ALPHA RYDER'S LUNA
Rejected, demeaned, and wrongly accused of murder she didn't commit.
Maya's life shatters as they accuse her of the sudden death of the new Luna chosen by Alpha Caleb.
Pregnant and powerless, she flees into forbidden territory where Caleb's laws cannot reach her.
Bleeding, terrified, and hunted by an entire pack, Maya collapses at the borders of the Mooresville pack territory ruled by the cold, feared Alpha Ryder, a man known for two things: his ruthless leadership and his complete lack of desire for any woman.
To save her life, Ryder offers her a deal: two years of a contract marriage and protection in exchange for her presence, no emotions, no intimacy, and no exceptions.
Ryder faces the one thing he never prepared for: wanting a woman he swore he could never desire. And Maya must choose: run again or trust one man whose heart isn't supposed to want her.
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Chapter 6
RYDER'S POV
I was jolted by Richard's deep voice, "Hello, Alpha Ryder."
"You are here," I said. "Alpha Caleb of Nightshade wants to discuss a peace treaty?" I asked as I paced in my room alongside my best friend and right-hand beta, Richard.
"Yes, and he wants us to fix a date as soon as possible," he responded.
"Fix a date? That's fast. What about the location?" I asked.
"He has offered to come here, to Mooresville Pack," Richard answered.
"Alpha Caleb is a chameleon, Alpha, more cunning than his father; there's something he wants, something that he can't reach unless he comes inside our territory," I deduced.
"So what are you going to do, Ryder?" Richard asked.
I paused for a while to think through what to do. "What do you perhaps think he wants with us?" I asked, but he didn't react. "Do you think he could be after the moonstone?" I asked.
"The moonstone? Why?" Richard questioned. "He only has half of it, and so do you, and no one has chased after it since the Cold War; why want it now?" He added.
"He's not ordinary; Caleb has always been a power-hungry fool," I hissed out.
"Inform him we'd be coming to Nightshade instead; he doesn't have to come here," I decided sharply. "And tell him, this time around, he doesn't need to prepare two separate rooms; I won't be going with Carla, but with my new bride, Maya.'" I explained to Richard, who stood listening attentively to everything I was saying,
"Make sure to stress the bride part; he needs to know I got my Luna before he did," I stressed.
"Got it corrected. I'd pass this information to him just like you conveyed and get back to you." Richard said as he began to walk out the door, and then from the entrance, I caught sight of Maya, standing in the doorway, her face pale as though she'd seen a ghost. Nate bowed to her as he left and rushed to her side immediately.
"Hey, are you okay? You look as white as Snow; anything wrong? I asked her as
I slowly led her to the bed. She was mute, trembling as though something bad had happened.
"Maya?" I called, holding her hands in mine, trying to offer some comfort, but she took her hands from mine slowly and then turned to look me in the eye.
"Ryder, there is something you need to know," she stammered, her voice trembling more than her hands.
"Okay, what's that?" I asked in a very calm tone.
"I am from Nightshade," she declared, but I already knew that much about her.
"Yes, that's no news, well, at least to me. Is that why you're worried? You must have heard my conversation with Richard; it's totally fine. If anything, you'd know your way around your people," I reassured him.
I'm aware she was now an outlaw, but what could she have done, gotten pregnant without a husband? Well, that was a forgivable offense.
"No! I...I," she stammered. I squeezed her hands tighter to reassure her it was nothing to be worried about.
Then, at that moment, Richard arrived back in the room. "I spoke with Caleb's beta, and yes, the date is tomorrow, and he's expecting you and the Luna and your escort," Richard reported.
"Tomorrow?" I asked to be certain.
"Yes," he curtly said.
"So we might have to leave today?" I asked.
"Yes, I'll get the others ready," Richard said and disappeared through the door. I turned back to Kayla. "What were you saying?" I asked.
"I can't go to Nightshade," she declared, standing to her feet. "I'd barely escaped, and now you want me back in that place where I'll be hunted? I'm sorry, but I can't accompany you back there!" she added as she began to pace around the room.
I stood up from the bed and walked up to her. "What exactly is wrong with going back home?" I asked.
"I'm a murderer, Caleb," she burst out as tears began to fall freely from her eyes down to her cheek.
"What!...A murderer?" I asked. "Like you killed someone? A fellow wolf?" I asked again just to be sure I'd heard well.
