mate

The Grimm Wolf's Mate

14.8k Views · Ongoing · m m
Cam Baker is just about to graduate college with no clue what the next stage of her life with look like. With fate's intervention, Cam discovers the truth about herself, her family, and her best friend which forever changes her past, present, and future.
Can Cam navigate graduation, a new love, learning the truth about herself and her family, and deal with someone that seems to be out to get her?
The Cursed Alpha's Mate

The Cursed Alpha's Mate

1.1k Views · Ongoing · Moon_Flood
What could a fabled, revered werewolf prince and a nameless omega girl have in common?

“You shall seek but never find. You shall knock but the door will not open. You shall ask but your pleas will fall on deaf ears.” Prince Valens’s curse.
They call him the cursed prince, the alpha who neither knocks nor asks before he enters and takes but the true thing he seeks, he cannot find. Wandering the earth for over a hundred years in search of someone to break his curse, Prince Valens has become nothing but a cold man; brutal, unapologetic and merciless. Whatever doesn’t bend to accommodate his will, he breaks. He wanders the world in search of his mate, invading packs and staging takeovers, until he meets her: the nameless omega. His curse breaker.

“I shouldn’t have killed your father. I should have let him live to see what I’d do to you.”
Aysel has the blood of a traitor running through her veins. Eleven years ago, her parents led an attack to overthrow the Alpha. They lost and got slaughtered, leaving her behind to bear the burden of their tainted legacy. Abused, broken and rejected, she has no hope of a better life until she meets him; the cursed alpha. Her savior.

A prince cursed with immortality. A girl counting down the days till death. An Alpha in search of his Luna. An omega once rejected. She couldn’t shift until she met him. He couldn’t see colors until he met her.
With the cursed prince at her side, Aysel is introduced to a life of power. Those who mocked her now fall on their faces to serve her. Now people speak her name with reverence; Aysel, the curse breaker.
With an ex desperate to get her back, a scorned alpha hellbent on ruining them and her true identity emerging, the relationship between Aysel and Valens threatens to fall apart, especially when a secret tied to the prince surfaces.

Will they weather this storm together? Or are they cursed to sink?
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 Alpha’s Forgotten Mate

The Alpha’s Forgotten Mate

1.4k Views · Ongoing · Mystery Soprano
I saved an Alpha’s life, and he never even knew my name.

Raven Nightshade was born into a world where power is everything—but she was given none. As the daughter of the Nightshade Pack’s Gamma, she should have been respected. Instead, after her mother’s tragic death, her father turned his back on her, and her cunning stepmother ensured she became nothing more than a servant.

But Raven refuses to break. She trains in the shadows, sharpening her mind and body, waiting for the day she can reclaim her worth.

When the powerful Alpha Kieran Stormfang is gravely injured near her pack’s borders, Raven risks everything to save him. She nurses him back from the brink of death—only for her stepsister, Seraphina, to take all the credit. Now, Kieran believes Seraphina is his savior, offering her a future as his Luna while Raven is left in the cold.

Heartbroken but not defeated, Raven escapes into the wild, determined to forge her own fate. But the darkness beyond the borders holds more than just rogues—it holds secrets about her bloodline, powers she never knew she had, and an exiled Alpha named Cassius Bloodmoon who sees the fire within her.

Now, Raven must rise from the ashes of betrayal. Torn between Kieran, the Alpha who unknowingly broke her heart, and Cassius, the rogue leader who sees her true strength, she will unleash the power buried in her veins—and make them all remember her name.

Because a forgotten servant girl is about to become something no one ever expected... an Alpha.
THE ALPHA'S SLAVE MATE

THE ALPHA'S SLAVE MATE

1.2k Views · Ongoing · bemilola9
Fate seems to be harsh towards an orphaned omega, Cierra, who was rejected and banished from her pack while being pregnant for her mate.

However, the impossible occurs as she is met with another Alpha ruler, Xander, who turns out to be her second mate, a second chance, her hope to live, but will her fate get tangled up again? Will Xander give her the love she craved from her past mate, or will she be discarded once again?
The King Alpha's Mate

The King Alpha's Mate

930 Views · Ongoing · TP Writes
“You’ve been in a coma for 3 days Serena, how are you feeling?” My mother asked, placing her warm hand on my arm.
My attention turned to my mother.
Shock ran through my body. “3 days?! Does that mean I missed my birthday?” I sulked.
I missed the first time to confirm who is my MATE!
I heard footsteps approach the already open grey door. My heart felt like it would beat out of my chest as butterflies consumed my stomach.
“Serena, I-“
Before he could finish what he was going to say, I ran towards him and jumped into his arms.
Due to Serena’s issues with authority, her parents decided to send her to the Amaris Moon Academy in hopes of her growing out of her ways. The Amaris Moon Academy was ran by the King Alpha, who Serena had never met but had heard was incredibly ruthless, along with incredibly sexy.
Only what she did not know was as soon as she met the King, her world would be turned upside down. Lies have been told, secrets have been kept and what Serena thought she knew about herself and her family, soon turned out to be wrong. Through spending time at the academy, Serena was going to learn about her heritage and her true purpose for meeting the King.
The Alpha's human mate

The Alpha's human mate

50 Views · Ongoing · Bridget Okhiria
She didn't like them. She'd have stayed away from them if she could but her past hold her captive.

