Claimed by Alpha Zane
Seventeen-year-old Nina Storm has spent her life running from her tragic past, her dormant wolf, and the dreams of a mysterious man she can't escape.
Raised by her protective father after her mother's death, she has never stayed in one place long enough to call it home. But everything changed when they return to their home, the Moonlight Pack.
Nina discovers that her mate is Zane, the pack's Alpha... a bond that defies werewolf laws and the pack's expectations. Their undeniable attraction is dangerous, and their bond threatens to disrupt the fragile balance of power within the pack.
When an attack on the pack shatters her world, Nina loses everything, including her life. But death isn't the end.
Reborn, her dormant wolf awakens giving her a newfound strength and powers, Nina must navigate a world of betrayal, love, and vengeance as she unravels the truth about her family, her mate bond, and the danger threatening to destroy everything she holds dear.
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Chapter 6
"Are you running away from me?" His voice was low and laced with something that mirrored hurt. I wasn't sure. I stared up at him, my back pressed against the cold bathroom wall. His dark green eyes intently searched mine, the intensity of his gaze making it almost impossible to look away. "I..." I stammered, my voice barely above a whisper. Zane stepped closer until there was no space between us, his body heat radiating against me. His jaw was clenched, his breathing uneven, like he was holding himself back "You ran out the first time," he said, his voice low and rough. "Why do you keep running away from me?" My mouth opened, but I couldn't think of anything to say. My mind was a mess from being so close to him. What could I even say? That the idea of being his mate terrified me? That I couldn't push back the impossibility of this bond? That I was a delta, and he was the Alpha of the strongest pack in the region? "I..." I tried again, my voice trembling. "I don't think this is right." I muttered, mostly to myself. His eyes narrowed "Not right?" He leaned in, his hands bracing the wall on either side of me, trapping me in. "Do you think the Moon Goddess made a mistake? Do you think I would choose this..." his voice was shaky and underlined with frustration. I swallowed hard, my pulse thundering in my ears. "Y-you already had a mate," I blurted. "You... you don't get a second one. Not even an Alpha does. No one can. How can this be real?" Zane's expression softened, though the intensity in his eyes still lingered. He stepped back slightly, giving me space to breathe. "I don't know," he admitted, his voice quieter now. "But the moment I saw you, I felt it. The bond is there, Nina. Denying it won't make it go away." I shook my head, my hands trembling. "I'm just a delta" I said, my voice breaking. " I haven't even awakened my wolf and you're an Alpha. We're not..." "We're mates," he interrupted firmly. "That's all that matters." Silence stretched between us, the weight of his words sinking in. I wanted to argue, to push him away, but a part of me, some deep, instinctual part, was drawn to him, pulled toward him like a moth to a flame. The bond was real, undeniable, no matter how much I wished it wasn't. "I can't do this," I whispered, tears welling up in my eyes. "I don't belong in your world, Zane." His jaw tightened, and his gaze softened with something that looked almost like... pain. "Are you going to reject me?" he said, his voice steady. I shook my head profusely. I didn't think I could do that. The consequences of that would be devastating, especially for Zane. He let out a shallow sigh and stepped back, his expression was back to normal "I'll give you time," he said, his tone calmer now, though still laced with authority. "But don't run from me again. It won't change anything." With that, he turned and left, leaving me alone in the bathroom, my heart still racing and my mind thrashing. I took short breaths to calm my drumming heart. Then turned on the faucet. The cool water splashed my face, reducing the heat that had crept up. I stared right back at my reflection. My damp black hair now stuck to my forehead, my face still red. I left the bathroom after making sure I was able to think properly and went back to the dining room. My eyes searched for Zane, his seat was empty and my dad had the biggest smile. I wondered if he didn't understand the implications of me, a delta, being mated to an alpha. I stopped right in front of my father, giving him a questioning look. "What?" He chimed, his voice filled with enthusiasm. "This is a good thing kiddo" I raised a brow at him, slightly surprised at his immediate approval. "How?" "Well for one thing, you are mated to Zane? I worked with him since his father died and he took leadership. He's a good man" "And he's the alpha of our pack dad," I added, the frustration that it seemed like I was the only one worried about was starting to creep in. I sat down on the chair beside my dad, my heart filled with uncertainty. "What if... what if people think it's a mistake?" He sighed, giving me a soft smile and placed a hand on my shoulder. "Let them think" his voice was low. "I only care about you. And if they think the moon goddess made a mistake? To hell with them" "You are a strong, beautiful loving young lady. And you would make an exceptional Luna" his eyes glimmered with pride, his voice stern but soft. His words made my heart full, and just for a second I wasn't so worried about everything else. I smile back at him and let out a sigh. "Thanks dad" "Anytime kiddo" I stood up and cleared the dishes, my dad attempted to help but I stopped him "It's fine. I can take care of it" He nodded wordlessly with a smile and headed upstairs. I was finally alone with my thoughts. The silence in the house was only broken off from time to time by the clattering of dishes in the sink. I know my father had my best interest at heart but I still couldn't help but feel conflicted. The whole pack would probably look down on me, even though the alpha makes me his Luna because of my rank. That's just nature. But what I was most concerned about was Summer. A chill ran through my body that wasn't from the cold water in the sink. She had that look in her eyes when she talked about Zane. Like she would do anything it took to get there. I had two choices before me, betray my best friend or the bond divinely placed. The two tugged in my mind like a tug of war scene. I didn't want to lose Summer but I also didn't want to live the rest of my life without a mate, loveless. I would probably be in pain for the rest of my life. I let out a frustrated groan and cleaned my hands after I was done with the dishes. I walked sluggishly to my room as the weight of these two choices weighed me down. I plopped onto my bed staring emptily at the ceiling, my thoughts spiraling till I drifted off into unconsciousness.
