*ONC 2025 Shortlist & Ambassador Pick* On the morning of her wedding, Edrea is prepared to seal a political alliance with the man she despises. But fate, or something far darker, has other plans. An empty box appears in her garden. A hidden path leads her underground. And a deck of cursed cards delivers her into the hands of Malphas, a demon bound by an ancient contract. One that now claims her as his. Trapped in a world of shadows, Edrea is torn between a cruel fiance who seems far too pleased by her disappearance and a demon who watches her like she's the only thing keeping him tethered to existence. Malphas swears he won't take anything she doesn't offer freely. But the longer she resists him, the more she begins to wonder... This is a mature 18+ story.

*18+ Sexual/Violence Content Warning - Read At Own Discretion* A vicious smile touches his lips as he seems to read my intentions. "I knew it was you. I knew you belonged to me." *** For centuries an ancient treaty has kept werewolves out of Alvera's sleepy town. However, with the expiration date quickly approaching, the werewolves are set to return, bringing with them their notorious Alpha King. Like many in town, Alvera leaves her old life behind for the safety of the city. But with her sister mysteriously disappearing, she is forced to return to find her. But when the werewolves return, the Alpha King takes her as his wife, dragging her into an entirely new world. The deeper she falls, the more secrets she learns... The Alpha King has been the dark and mysterious stranger in town that she had an erotic night with years ago. His troubled brother has more to do with her sisters disappearance than she realised, and there is an unspoken bond drawing her and the Alpha together. And the deeper Alvera gets involved with the Alpha King, the more danger she is in.

❝Morgana," he smiled, his lips curling into a terrible grin, "I have been looking for you.❞ -- Morgana Swann, once a prodigy of the witching world, had spent her last few years in near to total isolation from the outside world, her only company a rather unconventional friendship with the daughter of the alpha to a neighbouring pack. This, of course, all changes with a request for her presence in the palace from the Lycan King himself, who as Morgana discovers, might not only be after her help.

In the future, Earth is attacked by an alien race called the Leviathan. Years after the invasion, Iris is still struggling to survive among her people while trying to find a way to win back their planet. However, when her camp is ambushed, her will to fight and attempt to sacrifice herself catches the attention of an otherworldly being. The ruler of the Leviathan race. Remus, enamored with her selflessness, decides to take Iris under his watchful eye and prove to her one thing; Every human is the same. What Remus never expected, was that Iris would be the one to prove him wrong. Can Iris touch the cold heart of a being that wants nothing more than to exterminate the human race? Or will she be the last one left to prove we ever existed? ***This novel will be available in print and ebook July 23,2024*** ~

Gabriel Sinner is no myth - he is every wolf's worst nightmare. Some say he is only a myth told to scare children. Others claim to have caught a glimpse of him, but have not lived to tell the tale. His reputation is well-known, and his presence is enough to make even the bravest wolves tremble with fear. He has a coal-black heart and eyes to match, and leads the smallest yet deadliest pack in the world, the Black Death Pack. If you happen to cross paths with him, you'll be wishing for death. But Harper Raine, the epitome of innocence, got something far from it. Harper Raine has never had a boyfriend, never been kissed, and certainly never guessed that her mate would be a cold-hearted, bloodthirsty killer who had taken the lives of the people she loved. Will this hate eventually turn to love? Will Harper ever get her happy ever after she's always dreamt of? And will Gabriel Sinner finally see the light? Or will darkness conquer all?

(This story will be free on October 4th!) Determined to protect her family from a government set on exterminating them, Willow flees the city into a chemical swamp full of mutated wildlife. Season 1 of Toxic Nature ****** The world has changed, and so has Willow. A government formed by good intentions and a dying planet is killing everyone. The criteria needed to stay alive gets more stringent every day, and Willow barters her soul to keep the ones she loves safe. But when two children are sentenced to die, she risks it all to save them. Willow and her family make the deadly decision to run to the one place the officials won't follow. The bayou. Deemed uninhabitable after the dumping of mysterious, neon-green chemicals, Willow has no idea if they're running toward salvation or a slow, painful death. But just like the rest of the world, the swamp has changed. When fish have fangs, alligators talk, and a wild man named Croc maneuvers like a beast, Willow will learn what it truly means to be human. Toxic Nature Book 1 This story is now available on YONDER, your next-generation reading app from the Wattpad family. Join me on YONDER today! Find it now in your app store. Wattpad Featured Editor's Picks! Highest Ranking #1 in Paranormal. #9 in Romance. #2 in Dystopian.