He's always wanted a mate and he's finally found her.... but why isn't he with her yet?
The Alpha's Fragile Mate

The Alpha's Fragile Mate

1k Views · Ongoing · TimNova2
"You're mine, Althea."
His voice was low, dangerous, undeniable.
Althea's heart pounded as she took a step back, shaking her head. "No. You're wrong. I can't be—"
Kaden's silver eyes burned into hers, the bond between them pulsing like a living thing. "You feel it too. Don't lie to me."
She did. Goddess, she did. But she couldn't accept it. Not when she had spent her entire life being told she was nothing.
No one ever truly saw her.
Althea was nothing more than a shadow—scarred, limping, and unwanted. Mocked by her stepsisters, ignored by her father, and blamed for her mother's death, she spent years enduring cruelty in silence. In a pack that worshipped strength, she was the weakest link, an outcast forced to serve those who despised her.
Until he arrived.
Alpha Kaden—ruthless, powerful, and dangerously magnetic. He came searching for his fated mate, and it should have never been her. Yet, the moment his piercing silver eyes met hers, the bond snapped into place, undeniable and unbreakable. Against her father's protests and her sisters' fury, Kaden chooses Althea, claiming what fate had written in the stars.
But being chosen doesn't mean being safe.
Thrown into Kaden's intoxicating world, Althea is faced with new dangers—jealous rivals, hidden enemies, and the terrifying truth about herself. Her mate is more than the cold, commanding Alpha he seems—he carries secrets darker than the night. As passion ignites between them, Althea must decide: remain the scared, broken girl she's always been or step into the powerful woman she was destined to become. Fate may have chosen them, but will it be enough to conquer the dangers and demons that stand in their way?
The Alpha's Assassin Mate

The Alpha's Assassin Mate

4.9k Views · Ongoing · Licia khelanie
In front of the moon goddess, I reject you Alpha Conroy, a fucking murdering scumbag as my mate!” He, Alpha King Conroy was rejected by a human- Amelia Whittaker.

Amelia is a human by birth and assassin by occupation. Amelia witnessed the death of her parents at a very young age. She watched in horror how shifters who ruled their human world ripped them into shreds and she vowed to get revenge against the wolves that killed her parents.

During her entire life after being discovered by a Human Assassin’s Leader and trained in his Faction, all she wanted to do was to take the revenge by killing Alpha king Lucas Conroy, the Lycan king of the Valerian hybrid werewolves.

Painstakingly handsome and terribly possessive, Alpha Conroy has been longing for a mate since he was crowned the king of the valerians. It destroyed the Alpha when his long awaited mate rejected him and nearly killed him as his assassin mate.

But the moon goddess had other plans for the rejected Alpha and his assassin mate. What will happen in between their conflicting love story?
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 Slave Mate

The Lycan Slave Mate

367 Views · Ongoing · sholly
After we Brenda loses her parents, in an unfortunate incident, her royalty is thrown to the trash. She becomes a slave to the Alpha of the Rising Moon Pack.
Brenda is determined to avenge her parents' death, but how can she do that as a slave?
When she turns 18, she finds out her mate, Jack is the next alpha of the Red Moon Pack. He was a rude and uncouth womanizer, and even though Brenda is desperate to upgrade her identity, she doesn't want to be a Luna to someone like him.
What happens when Jake decides she is only fit to be his s****l partner and Brenda rejects the proposal.
She has only put herself in more trouble.
What happens when she is paired with another Alpha, the most noble of bloodlines, whom, however doesn't want a mate, but only someone to present to his mother.
Was she going to be rejected a second time? Will the Moon Goddess present her another opportunity? Can she ever avenge her parents' death? How Cruel is Fate?
The Alpha's Forbidden Mate

The Alpha's Forbidden Mate

1.2k Views · Ongoing · Lori D Lee
"You're an omega. This was never going to work."
He believed that. She made sure it was the last time anyone ever said it to her.

Death is the price of loving the wrong wolf.

In Silverpine, the law is clear. An Alpha does not mate an omega. The punishment is swift and final.

Freda Anderson learned that truth under the Harvest Moon. One reckless night. One impossible bond. One Alpha who swore he would fight for her, then stood before his pack and called her a mistake.

She walked away with nothing but her pride and a secret growing inside her.

Five years later, she is no longer the broken omega they cast aside.

Now she is Freda Anders. Mediator. Negotiator. The woman powerful packs call when war is at their door. She steps into impossible rooms and walks out with signed agreements. She built herself into someone no one can silence. No one can shame. No one can discard.

She just never expected Silverpine to be the client.

A territorial dispute threatens to drag the pack into open bloodshed. Desperate, they reach beyond their borders for the best in the business. They do not know who she used to be. They do not know what she carries with her.

They do not know that the quiet boy at her side has the Alpha’s golden eyes.

And Lucian does not know that the child staring back at him carries his blood.

Five years of silence. Five years of secrets. Five years of a bond that refused to break.

The truth is coming home.

And this time, Freda is not the girl he rejected.

She is the reckoning.
The Alpha's Hidden Mate

The Alpha's Hidden Mate

1.1k Views · Ongoing · Ikechukwu Bethel
For three years, I hid my scent from the Alpha who let my family be slaughtered, until he showed up at my door, bleeding and claiming I was his mate.