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8.0
When gifted cellist Vivienne Aurel inherits her late father's catastrophic $4.2 million debt, she expects to lose everything. She doesn't expect the debt to be bought by Caspian Vane, the most feared private equity magnate in New York. Caspian doesn't want to ruin her; he wants her to work exclusively for him as the artistic director of his new cultural foundation for eighteen months. Forced into his world under a binding agreement, Vivienne prepares to fight against a cold, transactional cage. But as the intense, quiet proximity between them begins to blur the lines of their contract, she discovers a terrifying truth: the man who now owns her future has been watching her from the shadows long before she ever knew his name.
9.1
Waking up with a cold, scaly hand wrapped around my throat wasn't the worst part.
The worst part was realizing I'd transmigrated into the body of Terra Mason—the most despised woman in the entire Enclave. She drugged high-level beast-men and forced them into life-binding bio-contracts. She locked an aquatic warrior in a dry basement until his organs failed. She treated the most lethal males in the city like broken toys.
Zev, the Level 6 serpent who's currently choking me, would rather blow up his own heart than spend another day as my slave. His affection metric? Negative ninety. His trust? Zero.
Then my system activates: the Kore AI. It gives me exactly 500 credits, a medical nano-gel, and a recipe for neutralizing the radioactive poison in mutant meat. Real food. In this world, that's worth more than gold.
I save Rhys, the dying aquatic male everyone left for dead. I season a slab of purple mutant steak until Sam, a battle-scarred grizzly shifter, groans at the taste—and his trust points finally tick above zero. When my backstabbing ex-best friend tries to steal my males and destroy me, I don't scream or throw a tantrum like the old Terra. I dismantle her with the truth.
But earning their trust means more than grilling meat. A scorpion swarm ambushes us at midnight. Sam throws himself between me and a stinger the size of my arm. As he stands over the corpse, fur receding from his claws, he stares at me and whispers, "You were testing me."
Yes. I was. Because in this world, the weak don't survive. And I refuse to be weak again.
Four beast-men. Four contracts. One system. And a whole lot of steak. Let this dystopian wasteland know—I'm not the monster they remember. I'm worse. I'm the one who's going to feed them until they'd kill for me.
8.6
"What do you think people would say if they found out you don't have a dick?" Christian asked, his voice low and dripping with seduction. His hand pressed firmly against my crotch, fingers exploring the flat, unfamiliar emptiness there. A devilish smirk curved his lips. "Or if they discovered these voluptuous breasts you've been hiding so well?"
A strangled moan slipped from my throat as his hand slid under my shirt, his fingers brushing over my hardened nipples, teasing them with slow, deliberate strokes.
"Which do you think they'd call you?" he murmured, eyes gleaming. "A boy with tits... or a dickless little fraud?"
I stared into his hungry blue eyes, words failing me.
"The term you're looking for is 'girl,'" came Xavier's smooth voice from the bathroom doorway. He stepped inside, closing the door behind him with a soft click, his gaze raking over me with open interest. "So tell me, little girl... what the hell is someone like you doing in an all-boys dorm?"
Christian's smirk widened. "She wants to be devoured by boys like us." His fingers gave my nipple one last firm pinch before he leaned in closer, breath hot against my ear. "And I'll be more than happy to give her a taste."
7.6
Jocelyn Yang lived in the grand Turner Mansion, not as a guest, but as a prisoner. Ever since her father's death, the ruthless billionaire Elam Turner forced her to atone for sins her father never committed.
