Crave Me; Big Brother
"I can't let you go, Rain. Not now. Not when we're old and they put us both in the earth. You are mine until the grave closes over us both."
Rain spent years loving Colt Walden, surviving every breakup and betrayal with the hope that one day he'd finally choose her. Instead, he shatters her world by announcing his engagement-to the woman he always claimed was his cousin.
Drunk on heartbreak and fury, Rain finds herself in the arms of Rhysand-magnetic, dangerous, and nothing like her ex. One reckless night turns into chaos when she learns the truth: Rhysand is Colt's estranged older brother.
Her past and future collide.
Rhysand wants more than a mistake. More than one night. He wants her. Entirely. Obsessively. Permanently.
And he's not afraid to say it.
Colt, realizing what he's lost, suddenly wants her back.
Now Rain is caught between the man who broke her for years...
and the man who would burn the world to keep her.
One offers familiarity.
The other offers a devotion that borders on dangerous.
Rain must choose which brother she'll walk toward-
and which storm she's willing to survive.
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Chapter 4
Rain. I'm standing in a frozen triangle of hate. Brother? The word rings in my ears like it's the most absurd word. My head snaps between both men. How the fuck is that possible. My shock lasts for one single breath before it shatters, replaced by a scalding, white-hot rage. Shoving myself away from Rhysand's protective frame, I plant myself right in front of Colt who glares as if trampling me wouldn't be enough to quell his anger. "You," I hiss, my voice and my body shaking so hard. "You have a brother? A whole living, breathing human that you somehow never mentioned? In all the time we were dating? In all the years I've known you?" He's the reason I made the most stupid mistake of my life, sleeping with my ex's elder brother. "You didn't think you'd be privy to everything that goes on in my life because you were my girlfriend, did you?" "You bastard." I let out an ugly laugh. The few guests around us are staring with their champagne glasses frozen halfway to their mouths. "Why am I even surprised?" I continue as my voice gets louder. "You lied about everything. You lied that your precious Lila was your cousin. You lied to me every single day. You brought me here, to this party, just to humiliate me! What else, Colt? What other convenient lies have you been telling?" Colt's shock finally melts, replaced by that nasty sneer he always wears in disgust. He's trying to get his power back. "Me?" he scoffs, taking a step towards me. "Accusing me of lying? You're the one who shows up here, shamelessly, on his arm." He jerks his chin at Rhysand. His eyes narrow, glittering with pure venom. "So he was the one, huh? He was the one who made you sound like such a whore on the phone last night, wasn't he?" The word lands like a physical slap. I flinch, but instead of backing down, I tilt my chin even higher. The shame is gone, burned away by my fury. "Don't you dare," my voice drops to a dangerous low. "In the short, short time I've known him, he's already proven he's twice the man you will ever be. At least he keeps his word." "Don't be so gullible, Rain," Colt laughs. " you need to see through his devices. That's how he gets all his unsuspecting victims. You're just the latest one to fall for his act." I glance back at Rhysand. He hasn't moved. He's just watching Colt as he rolls his tongue deliberately inside his cheek. He looks like he wants to smash Colt's face to the floor, but he's holding himself perfectly still. "Colt? What is all the shouting about?" A woman with a kind, worried face and a beautiful blue dress sweeps towards us. I recognize her instantly. Elena. Colt's mother. Her eyes find me first, and her entire expression softens. The worry melts into pure, loving sadness. "Rain? Oh, honey..." she moves right past Colt, taking my hands in hers. As opposed to my trembling ones, her skin is warm. "Oh, my dear, what are you doing here? I was so... I am so, so sorry about everything. Are you alright? My heart just broke when Colt told me..." Before I can't answer, her gaze slides past my shoulder, to the man standing behind me. Her hands drop mine as the warmth on her face vanishes, instantly replaced by bone-deep shock. "Rhys...?" "Mother," Rhysand says in a tone that's