She broke his heart the night she ran away. Years later, fate brought her back into his world-scarred and accused. Valentine Basilio swore he would never forgive Janette Miller. But love, betrayal, and blood have a way of rewriting every vow.

Anneliese Grimstone was born to be sacrificed. Promised to a vampire lord she's never met, she breaks the rules, runs away... and pays the price. Betrayed and dragged back, she's made a prisoner of Lord Azarius Ashgrave, the cold, powerful ruler feared by all. He needs her powers. Her family demands her obedience. In a world of lies, power, and obsession, defying him might cost her everything, including her heart.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐮 𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐫 𝐤𝐲𝐮𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐣𝐡𝐤𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐭𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐢 𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐩𝐲𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐫 𝐤𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐣𝐡𝐤𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐭𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐢 𝐝𝐚𝐫 . . . "𝐑𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞... But what about his promises to her? Will he break them-or break her?" . A short story. . 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝟏𝟔.𝟎𝟏.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 | 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝: 𝟏𝟗.𝟎𝟔.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

I save the Alpha. He crowns my sister. "Miles... I'm your mate," I blurt, hoping that will break through his confusion and make him see me for who I truly am. He only stares quietly at me, but I can see the conflict and confusion in his expression. "I'm sorry, Rhea. You're beautiful, and your scent..." his words trail as he buries his nose on my neck and inhales deeply. "It's the sweetest I've ever known. But I love your sister, and I made a promise I don't intend to break. We will have to reject the mate bond." "Why won't you believe me?" I plead, my voice raw. "I'm the girl you met that night. I am your mate!" Miles' gaze hardens as he points toward the exit. "You need to leave, Rhea. Or I'll have security escort you out." "You liar!" I scream as I yank Roxy's hair. "You've stolen everything from me!" I feel Miles' hands gripping my shoulders as he yanks me off her, shoving me backward. I land hard on my butt. "Listen to me, Rhea," he hisses, his voice filled with venom, his eyes cold. "I don't want to see you near me or Roxy again. If you do, I'll have you banished." He takes a step closer, towering above me. "I, Alpha Miles Mondragon, reject you, Rhea Chapman, as my mate. Accept it or reject it; I don't fucking care." Have you ever watched your Knight in shining armor stolen from your very own fantasy? It could be the most heartbreaking thing. What do you do when the man fated to love you calls you a liar? When the boy you save becomes the Alpha who destroys you? This is my story, and how my fate was stolen.

Lily Breighton will do anything to save her dying father. Even trespass in forbidden werewolf territory to find a legendary healing flower. But when she's caught by the territory's cursed alpha, she strikes a dangerous bargain: one year as his pack's healer in exchange for the cure. As Lily works to ease the pack's suffering, the line between healer and patient begins to blur, and she discovers that breaking a blood curse might cost her more than just her freedom-it might cost her heart.

Aleksandr has been searching for his female for as long as he could. He is willing to go to the ends of the earth and even above it to find her. Esperanza had a boring life on Haven but when one sexy Russian beast shows up and steals her away to downworld, she knows her life won't ever be boring again. Brought together by one determined male. Where will their lives go from there? A short story written with our readers. From their imagination to our paper, we thank them.

Genevieve It was just your typical biker engagement party...until I found my fiance kissing my step-sister. Wedding's off, I take off, and when I return, the man who is now engaged to my step-sister is telling me I still owe him a wedding. But I'm done coming in second place to my step-sister. Little did I know that I was coming in second to something much bigger than her... Levi/Chain Genevieve owes me a wedding, and I aim to collect. But getting her there is going to be the most difficult thing I've ever done in my life. Lies. Secrets. Karma. And let's not forget the grovel.

" US OLYMPIC SWIMMER CHARLIE GRAY FORFEITS" " WHAT HAPPENED TO OLYMPIC SWIMMER CHARLIE GRAY?" Charlie Gray stopped swimming . Though the reason was unclear one thing was certain, she'd never get back into the water. When Gia gets assigned to be partners with the girl who's hardly ever at school she doesn't think things would turn out the way they do until she meets the girl behind the headlines.

"I don't fuck girls who can't listen," she carefully whispered, pulling back to gauge my narrowed reaction before she continued, "Maybe be a good girl next time." And just like that she went to pull away. Well, that was before I wrapped my toned legs around her torso and roughly pulled her back into me. Again, I hate being told no. ♱ ♱ ♱ ♱ ♱ After getting involved with Noa Vitali, a mafia boss to whom her older brother was an underboss to, Lunden Spade finds herself striking up an explicit deal, piquing both of their interests. Will Lunden find her limits being pushed entirely too far for her liking? And more importantly... Will she like it?

The rich. The powerful. Those are the men Amy has always despised, because the only thing they've ever done is use her. So...what is she doing with HIM? Lord Patrick Day, descendant of a noble line, with enough arrogance for ten kings and the looks to go with it, is exactly the kind of man Amy hates the most. And yet, now he is the only hope she has. A sinister conspiracy. A young woman, hurt and broken. And a powerful man, who was never, ever meant to be with the likes of her. Together, can they take on the darkest depths of the London underworld?