HIS to CLAIM ALPHA ZEKE
He marked her like property.Then Completely turned on her
Cecelia was never meant to survive the bond, she was just meant to bleed for it.chosen for her pack use for an alignment, discarded when she became inconvenient.zeke took everything from her: her freedom, her future,and something she never meant to give; her heart
But she didn't die.
She learned.
Now she's back, unrecognizable, with poison in her smile and vengeance stitched into her skin. His mark still burns on her body.But the girl he broke is gone
And the woman she's become want nothing to do
with him she doesn't want his love
She wants him to break
And this time, she'll make sure he stays broken
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Chapter 3
A thudding headache from the right side of my skull dragged me into consciousness.I forced my eyes open, and my vision was blurry.The surroundings around me were unfamiliar.Finally, all the blur cleared into focus and I immediately saw three pairs of brown eyes staring at me.
"She's awake!"The smallest girl smiled down at me, then nudged the others who were still staring at me in awe."Mama, she's awake!"
They ran off, shouting, "Mama!The
sea lady opened her eyes!"
I tried to sit up bewildered by what it was they were saying.What did they mean sea-lady?What was I doing here?The last thing I remembered was sitting on my favourite nest on the sea-cliff and crying.The rest was fuzzy.As I sat up, there was a sharp pain in my lower belly.I flinched, shutting my eyes as the pain almost demoralized me.
A woman appeared in the doorway, clearly their mother from the resemblance."Easy now," she said, settling into a chair."I'm Fatima.You've been asleep for a very long time."
"I..."My head was still spinning as she talked to me, I looked around to see if I could recognize where I was at, but nothing."Where am I?"
"Safe."She poured water into a cup, then handed it over to me with an outstretched hand."Drink slowly."
The water tasted sweet, but there was something more salt in it than the normal water.The memory hit me.
"The sea," I gasped."I remember the sea."
Fatima's face grew serious."I found you washed up on our shore three moons ago.More dead than alive."
"Three months?I've been unconscious for three months?"I've been unconscious for three months?"
"Your body needed time to heal.Whatever happened to you out there nearly killed you."
The memory crashed back with a blinding flash of pain, and I nearly toppled the cup as I ground my teeth.Fatima's hands steadied me.
I had been sitting on my favorite perch at the sea-cliff, the wind whipping my hair as I stared out at the endless horizon.The tears wouldn't stop coming.How long had I being played for a fool?Weeks?Months?But hearing them say it this morning was like a knife to my chest.My sister.My own blood.And my mate.
There was a sound of footsteps on the rocky path behind me, light and soft, I suspected that it should be Layla but I didn't turn when I heard her approach.I was too lost in my grief to care.
"Cecelia."Layla's voice was soft, almost gentle.The way she used to speak when we were children and she was trying to coax me into some mischief.
"Go away."I didn't want to see her face, didn't want to see those perfect features that everyone always said were more beautiful than mine.
"We need to talk."
I finally turned, wiping my eyes.She stood there in a flowing white dress, her golden hair catching the afternoon sun.Even now, even knowing what I knew, she was breathtaking.
"About what?About how you've been sharing my mate's bed while playing the devoted sister?About how you smile at me during pack meetings while plotting behind my back?"
Her face didn't change.That was what chilled me most; the complete lack of surprise or shame."You don't understand the bigger picture, Cecelia."
"Enlighten me."She stepped closer, and I should have backed away.I should have listened to the warning bells in my mind."The pack needs strong leadership.You're too emotional, too volatile.Look at you now, crying on a cliff like a child."
"I'm crying because my sister betraye me!"
"I did what was necessary."Her voice was cold now, all pretense gone."Zeke sees it too.You're not Luna material.You never were."
My anger spiked, and my voice was above level now."He's my mate,
Layla.The Moon Goddess chose-"
"The Moon Goddess makes mistakes."She was close enough now that I could see the glint of wickedness in her eyes."But we can fix them."
I started to stand, some instinct finally kicking in, but she was faster.Her hands slammed into my chest with surprising force.For a moment, I teetered on the edge, arms windmilling, the cliff's edge crumbling beneath my feet.
"Layla!"I reached for her, desperate, but she stepped back."Goodbye, sister," she whispered, and there was almost something like sadness in her voice."I'll take good care of what should have been mine all along."
The world tilted.I screamed as I heard the roaring waters beneath me.The last thing I saw was her silhouette against the sky, watching as I fell.
"Someone threw me in.They pushed me into the sea."I could recall hands pushing me, the shock of cold water."My sister pushed me off the cliff."
