Lycanthrope:
~From the ancient Phoenician cult, originated in 1200 BC.
~ The oldest of their kind, as well as the most lethal, dominating, and formidable.
~ Only one is known in existence today. That is Alpha Thanatos; literal translation: Death.
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"Don't move." His voiced boomed over.
I knew that voice.
I felt so many eyes on me. My heart hurts while it beats. I couldn't control my body shaking.
I look down, watching me feet, and trying to breathe. Anything could happen.
I saw two more rows of toes come into view as I smelt the man standing in front of me. He smelt so fucking amazing. I ball my fist, as tears leak out.
I hear him breathe in deeply, setting that I am in fact his. "Look up. Now."
I do as he asks, him being for too powerful for me to disobey.
He doesn't wipe my tears as most mates do. He doesn't grab onto me. Or mark me. Or anything. Just stares.
"What is your name?"
"Elena." I breathe.
He lifts my chin up further, pointing to every person in the field on my side of the fight.
"They will all live, but not your Alpha. You can't save him. You won't," He grabs me by my throat, but doesn't squeeze, "And if you make a single peep I will kill the rest of them."
My eyes water more, terror filling me. I shake my head, pleading with him silently.
"And if you don't come silently I will do far worse than kill them. Understand?"
Bound by a curse and controlled by a dangerous shifter, Kaia has no hope of escaping her cruel fate until her pack is raided by a powerful Alpha who she discovers is her fated mate-and he will stop at nothing to keep her safe.
Season 1 of Becoming Luna
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Kaia has always been the outcast of the Red River pack, hoping for a life of freedom away from the control of her sinister leader, Alpha Maverick. But she has limited options, especially with the crushing weight of a containment curse bearing down on her shoulders.
When her pack is unexpectedly raided by revered Alpha Nero Hunt, Kaia is shocked to discover that the powerful Alpha is her mate. Nero has been yearning for his true mate forever, and now that he's found her, he's desperate to fight for her, no matter the cost. Kaia has her secrets, but so does Nero, and the struggle to keep Kaia free from Maverick's clutches and break her curse threatens to tear them apart.
Kaia thought she was done with domineering Alphas, but maybe with this one, she just might keep him.
Content warning: This story contains depictions of violence that may be upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.