I changed my name to Lila. I worked double shifts at a diner. I buried my wolf so deep I thought she was dead. But tonight, Kieran, the Alpha of Shadow Moon, stood in my alley. “You’re my mate, Lila. And I’m not walking away without you.”

I laughed bitterly. “You think I’d follow an alpha? After your pack let my family die?”

Before he could answer, a giant black rogue wolf smashed through my door, jaws snapping for my throat. Kieran didn’t hesitate. He shifted mid-air, taking a brutal slash to his flank that sprayed hot blood across my face. They rolled on the floor, claws tearing flesh, bones snapping.

Seeing him bleed for me broke the lock on my soul. My wolf tore free. Bones cracked, skin burned, and I shifted for the first time in years, sinking my teeth into the rogue’s arm.

We killed them, but Kieran was dying, his chest heaving, his human form naked and shredded on my floor. I crawled to him, my own naked body trembling.

“You are bleeding,” I whispered, hating how much my chest ached for him.
“So are you,” he rasped, his bloody fingers gently touching my ribs.

We thought the fight was over. But then the pack Enforcers arrived, swords drawn, demanding the Alpha hand me over to be executed.
The King Alpha’s Mate

The King Alpha’s Mate

495 Views · Ongoing · jengreyy
He is the Prince of the Royal Pack,a wolf in his human form. His purpose of arriving into the small town is to find his human mate. A mate he is not so eager to see,but being bound by his duties to his father and his pack he gets ready to take her.

What his not ready to face is the feeling that hit him when he found his mate.

Carmela is just a simple girl and saving for her college is the most important thing in her mind. When suddenly one day she was kidnapped! And her abductor was the most handsome man she had ever laid her eyes on.

His golden eyes devour her,his chiseled face she could just stare for the whole day. And when she had a glimpse of his six pack abs Carmela would have lost it. But what's up with all the growling and the whispers of the word "mate" is?

*credits to the owner of the photo as it is😌not mine😇
The Alpha's Destined Mate

The Alpha's Destined Mate

1.2k Views · Ongoing · Jerrilyn Adamu
"Please you have to believe me, I didn't do it."

Everything changed for Elena Stone when she is accused of stealing from here pack's Luna.

Being wolfless, she has no one to turn to and her only friend and sister had betrayed by declaring before the pack that she was the thief.
She's sentenced to live as a rogue after attending the prestigious council gathering as a servant.

But there she meets Alpha Liam Blackthorn, who is known for his coldness because his mate had died the day she was born. But when he touches her, sparks fly, the mate bond hits them both like lightning.

Before they can breathe, a rogue attack erupts and Elena is caught up in it as a mysterious cloaked woman appears, knowing secrets about Elena, her necklace and her powers. A power that should not exist.

With war rising, a buried prophecy awakening and hidden betrayals come to light.

Liam and Elena must navigate desire and destiny.

Because loving each other might be the only thing that saves their world or destroys it.
The Alpha’s Fragile Mate

The Alpha’s Fragile Mate

1.3k Views · Ongoing · TimNova2
No one ever looks at her twice.Scarred inside and out, Althea has always been the family outcast. mocked by her stepsisters, ignored by her father, and punished for simply existing. Blamed for her mother’s death and cursed with a limp that sets her apart even in her pack of shifters, Althea hides in the shadows, enduring years of abuse and loneliness.But everything changes the night Alpha Kaden arrives. Fearsome, powerful, and impossibly magnetic, Kaden is searching for his fated mate. Althea never dreams it could be her. Yet when his piercing eyes meet hers, the bond is undeniable. Against her father’s protests and her sisters’ envy, Kaden chooses Althea, shattering her world in an instant.Thrown into Kaden's intoxicating world, Althea herself navigating a dangerous new reality. Her mate is more than the brooding, dominant Alpha he seems,he’s hiding dark secrets that could threaten everything, including her life. As passion ignites between them, Althea begins to discover a strength she never knew she possessed and a connection to her wolf she’s been too afraid to embrace.But as Kaden enemies close in and Althea uncovers haunting truths about her past, she faces a choice: remain the scared, broken girl she’s always been or step into the powerful woman she was destined to become. Fate may have chosen them, but will it be enough to conquer the dangers and demons that stand in their way?
The Broken Mate Rises

The Broken Mate Rises

10.1k Views · Ongoing · Sasha Johnson
Arya's been the pack slave since her parents died. They were branded traitors and her their bad blood daughter. Months before her eighteenth's birthday Arya catches the attention of Ace the next Alpha. His taunts and teases are a result of a desire he knows others will frown upon. When Arya saves the life of a witch and gains the ability to read people's minds. Arya and Ace find out they are mates. When Arya uses her power on him she discovers his true plans. She rejects him and leaves the Full Moon pack only to return years later and be entwined with Ace all over again
The Alpha's Slave Mate

The Alpha's Slave Mate

470 Views · Ongoing · Diamondlee
WARNING: This book contains violence, rape, explicit words, and s3x. Reader's discretion is advised.

Eleanor Stark never thought this day would come when she would have to watch her family being killed before her eyes and her being auctioned to become a slave in a foreign pack.

She had no choice but to work under the alpha she hated most and sought revenge against for murdering her parents in cold blood and destroying her once peaceful pack.

