Rejected by Destiny, Chosen by Ambition

My mate got into Oxford, but he decided to repeat a year of high school instead. As an Alpha, Luca Stone had the privilege to choose his path, but I encouraged him to pursue his studies at Oxford. Later, we both went abroad for our master's degrees and returned to lead a successful and fulfilling life within our packs. But then, after his high school sweetheart, Adrianna Sullivan, was beaten to death by her husband, he ended up killing me. "It's all your fault, Gabrielle, for pushing me to go to Oxford," he growled, his Alpha tone cutting through the air like a blade. "If I had stayed back with Adrianna, she would have marked me, and she wouldn’t have suffered from the abuse." So, she was his true mate all along. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself back at the time right after the college entrance exams, my memories intact but my heart heavy with the knowledge of what was to come. "Gabrielle, I'm thinking about repeating the year," Luca said, his deep voice carrying the weight of his Alpha authority, though he tried to soften it for me. "Go ahead," I replied, my tone steady despite the turmoil inside me. My wolf stirred faintly, a quiet whisper of unease, but I pushed it aside.

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In my previous life, when Alpha Luca Stone of the Shadow Fang Pack considered resuming his studies, I did everything I could to convince him to attend Oxford. Together, we walked through the ancient gates of the university, our bond growing stronger as we pursued knowledge side by side. After graduation, we chose Columbia for our postgraduate studies, our shared dreams guiding us forward.

When we returned home, Alpha Luca and I launched a business venture. Within two years, our company thrived, and we took it public. We marked each other as mates, sealing our bond in a ceremony surrounded by our pack. Our future seemed bright, filled with plans for a family and a legacy to leave behind.

But everything shattered when Luca heard that Adrianna Sullivan, the golden-haired beauty from the Nightshade Pack, had died due to domestic violence. He disappeared for three days, his pack in chaos as they searched for him. When he finally returned, his aura was wild, untamed, and dangerous. He confronted me, his eyes blazing with fury, and before I could react, he struck me down, his claws piercing my heart.

"It’s all your fault, Gabrielle," he snarled, his Alpha tone reverberating through the room. "You convinced me to go to Oxford. If I’d stayed with Adrianna, she would have been my Luna, and she wouldn’t have suffered."

In that moment, I understood. Adrianna had always been the one he truly loved. I was just a placeholder, a mistake in the eyes of the Moon Goddess.

So now, in this life, I won’t persuade him. Let Alpha Luca retake his studies, let him be with Adrianna. I wish them a future where they mark each other as mates and live happily ever after. I’ll focus on my own path, far from the shadows of his regrets.

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A thousand crystal prisms fractured the golden light of the Watkins mansion ballroom, casting a warm, celestial glow over my eighteenth birthday. To the elite of the city mingling around me, this was merely the societal debut of the beloved Watkins princess. To me, it was a miracle of flesh and bone. Every breath of jasmine-scented air, every clink of champagne flutes, was a victory against the dark. From across the room, my mother caught my eye. She offered a soft, knowing smile that carried the ancient, nurturing weight of the Pawnshop Proprietress she once was. Beside her, my father—the Judge who had pulled my shattered soul from the eighteen levels of hell—nodded, his gaze fierce and protective. For a fleeting second, the opulent ballroom faded, and I felt the phantom heat of purgatory licking at my ankles. My thumb moved instinctively, rubbing the small, raised white scar on my left wrist. Two hundred years of waiting leaves a mark the soul refuses to let the flesh forget.

Fantasy Mystery Romance

8.5

After My Mate Rejected Me, The Lycan King Claimed Me

8.5

The storm outside my window mirrored the tempest in my heart as I huddled in my small room at the far end of the pack house. Lightning flashed, illuminating the sparse furnishings—a bed, a dresser, and a small desk where I kept my journals. The thunder that followed seemed to shake the very foundations of my existence. Then his voice cut through my mind like a blade. *Isabel.* Deacon's mind-link hit me with the force of a physical blow. *Come to the Master Suite. Now.* I flinched, my wolf whimpering inside me. Once majestic and silver-white, she had faded to a dull gray shadow over years of neglect and abuse. *What does he want?* she asked, her voice faint in my consciousness. "I don't know," I whispered aloud, pressing my fingers to my temples.

Fantasy Romance Werewolf

9.6

Breaking Free from Betrayal

9.6

The scent of herbs and antiseptic filled my nostrils as I organized the new lab reagents for our pack Healer. It was mindless work, but I welcomed the distraction. My wolf, Emma, had been restless all morning, pacing anxiously in my mind. As a late bloomer who'd only discovered her three months ago, we were still learning to communicate properly. "Something's wrong," she whispered in my thoughts. "I can feel it." I pushed her concern aside, focusing on alphabetizing the tincture bottles. Cameron had been distant lately—more so than usual—but I'd grown accustomed to the cold silences, the dismissive glances. Four years of loving someone who increasingly seemed to despise me had taught me to lower my expectations. "Madison, could you grab the inventory list from Beta Cameron's office?" the Healer called from the storage room. "I need to check if the wolfsbane shipment arrived." I nodded, setting down the glass vials carefully before making my way to Cameron's office.

Fantasy Romance Werewolf

8.0

From Broken Bond to True Love

8.0

The lake's surface gleamed under the morning sun as pack members gathered around the shore, their faces solemn. I watched from my hidden vantage point as Spencer knelt beside my "corpse" — actually a carefully crafted illusion created by the rogues I'd hired. My heart hammered against my ribs, but I remained still, barely breathing. Spencer's hands trembled as he reached toward my pale face. Even from this distance, I could see the confusion in his eyes. He didn't understand why his wolf wasn't reacting to my supposed death. "Alpha," the pack doctor said, his voice carrying across the clearing, "I'm afraid she's gone. There's no pulse, no breathing. Alice Sullivan is deceased." The moment those words left his lips, something shifted in the air between us. The mate bond—that invisible thread that had connected us for three years—snapped with a force that would have brought me to my knees if I hadn't been prepared for it.

Fantasy Romance Werewolf

8.7

My Alpha Called Me Omega Until the Lycan Claimed Me

8.7

The perfume made my skin crawl. I stood outside the Alpha's bedroom door, my fingers trembling as they hovered over the polished wood. Inside, I could hear him—low growls that vibrated through the walls, the crash of something heavy hitting the floor. My wolf should have stirred at the sound of an Alpha in distress. Should have whimpered or pressed against my consciousness, urging me to help. But I had no wolf. Just silence where there should have been another voice. "Miss Bishop." The pack healer, Dr. Ramos, appeared beside me with a crystal bottle. The liquid inside gleamed amber in the hallway's dim light.

Fantasy Romance Werewolf

8.1

Rejected By An Alpha, Adored By A Lycan

8.1

After a painful rejection, Aria, an abused Omega in the Blood Moon pack, is left heartbroken and goes to the borderlines of the pack where she is ambushed and bitten. Having joined a new pack because hers was attacked, she discovers that she is not just a weak Omega but something far more powerful - she is set on unravelling this mystery. Why had these abilities just unveiled? What unsolved mysteries about her roots will be brought to light? Does she deserve a second chance at love? Will the love of her second chance mate, Alpha Kael, be able to protect her from the countless webs of deceit, lust for power and betrayal?

Fantasy Romance Werewolf

Rejected by Destiny, Chosen by Ambition

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