rejected

Julian, a 21-year-old artist known only in obscure creative circles, has a rare and unsettling gift: he sees through people. He doesn’t paint what they want to be seen—he paints what they are. When he is selected for a secret, private commission to paint Adrian Vaughn, the city’s most feared and reclusive billionaire, Julian knows this is more than an opportunity. It is an obsession waiting to happen. Adrian Vaughn has spent his life perfecting control. He rules an empire from a glass penthouse designed to keep the world at a distance. People are assets. Emotions are weaknesses. Julian, to him, is nothing more than a tool—an artist to be tested, dominated, and eventually discarded. Adrian subjects Julian to subtle humiliations and psychological games, expecting fear, defiance, or collapse. Instead, Julian submits. He accepts every cruelty with quiet devotion, every test with unsettling grace. Where others resist Adrian’s dominance, Julian welcomes it. He sees the loneliness beneath Adrian’s control, the vulnerability beneath the ice, and calls it beautiful. His worship unsettles Adrian far more than rebellion ever could. As days blur into nights within the penthouse, the boundaries between artist and subject erode. Power turns intimate. Control turns possessive. Their connection ignites into a dangerous, obsessive affair where dominance and surrender intertwine. Adrian claims Julian’s body, convinced he still holds the upper hand. But he is wrong. Julian claims Adrian’s soul. Terrified by how deeply he has surrendered, Adrian retreats. The morning after their most vulnerable night, he reasserts control in the cruelest way possible—discarding Julian, dismissing their connection as a mistake. Adrian believes he has won, restoring his carefully built emotional walls. Julian leaves without protest. What Adrian doesn’t understand is that for an artist like Julian, rejection is not an ending—it is inspiration. Armed with everything Adrian tried to hide, Julian paints the portrait of his life: a masterpiece so raw and devastating it exposes the truth behind the empire. When the painting is unveiled, Adrian’s world begins to fracture. His reputation, his power, and his sense of control unravel as the city finally sees the man beneath the mask. The artist he tried to break has turned him into a legacy he can never escape. The Cost of Control is a dark, obsessive romance about power, vulnerability, and the devastating price of refusing to surrender to love.

A knife in the pregnant Luna’s belly. All evidence points to the Alpha’s scorned concubine. Althea didn’t do it. But no one will believe the wolfless omega who was rejected, humiliated, and made his slave. So she runs—straight into the Red Mist and into the jaws of the one creature that even the Alpha hunting her fears. --- Thorne Vargan, the Hellhound of the North Clan, swore bloody retribution on everyone responsible for destroying all he had ever known—especially the woman who beheaded his mother. As fate would twist it, that woman’s daughter stumbles into his hellish domain… And Thorne is not letting her go. He claims her. As captive. As leverage. As vengeance. But the fates have a different tale to weave as something in him hungers for her in ways far more dangerous than hate. Her scent tempts him. Her fear intrigues him. Her secrets threaten to set his bloodand the entire pack system on fire. And while Thorne pins her to his world with claws and shadow, the Alpha she fled is coming. He wants his little omega back.m

Asher Graham has a secret he must protect, if he was to keep his Omega mother safe. All his life, he never truly belonged anywhere because they were always on the run. But when Asher figured out a way to stay alive, he took it, even if it meant enrolling into the deadly werewolf Academy, Stone Claw Academy, where cold, and ruthless Alphas were trained. His secret would have been safe if he hadn’t gone ahead and pissed off Stone Claw Academy’s resident bad boy and bully, Alpha Reed Jackson. Asher took what belonged to the devil and called his bluff, now he had to pay for it with the title he has fought to keep or his life. When Alpha Reed gained the upperhand and found out his secret, Asher had to dance to his tune by being his playtoy or lose everything including his life. The past came knocking soon enough, and now Asher has to choose between getting a clean slate or being with the man who had done nothing but torment him and make his deepest, darkest desires come true. Will Asher choose Reed over everything or risk what they have to get everything he has always wanted?

