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Ongoing, First published May 19, 2025
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Aria Chen, a struggling artist, has been haunted by recurring nightmares of a shadowy figure watching her. One night, she encounters Kael, a mesmerizing stranger who seems to step right out of her dreams. He's charming, elusive, and radiates an otherworldly aura.  

Kael reveals that he exists between worlds-neither fully human nor spirit-a being who thrives in the darkness. He claims that Aria is connected to him in ways she can't remember, drawing her into a hidden underworld where shadows come alive.  

As Aria gets deeper into Kael's world, she discovers that he isn't the only one with such powers.Malachai, the enigmatic leader of a secretive group, warns her that Kael's obsession with her might be dangerous. Meanwhile, Detective Silas is investigating a series of disappearances linked to shadowy figures, and Aria might be the next target-or the key to solving the mystery.
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Mated but not Tamed

33 parts Ongoing Mature

She was beaten and abused, never allowed outside, or to meet anyone. Her father was a wolf, her mother a human. When fate had other plans, they parted ways non the wiser. Her mother marries and the beatings begin. After years of abuse, things only get worse when she firsts shifts and they fear what she is. Now at 19 years old, she finds herself stuck in the same house she grew up in. Doing the dishes, cooking food, cleaning up after her stepbrothers and watching her mother slowly loose her last bit of humanity. Her stepfather only ever around when you least want him. She's trapped, and there's no hope for better. Until... he finds her. Or rather they find her. #1 in reversharem #72 in Alphas

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