It's pitch black outside and not even the bright headlights of my car can shed enough light for me to see where I am going. I am completely and utterly lost. And it doesn't help that it's almost 4:00 in the morning and I'm driving on an abandoned road with tears streaking my face. I should have never moved to this dumbass town. I should have never dated the popular guy in my school that's known for screwing with women's emotions. I shouldn't even be driving this late at night and in a place I'm unfamiliar with. I slow down when I see that a large bridge is coming up. The thing looks unsafe. All I can see is what my headlights will let me see, since there isn't any streetlights around. Suddenly, a large, black mass comes whipping in front of my car. I hit the amorphous being against the front of my Mazda, making the car spin dramatically forward. I squeeze onto the wheel, waiting for pieces of glass to cut my skin and for a concussion or possibly death to come. But death nor a concussion, come. My head still spins, even though the car is at a complete stop. I finally let go of the wheel, afraid if I squeeze any tighter, the tips of my bony knuckles will pop out of my skin. I take deep breathes and step out of my vehicle. I first look around for any sign of a human or animal I may have hit. When I see nor hear anything, I look at the damage done to my car. The front, right side of my car is dented in. I run to the backseat of the car and grab a small flashlight from the pocket behind the passenger's seat. I flip the switch on and look under the car to see... This animal, this beast, in pain. It's crippled up, blood soaking it's fur and the gravel road around it. I look around. I'm absolutely alone, surrounded by nothing but trees and a river streaming calmly under the bridge. I reach into the back pocket of my jeans, but feel nothing but the thin fabric. Where's my phone? But then I remember... I threw it at my asshole-of-a-boyfriend's head.

I flipped to the next page. 'Werewolves, also known as lycanthropes, are legendary shape-shifting humans. As the name suggests, the shape these creatures take on is that of a wolf. The history of the werewolf legend has sprung up independently or spread to virtually every area of the Earth. It is also one of the oldest legends of human monsters in recorded history. Where the legend originated can only be guessed by what humans have taken care to record. Their other name, lycanthrope, may also be a hint at the origin of this myth.' Pausing, I look back up at my friend who was busy curling a piece of her brown hair around her index finger while looking out of the shop's large bay window. Is she insane? Is the rest of this town insane? Noticing my stare, Sangria turns to me and drops her hand back to her lap. "Well, did you read it? All of it?", she says, eyes wide. Shaking my head, "No, not all of it." "You need to read all of it. This town has a complicated history and an even more complicated destiny. You won't understand until you read all of it." Grabbing me by my wrist, Sangria pulls me towards the entrance we first came through but not before stopping quick at the register to pay for the big book. Before I even have time to look around more, She already has me out the door. But one thing still bothers me. What's so special about this town? what's so different about it? And most of all, Why does no one dare enter the woods?

Robin is a 18 year old girl that usually visits her elderly grandmother deep inside the woods to bring her baked goods/gifts and keep her company. Her life isn't that great, her grandmother is the only person she can actually talk to. So every day she walks a mile through the dark woods, with moving shadows and scary noises wherever she doesn't look. And she will soon learn the one thing she prayed wouldn't happen: she realized that she is not alone when she walks through those woods. There is a shadow that follows her, it's intentions unknown. Wherever she goes, it closely follows. She doesn't know whether to feel safe or scared, but it doesn't want to to hurt her, but instead HAVE her. And things take a turn for the worse when Robin discovers her grandma is in a cult-like circle called R.E.D. But she isn't just in it, she was the founder. And as her grandma passes down the crown to Robin, she suddenly has to choose between family expectations and the thrill of having forbidden love.

Aubrey Wilson is a 17 year old girl that had experienced devastation at a very early age. Her mother, who had been murdered when she was six, seems to be forgotten by everyone, except Aubrey. And things get worse when her desperate father is getting remarried to his girlfriend that Aubrey hates with a passion. Not only that, they are also moving over three states, far away from Aubrey's life. She is forced to move into a mansion that her father's rich fiance` (Crystal) lives, along with her two kids. Max, being the youngest at 10, and Mason the oldest at 19. It is not long before Aubrey notices there is something off with Crystal's family, and she is determined to get to the bottom of it. What is the secret they are so desperately trying to hide? Why has Max suddenly changed from a cute little boy to acting like a normal 19 year old, and why does he always seem to cling to her at night? And even Mason seems to have changed too... Why has Mason suddenly taken a dark interest in Aubrey?