Lahat


My ex-boyfriend, Jason Bell, still hasn't let go of me, even though I've been married to Cedric Mosley for two years now.
He sends blood-red dancing heels to me and threatens to destroy my current "peaceful life".
Terrified and trembling, I'm about to call the cops when a hand in latex gloves rests on my shoulder.
"Don't be afraid."
My forensic doctor husband, having just returned from an autopsy, carries a faint scent of formaldehyde with him.
He takes off his glasses. With the same hands he uses to handle scalpels, he slowly helps me open the threatening letter inside the package.
"The handwriting is sloppy, with uneven pressure applied. It's typical of an anxious personality type."
Then, as if he's reviewing an autopsy report, he comments mildly, "This type of person usually has brittle bones that snap easily."
*
There are 206 bones in an adult body.
When Cedric placed a “rib” ring on my finger, he whispered, “You are the bone I lost long ago—the one that makes me whole.”
That is the origin of this title. 
When Emelie Hoven was hopelessly in love with William Middleton, she almost ended up losing her life. But to William, she was only someone convenient who he thought couldn't live without him.And so, she decided to stop loving him.William didn't like that Emelie was too calm, too rational, and too independent. Later, his wish came true—he got to see her relying on someone and being gentle.He wasn't the recipient, though.On the day of Emelie's wedding, she smiles brightly as she sits on a chair and waits for her groom and his groomsmen to pass the test she and her bridesmaids have set up for them. The atmosphere is lively. Suddenly, William shows up out of nowhere.He gets on one knee before her and holds her hands, looking like he's almost worshipping her. "Leave him, please. Come with me. You loved me first, didn't you?" 



After being evicted by the Gray family, Shannon Gray magically becomes the heiress of an affluent family.
The Gray family regrets kicking her out and wants the Jensen family to give them half its assets as compensation. Shannon sneers and uses a truth-telling talisman to expose the Gray family's true colors and the skeletons in its closet. Similarly, when a scumbag refuses to leave her alone, she easily makes him have nightmares every night.
Her cousins look down on her and think she's a disgrace, but the head of the Shaw family comes knocking on their door, looking for her. "As long as you're willing to save my daughter, I'll agree to any condition you have!"
The head of another affluent family that's never gotten along with the Jensen family shamelessly comes knocking, too. "I was a fool for acting the way I did in the past. I'll announce to the world that I'm your lackey as long as you're willing to help me!"
Later, even Shannon's cousin, who once detested her, becomes her loyal follower. "She's the best cousin ever, and I'll curse anyone who dares say a word against her!"
After everything that's happened, the Jensen family finally snaps to their senses and realizes that Shannon, whom they'd thought was a pitiful little thing, is a master at geomancy and divination.
Shannon needs to rid people and places of malevolence, save lives, and suck up to a bigwig. She can't help saying, "I'm exhausted."
Benjamin "Bigwig" Cooper takes the initiative to share her burden. "You don't need to suck up to me. I'm already yours." 

On the day of our wedding, Justin had someone take off my wedding dress. He wanted to personally put it on my younger stepsister. He cut me an icy look, claiming, "I'll make you my wife, but my love belongs to Felicia. We'll get our marriage license after the wedding."The people around us laughed. They made a bet that I wouldn't wait around for Justin like I had before, considering that I had been holding on for five years to keep the engagement.Yet, the moment I left the church, I made a call. "Elizabeth, about your proposition the other day? It's a yes from me."…That night, I took a private jet and flew to my new home.From that moment on, my world was completely cut off from Justin's.…After not seeing him in five years, I ran into him when I attended a banquet with my daughter. The moment he sees my daughter in my arms, he gives us a humorless smile."So, you've come crawling back after five years. Why not put the child under Felicia's care from now on? I might just let her call me 'Dad'," he commented in a sneer.He had no idea the child wasn't his. 