MATURE CONTENT (Not suitable for readers under the age 18)

Content Warning: This story includes mature themes, emotional distress, and strong language. Reader discretion is advised. I'm a new poet, this is my first ever book. I think poetry is about feeling and expressing emotion through writing, I wanted to try it for the first time, without further ado, let's get into it. All Rights Reserved

Six years ago, Jacintha, an innocent eighteen-year-old girl, sold her virginity to Raphael — the tycoon of the entertainment industry — just to afford heart surgery for her younger sister. Six years later, now living as a sugar baby, Jacintha accidentally confesses her secret love for her sugar daddy, Raphael, only to be cruelly rejected. He scorns her, insults her, and tramples on her love as if it were garbage. But why, when she finally chooses to leave him, does he suddenly want to keep her by his side? Six years ago, Raphael — the powerful Alpha of the mysterious werewolf clan — was drugged by an enemy using an aphrodisiac brewed by a witch. To survive, he had no choice but to have sex with a virgin woman. By chance, he formed a mate bond with a poor and ordinary human woman. He kept denying she was his fated mate, blaming it all on the aphrodisiac. But everything changed when a woman named Jacintha entered his life and stirred emotions in him once more. Still, Raphael convinced himself that he was only drawn to her because she resembled Sharon — his supposed fated mate according to an old prophecy. And so, he used Jacintha as a mere sex tool for two long years. When she finally confessed her feelings for him, he heartlessly cast her out. That moment became the greatest regret of Raphael’s life.

No Future Without You Xavier Atlas doesn’t fall in love. He makes bets. As the untouchable football captain, he wagers he can make the new girl fall for him—and sleep with him—just to prove he can. Aylia Zehir was never supposed to matter. She’s quiet, guarded, and comes from a family barely surviving under debt, grief, and hospital bills left behind by her father’s death. When he realizes she had fallen for him, the game turns cruel. He pulls away, manipulates her, and turns her life into a living hell—never knowing the truth she’s hiding. As his brother begins to notice the damage Xavier leaves behind, cracks form in the perfect image he’s built. By the time Xavier understands what he’s lost, it may already be too late. Some bets ruin lives. Some love stories were never meant to survive.

Just a heads up: this story is set in an ancient world, but the characters might occasionally sound a bit more modern. I wanted to keep it lively and relatable, so don’t be surprised if you catch some phrases or expressions that feel like they belong in today’s world! ****** ****** ****** ****** ****** ****** She was nothing. He was everything. Azura Moryn lived in the shadows of the Crescent Moon Pack, rankless, orphaned, invisible. Rhydor Drakemire stood at its center, Alpha, commander, untouchable. When fate made them mates, he rejected her without hesitation. But the bond didn't break. It became a curse. An ancient magic buried in forbidden ground awakened the moment he spoke the words of rejection. Golden light erupted. Pain consumed them both. And when they woke, their souls had switched. She opened her eyes in his body, strong, powerful, respected. He woke in hers, weak, scorned, forgotten. Trapped in each other's lives, they're forced to see the truth. The crushing weight of his responsibilities. The quiet strength of her survival. The person neither wanted to understand. But there's no time for understanding. A ruthless Alpha King is tearing through the territories, claiming Lunas and draining their power in his obsessive hunt for immortality. Whispers of an ancient prophecy grow louder, only a female Alpha can stop him. A power everyone thought was extinct. As betrayal brews within the pack and enemies close in from all sides, Azura begins to discover something impossible. She's not as powerless as everyone believed. And Rhydor realizes too late that the mate he rejected might be the only one who can save him, and everyone he's sworn to protect. In a world where strength is measured in blood and loyalty is everything, two souls bound by fate and separated by pride must make a choice: Fight together and risk everything. Or fall apart and lose it all.