Eleanor had vowed to make him pay. She vowed to avenge her parent's death no matter what, even though her life depends on it.

Zane Mackane is known as the brutal and heartless alpha, who wanted nothing but to expand his pack, he didn't care how many packs he had to destroy to achieve his goals.

One of his sources of wealth was collecting girls from the packs he attacked and selling them to his wealthy cohorts, to make money.

What happened when he met the one destined for him by the moon goddess among the girls being auctioned?

An alpha isn't supposed to mate with an outsider, especially a slave, or he will be dethroned and banished from the pack.

Would alpha Zane be able to make the slave his mate and will Eleanor be able to carry out her revenge?
The Alpha’s Impossible Mate

The Alpha’s Impossible Mate

1.2k Views · Ongoing · AONE
One mistake destroyed Isabell’s life.

A private moment with her longtime crush turns into public humiliation, betrayal, and a scandal she can’t escape. Heartbroken and desperate to breathe again, she runs to her best friend’s home - never expecting to meet the one man who would change everything.

Levi is dangerous. Quiet. Intense. And hiding something dark.

From the moment he picks her up at the airport, the tension between them burns. He acts like he doesn’t care… but his eyes say otherwise. And when their paths keep crossing in heated, accidental encounters, Isabell finds herself pulled toward him in ways she can’t explain.

Levi wants her.
But he’s not just a man.

As their connection grows, secrets unravel. Levi is part of a powerful werewolf pack - and somehow, Isabell is the only human whose thoughts he can hear. The bond between them feels like fate… but fate comes with rules. And Levi believes loving her will only destroy her.

When a charming billionaire steps into Isabell’s life, offering safety, status, and a future without monsters, she’s forced to choose between passion and protection. But the man who seems safe may be the most dangerous of all.

With jealousy rising, secrets exposed, and enemies closing in, Isabell must decide:

Will she follow her heart…
Or protect herself from the very thing she desires?

And when fate reveals a twist no one saw coming, love may not be enough.



If you love intense romance, dangerous alpha males, and shocking twists that leave you breathless - this story is for you.

Dive in now and discover the love story that was never meant to happen.
The Alpha’s Hybrid Mate

The Alpha’s Hybrid Mate

329 Views · Ongoing · rhodabuggy
They once called her daughter.

Adopted into the Falcon pack as a baby, Arianna knew only love until the day her adoptive mother gave birth to a “real” daughter.

Overnight, affection turned into neglect, and her sister Gina made sure lies poisoned the last shred of love left for Arianna.

Framed, humiliated, and punished for countless sins she never committed, Arianna finally walks away.

Changing her identity to Arya Wolfsburn, she hides her past and the truth of what she is: a vampire raised by wolves. At Moonstone Academy, an elite werewolf school, she thought she could just… disappear.

Upon arriving at the academy, she encounters the three powerful, arrogant Alpha Successors, all sons of the kingdom's stronghold families, and her vengeful ex.

As if that was not enough, on the night of her 18th birthday, she was shocked to discover she wasn’t just a vampire, but also a werewolf… a hybrid.

Meeting them after that, an irresistible bond forms between her and the Successors, including her ex, revealing all four of them as her fated mates.

And fate isn’t done with her yet.

After bonding with her ex and the three Successors as her fated mates, chaos erupts when the king himself handpicks her for a marriage alliance…
The Lycon's Reborn mate

The Lycon's Reborn mate

627 Views · Ongoing · omoniwapeter
" Alpha Klaus, I married you at eighteen years old to help you become a member of the prestigious pack of the Blood Moon.
I gave up my life and I tempered with my strength to do my duty as your Luna.
I still can't believe you killed me with your own hands.
You take the destruction of the Blood Moon pack as a bride price for your beloved.
If I could have a next life I will make you pay the debts of blood in blood!!!!!!!"


That's Tyla's last wish before she passed away in her previous life.
Fortunately, the Moon goddess granted her a second chance with a deadline and a mission that seemed impossible.
In her new life, she meets her mate again, Alpha Klaus, and she has everything to make him pay the debt of blood in blood.
However, as she journeys in revenge and mission she gets trapped.


Long-buried secrets are about to be unfolded as she embarks on the game of revenge and goals.

Will Tyla avenge her mate this life or will her fate be twisted?
The Alpha's Secret Mate

The Alpha's Secret Mate

5.5k Views · Ongoing · Erica Tarela Onyemenam
"Do you want to be ravished?" His voice was a low growl in my ear, igniting a fire within me. I writhed beneath him, my body aching for his touch. He teased me relentlessly, his fingers sliding over my sensitive breasts and delving between my thighs. Every touch sent waves of pleasure through me, leaving me gasping for more.

"Don't stop," I begged, my voice a husky whisper. The mix of pleasure and pain was almost too much to bear, but I craved it all the same.

"Then let me have you," he said gently, pulling me against his hard, muscled body. I surrendered completely, lost in the throes of passion. Our bodies moved together in a frenzy of desire, each touch driving us both closer to the edge.

I knew that this night would be unforgettable, that I would never forget the way he made me feel - wild, free, and utterly consumed by our shared lust.