The party had come to an end and the tables were in disarray. The middle aisle had been decorated and now only trampled flower petals remained.
Alice timidly walked over to Tony and watched him drink the glass of wine, said heartily, "You've already drunk quite a lot, don't drink anymore."
He turned his head to look at her with a hint of anger, growling at her with some slurred words, "None of your business, get out!"
Alice froze, but still stubbornly tried to grab the refilled glass, only to have him fling it away. Wearing high heels, she lost her weight for a moment and stumbled a few steps before stopping. Her ankle was broken and she drew in a breath of cold air, holding it back.
The people around her couldn't bear, advising her in a peaceful manner, "Tony has drunk, so don't be angry, sister-in-law. Teach him a good lesson when he is sober." 
"MINE!!!!""What do you want me to do? I caught you kissing! You allow him to kiss you knowing you had a mate!" he said angrily, "You know I am your mate!!" he added.***Freya is the adoptive daughter of the warrior mated couple of the Midnight Pack. She didn't have a scent, so everyone thought that she didn't have a wolf, just like humans.Matteo Harith is the Lycan prince, soon to be king, who was waiting for his mate. He had smelled her since 9 years ago in the palace, but after that, he never found her, no matter how much he looked for her.When Matteo was assigned by his king's father to look into the case of a pack that had been wiped out, he lived in the Midnight Pack and found Freya.The moment Matteo stepped out of his SUV, Freya found out that he was her mate. But Matteo couldn't smell her at all. A tournament that had been held within the pack made Matteo find Freya to be his mate when their eyes met.When Matteo finally smelled Freya's scent, it was also the time that she remembered what had happened in her childhood and that the palace had refused to help them when they asked, which caused her biological parents' death. What is he going to do when Freya was blaming the royals and wanted to reject him even after they mark each other? 

"Blondie..." Judah trailed as if he was thinking real hard about something. "I'm giving you an out," he said finally."A what?""You don't need to do this with me. This whole... practice kissing thing, too. I think we’ve done enough. This game is getting too out of hand. You should just back out now, while you can. Because this isn't gonna end well for you,""Whoa, whoa, whoa, what the hell are you talking about?" I scoffed and my voice was seriously high-pitched."I told you, you girls always have to attach emotions to everything. I can already feel it coming. So I'm telling you, you better run now or you're gonna end up falling for me, fast and hard," he said.I snorted a real loud laugh instantly. It was a reflex of some sort."Judah, are you high or something?” I paused to gauge his reaction, but he remained serious. “Look, I can assure you, you don't have to worry about that. I'm not even attracted to you in the slightest," my laughter was maniacal and somewhat insulting.“Oh really?” he asked.“Yes, really,” I said reassuringly. “I have my feelings in check. So if there’s anyone that’s going to fall, that person won’t be me,”Judah crossed his arms and let out an irritated laugh. Clearly, he took my words as a challenge as he raised an eyebrow and his lips twitched into a smirk. He stepped off his bike and moved closer to me. I stepped back in response, hitting the red brick wall behind me. My laughter died down instantly as he put both arms next to my face so that I was completely trapped between him and the wall."Alright Blondie, if that's how you wanna play it," he said lowly. "Game on,"I looked up to see his dark amber eyes boring into mine, a predatory glint in his eyes. I suddenly felt weak and helpless, as if I was a little rabbit about to be swallowed whole by a lion. I gulped instinctively as he leaned closer to me."Tell your heart I'm gonna steal it," he murmured to my ears. 
After five years of marriage, she thought that she had successfully made him change his mind and have feelings for her.It never occurred to her that he would send her to prison for trusting another woman.She decided to go back to her family along with the baby in her belly.Her brothers were in an uproar!Aaron Mullen, her eldest brother, ordered, "My five younger brothers, listen up! Guarding Amelie and teaching the playboy a lesson is our top priority!"Rex Mullen, her second brother, said, "Amelie, chin up. Here, take this black card. Go ahead and go shopping as long as you are happy."Mark Mullen, her third brother, said, "Jewelry is all I have. Amelie, take as many as you want."Sergio Mullen, her fourth brother, stood up as well.Tyler Mullen, her fifth brother, was the same indignant.And Daron Mullen, her sixth brother, doted on her the same.Everyone went all out, afraid that the apple of their eye would be unhappy.Amelie Mullen smiled heartily.On the contrary, Lamont Byron regretted it so much and set out to get her back. 


