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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844 by Various

Aurora, a half-wolf who failed to awaken, endured the pack's scorn-only to face an even crueler truth. Her own family cast her out without hesitation, offering her to the enemy pack in place of her gifted cousin, condemning her as the "Blood Pact Hostage." Is she merely an abandoned pawn, or the last hope of her bloodline? Who truly holds the reins of her fate? Then, she met him-Dominic Ashford. Silverpine Pack's Alpha heir. The master of the battlefield. And her fated mate. He recognized her at first glance. Yet she felt nothing. He kept the truth from her, claiming her as nothing more than a hostage. "You're unworthy of being my Luna. But don't even think about running from me." But Aurora was never one to be caged. When she awakens her bloodline and sees everything for what it truly is- Will he still be the one in control? She lifted her gaze, a cold smile playing on her lips. "Dominic, are you sure... I'll still choose you?"

Adriana Brown, 18 years old, an omega with the weakest powers in the Broken Light pack, faces the reality of being the mate of Alpha Ryan Philips, the strongest alpha in the region and also the alpha of their pack. Although Adriana is a weak luna, she possesses extraordinary beauty, with a physique that is nearly perfect. Of course, this becomes a subject of mockery among the alpha group, as Adriana is seen as the most useless and pathetic member. However, she is not immediately rejected by Ryan. Kesha Black, Ryan's girlfriend and the strongest werewolf woman, comes up with a crazy idea. Kesha suggests that Ryan turn Adriana into a "plaything" for many alphas.

The Nest Builder by Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale

Dr. Kylee Mcdonald was a brilliant medical examiner whose life was defined by cold, mechanical precision. But that perfect control shattered when her phone rang in the middle of an autopsy. It was her best friend, Dana, whispering their old college distress code. "Curtain call." By the time Kylee and Detective Justice kicked down Dana's door, she lay dead on her couch, her skin a horrifying cherry-red from cyanide. The crime scene was clumsily staged to frame a billionaire suitor, but soon, every single suspect linked to Dana turned up violently dead. Internal Affairs pointed the finger at Kylee, accusing her of using her medical expertise to become a vigilante serial killer. But the encrypted truth Kylee uncovered was far more chilling. Dana had been severely abused by her boyfriend, and driven to the edge, she manipulated him into murdering their tormentors before executing him and taking her own life. To avoid a public scandal, the police chief buried Dana's brilliant, terrifying manifesto. Kylee's flawless mind short-circuited. She was a genius at reading the dead, so why had she been completely blind to the living hell her best friend endured right in front of her? Three days later, while attending a formal gala to numb her grief, a nearby apartment building exploded in flames. As Kylee examined the charred bodies pulled from the rubble, she realized the male victim was strangled long before the fire started. She looked at the surviving mother, whose baby had just died in the blast, but the woman's eyes were completely, terrifyingly empty. The alarm bells in Kylee's meticulously ordered brain began to chime, signaling that a new, deadly script had just begun.

Tabitha's Vacation by Ruth Brown MacArthur

For ten years, I was Mrs. Ethan Cole, the perfect half of Manhattan's "Power Couple," living in a penthouse straight out of a magazine. I believed in our vows, even if love felt distant. Then, at a grim police precinct, I overheard him. My husband, Ethan, praised his assistant, Chloe, “She’s not like Ava. Chloe has self-respect. She wouldn’t just… offer herself up like that.” My world shattered. Ten years, my entire adult life, reduced to a woman he deemed disposable, lacking "self-respect." He proved it, dismissing my car accident, then allowing Chloe to maliciously frame me at Thanksgiving. He even grabbed my arm, his fingers biting into my skin, all to protect her. I was his property, an inconvenience, nothing more. How had I been so blind to the depth of his contempt? How could a relationship built on duty devolve into such cruel neglect and humiliation? The man who was supposed to be my protector had become my tormentor. That night, my voice steady, I told him, "I want a divorce." His rage erupted, demanding I "come home," threatening to make my life a living hell. But the compliant wife was gone. My only regret was not leaving sooner. This was no longer a marriage; it was my fight for freedom, my chance to finally live.

The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge by Laura Lee Hope

For five years, I was Jessica Blackwood' s executive assistant. My life was a gilded cage, controlled by her tyrannical father, Arthur. My arranged marriage to Liam Walker, his Head of Security, was a cold, unconsummated sham; we were strangers under one roof. Driven to despair by Arthur' s control over her dreams of motherhood, Jess and I planned the unthinkable: fake our deaths. But the night before my staged "accident," Liam, my stoic husband, showed an unexpected vulnerability, leading to a passionate connection that upended everything. I faked my death and began our "free" life in Aspen with Jess. Then, a shock: we were both pregnant-Liam' s child for me. Our perfect escape now felt too managed, a new, subtle prison. Soon, news broke: Jess was "institutionalized" for a mental breakdown. Fury and despair consumed me. Arthur had viciously re-trapped Jess, aiming for her unborn child. A gnawing question plagued me: Was Liam part of this new cage? Was our passionate night merely a calculated manipulation? Had our defiance been utterly futile? Heavily pregnant, I vowed to return and dismantle Arthur' s empire, freeing Jess at any cost. But on my journey, my car was ambushed. The masked man was no stranger. It was Liam, revealing a shattering truth about our past and the true identity of our enemy.