Refected by her own family due to her unique half-human, half-werewolf heritage, Mabel finds herself shunned from the matrimonial arrangement she was destined for. Instead, her younger sister, Stella, takes her place in the union meant for royal blood. The pain propels Mabel into an unexpected journey. Fueled by anger and hurt, she departs with an oath never to set foot within her father's home again.
The Rogue Alpha‘s Mate

The Rogue Alpha‘s Mate

967 Views · Ongoing · Adaobi Nancy
“Your wedding is tomorrow, Corrigan!” I tell myself. But all I can feel is dread.


I am engaged to Dante, the Alpha of the Black Crest pack.

I'm becoming Luna. But all I can feel is dread. Nobody knows Dante like I do. Or knows the things he's capable of.

And worse...Man of my dream, Lucien Blackthorn ended his exile and returned to the Cold Ridge pack, he returned to clear his name.

He doesn’t look like a dream. He is too real to be a dream. He is the same. Just....

To take revenge on me.

And what better revenge was there than making me his mistress?


Corrigan didn't regret anything more than she regretted having to betray Lucien and his coming back only helped to enforce that feeling. When she became his mistress, she swore he would never have her heart.

As Lucien and Corrigan struggle with their inner conflicts, they also have to fight against external factors trying to pull them apart. Will they be able to embrace their love against all odds?
The Alpha's Forbidden Mate

The Alpha's Forbidden Mate

848 Views · Ongoing · lillith M kennedy
Alpha Kai has no intention of choosing a mate. He prefers taking a different woman to his bed every night. Things are going great for the Dark Moon Wolf Pack until he gets a call from Alpha Jake from the Red River Pack. He has a problem with two of his warriors and needs to relocate one. Alpha Kai can always use another warrior. The new wolf Beta Finn has a wife, Alaska, and she is the woman of Alpha Kai's dreams. Alpha Kai wants Alaska to be his mate, and he will stop at nothing to have her.
THE ALPHA'S UNWANTED MATE

THE ALPHA'S UNWANTED MATE

982 Views · Ongoing · chiomanwachukwu550
A dark paranormal werewolf romance, The Alpha's Unwanted Mate is full of treachery, retaliation, and second chances.

Alpha Jake, Lily's fated mate, publically rejects her in favor of Selena, her vicious stepsister, on the night of her bonding ceremony. She must undergo exile, suffering, and treachery after being humiliated and banished by her pack, which includes her father. However, destiny has other ideas. The roles are reversed when she reappears as a strong, wild force rather than the frail, shattered child they sent away.

Dark secrets are revealed, a dangerous opponent lurks in the shadows, and Jake is now the one chasing her, attempting to erase his mistake. However, Lily has changed as a person. She does not need rescue. The storm is her.
The Alpha's Shadow Mate

The Alpha's Shadow Mate

1.2k Views · Ongoing · daniel musyimi
Rejected and exiled by her fated Alpha King mate for being a powerless Omega, Elara discovers a hidden, forbidden power within herself. Years later, hardened and formidable, she must confront her past, her mate, and a rising darkness that threatens to consume both her old pack and the man who broke her heart.
Characters:
Female Lead (FL): Elara
Starts as: An 18-year-old Omega in the Silver Moon pack. Orphaned, kind-hearted but physically weak, constantly bullied by higher-ranked members, especially the Beta's daughter, Valerie. Seen as almost packless, doing menial tasks. Her only hope is finding her mate. (Hits: Orphan, Poor Girl/Low Status, Bullied, Omega).
Becomes: A resilient, powerful shifter with a rare, hidden ability (e.g., shadow manipulation, connection to lunar magic thought lost). Trained, physically capable, emotionally guarded but fiercely protective of those she cares about. (Hits: Kickass Heroine, Hidden Identity).
Male Lead (ML): Rhys
Role: The Alpha King of the Northern Alliance (overseeing multiple packs, including Silver Moon). Powerful, burdened by responsibility, possibly scarred by a past betrayal or loss that makes him value strength above all else. Handsome, dominant, intimidating. (Hits: Alpha King, Powerful Male Lead).
Initial Conflict: Feels the undeniable Mate bond with Elara but publicly rejects her due to her Omega status and perceived weakness, fearing she cannot be the strong Luna his volatile kingdom needs. His rejection is brutal and public.
Secondary Characters:
Valerie: Beta's daughter, Elara's main tormentor. Represents the pack's cruelty and adherence to hierarchy.
Kael: A kind Beta or warrior from Elara's pack who showed her small kindnesses, perhaps feels guilt over her exile.
Master Theron / Anya: A mentor figure Elara finds after her exile (hermit, leader of a hidden community, another rare shifter) who recognizes her potential and trains her.
The Duke's Timeless Mate

The Duke's Timeless Mate

1.1k Views · Ongoing · justawriter2424
Art historian Vivian Indila has spent her life chasing knowledge and caring for her sick younger sister—but when she’s chosen to be one of the organizers of a prestigious Victorian masquerade ball held on Valentine’s Day, she knows this is the opportunity of a lifetime.
At the mansion where the first ball was held, Vivian is drawn by an antique mirror, and a simple touch changes her life forever.
The mirror transforms into a magical portal, sending her back to 1885, the year of the first masquerade ball. Suddenly, she finds herself in a world she only studied in history books.
But then she meets Lord Adrian Northbrook, the mansion’s original owner. He’s handsome, enigmatic, and nothing like the man history recorded.
Because Adrian is not only a Duke but a powerful Alpha, and he instantly recognizes her as his fated mate, the one a prophecy promised would complete him.
Now Vivian must navigate Victorian society while searching for a way back to her own time. Yet the bond between her and Adrian grows stronger every day, and he is determined to make her stay.
Torn between the life she knows and a destiny she cannot escape, Vivian must decide whether to follow her heart or risk losing everything.
The Alpha’s Forgotten Mate