He didn't lean back; he leaned forward, and his voice lowered. "Kimberly, whatever you want, just ask for it."I swallowed as my pulse began pounding louder. "I don't know what you're talking about."His eyes darkened a little further as he closed the space between us by a step. "If you want real sex, Kimberly," he continued in voice little more than a whisper, "I can give it to you. I can satisfy every fantasy you have.”************Kimberly Harrington has lived a life of betrayal and heartbreak, scarred by those who should have loved her. When desperation leaves her with no choice, a mysterious and powerful billionaire planned by her parents to marry her sister, offers her a lifeline, a marriage agreement. But Xavier Ravenwood is no ordinary man. Haunted by a dark past and carrying secrets of his own, he's determined to protect Kimberly at all costs. 
In the third year of their marriage, Lynette Sterling and Zachary Wright have their worst fight yet.
On their wedding anniversary, Lynette presents forensic evidence of non-consensual intercourse and reports Zachary to the authorities. "I'm reporting my husband for forcing himself on me," she tells the police.
At the police station, Zachary remains the picture of composure in a tailored suit, his fingertips still faintly stained red. Even in custody, he carries the cold weight of a man who owns the room.
An officer approaches, casting an uneasy look at the legal predator looming nearby. "Mr. Wright, how would you like to handle this?"
Lynette's heart sinks. They aren't asking how to deal with Zachary; they are asking Zachary how he wants to deal with her.
Zachary lifts a brow, a captivating yet dark smile playing on his lips. He hooks a finger under Lynette's chin, his voice a low purr.
"Nettie, you really didn't hold back on trying to destroy me. But how can you tell such a bold lie? You weren't this heartless before. You used to do everything you could to match my freak in bed." 



