This is the companion book for Fin's Claim, The Private Chapters where it's a mature read.

What is a Soulmate? After ten years of fruitless efforts, fully bonded, beloved mates Kingston and Sora have failed to produce the Thornwoof pack Alpha heir. Time has run out. The ancient Tenth Law, with all its archaic rules and procedures, is enacted and, over the Luna's objections, the Alpha is forced to use a Breeder for the continued survival of the pack. Survival is messy. McKay has arrived prepared to provide life for a pack in need. What the well-meaning young Breeder isn't prepared for is the powerful feeling for a mated wolf that is not hers. Will the destined child be their ruin? Questions must be answered - what is a soulmate? Set in a modern world, this is not a fairy tale ending - it's a cautionary tale of how folklore gets written. "See TRIGGER warnings before you proceed."

He built me the life I'd always wanted. I just never asked what it was built on. At eighteen, I fell in love with Xavier Zagreus over the course of one unforgettable summer. Then my family moved away. Years later, I came home expecting little more than memories. Instead, I found the man I'd never truly forgotten. The town's golden boy had become everything people always knew he would. Successful, respected, and devoted. He was also a single father to a little girl who quietly stole my heart before I ever realized she'd change my life. This time, we got it right. The big wedding. The happy family. A home I'd once only dreamed about. Now I'm raising the daughter he loves more than life itself, carrying our first child together, and living a life people would envy. Until one overheard conversation changes everything. The questions begin quietly. The answers don't. Because the man I married has spent years protecting more than our family, and the closer I get to the truth, the more I realize some secrets were never meant to survive the light. I always dreamed we'd find our way back to one another. I just never imagined what he'd become while I was gone. ⚰️NOTE⚰️ Not How I Dreamt You is an emotionally heavy, psychologically dark romance featuring an intensely obsessive (anti) hero, abundant spice, morally gray characters, and themes that aren't intended for every reader. Please do go over the CW within.

Danny Verdago - recruited straight from the Military and trained to become a highly specialised undercover operative. For eight years, he's devoted his life to a single case- one that has demanded everything and cost him more than he ever imagined. What Danny never planned for was Tia. For the past four years, she's been his wife, his rock, and the one constant in a life built on secrets. She's the reason every sacrifice has been worth it and the reason he's ready to walk away from his career. Now, one final undercover deployment, the climax of everything he's worked for stands between Danny and the desk job that promises a future beyond the secrets and the double life. But as the operation hurtles toward its end, Danny is dragged deeper into the life he's spent years trying to keep separate. With the case closing in and the stakes higher than ever, he faces an impossible choice. How far is he willing to go to finish the mission he's sacrificed so much for? This time, the price of success won't be measured in years, careers, or half truths. It could cost him Tia, the family they've dreamed of, and everything that truly matters to him.

Elliot Vale doesn't fall in love. He manages perception. As the public face of Northwell, he understands one thing better than anyone: appearances are everything. Stability matters. Control matters. Feelings complicate things. So when a fake engagement becomes the cleanest solution to a public problem, Elliot drafts the rules like he always does. Thirty days. Public appearances. No emotional liability. Harper Lane knows exactly what she's agreeing to. She builds brands for a living. She understands strategy. She believes she can enjoy something temporary without expecting forever. It's controlled. It's professional. It's not supposed to feel real. Until it does. Until the lines blur. Until pretending feels indistinguishable from truth. Until Harper starts wanting something that was never part of the agreement. And when Elliot, desperate to prove he's still in control, reminds her exactly what their arrangement was... he does it in a way Harper can't forgive. She doesn't fight. She doesn't beg. She chooses herself. And Elliot is left to face the one thing he never planned for: Feelings don't follow contracts.

*Available on The Hive Mind Creators Patreon - WIP* Sevan knows that creatures like him have to live in the shadows. The literal ones, and the figurative ones. To keep power, vampires have learned to infiltrate seedy organizations all over the world. Bratva, mafia, yakuza - all of them offer work done in the dark and rewards reaped eternally. Of course, this comes with other dilemmas. Mafia men marry normal women, and pretend to have normal lives. Ergo, Sevan does the same. With each new order from Father, he moves, finds a new girl, and starts a new life. Which is exactly how he finds Ruby Gaines. Ruby has never had a family before. Tossed around the foster care system, she's spent most of her adult life just trying to figure out how to survive. Wooing her is easy. Getting her into a nice house in the suburbs is a walk in the park. Finding out that his little wife is actually an informant, though? That stings. With a betrayal this deep, death isn't a good enough punishment. Instead, he tortures her. Then, he turns her. But his wife is innocent. And worse - she's his eternal Bride.

"Treat my wound" he said, laying down on the cold floor of the maid's room in his mansion. "B...but it's too deep. I can't... you need to go to the hospital, sir" the maid replied, her lips trembling, tears pooling in her eyes. "Do it" he said calmly, no trace of pain on his face as he turned his back toward her, his skin carved with wounds. With shaking hands, she stepped closer, the first-aid kit clutched tightly. Tears slid down her cheeks as she began treating him. He lay there on the floor, careless of dignity, of blood, of the world, his eyes fixed on her. And in them lived something forbidden... something powerful enough to destroy everything. He asked her to treat his wounds. But what he truly wanted... was for her to heal him. And she...she was forbidden to even think of him. Forget healing him. What will happen when a sinister mafia becomes obsessed with his maid? Will a soft, pure-hearted girl fall in love with the man the world fears to even look at? Read the story to find out what destiny has planned for them.

Avery was a mischievous, fearless girl who could turn even the most ordinary day into chaos with her witty comebacks and playful attitude. She never took anyone too seriously-until fate crossed her path with a cold, arrogant billionaire who had no patience for her endless teasing. Their first meeting was nothing short of a disaster, filled with arguments, sarcasm, and instant hatred. Neither of them knew that this unexpected encounter was about to change both of their lives forever.

"She wakes up inside a dark romance novel, trapped in a world of secrets, time travel, and fate. No matter how many worlds she crosses, every path leads back to him." A man who controls realities just to keep her trapped in his game. A love story written across infinite worlds... She's his favorite obsession across infinite universes. And maybe... she might not want to escape. A dark, addictive love story written across countless worlds - where the hunter always catches his prey. Dark Romance | Multiverse | Obsessive & Possessive MMC | Time Travel | 18+ Trigger Warning: Explicit content, violence, dark themes, intense obsession, and morally gray (almost black) male lead.

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