"Wow, that's more like because he hates you, disrespects you and just wants to use you to build his own career. Oh my goodness, you really crack me up Sophie. You know what, it's quite very easy to fool others, but please don't lie to yourself, okay? Otherwise, why would he sleep with me for the WHOLE NIGHT?" "My goodness, trust me your Fiancé is still as great as I remember, damn, I can't forget the way he kept stroking me hard on that doggy, and how he licked all the good juices I poured out, and also how he squeezed my boobs so tight while screaming my name. Whoof, last night was so memorable." She got so irritated and was about to raise her hands on me, but I caught it in the air before it could land on my face and threw it away really hard which made her hit her hands on the wall. I pulled out some bundles of cash from my wallet and threw them on her face. "Your fiancé serviced me very well last night, here is compensation for his HARD work. Do well to give that to him, or probably you could eat the fruit of his labor. Do have a nice day ahead"

Aura Gracesyella Park, a famous soloist, is forced to lose her virginity due to a one-night stand with a handsome stranger man named Axel Xavier. In a bid to avoid scandal, Aura daringly escapes before the man beside her wakes up, hoping to never encounter him again. However, fate has other plans. Aura never anticipated that Axel would turn out to be her new bodyguard, assigned to protect her. Eventually, Aura is compelled to share living quarters with Axel, at least until he is convinced that she is not carrying his child. How will Axel and Aura conceal their closeness to prevent public scrutiny? And what about Lionel, the man who has feelings for Aura?

She came back for answers... Not for the man who could break her all over again. After five years in silence, Isabella Vaughn returns home carrying more than just grief. Her father's death was no accident-and she's ready to face the past that shattered her. But standing in her way is her older sister, Celeste-beautiful, powerful, and hiding something. The sisters were once close. Now, they're strangers bound by secrets, silence... and betrayal. Then there's Damien Carter-the journalist who once saw through Isabella's walls, and the only man who ever made her feel safe. But things are different now. She's guarded. He wants the truth. And trusting him might cost her everything. As the lines blur between love, loyalty, and revenge, Isabella must decide: Expose the secrets that could destroy her family... Or protect the one heart she never meant to risk.

Her life had been a living hell ever since she had known him. It wasn't every day one gets to know the almighty as human. He was brutal. She was crazy. He was the Country's most handsome womanizer, she was a firecracker. Ashley Crook had never thought her life would be pathetic untill she had no option but to ask help from the very same guy she detested her whole life. She hated him with all her life and there was no certain way, she'd let the monster be the father of her child. But perceiving the antibiotics and antiseptic that wafted in the air she was determined to change her life for good. Poverty was something she was not willing to work with. She hated being poor but she hated the condition he had given her. There was no way, she'd be a surrogate!

A twenty years old, emmy Johnson an enigma with a dark childhood which only her friend Maria knew what hid in there simple down to earth, what else was among emmy's personality Comes James a billionaire kind hearted man but has many rivals, he takes over the Thomson publishing co. After his father retired Now a PA at Thomson's publishing co emmy find the kind man, arrogant and insane What happened when emmy's dark secret leak out ?

I am the last surviving Rossi, a hostage kept alive solely to be a breeding vessel for the rival Falcone mafia family. The Underboss's wife, Cecile, stripped me bare, slapped me fiercely, and forced me into black lace to warm her husband's bed. "You are nothing but a temporary container to breed the heir I cannot give my husband." She planned to steal my future child and dispose of me the moment I served my purpose. In this ruthless estate, her maids and Damien's mistresses mocked me constantly, waiting for the dirty Rossi leftover to be discarded like trash. I remembered my family begging for mercy right before they were slaughtered by Falcone soldiers. Submission in their world only meant a faster execution. Why should I just accept my fate as a disposable incubator while the monsters who ruined my bloodline paraded as untouched royalty? Instead of cowering, I mercilessly rubbed my bruised cheek until it turned a vicious purple, biting my lip until it bled. I walked into Damien's study, looking the ruthless Underboss dead in the eye. "Cecile can give him a name, but I will give him a spine." When Damien saw my ruined face and heard my defiance, the cold monster finally snapped. He didn't just protect his property; he publicly stripped his wife of her power, banished his mistresses, and locked the family's reigning sapphires around my neck. Cecile thought she was sending me to the slaughterhouse, but she had just handed me the throne.

Evan Harrington -- Volume 3 by George Meredith

Love, Dania knew it very early when she was still ignorant of existence. It was her destiny. She was a happy and free girl, loved by her family, and above all human. But the problem was precisely the object of all her passion, which was not. He came from a world where magic reigned supreme. And worst of all, he himself, who should have represented all the beauty and charm of a fairy tale prince, seemed so cold and unreal. But all this did not stop Dania from loving him and wanting to find him. So, gathering her courage and determination, she decided to enter his world and visit all the kingdoms until she could finally reach her goal. His world struck by a curse like no other. But as time went by, and as she met new people, courageous and extraordinary, Dania changed and deviated little by little from her path and soon understood that the real curse was not always what it seemed.

The Open Secret of Ireland by Tom Kettle

"I'll delete the pictures depending on how obedient you are. You have to do everything I say. If I want you to become a dog, you get on your knees and bark. Do we have a deal?" Pierce leans down to Malakai's height, his lips brushing the shell of his ear, close enough to taste his fear. "You don't want her to know what a dirty little creep you are, do you?" Malakai Kreston is the preacher's perfect son. Quiet. Obedient. But Malakai has a filthy secret about his favorite girl. And he'll do anything to keep it buried. Enter Pierce Masterson. Wealthy. Attractive. Pierce wants Malakai. All of him. His fear. His obedience. His body. His mind. How far can you run when the devil already knows every dark corner of your soul? In a game of predator and prey, the lines blur. The roles reverse. And the most dangerous thing isn't the boy who holds the blackmail- It's the moment Malakai stops wanting to be free.

Son Chaeyoung, a typical gamer, falls in love with her gaming buddy regardless of their name, gender, and their life. What will happen once she finds out that her crush is a girl, and a fairly popular one......Myoui Mina.