void of any affection. "Rhysand!" She rushes to him but he doesn't move to hug her. "I sent you dozens of messages! I begged you! Just to come to the house even if not for the party. I just wanted to see you..." Rhysand finally peels his eyes off Colt and looks at his mother. His face is a cold, beautiful mask. It hurts seeing him regard his own mother that way. "And why wouldn't I come?" He asks, his voice dripping with pure sarcasm. "I wouldn't miss this for the world." He takes a small deliberate step forward so he's standing right beside me. "It's my brother's engagement, afterall," he continues. "I'm always happy to celebrate." And something about his words don't sit right with me. It feels like I've been placed smack dab in the middle of family drama. His eyes lock back onto Colt, pinning him in place. "It's a good thing I don't need your blessings to get married, dear brother," Colt spits bitterly. "As long," Rhysand ignores him promptly, with a soft voice, "as he's not engaged to a particular person." Elena looks completely confused. "What? What are you talking about? He's engaged to Lila. You know Lila right? She's a wonderful girl-" "Am I, mother?" Rhysand cuts her off smoothly. "Am I talking about Lila?" Her face crumbles for a brief moment. "I'm not sure I catch on to who-" Colt, on the other hand, has a face like a sheet of ice. "You stay away from her," he hisses. Even though fear lies underneath his false bravado. "Or what?" Rhysand asks. He takes one more slow step, closing the distance between them. The party noise around us seems to fade to a dull roar. "You'll lie to her, too? You'll tell her I'm dead this time? Or maybe you'll just tell her I'm another cousin?" That's what breaks him. "SHUT UP!" Colt screams. His eyes go wild. The first thing he spots is the silver tray a waiter passes by with. With all his force, he backhands a full champagne flute off the tray. I watch, regretfully, as it flies through the air and smashes against the marble pillar right next to my head. I scream and flinch hard, covering my face as champagne and tiny shards of glass spray over my shoulder. The music stops and the whole room goes dead silent. Colt, high on his own rage and seeing my fear, turns that adrenaline back on Rhysand. He throws a wild, sloppy punch aimed straight at his brother's calm, mocking face. Rhysand doesn't even flinch. He just lifts his hand and catches Colt's fist, an inch from his cheek. The sound of the impact is a dull thud. Then, he wrinkles his nose in slight disgust. "You'd have to be stupid drunk to want to dare to hit me." "Rhysand, unhand your brother right now!" Elena hisses. "Don't do this. At least not in front of the guests." He smiles. A terrifying, cold predatory smile. His grip tightens and that's when I hear it. A small, sick pop. Colt cries out as his face twists in pain. "You always were," Rhysand whispers but his voice moves sharp and clear across the stunned room, "so. damn. slow." For a moment, I curse my luck for sleeping with the wrong men and having the worst type of timing.
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8.3
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It is not like she is not satisfied. She is just tired of being submissive. She hates it and her wolf feels it even worse than she does, on the verge of taking over most of the time to show the Alpha they are equals. But they both know no one will understand even him. He has rejected her once. Why give him a reason to do it again? The pack has firm beliefs and a woman being an Alpha's equal is frowned upon. So, she is stuck being submissive no matter what.
They also do not believe in a two-way mating since it has never been heard of. But what happens when the mated Luna out in her adventure encounters her mate? And what will she tell her Alpha and her pack members?
9.8
The stench of rot and fear clung to me in the brutal prison pen. I pushed away my uncle’s smile; revenge burned cold. Survive.
The gate screeched, a guard's roar herding us out. A scarred man stopped, gripped my chin, sniffed, then barked, "This one. Pull her out." My time was up.
Dragged to Alpha Baron Stone—who trembled at the Alpha King’s name—my "unusual" scent marked me. Stripped, lashed by silver, scrubbed raw, every trace of me vanished. From my cell, I watched in horror as others were thrown into an arena, torn apart by starved wolves.