Fatima's eyes widened."Your own sister?This wasn't an accident?"
"No.She wanted me gone so she could take my place as Luna."The certainty settled in my chest along with grief I couldn't name.The betrayal cut deeper than the physical wounds."She was sleeping with my mate.
"Fatima's face hardened with righteous anger.
"Blood betraying blood.There's no sin worse in the eyes of the sea spirits.""I'm so sorry," I said, looking at her ashen face."You saved my life.But I need to find my way home, so I can remember who I once was.I promise I'll find a way to repay you-"
I tried to stand but the world tilted.I was falling until strong arms caught me.
"I won't allow you to leave in your condition.You have to be hale and hearty.You've been still for months so you will not be able to walk around as you normally would."
I closed my eyes, as I tried to catch my breath."Being in a coma so long, my muscles have forgotten-"
"Cecelia."Her voice stopped me."That's not the only reason you're weak."
Something in her tone made my blood run cold."What do you mean?"
She took my hands."You're carrying a child."
I shook my head, desperately."That's impossible."
"Yes."She nodded, "For about four months along.The babe is why your body fought so hard to survive."
Four months.Golden eyes flashed in my memory.Zeke.And then my sister's face, Layla with her perfect smile twisted into something cruel as she pushed me to my death.The timeline made terrible sense now.She must have known.She must have seen the signs I was too naive to recognize.
"I can't go back then," I whispered."Not like this.Not when I'm pregnant with his child and she's probably Luna now.""Back where?"
"The Brooke Pack.My sister... she's probably Luna now.I can't compete with her anymore.Not with a baby."The injustice burned through me.She had tried to kill me, and she still got everything she wanted."I had every right to that position."
"Then don't compete," Fatima said."Choose something different.Choose your child."
"Why are you helping me?""I believe the sea brought you to us for a reason.And everyone deserves a second chance."She moved toward the door.
"What is this place?"I asked.
"This is the Seacreek Pack.Most of us are fishers and farmers.We are simple folk, but good people."She paused."Rest now.When you're ready, I'll introduce you properly."
I settled back, one hand on my barely visible belly.The child of the man who had betrayed me, but innocent of his father's sins, who was also innocent of his aunt's murderous ambition.
The pain in my heart began to ease, just a little."Just you and me now," I whispered to the tiny life inside."We'll make our own way."
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8.1
Racheal Angelo never wanted a new life, a new house, or a new family. She just wanted the life she was used to, but when her mother marries the cold, manipulative, powerful attorney Simon Adams to escape financial ruin, Racheal is forced into a mansion she wants no part of.
What she didn't expect was the nightmare waiting at the top of the stairs- Thane Adams, her new stepbrother. The same sinfully irresistible stranger she had a reckless, heartbreak-fueled hookup with the night she caught her boyfriend, Raymond cheating.
What begins as tension and denial soon becomes a desire neither of them can control. But in a house full of secrets, lies, hidden agendas, and a father who will ruin anyone who threatens his legacy and reputation... falling for each other isn't just forbidden. It's dangerous. A love born in the dark may cost them everything, even their family, their future, and each other.
7.6
Have you ever eaten "Reptilian" meat?
My grandfather said he had.
Creatures that looked exactly like us on the outside, but were fundamentally different on the inside. Extremely dangerous, yet incredibly delicious.
Before he died, my grandfather left behind a notebook. The first page read: "Reptilian look exactly like humans, but human instinct can tell them apart."
The moment my cousin Braden returned for my grandfather's funeral, my gut told me: he wasn't human!
8.6
Today was my father's grand second wedding, but for me, it was the anniversary of my mother's death.
My new stepmother, Marley, who was only four years older than me, cornered me. To establish her dominance as the new Luna, she ordered her servants to force me to my knees and violently ripped my late mother's necklace from my neck.
It was the only memento my mother had left me. Marley sneered, threw it to the ground, and shattered the gems. When I scrambled to pick up the broken pieces, she dug her high-heeled shoe into the back of my hand, mocking me as dirty trash. No one stepped in to help. My father was too busy celebrating his new marriage under the dazzling lights, completely erasing my mother's memory and leaving me to be abused in my own pack.
My heart was full of grievance and despair. Why did my mother's lifelong devotion end with her grave desolate and her daughter humiliated? I swore I would never become a weak, discarded she-wolf whose life depended on a man.
Desperate to escape the suffocating wedding, I ran outside and stumbled right into the chest of a terrifying stranger.