The Alpha’s Forgotten Mate

777 Views · Ongoing · Gay Parodi
Tiara, wakes up after an accident caused by rogue attack she has no memory of who she is, but everyone in her pack seems to treat her with cautious distance
The Alpha, Maxie, avoids her, even though she feels an unexplainable pull toward him. Late that night, she hears his voice in her head, the unmistakable voice of a mate bond.
My Rich Billionaire Is Dumb

My Rich Billionaire Is Dumb

421 Views · Ongoing · Lili Drea
Hey mister, can I ask you for a favor? A lady asked with her sweet and intoxicating voice, causing the man who was walking, to turn around and stare at the young lady. Can you be my boyfriend for just one month, and I promise to pay you handsomely. Cecelia said smiling. Her parents had threatened to choose a suitor for her if she didn't hasten her steps and find one for herself.

Chen Edward, the founder of Charles diamond company, agreed to be her fake boyfriend for a month not because he felt like but because his parents were also planning on looking for a lady for him.

Cecelia is an upcoming actress, while Edward is the founder of Charles's diamond company. Edward had a traumatic experience during his childhood, which causes him to shut his mouth, as he goes through different attacks, unaware that it would lead to him being unable to talk.

When their plans start to unravel, will Cecelia fall in with her parents' plans? When feelings get involved will things still work out as they planned?
ALL I WANT IS YOU

ALL I WANT IS YOU

10.6k Views · Ongoing · Petra Stone
Warning: matured contents.

Light strokes of the ropes were on her wrist as she massaged it slowly, she felt the handsome man grab her right hand, took the thumb, poked it with a pocket knife and pressed it at the back of the folder.

"Are you nuts?" She yelled in pain, grabbing her hand back from his grasp and sucking her bleeding thumb.

"72 hours, and if you fail you will face the consequences of my contract."

Dawn Hemlocks a fashion design student tries her hand on hacking and gets caught in a web that might take her life. She negotiates her options and signs an unknown contract given to her by the well know heartless billionaire Stephan Klar. Will she be able to break free or find herself tangled into a web of love, murder and deceit?
MY RICH BILLIONAIRE IS DUMB

MY RICH BILLIONAIRE IS DUMB

1.2k Views · Ongoing · Lili Drea
Hey mister, can I ask you for a favor? A lady asked with her sweet and intoxicating voice, causing the man who was walking, to turn around and stare at the young lady.

Can you be my boyfriend for just one month, and I promise to pay you handsomely. Cecelia said smiling.

Her parents had threatened to choose a suitor for her if she didn't hasten her steps and find one for herself...

Chen Edward, founder of Charles diamond company, agreed to be her fake boyfriend for a month not because he feels like... but because his parents were also planning on looking for a lady for him.

Cecelia is an upcoming actress, while Edward is the founder of Charles's diamond company.

Edward has had a traumatic experience during his childhood, which causes him to shut his mouth, as he goes through different attacks, unaware that it would lead to him being unable to talk.

' When their plans start to unravel will Cecelia fall in with her parents' plans ?'.

' When feelings get involved will things still work out as they planned ?'.
My Nemesis is my Fiancée

My Nemesis is my Fiancée

870 Views · Ongoing · yyyyeagerrrr
Lydia Arnault has spent her life perfecting silence. Behind her family’s fame and flawless image, she hides trauma, control, and a past no one was meant to uncover. College is supposed to be her escape, until a single accident at a glittering gala ties her to Adrian Vale, her longtime enemy, in a relationship announced without her consent.

As rumors turn into headlines and enemies into something far more dangerous, Lydia begins to uncover the truth behind her family’s power and the engagement planned years before she could choose. When the lie protecting her finally cracks, Lydia does the unthinkable. She disappears.
Savage Silence (Her Savage Bond)

Savage Silence (Her Savage Bond)

1.7k Views · Ongoing · Tasha Creed
"Are you rejecting me? You know that if an Alpha and Beta reject a fated bond, we both die." My voice cracked, tears streaming down my face on my twenty-fifth birthday. Sam, my brother's Beta and the only man I’ve ever wanted, stood frozen in the kitchen. He gripped the counter until his knuckles turned white, refusing to look at me. "It’s not a rejection, Halley," he lied, his voice rough. "Because there is nothing to reject."
Liar. I could feel his wolf howling for mine. But the pack laws were absolute: An Alpha female cannot mate with a Beta. To admit our bond was a death sentence. To deny it was torture. He walked away, leaving me to be paraded in front of thirty hungry Alphas my father invited to "breed" me. He would rather watch me in the arms of strangers than break the law.