"No, no, I didn't kill anyone," she said defensively, raising her head. "I don't know how it all happened. This baby," she pointed at her stomach, "it's Caleb's," she said.
I ran my hands through my hair and breathed in hard. "The baby is Caleb's? You mean, you were with Caleb?" I repeated.
"He was my mate; he rejected me already; he felt I was weak, and Layla, my best friend, a beta, was more fit to be his Luna," she explained, and I didn't know if I should feel relieved or not.
"And, well, he marked my best friend, Layla, and somehow, she died, and the last person she was seen with was me or something. I'm not so sure, but I ended up becoming the prime suspect, the murderer, and I only made it here with the help of my sister, who alerted me on time," she explained, rushing her words, and somehow, I could understand.
I believed her; I knew she was telling the truth. The woman before me couldn't hurt an ant, I was sure of it, so she couldn't have killed anyone, and as weak as she was, she couldn't have killed a beta.
I escaped my hand through my hair one more time, contemplating what to do. "We are going back to Nightshade," I said finally, and she rushed towards me.
"You don't understand, Ryder, I can't. I'd be hunted, killed, and that would be the end of me, of my baby," she sobbed harder.
"Well, you are not going as Maya of Nightshade Pack; you are going as Luna Maya of Mooresville Pack," I dropped the bomb. "No... I repeat, no alpha could touch the Luna of another alpha, let alone have her killed."
"Uh? Is that possible? Would the title shield me?!" she asked.
"Got that! "And when we do get back, we will be cleaning your name, and you will be coming back to Mooresville Pack with your sister," I assured her.
*****
I and Maya finally arrived in Nightshade, just as planned, and as we entered, we were ushered to a large hall where a huge wedding ceremony was taking place.
My eyes met with the groom, and it happened to be Alpha Caleb. I didn't know the bride, but she was grinning ear to ear, probably love-struck by Caleb.
I gazed at Maya, who stood beside me, but her gaze was fixed on the couple getting married, particularly the bride. She had a mixture of emotions on her face as she watched them; tears began to well up in her eyes.
"What's wrong? You know her?" I asked; of course, I knew she knew the lady; she had been a member of Nightshade until some 16 days ago.
"Yes," she answered. I turned back to look at the couple. "That is definitely my sister, Elena," she added. I immediately looked back at her, my eyes wide as though they'd jump out of their sockets anytime from now.
It sent a shiver down to her spine; tears in her eyes dropped freely now as she ran out of the hall. Thankfully, no one noticed.
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7.9
I was lying in the emergency room with acute gastroenteritis on my birthday, but my mother ordered me to rip out my IV needle.
She threatened to freeze all my accounts if I didn't show up to my adopted sister's high-society matchmaking party.
When I arrived, dragging my weak body, I caught my fiancé Julio protecting his mistress.
Worse, my adopted sister Billie framed me for stealing my own grandmother's heirloom earrings just to play the victim in front of New York's elite.
I refused to be their stepping stone and projected the evidence of Julio's affair on the massive ballroom screen.
In a rage, my father cursed me, and my mother slapped me across the face so hard my mouth bled.
During the ensuing physical struggle, my adopted sister, the mistress, and I all plunged into the freezing outdoor swimming pool.
My fiancé desperately swam to save his mistress, while my own brother rushed to pull my adopted sister above the water.
I stopped kicking and let my heavy, soaked clothes pull me down to the bottom of the black pool.
Why did my own flesh and blood treat me like garbage?
After a mysterious bodyguard pulled me from the water, I watched my family frantically wrap the other two women in warm blankets.
I didn't shed a single tear.
"I am no longer a part of this family. I never want to see any of you again."
I publicly canceled the engagement, turned my back on the wealthy estate, and walked away into the freezing winter night.
7.2
Aria was born with a fire in her soul a mysterious ember that hums with a power even she cannot control. Ordinary life was never meant for her, but when shadowed creatures rise from the Veiled Realm, kingdoms teeter on the edge of war, and an ancient prophecy stirs from the depths of forgotten magic, Aria discovers that her gift may be the only thing standing between life and annihilation.
As she struggles to master her abilities, Aria is thrust into a world of ruthless warlords, cunning sorcerers, and dark beasts that hunt from the shadows. Every ally she meets could be a traitor, every enemy may hold a secret, and every choice she makes carries the weight of a realm cloaked in mystery and danger.