To be rejected by her childhood sweetheart, her best friend and claimed by her parents' murderer. Nova Silvercrest survived three failed awakenings, was publicly humiliated and betrayed by her childhood friend--all in one night. Then the Lycan King stepped out of the shadows and took her as his fated mate, breaking everything she thought she knew about herself. Turns out being "wolfless” was a lie, and that her parents' deaths wasn’t a random outcome of the war. And the bond burning between her and the fierce Lycan King may be the only real thing in this life where lies are built trap by trap. But how do you tell who to trust in this world, where mate bonds can be faked, and power comes at a price in blood?

In a werewolf pack that despised weakness, Aphrodite learned to survive by staying quiet, keeping her head down, and enduring cruelty in silence. The Alpha heirs hated her. The future Beta and Gamma made her life unbearable. When she finally breaks and seeks freedom at the Moon Goddess temple, she does not find release. She finds truth. Aphrodite is not human at all. She is a rare white wolf, descended from an ancient Direwolf bloodline long believed extinct. The ritual meant to sever her ties awakens her wolf instead and with it comes the scent of five mates bound to her by fate. The Alpha twins who once scorned her now cannot stay away. A human hunter walks beside her and proves that strength is not born of fangs or dominance. A cursed Wolf King holds the key to her past and her father’s imprisonment. And watching from the shadows is one who was never meant to interfere at all. As gods fall, packs fracture, and war reshapes the world, Aphrodite must decide what destiny truly means. Is it submission to fate or the courage to choose her own path. Love does not come in one form. Neither does power. In a world ruled by gods and wolves, Aphrodite will become something neither ever expected. Not a queen. But the axis upon which the world turns.

Armstrong tilted his head, the smirk never leaving his lip. "you've got a sharp tongue, pearl. Ever thought of using it for something more...productive" His voice dipped lower, smooth and suggestive. He leaned in slightly, eyes gleaming with mischief as he flashed a devilish grin. "Bet you'd be good at it too". Pearl blinked. "Excuse me" *Drama. Chaos. Betrayals. And the love she never saw coming.* Pearl just wanted a peaceful university life—but with friends like Frederick, Amanda, Kelly, and Emily, peace was never an option. Between Sheila’s secrets, Jason’s confusing presence, and messy part-time jobs, things spiral fast. Then Armstrong shows up—cocky, charming, and irritatingly familiar. He reminds her too much of Bryan, the hotheaded guy she once clashed and bonded with at the factory. Except… he *is* Bryan. Rebranded, bolder, and still capable of stirring something in her chest. As truths unravel, friendships crack, and emotions boil over, Pearl must face everything she ran from—including a love that may never have ended.

For eighteen years, Isla Thorne has been the shadow in her own family—the unwanted reminder of a scandal no one speaks about. While her half-sister Celeste shines as the pack's beloved princess, Isla scrubs floors, endures whispers, and counts the days until her eighteenth birthday when she can finally leave Silvermoon Pack forever. Freedom is seventy-two hours away when her wolf awakens. And the mate bond slams into place, connecting her to Rowan Blackwater —future Alpha, Celeste's perfect fiancé, and the golden boy who made Isla's childhood a nightmare. He's the one who led the pack kids in tormenting her, who turned blind eyes to her suffering, who represents everything she's learned to hate. Isla does the only thing that makes sense: she publicly rejects him in front of the entire pack. She expects relief. Instead, she gets obsession. Suddenly, the Alpha heir who barely acknowledged her existence is everywhere —breaking into her room, sabotaging her escape plans, cornering her in dark hallways, declaring she belongs to him and him alone. He claims the bond "opened his eyes." That he sees her now. That he'll burn down anyone who tries to take her away—including Celeste. But Isla knows better. Wolves don't change overnight. This is just another game, another way to break her before she escapes. Except Rowan isn't playing. When rogues attack targeting Isla specifically, when pack secrets about her bloodline surface, when Celeste's sweet mask cracks to reveal something poisonous underneath—Rowan becomes her unwanted shield. Possessive. Protective. Unhinged. And terrifyingly, Isla's wolf wants him back. As Isla uncovers the truth about why her family really kept her—about the ancient Omega bloodline running through her veins, about the prophecy that makes her the key to ultimate pack power, about the Luna ceremony that was never meant for Celeste—she realizes her rejection didn't just wound Rowan's pride. It triggered a countdown to war. Because Rowan Blackwater doesn't lose. And he certainly doesn't lose his mate to a sister who's been poisoning her for eighteen years or to the rival pack that's been hunting Isla since birth. Now Isla must choose: Run and let everyone discover what she's truly worth when she's gone, or stay and fight for a bond she never wanted with a male she's not sure she can trust—but might be the only one who's ever truly seen her. Because sometimes the cruelest twist of fate becomes the greatest love story. And sometimes the boy who broke you is the only one who can make you whole.

