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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.

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.

This is a story about what happens when a girl who lost everything decides to take it all back and has to figure out if justice is worth losing herself completely. It's about betrayal, revenge, and the terrifying question: can you fight monsters without becoming one?

The sea remembers what empires try to erase. She was born from silence, from a mother whose will was shattered so the world could kneel. Eldith grew without love, without power, without a place to belong. A princess in blood alone, a shadow among crowns. When death claimed her unjustly, the world believed her story had ended. It was wrong. Time folded back on itself. A voice whispered: your last chance. For the last Sylvari walks again beneath the sun— and this time, she will decide whether the world deserves her mercy.

Rebellion against fate, to be rejected by her childhood 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?

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.

On her eighteenth birthday, Aria Hale finally feels her wolf stir… just in time to attend the mating ceremony where the Moon Goddess will reveal her destined mate.She has spent her whole life as the pack’s weakest link – her wolf sealed, her power mocked, her future uncertain. But one touch will change everything.When her eyes meet those of Liam Blackwood, the cruel, golden future Alpha of Nightfall Pack, the bond snaps into place. He is her fated mate. Her miracle. Her salvation.And he rejects her on the spot.Humiliated, heartbroken, and banished, Aria thinks her story ends there… until a black car stops on the edge of the territory and the man inside offers her a choice.Damien Blackwood. Liam’s older brother. Cold. Untouchable. A billionaire who left the pack years ago—and the only wolf Liam has ever feared.“Come with me,” Damien says. “I’ll give you a home, protection… and a chance to become strong enough that they will all kneel.”Under his roof, Aria’s “weak” wolf begins to awaken. Dark secrets unravel. And the truth emerges: she is not just any wolf. She is a hidden Omega Queen.When danger threatens the pack that rejected her, Liam comes crawling back, begging for a second chance.But Aria is no longer the powerless girl he threw away.She must choose: the mate who broke her, or the brother who rebuilt her—and the throne the Moon Goddess always meant for her to claim.

a Monroe built herself from nothing. Scholarship student, barista by night, top of her class by sheer will—she doesn't need validation from the elite wolves who mock her secondhand clothes and "packless" status. Especially not from him .Kai Ashford is everything she despises: golden-boy Alpha heir, trust fund playboy, a different girl on his arm every week. He glides through life on charm and privilege while she claws for every opportunity. They exist in different worlds that should never collide.Until the night of the Lunar Gala, when their eyes meet across a crowded ballroom and the mating bond snaps into place like a thunderclap."Mate."Isla's world implodes. The Moon Goddess must be laughing—pairing her with the one man who represents everything wrong with their world. A spoiled playboy who'll discard her like yesterday's conquest the moment the novelty wears off.She rejects him on the spot.But Kai Ashford doesn't accept rejection. For the first time in his charmed life, something—someone—matters more than his next thrill. As he pursues her with relentless determination, Isla discovers the playboy mask hides darker depths. And he discovers that the fierce, untouchable girl who hates him might be the only real thing in his gilded cage of a life.Their chemistry is undeniable. Their differences are impossible. And the enemies circling them will do anything to ensure the "wrong" kind of mate never becomes his Luna.Can a woman who trusts nothing change for a man who's never had to fight for anything? Or will their bond shatter before it ever has a chance to form?

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

Copyright 2026 c Boluwatife Cole BLURB A YA/NA werewolf dark fantasy romance where the Rejected Mate trope collides with The Chosen One prophecy. Ida Adebanjo wanted one thing from high school: to survive it unnoticed. Then came a stolen kiss, an encounter with a beast, and a brutal transformation that rips her world apart, exposing her secret bloodline as The Chosen. Bound to seven deeply dysfunctional classmates, Ida becomes prey. Enemies hunt her. Her professor stalks her. And she’s torn between three impossible love interests: Arlo, the human boy who feels like home; Dante, the toxic ex whose body is unraveling into something monstrous; and a vengeful Alpha who rejects her till he too starts getting obsessed with her. Now Ida stands at the center of a love quadrangle, a tethered found family she never asked for, and a brewing war between vampires, witches, and wolves, each determined to see her crowned or dead.

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.

(Dark Mafia Romance | Explicit Tension | Enemies to Lovers | Possessive | Revenge, Secrets, & Redemption | Spicy 18+ Adult) She was sold like property. He bought her like a sin. When Anaya Brooks is betrayed, ruined, and auctioned to the underworld, she expects chains and pain. What she gets instead is Lucien Moretti, a mafia king who rules with blood on his hands and control in his veins. He doesn't touch her. That's the cruelest part. Lucien watches her eat. Sleep. Breathe. His restraint is deliberate. His gaze is not. Every order is a test. Every silence is charged. Every step she takes closer to him feels like standing on the edge of something dark and inevitable. She learns quickly: Lucien doesn't need to touch her to own her. And when he finally does, it's slow. It's controlled. It's devastating. She lets him believe she's obedient. She lets him think she's breaking for him. All while hiding the truth that could get her killed. Anaya didn't come to his underworld to be claimed. She came for revenge. But desire complicates everything. The way his hands pin her without force. The way his voice drops when he wants her to behave. The way he looks at her like she's already his undoing. Lucien doesn't forgive betrayal. And when he learns she's been lying to him from the beginning. He won't just break her heart. He'll destroy everything she touches. Including himself!

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.

Cast out after a cruel public rejection, Luna-an orphaned wolf and unwanted burden-walks away from the Moonshadow Pack when fate names her the Alpha's true mate. Beyond the forest, exile becomes awakening as the Moon Goddess blesses her with power forged through pain and survival. When the pack that betrayed her faces annihilation, the only hope left is the wolf they cast aside. Moonshadow is a gripping saga of rejection, destiny, and rebirth-where an outcast rises to become a legend the moon itself remembers.

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.

One crown, and one candidate. Except, the sole heir doesn't want it either. Leander Halycra never wanted the throne, but now he has to bear the weight because once, he took the responsibility for one person. And that person ended up breaking his heart into a million pieces. Years later, he loses himself in those pieces as he tries to find contentment in the duties he avoided all his youth. But when the subject of his heartbreak, the now desperate and helpless Artmesia Montclair, reenters his life, he must realize its never truly possible to keep his heart guarded, and to love no longer.

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.

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.

High school sweethearts find themselves face to face once again after forever. This time, one has a girlfriend who is busy getting some side sex and the other feels deceived, considering the fact that his ex is now a 'straight' guy who is actively ignoring him. For Trevon, getting over Eli had been the single most difficult thing he had ever had to do and when he had finally managed to achieve some form of normalcy in his life, Eli waltzes back in like he had never left before. But Trevon is not about to let Eli ruin him again that easily. It didn't matter what he had to do....one thing was as clear as his future, he would make Elisha writhe under him once again as he rode his senses into oblivion.