My stomach heaved. Why me? Why was I spared *that* gruesome end, only to be prepared for a terrifying king?
An old Omega woman opened my door with bread—a chilling sign I wasn't meant for the arena. A cold resolve solidified: I would survive this hell, remember my uncle’s face, and learn what twisted fate the Alpha King had chosen.
8.3
"Kiss me." He prowled.
"Kiss me until you're sick of it. Kiss me and prove your body is deserving of my touch."
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Branded a Murderer, betrayed by her mate and sister, disowned by her family–Anokai Rivers never had anything at all. After spending three years in a cell for a murder she never committed, Anokai is finally released, only for her freedom to come at a price.
To infiltrate the most feared pack in the werewolf world and destroy the four Shadowcrest brothers from within.
But the brothers are monsters–cruel, powerful, insatiable.
No person, man or woman, who enters their territory ever comes out alive.
Every look is a test.
Every touch is a threat.
And every kiss pulls her deeper into a game she was never meant to survive.
She was sent to tame them and learn them.
But monsters are never tamed.
Nope, they're the one who does the taming.
Follow the journey of Anokai Rivers and the Shadowcrest beasts in this sweet, tantalizing dark romance.
7.9
I came with a mission to kill the Lord of the empire, Mark. "Lara, I am pleased with you." Fireworks bloomed above us as I looked down at Mark kneeling on one knee. The dagger hidden in my sleeve almost slipped from my grasp. "Are you willing to marry me as my wife, from now on, for a lifetime?" "Yes." The system's alarm rang sharply in my mind, urging me to complete my mission, but I still chose to move forward without hesitation.
Reality, however, was far crueler than I expected. "Lara, as Mark's wife, you must not leave the palace for three years and, when the time comes, gracefully step down." "Okay," I answered lightly, just as I had agreed to his proposal. That night, flames swallowed my courtyard, the fire blazing high enough to erase everything I had endured. I thought it was my end.
But when I opened my eyes, I was back to the day he proposed. The same fireworks. The same man on one knee. Only this time, Mark's eyes were filled with tears as he held my hand and whispered, "Lara, don't go."
8.5
The blood moon was rising...
She was an innocent girl in the village. She was offered to the Dark Forest against her will. The Blood Moon captured her womanhood in the Paradise of Five Werewolves Pack.
She lost her virginity to the Five Werewolves who managed to explore her utmost heavenly discovery. Secretly, she loves the feeling of being subdued by the Dominant werewolves.
She secretly escaped with one of the pack and lived outside the Dark Forest.
The Dark Leader captured the remaining four werewolves of the Dark Forest. Their futures lie in living with humans secretly as a punishment.
They lived alongside the modern civilization of the human world and discovered themselves to be acceptable all along for Love, Secrets, Marriage, and Life.
8.5
Aryan is a hardworking young man who becomes the sole breadwinner of his broken family at just eighteen. With a careless, alcoholic father and two helpless younger siblings depending entirely on him, Aryan sacrifices his education and works as a delivery boy to keep his family alive.
One tragic night, while returning home from work, Aryan is hit by a car with failed brakes and left to die on a deserted highway. Despite countless vehicles passing by, no one stops to help. Aryan dies thinking only about the fate of his younger brother and sister.
After death, Aryan awakens before a mysterious divine entity who reveals himself as the creator of the universe. Unable to return Aryan to his destroyed body, the being offers him a second life in a completely different world. Desperate to protect his siblings, Aryan begs for them to be reborn with him-and his request is granted.
Aryan and his siblings are reincarnated on Planet Swaraj, a dangerous and magical world filled with monsters, swordsmen, mages, and dragons. Aryan is granted a mysterious system that tracks his abilities and offers power through combat. To survive and protect his family, he must defeat strange creatures, level up, and unlock hidden powers.
Now reborn in a world where strength determines survival, Aryan begins his journey-not for glory or power, but to ensure that this time, his family will never be left helpless again.