Chase Sterling always felt like furniture. The kind you don't notice, the kind that's easy to shove in a corner and forget. He was used to it: people looked right through him, brushed him off like lint. But it only takes one phone call to erase a lifetime of being overlooked. When his estranged family meets a tragic end, Chase suddenly finds himself in charge of the sprawling Sterling fortune. Turns out, riches aren't the only thing the family left him. There's a curse running through his blood, warping love into something hungry and dangerous, impossible to escape. Vivian Ashford never set out to blow Chase's life to smithereens. Just one decision (a sharp, ruthless move at graduation) was all it took to set their worlds spinning out of control. While Vivian soaks up the Hollywood limelight and collects red-carpet headlines, Chase slips into his new role as Manhattan's most intimidating heir. But no matter how far they run, something keeps yanking them back together, like a stitch in an old wound that refuses to heal.

Elena had always lived a quiet, ordinary life—until one night, everything changed. Dragged into the world of Dante Moretti, the head of a ruthless criminal empire, she quickly discovers that power is not about wealth or fear—it’s about control, influence, and survival. He doesn’t ask for her trust. He doesn’t offer freedom. He simply claims what he wants—and she is his newest acquisition. Trapped in a world of shadows, alliances, and danger, Elena must navigate a man who controls everything and everyone around him. Each day is a lesson in obedience, observation, and instinct. Each choice could mean survival—or destruction. But Dante is not just a master of power. He is precise, possessive, and intoxicating in ways Elena cannot ignore. Fear and fascination intertwine, and slowly, impossibly, she begins to see that some empires cannot be escaped… and some men cannot be resisted. In a world where every action has a price, Elena will discover that survival is only the beginning—and desire may be the most dangerous lesson of all.

Rejected by her fated mate in front of the entire pack, she is stripped of dignity, hope, and the future she believed was hers. The bond snaps into place—and is shattered just as cruelly, leaving her marked as weak, unwanted, and unworthy in the eyes of her own kind. The boy who once promised to choose her, even without fate, turns his back and announces another woman as his bride, sealing her humiliation beneath the Moon’s witness. Just when her heart can no longer endure the pain, fate shifts. A dangerous presence descends upon the pack, forcing even Alphas to bow. The ruthless Lycan King steps forward—cold, powerful, and feared across all territories. With a single claim, he changes everything. She is his mate. His queen. His fate. But he is also the man responsible for her deepest wound. He is the king who ordered her parents’ execution. Dragged into the Lycan Kingdom, bound to the man she hates, she is pulled into a world ruled by blood, ancient laws, and secrets buried for generations. As her powers awaken, so does a truth far more devastating than she ever imagined. Her parents did not die as traitors—they died protecting her. A hidden prophecy whispers her name, foretelling a queen born to rise after rejection, destined to either destroy the Lycan King… or rule beside him. Haunted by guilt and bound by fate, the Lycan King is a man forged by duty and regret. He followed the law, believing he was saving his realm, never knowing the child whose life he spared would return as his second-chance mate. Every step closer to her burns with desire, remorse, and a love he believes he does not deserve. Caught between vengeance and destiny, hatred and an undeniable bond, she must decide who she will become. Will she tear down the king who broke her world… or claim the crown and rise beside him as the Lycan Queen fate chose for her twice? In a world where love is written in blood and bonds are sealed by the Moon, this is a story of rejection, redemption, and a romance powerful enough to reshape fate itself.