EXCERPT"Madeline, you are still pregnant, aren't you?"I stared at her, she was still—unresponsive."Madeline, the baby is still in there, inside your god-damned womb, isn't he, my voice rising several decibels."Still, no response."Madeline!!!," I growled. I demand an answer. You are still with my child, right?"This time, she looked up at me, fear flickering in her eyes, and I could see the defiance there too.She responded with a negative shake of her head.I just laughed, a cold humorless laughter. I was mad."I-i am so sorry alpha Konan," she stammered, her voice nearly a whisper. "I didn't mean for this to happen."I scoffed. Did she just say sorry?"Madeline, O Madeline!!!""Sorry doesn't bring back my baby. it doesn't make up for your incompetence.""You did too much wrong things at once Madeline. You breached the contract Madeline, you lost my baby and took the ability for me to sire a heir because of your carelessness....**** Because of an unintended one night stand sex with Alpha Konan, the newly installed cruel alpha of Oceanwolf pack, Madeline a servant girl lost her virginity and got pregnant for his child. Alpha Konan got to know about it and since a pregnancy was needed to establish his power in the pack, he decided to contract her to be his mate, and she got no say in it. The pregnancy they both depended on was lost and everything took a turn for the worse. Will Madeline be able to survive the punishment meted out on her? In this story, a web of love, loyalty and adventure is formed. Will the poor servant girl and the cruel Alpha be able to pull through, each answering the call of eternal unbroken love amidst all difficulties? 
In the sixth year of her marriage to Damian Ingram, Penelope Harmon finds two kindergarten enrollment applications in a folder in his study. On the small two-inch photos are two young faces that look almost exactly like Damian's, making Penelope feel as if she's been plunged into an ice-cold abyss.In all the years she's been married to Damian, she has never had any children of her own.Under the "parent/guardian" section, the name Jasmine Rowe strikes her heart like a curse.Eight years ago, Damian was in a terrible car accident and was in urgent need of a heart transplant. It was Jasmine who had signed the organ donation consent form on her mother's behalf. From that moment on, Jasmine had inserted herself into Penelope and Damian's lives.When Damian heard that Jasmine no longer had any family, he took her in as his god-sister. After Jasmine graduated and couldn't find a job, he brought her into his company as his personal secretary.The two of them ended up spending more time together than Penelope, his childhood sweetheart, ever did with him.Even their wedding had been called off at the last minute, just because Jasmine couldn't attend due to severe menstrual cramps. 
Kyra caressed her growing belly—she was finally pregnant with her best friend Nathan's child after three years of marriage. But when she returned home with the happy news, her Alpha husband was on his knees, begging her to end their bond."Sophia is back," Nathan’s voice raw with guilt. "My fated mate."Heartbroken, Kyra agreed to dissolve their union, hiding her pregnancy to avoid burdening him. Yet when she tried to leave, Nathan refused to let go. "Can't we at least stay friends?"She wrenched her wrist free. "You lost that right."Nathan didn't understand these feelings until Kyra was gone and then he knew this wasn't just friendship. This was love. And he'd fight to get her back.Then he appeared—Kieran, Kyra's stepbrother and the infamous Alpha from Raven Shadow Pack. He kept her captive, craving every inch of her."We're siblings,"Kyra gasped.His teeth scraped the mating mark on her neck as he growled."'Not by blood.Run from him all you want, little wolf. But you belong to me now."Trapped between two impossible loves—where does Kyra truly belong? 
On their fifth anniversary, Gemma Hodge brings Theodore Barre home to meet her parents. But what he gives her is no ordinary gift.First, he ties her father to a chair and, right in front of the helpless man, rips Gemma's clothes off.Then, he leaves the door wide open, letting her frail, confused mother—lost to Alzheimer's—run straight into the storm.Rain lashes down as her mother stumbles into the street. The screech of a truck's brakes comes too late.Her father, still bound, watches helplessly as his wife's body crumples beneath the wheels. Then, powerless, he sees Gemma violated right before his eyes.Something inside him snaps. With a roar, he breaks free and leaps from the 23rd floor. His blood splashes into a sizzling oil pan at the food stall below. 
Lorraine Somner's focus in life is to earn as much money as she can. Unfortunately, her parents keep urging her to get married. In order to get them off her back so she can focus on her career, she decides to get a flash marriage with a construction worker she meets on a blind date.He doesn't have much money and even has two kids, but that's okay. Lorraine only wants to get married for the sake of getting married. She doesn't mind becoming a stepmother.To her surprise, after marriage, her orchards expand rapidly, and her career takes off. The numbers in her bank account keep growing.She thinks that her husband is her lucky charm, but that changes when his childhood sweetheart comes knocking. She flings a billion-dollar check at Lorraine and snarls, "Get away from him. You can have all the money you want!"Lorraine is dumbfounded. So, her husband isn't some construction worker. He's the heir to the biggest company in Glendale City, Moore Corporation. He's supposed to inherit a billion-dollar fortune!Lorraine can't believe she's accidentally married into a wealthy family. "Uh… can we get divorced, then?"Logan Moore pulls her into his arms. "You're not getting anywhere! Besides, don't you want these orchards I got for you?" 
In her previous life, she was stupid, and mistakenly regarded her enemy as a benefactor. In the end, she not only killed the man who loved her deeply and the unborn child, but also ended up tragically. After reborn, Callie Bryan vowed to tear up the scumbag, and take back everything that belongs to her. And the man she had betrayed in her previous life, in this life, she gave everything she had, and she wanted to pay back! As for why the little wife who hated him turned into such a shy look, Dane Cooper said that it was not important. In his heart, there was only one sentence, "She is my everything!" 
In her past life, Vivian Grant was seen as a powerless beauty trapped by the cold and ruthless Alexander Brooks. Even he believed she never loved him. But when enemies closed in, it was Vivian who sacrificed everything, including her own family, to avenge him.Now reborn, Vivian refuses to hide her strength. She's revealing her true identity, claiming her power, and rewriting her fate. No more submission, no more misunderstandings—this time, she'll take control of her life and her love.As regretful brothers beg for forgiveness and powerful enemies fall at her feet, Vivian has one goal: to rise without mercy and make the man she once loved fall for her all over again—on her terms. 
"Dear Ms. Ingram, your application for the overseas exchange program has been accepted. Kindly confirm your participation."Kayla Ingram stares at the message for a long time. Her fingertip hovers above the screen, slightly trembling. Finally, she takes a deep breath and types out her reply. "Confirmed."Just as she hits send, a cool, low voice sounds behind her. "Why are you standing here alone? Aren't you going to watch the fireworks?"She spins around to see Darren Tate right behind her.Under the night sky, his silhouette is sharply outlined by the distant lights. His features are striking and refined. Even in a plain white shirt, he carries himself with an effortless, poised elegance.She doesn't get a chance to answer before a loud boom cracks through the air.A burst of fireworks explodes across the sky. Everyone around lifts their heads in awe, but Kayla keeps her gaze fixed solely on him.This is the 1001st time she's looked at him like this—quietly, from the shadows.And it will be the last. 
On Sierra Shaw's 25th birthday, her boyfriend, Benson Gray, puts an engagement ring on another woman's finger. He tells Sierra to be more magnanimous and transforms her birthday party into a party for the woman in his arms.
Fine, then. He can go to her, too.
Sierra demands a breakup, but Benson is unfazed. He makes a bet with his friends—he says Sierra will come groveling at his feet in less than three days…
However, the next time he sees her, her arm is in his uncle's. She throws a marriage certificate in his face and says, "I'm your aunt now, nephew dearest. Don't forget to address me properly!" 
In the outskirts of Sydney, a place where the Mafia are the government, there was a boy called Calvin. He is a final-year student at Brimford University, Sydney, Australia. At twenty-nine, he has achieved what an eighty-year-old man cannot. He is a handsome guy with a lukewarm personality—not too cold, not too warm. He looks quite harmless, yet he is the leader and owner of "Leo Group," the most popular and dangerous mafia group in Australia.The name of this group sends shivers down people's spines. A mafia group known for its ruthless operations, you are inviting death if you mess with them.Calvin is basically a solitary person and doesn’t interact much with people. He is also the top student in the entire school.Dorothy is a fresher who was mistakenly assigned a course she didn’t want to study. All her attempts to change it were in vain. To make matters worse, the lecturers were all on vacation, and the course was not an ordinary one.Accepting her fate, she started looking for someone to teach her the course. There was no one who could help her except the lukewarm and isolated Calvin. Gathering all the courage she could muster, she approached him and told him her intentions. He agreed to help her but with a condition: he asked her to marry him. 