On her nineteenth birthday, a male classmate secretly sent her a diamond necklace. Elam, who had flown back from London overnight, flew into a psychotic, jealous rage at the sight of another man's gift.
He mercilessly crushed the delicate necklace into the marble floor with his custom leather shoe.
"Did you forget what you are?" Elam hissed, dragging her into a pitch-black storage room. "You take gifts from other men behind my back?"
He pinned her to the dusty floorboards and violently assaulted her. The next morning, a wire transfer of $500,000 hit her bank account. He had humiliated her, broken her spirit, and was now casually trying to buy her silence. Later, when a broken bike left her walking miles through a freezing rainstorm, he just shoved scalding tea into her bleeding hands.
"Look at you," he sneered. "You look like a stray dog ruining my floors."
Jocelyn curled up in the cold, her lips bleeding and her heart shattered. She couldn't understand his terrifying obsession. If he hated her so much, why did he refuse to let her go? Why did he look at her with such manic hunger while systematically destroying her life?
Staring at the massive sum of hush money on her phone, a desperate spark of vengeance flared in her chest. Jocelyn wired every single cent back to Elam's account. She picked up her charcoal pencil, vowing to win the upcoming art competition and buy her escape from this monster forever.
9.3
My father ordered me to marry into the cursed Vaughn family.
Their heirs were rumored to die young from a mysterious genetic agony. My sister Kayden laughed, saying she wasn't going to waste her youth planning a funeral. So, I became the sacrificial lamb.
When I refused, my father slammed his hand on the table and threatened to throw my dead mother's ashes into the city dump.
"You are a struggling actress with no money and no power. You have no choice," he told me coldly.
To make matters worse, my own agent drugged my drink at a business dinner, trying to sell my body to a sleazy investor just to secure project funding.
I was completely cornered, suffocating under the weight of their cruelty. I couldn't understand how my own flesh and blood could be so vicious, treating me like a worthless pawn to be traded and discarded.
But none of them knew that while escaping the drug-laced dinner, I crashed directly into the terrifying Vaughn heir, Algot.
When his glowing crimson eyes locked onto me during a violent episode of his cursed pain, we discovered an impossible truth: my physical touch was the only cure for his agony.
Looking at the dark bruises he accidentally left on my neck, I chose not to run. Instead, I pulled out the private business card he gave me and dialed his number.
"You need me," I whispered to the dangerous billionaire. "And I am going to use you to destroy them all."
9.5
He was born from the void between stars - a being of immense power, forged from cosmic origins.
For thousands of years, he walked among humanity, protecting them and keeping his true strength hidden. After losing the only family he had, grief led him to seek his own end... only to wake up in a world entirely unlike his own.
Here, cultivation is the main path to power. Those who master spirit qi gain superhuman strength, speed, and abilities that place them far above ordinary people. Four great sects rule the land, competing for resources, secrets, and dominance over each other.
Icaros joined the Li Sect, where he found companions he came to trust and care for: the capable and easygoing Li Han, the sharp and composed Su Yan, and the spirited Nelly. For a time, he felt he had found a place to belong, even as he kept his true nature hidden and wondered whether he could ever learn to cultivate like those around him.
Everything changed when their voyage was suddenly attacked. A powerful figure floating in the sky cut their ship apart with sharp, devastating energy strikes, leaving only destruction in his wake. Believing his friends had been lost in the disaster, Icaros chose to stop holding back any longer.
> "I am done hiding!"
He unleashed his full power: golden light blazed from his eyes, he flew at incredible speed, and he broke through every barrier and enemy in his way. On the shores ahead, he tore through hordes of powerful jade monsters, destroying them completely before flying deep into the interior of the island.
Meanwhile, survivors washed up scattered and alone. One young cultivator found himself on the shores of Jade Island - a place most cultivators avoid, as it holds no treasures or useful materials, only danger and endless deposits of ordinary jade. Yet despite the risks, ordinary people have built settlements here, finding safety from the conflicts and power struggles of the outside world.
This island works by different rules. Spirit qi is scarce and unstable, making cultivation far less effective than elsewhere. Instead, the people here rely on advanced technology - weapons and explosives that can injure or even defeat those with great physical strength. Here, skill and preparation can be just as powerful as raw strength, and even the strongest cultivators must move with caution.
Now, Icaros has vanished deep into the island. His companions are lost somewhere across this dangerous land. And the mysterious swordsman who destroyed their ship has already arrived here, searching for an ancient map said to lead to the legacy of a being from another world.
Will they find each other again? And can anyone survive in a place where the usual rules of power no longer hold true?
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