An old law claims alphas and betas are forbidden to be together, but what if fate deems you perfect? Halley, the daughter of the alpha, is fierce, loyal, and destined to obey the ancient laws that keep the packs in order. But one reckless night ten years ago in the woods changed everything. Her brother's best friend and future beta to the pack saves her and something unspoken sparks between them. Something forbidden. Now, at twenty-five, Halley is feeling the pull of a mate bond more than ever. Sam, her brother's best friend and now beta, is off-limits by every law that governs their world. Still her heart aches for him and her wolf demands answers. As tensions rise inside the pack and threats loom beyond it, Halley must choose. She can either defy the rules and risk war or they deny the bond and possibly die due to rejection.
CROWN OF SILENCE: FORBIDDEN BLOODLINE

CROWN OF SILENCE: FORBIDDEN BLOODLINE

1.2k Views · Ongoing · Uloh Precious
One sister is dead. One bloodline erased. Four Alphas standing in her way.
​In the blood-stained halls of Grimhowl Academy, Lyra Andrea Silvertongue is a ghost. She is a wolf-less Omega haunting the same corridors where her sister was driven to madness and death. She has only one goal. Find the truth and burn the men responsible to the ground.
​The culprits are the Silverback Brothers. There are four Alpha Guardians who rule the Seven Realms with iron claws and darker secrets. They are the Academy’s kings and the Order’s executioners. To Lyra, they are simply the monsters who stole her world.
​Everything changes when a forbidden expedition into the underworld of Tartarus goes wrong. Amidst a landscape of shifting nightmares and ancient chameleons, a primal bond awakens. It is a connection that defies every law of the Pack.
​Lyra is no longer the weak Omega they despise. She is the carrier of the Black Speech and the holder of the Crown of Kings. Now, she is the only salvation for the four men she swore to kill. As the Apocalypse begins to stir, the Alphas must make a choice. They can try to crush the girl who threatens their throne, or they can bow to the Princess who holds their souls.
​She was born to be their destruction. They were fated to be her Guardians.
Diaries Of A Hybrid And Her Mate

Diaries Of A Hybrid And Her Mate

1.9k Views · Ongoing · Sherryann Martinez
R18 MATURE CONTENT

Beautiful Aubrianne Ivanov, raised by her single mom, had a tough childhood. With low self-esteem, she became an outcast and was alone one too many times for her liking. Time spent at her part time job, she eventually grew into a brave, confident, and determined young woman who walked right into an opportunity that would change her life forever.

Will Aubrianne truly feel whole? Will she find what has been missing in her life? Will she allow herself happiness and joy? Will she find love, and most importantly, will she survive what's to come?

Join Aubrianne on her journey as she discovers who/what she is and navigates all the heartbreak, betrayal, drama, and exciting and thrilling events that come her way...

Excerpt:

She lay before him in all her magnificent beauty draped across his king-size bed in the most compelling and provocative way known to man or beast. And for Alpha Zayne, it was the most captivating view he had ever had the pleasure of seeing with his own eyes.

She stared at his every movement, lips slightly parted, her stunning brown eyes scanning every inch of his gorgeously toned and glorious body while heat radiated off of hers. He was HERS.

Her body trembled in delight and anticipation; she was ready and wanted to be with him in every way.

As innocent as she was, she wanted him to...no need him to take her in the worse ways, bringing her to heights of pleasures she had never experienced before.

Fuck she is beautiful, one fine specimen, and she is all MINE, MY MATE. A wave of pure unbridled possessiveness vibrated through Alpha Zayne. He thanked the Divine Moon Goddess, for she has truly blessed him.

He drank her in, eyes trailing up her toned sexy legs spread wide for him, and she gave him that come-and-get-it look.
The Luna's Mate: The Alpha King

The Luna's Mate: The Alpha King

641 Views · Ongoing · M.D. LaBelle
Julian the Alpha King has a secret.

One night when he goes to save some of the humans from being massacred, he meets Arabella and feels drawn to her like no other before. However, when she finds out that werewolves exist, she runs from him repeatedly.

After all, she thinks he is the big bad wolf.
The Luna's Mate:  The Alpha King

The Luna's Mate: The Alpha King

25.1k Views · Ongoing · M.D. LaBelle
For years he has been alone suffering in darkness.  Yet, no one would have ever known with so many women surrounding him that Julian the Alpha King, secretly desires something that no one has ever been able to give him so far. 
Arabella, a 17 year old who just wants to have fun, ends up meeting him in a twist of fate.  Now that he has her in his grasp, how does he make her understand that all he wants is her love when she tries so desperately to escape from what she thinks is the big bad wolf?
A Drawing Sent My Babies to Their Graves

A Drawing Sent My Babies to Their Graves

3.8k Views · Ongoing · Joy Brown
I've been married to my husband Jake for three years. In that time, I've been pregnant twice.

But each time, I lost the baby.

What took my children wasn't a medical condition, but a painting.

A black bird, painted by Jake's ten-year-old blind brother, Billy.

My in-laws claimed he had the gift—a psychic born with sight beyond sight. And the black bird was an omen. It marked my baby as cursed, a threat to the family.

To save my second child, I got the best amniocentesis report money could buy, proving the baby had no genetic defects.

It happened again anyway.

At three in the morning, I woke to the agony of another miscarriage and stumbled to the studio door.