For the sake of his first love, Sebastian Richards trampled on the wife who had been by his side for four years.He mocked her for being cold and uninteresting, pushing her away with his own hands.Watching her leave in desolation, he thought he'd only lost a dull shadow.Until the moment they met again, he saw the radiant woman before him.She had shed her rigid facade, her eyes now full of allure, becoming a prized gem chased by countless elites.Even the aloof Vincent Fox only showed a smile for her.That moment, jealousy turned him into a ridiculous madman.Night after night, he stood guard outside her door, offering checks and presenting jewels, wishing he could open his chest to prove his sincerity.Until she walked away, arm in arm with another man, without looking back.Only then did he realize he had completely lost her... 
The story unfolds in a contemporary world where werewolves and humans coexist. Elaine, born into an affluent family, wakes up one day to find her parents missing. She is subsequently taken to a place where she encounters Sherman Holmes, the Alpha of Bostabaca, and the fabled wealthiest man in the world. She learns that she was sold to him as a breeder, but a startling truth comes to light - Elaine is a werewolf belonging to the ancient and esteemed Valentine pack. Her life takes a dramatic turn.The tale follows the journey of a girl who was sold to be the Alpha's breeder, the Alpha who was cold and proud, refusing to love. Two hearts draw closer and closer, and in this game, nobody can escape becoming enslaved by love in the end, and they both become willing captives. 
I, Wendy Larson, and my husband, Howard Anderson, have been happily married for ten years.The only flaw in our almost perfect marriage is his azoospermia—the absence of sperm in semen. Because of that, we're unable to have a child of our own.On the day of our tenth anniversary, Celeste Quinn, our housekeeper, suddenly claims that she's pregnant with my husband's child. I figure she's cracking a sick joke, but much to my surprise, she hands me a paternity test report two days later. The result is undeniable—the child belongs to Howard.With that, Celeste decides to take us to court.On the day of the hearing, she puts on a full pity act in front of the courthouse, spinning tales of how my husband violated her. She even claims we're a depraved couple who lock her in the house to be used solely for breeding.Having no way to defend ourselves, we're branded as monsters by the public, destined for the hall of shame.The university fires my husband, and his reputation is in tatters. I get fired by my company on the same day too.Eventually, the pressure breaks my husband's spirit, and he ends up taking his own life while in prison.As for me, I turn into public enemy number one, the butt of all jokes and vitriol on the internet. Driven to insanity, I walk into traffic and die in a horrific accident.Even in death, I can't figure out how Celeste got pregnant with my infertile husband's child.Somehow, I open my eyes, and I'm once again among the living. I've returned to the day before Celeste claims to be pregnant… 
"Hi, yes you aren't dreaming, it's the chubby Kelly," I say inwardly as I see the unhappy face expression of Jason who is disheartened. The guests laugh at us. They call our couple all sort of names. "The prince charming and the pancakes' eater Kelly" is one I can sadly remember.""I, Jason Bentley of the South pack, reject you Kelly Thompson as my mate and the Luna Queen," he declared fiercely.***Kelly Thompson, an eighteen-year-old curvaceous and wolfless she-wolf, has been quietly admiring Jason Bentley, the heir apparent to the throne of the dominant South pack, for a number of years.Unfortunately for Kelly, she doesn't get the same attention in return from Alpha heir Jason, as the handsome daughter of his old father's Gammas, Betty Nord, is already the love of the pack's future Alpha. But, the plump Kelly has an advantage over the skinny Betty because of a strong vow made by Jason's father, the Alpha King Don Bentley, that his son will marry the daughter of his Betas who gave their lives two years ago in a fight against the North pack's fiercest adversaries in order to preserve the life of the Alpha heir.But clearly, nothing goes as smoothly as Kelly imagines. 
Wynter Quinnell has never known that she's not related to the Yates family by blood. When her childhood sweetheart and the rest of the world turn on her, the Yates family kicks her out and tells her to search for her biological parents in the hole she'd crawled out from…Wynter laughs it off. She's about to stun everyone by revealing her secret identity, but it turns out the "hole" the Yates family had mentioned is actually the richest family in Kingbourne, the Quinnell family!Over the course of a single night, she goes from the Yates family's fake daughter, who's despised by everyone, to the actual daughter of the richest man in the country. She also has six brothers who absolutely adore her!Her eldest brother is a domineering president. "Let's pause the meeting right here. Get me a ticket back to the country—I wanna see who are the people who have the nerve to bully my sister!"Her second-eldest brother is a famous celebrity. "Cancel the function. I'm gonna take my sister home right now."Her third-eldest brother is a god in his industry. "Postpone the competition. Nothing's more important than my sister."This rocks the country!The Yates family regrets every wrong move they make, and Wynter's childhood sweetheart tries to win her back.But before she can reject him, Dalton Yarwood, the president of Yarwood Corporation and the son of the renowned Yarwood family, proposes to her. It makes her the talk of the town! 