Yuna never believed love could be negotiated—until survival forced her to sign a contract with Jin Ho, a powerful businessman hiding his own desperation. What begins as a strictly professional agreement soon blurs into something dangerous. Unspoken emotions, late-night conversations, and lingering glances threaten to break every rule they set. But contracts have expiry dates… and secrets always come at a cost. When the truth finally surfaces, will they walk away as strangers—or choose a love that was never meant to exist?

Aria Blackwood thought rejection was the worst pain she'd ever know—until her own family sold her to the Blood Moon rogues to settle their gambling debts. Cast out by Alpha Dominic Thorne, the mate who called her "unremarkable," she's now a slave in the most savage pack in the territories. But when starvation and torture push her to the brink of death, something ancient wakes inside her: a blood ability the Elders outlawed centuries ago, capable of controlling wolves through their very essence. As Aria's forbidden power grows, she transforms from victim to predator. The rogues who bought her now kneel at her command. Word spreads across pack lands of a blood witch rising in the shadows—and Dominic realizes his "unremarkable" mate has become the weapon every Alpha fears and every enemy covets. Now he's at her door, desperate to reclaim what he threw away. But Aria is no longer the girl who begged for his love. She's building an empire in the darkness, protected by Cade Winters—the rogue Alpha who owns her contract but treats her like a queen. And when Dominic demands she come home, Aria must decide: accept the mate who destroyed her, embrace the rogue who saved her, or forge her own path as the most dangerous wolf alive. Some rejections are blessings in disguise. This one created a monster.

Chosen by prophecy at 10, Kael became the Hero who defeated the Demon King and saved the world. His name was carved into history, his sacrifice praised by kingdoms, and his death mourned by millions. But Kael did not die. When he awakens years later, his body is broken, his mana nearly gone, and the life he once knew already buried. Declared dead to protect him from a world that would exploit him again, Kael is forced into a quiet existence far from the glory and cruelty of heroism. He wants no throne, no worship, no destiny—only peace. Yet the past refuses to stay silent. As forbidden magic resurfaces, old curses awaken, and the consequences of the prophecy begin to unravel, Kael is slowly drawn back toward a fate he desperately wishes to escape. Haunted by guilt, trauma, and the weight of lives saved and lost, he must confront the truth he has long denied: Victory does not end a war—it only changes the battlefield. Unmade Hero is a dark fantasy about life after salvation, the cost of being chosen, and a man who must decide whether he can exist without being the world’s hero.

In the Blood moon Pack, Aurora Hale is the mistake everyone wishes never happened. Born wolf-less to a prestigious Alpha family, she’s the shameful daughter, the unwanted sister, the girl the pack forgets until they need someone to blame. For eighteen years, Aurora’s plan is simple: keep her head down, survive the cruelty, and run the moment she turns eighteen. But on the night of her birthday, everything falls apart. Her wolf finally awakens, late, wild, and marked. And the mate bond snaps into place with brutal clarity. Her mate is Kade Blackthorn: the next Alpha, her sister’s beloved fiancé… and the boy who made her life a living hell. Aurora wants nothing from him. Not his pity. Not his protection. And definitely not his love. She’s spent a lifetime learning how to live without being wanted, she refuses to chain herself to the wolf who once enjoyed watching her break. Kade, however, is discovering a new kind of torment: needing the one girl who would rather burn their bond than accept it. With the pack watching, secrets unravelling, and a dangerous mark on Aurora’s skin that could rewrite the laws of their world, walking away won’t be easy. He can’t live without her. She refuses to live for him. Between them lies a bond that feels a lot like war. Can something so broken ever be remade into love, or will the wolf she hates drag them both past the point of no return?