"No one should ever touch what is precious to you."
His golden eyes blazed with fury as sparks instantly shot through my veins. He was Kade Blackwood, the ruthless Alpha of the feared Blood Moon Pack—and my fated mate.
7.5
Lila Ashworth is believed to be the weakest omega in Silver Moon Pack since the night she was found nearly drowning as a child, when the Elders failed to detect her true powers. She shares the secret of her unexpected pregnancy only with Elena, her surrogate mother, having no idea how it happened. When Alpha Kai publicly rejects her as his mate despite their true bond, choosing duty over love, her rival Raven exposes the pregnancy, leading to Lila's exile from the pack.
During her exile, Lila discovers she carries the ancient Moon Goddess bloodline, making her one of the most powerful werewolves alive. Under the training of Marcus Chen, a former military supernatural expert, she transforms from weak omega to formidable warrior while raising her twin children, Aria and Ash, who display extraordinary abilities. Through her wolf Eryndra, she learns to control her supernatural powers.
Years later, Lila returns to Silver Moon Pack intending to collect Elena and take revenge, but finds the pack under threat from devastating war. When pack members doubt her again, she reveals the full extent of her powers in battle. Her return catches the attention of ruthless Alpha King Dante Blackwood, who demands to claim her through forced mating, threatening to kill anyone who opposes him. Though Lila wants to fight back, the Moon Goddess appears in her dreams and warns her against it.
Caught between her remorseful former mate Kai and the politically powerful Dante, Lila must navigate deadly pack politics while protecting her children. As supernatural war erupts, she embraces her destiny as the prophesied leader who will unite all werewolf packs.
8.2
In the year 2333, humanity has fallen and ruled by werewolves. Bellatrix Sinclair, an 18-year-old weapons prodigy that despises werewolves for destroying her family has been secretly planning to join the human rebellion.
However, she is forced into the Mate Selection Process and matched with Lazarus De Loughrey, the ruthless Werewolf King obsessed with claiming her.
He shouldn't want her and she should hate him but they cannot resist each other. It's a twisted connection, entirely physical because all I am is his slave.
My heart should belong to my best friend Emmett, a human. Atleast the guilt of betrayal wouldn't be eating away at my insides.
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"Yes please." She begs.
"Then fucking let me in." I growled, this fury exploding with vengeance. I wanted to destroy her pussy.
It was maddening, it was sickening, it was barbaric.
But I never claimed to be saint.
"Here that baby, that's the sound of your greedy pussy sucking on my cock. Give me more, drench me."
"Lazarus." She moans painfully, "Please let me come."
I'm doused in gasoline and set alight, sweat coats my skin as I pound into her faster and harder. I'm definitely hurting her, "Wanna come?" I rasped, "Not until I say so."
Pressing my lips onto hers, pushing my tongue into her mouth until I feel the sweetness of hers. The kiss is sloppy and filthy. She cries as I drive my cock into her, the intensity too much to handle, sweet tears sliding onto her cheeks.
"Fuck yes." I smile sadistically, licking her tears. "Cry for me Ma Cherie."
"Please, please let me come My King." She pleads.
"Say it again." Lightening shooting down my spine as she begged, "My King, please let me come. I'll be good."
I chuckled, "Try your luck to kill me Ma Cherie, I dare you."
8.9
I was the lead architect for the Pack's billion-dollar tech company, and I was secretly carrying the Alpha's heir.
I thought the merger would finally make Caleb Mark me.
Instead, I walked into my office to find a mistress sitting in my chair.
Caleb didn't just fire me. When I refused to hand over the encryption keys to the system I built, he locked me in a reinforced closet lined with silver mesh.
For a pregnant wolf, silver is poison.
I pounded on the door until my knuckles bled.
"Caleb! Please! It burns! I'm losing the baby!"
I screamed until my voice broke, feeling the life drain from my womb.
But outside the door, his mistress laughed. "Don't listen to her, Caleb. She's just a weak Omega faking it for attention."
And my Fated Mate believed her.
He left me in that dark box while our son died in a pool of my own blood.
He thought he had broken me. He thought I would die a silent death so he could parade his fake heir around.
He forgot one thing: I wrote the code that runs his entire life.
Three days later, I didn't show up to the hospital morgue.
I rolled my wheelchair onto the stage of his global press conference, flanked by the rival Alpha he feared most.
I held up the remote to the main server.
"You killed my son for a lie, Caleb," I smiled into the microphone as the screens behind him broadcast the footage of his crime. "Now, say goodbye to your empire."