When the young Alpha Dylan was still the heir to the pack, his parents brought the innocent Cherry to live with them, hoping to foster a connection between them. Smitten with Dylan from the start, Cherry longed to grow closer to him, while Dylan remained aloof and distant. After a fateful night of revelry, the drunk Dylan succumbed to his desires, spending a passionate night with Cherry. However, his reaction the next day left her heartbroken and disillusioned. Feeling abandoned, Cherry decided to leave all by herself. Two weeks later, Cherry discovered that she was pregnant and decided to embark on a journey of independence and self-discovery in Berlin, where she pursued her dream of becoming a designer. Years went by, and Cherry returned to reunite with her father, only to be discovered by Dylan's friend, who soon learned about the existence of Cherry's daughter Fern. Witnessing this unexpected twist of fate, Dylan set off on a challenging quest to win back the love of his life. 

Luna Sherwood and I have been married for two years, but I'm more like her lapdog than anything else. In the day, I'm the secretary to Sherwood Corporation's female CEO. In the night, I'm her secret husband.
She doesn't care that we're married—she comes and goes with other men, even going so far as to defend them. I ultimately lose hope in her and our marriage and decide to leave.
However, she knocks on my door in the middle of the night. "Are you really going to heartlessly abandon me, Edward?"
She's drunk and complaining about my heartlessness, but does she remember how she treated me when she was lucid?
I push her away coldly. "You're drunk, Ms. Sherwood."
She clings to me again, wrapping her arms around my neck. "Can you take me in for one night, honey?"
She's always been the cold, aloof CEO, but now, she's as gentle as they come.
"Please respect me and yourself, Luna." 
Andrew Hernandez, the sole heir of Hernandez Company never imagined he would be marrying a stranger.Nicole, an orphan, who thought she had everything a woman had dreamt of because of her live-in-partner, Ashley. But in just an instant, the love she had for Ashley turned to hatred, after finding out that the man was already married and she became a mistress unknowingly.As she tried to escape from Ashley, she unconsciously got into Andrew’s car. With the desperate situation, the two made a deal.However, when Nicole found the growing life inside her womb, she was unsure who would be the real father. What should she do? 





"What's your name, princess?"Princess. It sent a shiver down my spine, and my entire body seemed to catch fire. "Angelique," I managed to respond in a hushed tone, uncertain if he caught my name amid the chaotic beating of my heart."Angelique," he purred, his voice a sensuous melody, "a perfect name for someone as enchantingly beautiful as you are."My name rolled off his tongue like velvet, each syllable caressing the air. Holy shit, was it hot in here, or was it just me?"Uh, thanks. What's yours?" I inquired, capturing my bottom lip between my teeth. His gaze fixated on the subtle movement, and he moistened his lips with a slow, deliberate flick of his tongue, sending heat straight to my core."Dante Greene. I'm surprised you haven't heard about me," he said, his eyes dancing with amusement, as if he could sense the effect he had on me.Could you imagine? I would literally die right now if he knew why I kept shifting in my seat. Gushes of heat were currently pooling in my underwear like a relentless waterfall, and the more he spoke and stared at me like a predator locked on its prey, the more intense it got...***17-year-old Angelique Baker is forced to move to a new town under mysterious circumstances. Starting a new school at the end of her senior year has already turned her world upside down, but just wait until she finds out she's mated to a werewolf and discovers the secrets her dad has been keeping from her since her mom's disappearance. 