"You don't understand, little female. I am like a God to these people." Elodie is lost. Literally. After a massive adventure leads her to a strange planet with enormous alien men, she has few choices left. On the run from an aggressive male determined to mate her by force, she finds herself lost in the massive alien woods, terrified, injured, and alone. That is until she runs into a massive gladiator built like stone. Barre. Covered in scars and muscles, pain and fighting are all Barre has ever known. He's the most powerful being on the planet, but he stays hidden from society He enjoys his solitude, and his silence. He hasn't seen a female in years, but despite his affection for the tiny girl he finds in the woods, he can't keep one for himself. He has to return the little thing to the palace, that's where she belongs. A female has no place in his heart. A Heathen doesn't deserve love... right?

"Did you miss me?" He glares, an expression so fierce I shrink away. "I missed you as much as I would miss a lung, I could hardly even breathe without you." ☾❂ ☾❂ ☾❂ ☾❂ ☾❂ ☾❂ ☾❂ ☾❂ ☾❂ ☾❂ ☾❂ ☾ Opal has been through a lot in her life, many things that left her feeling broken and shattered. The only thing that kept her together was her best friend, Keifer. She knew deep down that Keifer was her mate, and that he would always be there for her, that is until he's taken away. Ever since Keifer was adopted, he knew that he was different from the other lycans. He didn't know how to channel his anger or his pent up frustration, so he did what any teenager does. He rebelled. But, Keifer took his shenanigans too far when he almost killed the person he loves most. He's sent away to a military camp for the troubled, separated from his family and mate for years as he learns to control himself. Keifer's resentment grows. Opal's strength dwindles. Both of them are tested when Opal takes things to the extreme and decides to run away, on the hunt to find her mate and mend her heart, no matter what the cost.

# Will be edited regularly... then taken down for major overhaul after completion # 18+ MATURE THEMES/ LANGUAGE/SEX SCENES ** WARNING!! THIS IS DARK EROTICA, NOT A MILD ROMANCE ** Plot slow to unfold. A few twists & turns. Fictional future earth. *** NOT PC**** The world has changed. The poles are moving. Life is different on earth, difficult... even more so after years of DNA experimentation on humans. Darke- hell bent on finding a young girl from his past, he'll never give up. The lengths he'll go to are unspeakable. He may have changed since their childhood but he's not the only one. Aylin- the naive, sweet young girl he once knew- is long gone. She's desperate and scared, always prepared for the worst, fighting to scrounge out a new life amidst the ruins. There are things about her past that have been hidden. Will she find the freedom she's been searching for, or will her future be decided by powerful figures with no conscience or empathy? Aylin is determined to be the master of her own future, not a slave to a council trying to control the masses. But how high will the cost be... and who can she really trust? ------- Aylin, do you fear me?" She knows what he wants to hear, but holds back the words, keeping her eyes lowered. Tears drop from the corners as smoke continues to irritate them. He grips her chin harder, inexorably putting pressure to raise her face to his. "Aylin, do you wish you could kill me?" At her continued silence, he growls. A squeeze to the apex of her thighs pinches the folds of her womanhood. Blue eyes fly to his. This time, she fails to hide her answer. Her eyes... they've always been her downfall. Too expressive. He smiles. Her gaze narrows in to that satisfied curl of lips. The deep dimple in his cheek lies; giving a false impression of sweetness and mirth. Sugar would only turn gooey black in his mouth.