Amid the chaos, a forbidden bond ignites with a warrior whose strength matches her own, a connection that could either become her greatest strength or her deadliest weakness. As love, betrayal, and destiny collide, Aria must confront the shadows of her past, embrace the power within her, and decide whether she will rise as the savior of the Veiled Realm or fall and let it burn.
Embers will flare. Secrets will awaken. And one girl's courage will shape the fate of a hidden world forever.
7.2
For two years, I was Alpha Jase Davenport's loyal assistant and secret bed-warmer. Because I was a wolfless Omega, I trusted his empty promises instead of instincts I didn't possess.
Then, a push notification from a notorious gossip blog shattered my world.
Jase was pictured in Paris, his hand intimately resting on the waist of my cruel stepsister, Kira. The headline screamed that he was finally claiming his fated Luna.
Before I could even process the betrayal, Jase texted me a cold command to update his schedule, treating me like a soulless employee.
Immediately after, my mother called to gloat.
"Did you honestly believe an Alpha like Jase would settle for a defective creature like you?"
She threatened to freeze my late father's Pack trust fund unless I agreed to marry an abusive, elderly Alpha to be his breeding mare. If I refused, I would be cast out as a penniless stray, easy prey for any Rogue.
I was nothing but a convenient placeholder to Jase, and a piece of livestock to my own family. They thought they had me completely cornered, ready to steal my inheritance and leave me to die.
But as the panic subsided, a cold clarity took its place. My father's will only required a legal mating bond to unlock my millions; it never said my family had to approve of the groom.
I wiped my tears, opened my laptop, and searched for a disgraced, debt-ridden Rogue named Babe Vincent.
If I needed a husband on paper to secure my freedom, I was going to buy one.
9.3
His Favorite Sin
9.3
"Hey, stranger... you look dangerously tempting tonight."
The words slipped out before I could stop myself, and a reckless smile curved on my lips.
He leaned closer, voice deep and taunting. "Careful, Mrs. You might not survive what you're asking for."
His eyes, sharp and unrelenting, pinned me in place. I knew in that instant I was standing before a predator ready to consume me whole. The way his hand brushed against my cheek sent shivers down my spine - and I hated how much I wanted more.
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Brinda thought she had finally found love, but betrayal on her wedding day shatters her fragile heart. Lost, broken, and angry at the world, she crosses paths with Jason - a notorious playboy with a dangerous charm and an offer she can't resist.
Will Brinda allow her wounded heart to open again, or will Jason's dark world pull her deeper into a game of desire and deception?
Step into a story of passion, betrayal, and fate - where one night changes everything.
7.0
They mocked him.
They humiliated him.
They thought he was just the worthless son-in-law who couldn't lift his head at the dinner table.
Leon Gray was invisible to everyone around him-his proud wife, his ruthless in-laws, the world that only measured worth by wealth and power. To them, he was nothing but a burden, a joke, a man doomed to live and die in obscurity.
But Leon had a secret.
Behind his silence was strength. Behind his shame was an empire no one dared to imagine. Every insult, every slap, every cruel laugh only fueled the system he carried within him-a mysterious force that rewarded his patience and built his hidden kingdom brick by brick.
The Collins family believed they had crushed him.
What they didn't know was that they had just created their greatest enemy.
Now the silent son-in-law is done waiting.
The tables are about to turn.
The man they trampled will rise-not as their equal, but as their ruler.
This is not just a tale of revenge.
This is the legend of the forgotten man who became untouchable.
The silent king.
The son-in-law who owns everything.
7.3
Elara spent her life believing she was human... until grief uncovered the truth.
She is the secret daughter of a powerful werewolf Alpha, the child of a love so forbidden her mother had to run to the human world to survive. Now alone, Elara returns to the Wave Pack, a place that was never meant to welcome her.
But the pack's cold stares are nothing compared to the fire that ignites the moment she sees him.
Kael.
Dangerous. Dominant. Unforgiving.
The Alpha whose presence makes her wolf ache with recognition.
Her fated mate.
There's just one cruel twist of fate...
He's already claimed.
Married to her sister.
Every glance lingers too long. Every touch burns. The mate bond pulls tighter, tempting them to cross a line that could shatter the pack forever. And when desire turns into something deeper, something growing inside her, secrets explode, loyalties break, and the Wave Pack is pushed to the edge of war.
Because in a world ruled by instinct and blood...
Some mates are worth the sin.