Abandoned and Caught

A crushing force slammed into my ribs before I even understood what was happening.Pain exploded through me as my body hit the bed, the air knocked from my lungs. A strangled groan tore from my throat as I jolted awake, my eyes snapping open, arms instinctively wrapping around my aching side.My father stood over me—rage burning in his eyes like it always did.He’d kicked me.Again.“You unlucky little shit,” he muttered, disgust thick in his voice as he stalked closer.I scrambled back, panic clawing at my chest, but I didn’t make it far.His hand fisted into my hair, yanking hard enough to rip a scream from my throat before he slammed my head against the wooden bedframe.A sharp crack rang through my skull.For a second, the world went black.Then came the pain—blinding, dizzying—followed by the unmistakable warmth of blood trickling down my forehead.I was the illegitimate daughter of the Alpha of the Blackcrest pack.—my father.From the outside, it looked like I was cared for. Pr

Their Hatred

For a second, my whole world stopped.I waited for the impact—for the bullet to tear through my skull and end it. My body had already braced for it… already accepted it.But it never came.Instead, an empty, hollow click echoed.My eyes flew open at the sound—Locking with his.“Alpha Alexander—” the blonde man gasped a second later.“Alexander…”The name sank deep.I had heard it before… somewhere within these walls. In whispers.Penelope had fainted, her body lying limp on the floor.The other alpha straightened slowly, like a predator uncoiling. “The gun’s empty,” he said coldly, as if stating something trivial. “Why not put the dagger to use?”His voice held no emotion.As if he wasn’t talking about ending a life.“No, Lorenzo,” Alexander murmured, low and controlled—his gaze still locked onto mine, suffocating. “Maybe she doesn’t deserve an easy death.”A faint pause.“That’s why she got saved… don’t you think?”Lorenzo…I had heard that name too.In whispers.Who were they?And

The Monsters’ Bedroom

I was woken by the sound of a woman laughing.High-pitched. Grating. It scraped against my skull.My eyes slowly opened, burning from the entire night I had spent crying, screaming, begging to be let out. Just like those days… when Dad used to throw me into this very cell and forget about me for days—no food, no water… nothing.As my vision cleared, a woman dressed in black came into view. She stood just outside the cell, two others flanking her like shadows.They were laughing.At me.“Look at this pathetic little shit,” the woman in the middle sneered, her lips curling in disgust. “My Alphas did the right thing putting her in the dungeon. Look at her—such an ugly bitch.”I slowly pushed myself up, my body aching, forcing myself into a sitting position.“You’re right,” one of the others chimed in eagerly. “She is no match for you.”“Yes, Evelyn,” the one in purple added with a smile, “there’s no one in this pack who can match you.”Something flickered in Evelyn’s eyes.Pride.“That’s

Shattering Anna

AnastasiaMy first kiss…Taken. Just like that. Taken by my stepbrother.As his lips slammed against mine, my world ground to a halt. My eyes squeezed shut, my hands shooting up to shove at his chest—but he was quicker. He caught my wrists, pinned them above my head. His tongue forced past my lips, sliding into my mouth, taking, dominating, leaving no room for anything but him.He tasted like smoke—and something sweeter.And for a moment, just a moment, my traitorous body almost stopped fighting, almost gave in to the softness of his lips.Soft.Too soft for a man who had made it his mission to kill me.I struggled against his grip, but his hands were steel. Unyielding.So I thrashed beneath him, desperate to break free.As if I were nothing more than an inconvenience, he shifted both my wrists into one hand, holding them easily, while the other slid down—cupping my breast over the thin fabric of my dress.A gasp tore into his mouth. His lips curved into a smirk against mine before he

Theirs

AnastasiaBenjamin…A realization struck me cold.My father would never send men to secure me—never like this. So it had to be Benjamin. He had done it without my father’s knowledge.The entire room seemed to freeze at the announcement.Lorenzo pulled away from me immediately, irritation flashing across his face, and Alexander followed without a word. I scrambled toward the far corner of the bed, grabbing at my discarded clothes, clutching them to myself in a desperate attempt to cover my exposed skin.“Looks like your daddy dearest has finally realized his daughter is missing,” Lorenzo drawled, a smirk tugging at his lips. “Though, he should know by now—you’re busy warming our beds, shouldn’t he?”Tears burned in my eyes, humiliation choking me. “What have I even done to you?” My voice broke, barely holding together as the words left me. I could still feel them—everywhere. Their hands, their touch—it clung to my skin, suffocating, disgusting.“Your crime is having that bastard’s bloo

Deal With The Devils

AnastasiaA shiver of terror carved through my spine as Alexander's words dissolved into the silence around us."Our princess has been sleeping a little too much, hasn't she?" Lorenzo stepped close from behind, his breath a slow drag against the back of my neck as he swept my hair aside. "Should we show her the surprise now?" His hands settled on my shoulders — gentle, almost tender — his fingers pressing into the bare skin exposed through my torn clothes. Gentle enough. But I knew what lived beneath that gentleness."I think it's time, brother," Alexander said, his fingers curling around my jaw, his lips brushing mine like a threat. "You're going to love what we have for you, Princess."The closeness triggered something.Just something — deep and unnamed.I couldn't tell if it was a hallucination, but I heard it. My wolf. Howling somewhere beneath my skin, a sound that didn't belong to the girl I still was — not yet shifted. But tonight was the night. I was supposed to shift tonight.