That's when I found out the truth.
A Callgirl For Three Enigmas, But I Want The Goddess’ Mate

A Callgirl For Three Enigmas, But I Want The Goddess’ Mate

1.1k Views · Ongoing · melissacrowns01
Olympia was sold during the Annual Omega Bidding to the powerful and arrogant Alpha King, Alpha Fabian, who owns a five-star night club. Every year, he recruits Omegas to serve as strippers in the club. Others, to serve his top clients in the bedroom.
Most sold off by their relatives.
Once recruited here, chances of escaping and getting a fated mate are slim as the Omegas are considered used.
He’s the most powerful Alpha King in the world, no one can question him.
Leaving her family behind and worse, being sold off by her stepdad haunted her.
Upon arrival at the palace, she got into an issue with one of the task masters overseeing the royal maids.
At the verge of punishment, she’s rescued by a cool, charming gentleman when everyone else watches. Olympia fell for him at first sight, only to discover they are quadruplets.
Alpha Fabian, upon discovering her first day rebellion, as punishment, handed her over to his ruthless quadruplet sons as their personal callgirl.
Alpha Elliott, Asher and Ryder soon realize she’s their mate and are more than eager to tame her, not only physically but in bed but she hates them. They are Enigma Alphas, too dangerous for an Omega like her.
But she loves only one.
Alpha Cassius. The Alpha who saved her.
But what will be her fate as Alpha Cassius is an Enigma. He's an exorcist, regarded as consecrated mate of the moon goddess yet he's the only one among the Alpha princes she wants most, her wolf desires, her body arches for.
What will become of this intense forbidden passion between an Omega slave and the charming exorcist who is trying hard to fight demons and his feral desires at the same time?
Betrayed Luna's Fated Mate

Betrayed Luna's Fated Mate

7.2k Views · Ongoing · A. Wings
He undressed right in front of me, his whole body coming into view


“Am I to do all the work, beautiful?” he teased me.

“Brendon,” I panted.

Brendon grabbed my hands, placing them on his stomach and sliding them down, and I grew instantly wet between my legs.

Then he undressed right in front of me, his whole body coming into view, and his cock… Goddess! I had been taken that inside me. I must have. We were mates, and we had had sex, right? Why couldn’t I remember anything?


Celeste thought her life was perfect. Her pack was small, but she had the love of her life by her side, yet little by little her life starts to crumble. First, her alpha throws his attention on a new she-wolf, next her pack turns on her, and in the end, she looses her life. Yet never had she expected to be given a second chance, and who stands by her side? The last person she would ever ask for help: Her old childhood bully.
The Man They Hired Was a Monster

The Man They Hired Was a Monster

1.1k Views · Ongoing · Clinton
Her father paid one hundred million dollars for her bodyguard.

Caesar Montague called the price modest.

He's the man whose codename comes from the operative he killed. They called that one God. They call him Satan.

The one who devours God becomes the Devil.

Elizabeth Williams thinks he's a thug.

Then she watches him throw an assassin out of her fifty-eighth-floor window.

Then she watches the wealthiest man in New York — her father — bow to him.

Then she finally understands:

The man she's been screaming at isn't her bodyguard.

He's the only thing keeping her alive.
SOUND OF SILENCE: Warning

SOUND OF SILENCE: Warning

820 Views · Ongoing · Charmaine Cloete
“You killed her bastard. I am going to make sure you rot in jail,” his mother-in-law screamed.
“Rule no one: You know my name not my story. Don’t say you were not warned…”
Jesper Strange is a mysterious man with a few life-changing secrets: to understand the reasons behind his behavior everyone involved must acknowledge first that he was a happily married man until his in laws decide to destroy his marriage; killed his wife and framed him for her murder. A hunter with hidden identities smolder in waiting for the clock to sound the silence…
A murderous arrangement was made to kill him in prison. He was left to die in solitary confinement; he knew the hour that his death arrived as blood pool around him. The last thing he notice was the black crow watching him from the small prison window. When he opened his eyes, an unbelievable heat spread throughout his body while several black crows circle around him. There within their mists he saw his wife; Grace smiling at him holding out her hands but he can’t reach her.
Everything was eerily silent around him but he knows for a fact he wasn’t alone. The disfigured silhouette of his wife Grace Clarke appeared fleetingly in front of him each time he needs to make a decision. He suddenly knew as a reborn man his true destiny was about to begin.
His enemies will remember his name: Jesper Strange, while living and waiting in the back alley of a town called Crows Cries the lawyer that found him handed him a photo. He received the key to unlock his past now with sudden purpose blood debts needs to be repay.
Warning…sound of silence echoes his name… Jesper Strange and he is coming…
Regret Comes After Silence

Regret Comes After Silence

737 Views · Ongoing · Ruby
Eight years of marriage. Fluent in seven languages. Yet I never dared speak a word in front of my husband.

He claimed to be allergic to my voice—hearing me talk gave him headaches, ringing ears, made his whole body ache.

To change my voice, I underwent four vocal cord surgeries. My voice became hoarse, rough as sandpaper scraping concrete. But no matter how hard I tried, he still clutched his ears in pain.

For eight years, I blamed myself. I thought I was the one dragging him down.

Until our anniversary, when our daughter casually yanked off his "hearing aid" and tossed it on the couch.

I picked it up and put it in my ear. What I heard was my cousin Freya's flirtatious voice, and his tender response.

That moment, I finally understood—

No matter what I did, all this man ever wanted from me was silence.
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