Audrey went quiet, Andrew was right, nothing about her, and Lake was kept quiet, he made sure everyone knew that she was his, he had even announced to everyone at the gala that they would soon be hosting a mating ceremony, and she could still remember the joy and love in his eyes when he said that to the crowd.
Audrey bit her lips, "Oh, alright. Mother, I have to go, Lisa will be with you in case you need anything. Promise me you won't leave this room, please?" Audrey begged; she wanted her mother to be safe at all costs.
"Shying away from your wifely duties, little wife?" He questioned in a husky voice, lowering his face to hers.
Ariel quickly turned her head away, "No, Mr. Chaz, you're misunderstanding me again," She voiced quietly.
Aiden scoffed, not believing her. He looked down at his chest and found her slim hand still placed against it.
"You're quite corny, Ariel. Saying you don't want me, yet you're hands are all over me," Aiden whispered in her ear.
***
After overhearing her father and stepmother planning how they were going to marry her off in place of her Stepsister to the unsuccessful son of their debtor. That night, Ariel plans her run away, but that same night, Ariel mysteriously gets kidnapped.
Waking up to discover she'd been kidnapped by the same people she was trying to run away from made her life seem like it had hit rock bottom.
Now, she was going to be forced into a marriage with a man she didn't know and didn't love. But, would everything remain the same for her when she discovers that her new husband was the richest Billionaire in the country?
Chaz Aiden was a successful billionaire with billions of businesses all over the world and zero interest in women, especially after his mother had divorced his father for a richer man. When his grandmother asked him to do him a favor by marrying the Hudson family's daughter, he knew it was for the sake of greed.
He swore to make his new wife's life a living hell, making sure he reminded her that she would always be an object he purchased, contracted and never to be loved.
"But this feels real," She whispered.
Curiosity got the best of her as she went around the coffin, luckily, it wasn't locked. She took a deep breath before pulling it open.
"Jesus Christ!" Rose exclaimed, putting her hand over her chest as she breathed hard.
She stood frozen beside the coffin, staring at a young man with the most beautiful face she'd ever seen, lying still and comfortably inside the coffin.
Was he dead? He looked so pale like he was dead and yet so beautiful to be called dead. Talk about gothic beauty.
Rose knew she should be running for her life at that moment, but she felt something drawing her closer to the man in the coffin, she flashed her light closer to his face as she reached her hand down and placed it right under his nose to check if he was still breathing. No air, his nose bridge was cold as ice too.
Rose was still busy staring at the man's face when she felt something very icy touch her arm, she felt her heart drop to her stomach as she slowly turned her head to look at her arm, that's when she saw the white, slim, masculine fingers wrapped tightly around her wrist.
Her soul left her and her heart completely stopped beating, before starting to beat like a parade band in her chest.
"Hail fucking Mary!" Rose whispered in a frightened tone, her lips quivered and her eyes widened unnaturally.
She felt her legs become paralyzed from fear and unable to move or run.
She dared to fearfully turn around and look at the man's face again, just to find his blood-colored eyes, staring icily at her.
She was about to scream when the young man suddenly pulled her into his coffin with incredible speed, and the last thing she remembered was feeling how cold his body was before she felt an unnatural sleep overtake her.
***
Rose Thiago was an ordinary human girl who loved reading dark fantasies but never believed in them.
She suddenly gets warned by her best friend never to read those kinds of books again if she doesn't want to make herself visible to the dark creatures or evoke their world to herself, but she calls her bluff and reads them over and over again.
On a field trip, Rose suddenly finds herself falling into an endless hole, and when she finally meets the solid ground, she discovers that it is no longer familiar ground. She gravely realized that just as her friend said, she'd finally drawn the dark world to herself.
She somehow manages to bump herself into a beautiful man lying inside a coffin and dared to touch him just for the dead man to suddenly hold her hands and disappeared with her. In that moment, she came to believe that magical creatures did exist.
And she was about to discover that she had the blood of the sun.
Two thousand years ago, to survive a dreadful poison, The prince of the dark world, Cassius Levi, sought refuge in his healing grave, only to awaken when the right time for his revenge came.
What he didn't expect was to be forcefully awakened by an undeserving mortal.
The footsteps sounded closer, and closer, and closer, until he faintly heard Siri's voice welcoming someone into the house, but before he could open his eyes to see who it was, he felt a large hand gripping his neck, his legs were locked tightly between much larger ones, and, he felt the cold metal of a gun placed directly on his...gun.
Zeno quickly opened his eyes from instincts, ready to fight off his attacker, but the moment he did so, he was met with mesmerizing dark grey orbs, staring dangerously at him.
The face of his attacker was too close, he couldn't make out his features, but he knew they were sharp, even from a closed look.
He didn't bother fighting, he didn't want to lose his junior member down there, and his Nana still expected grandchildren from him. He couldn't disappoint her.
"Who. Are. You?" The voice of his attacker was so deep, dark, and commanding.
Zeno was a fighter, but he felt a chill run down his spine from the sound of the voice.
The hand around Zeno's neck tightened, but he endured it, he was a fighter.
Judging by his attacker's looks and actions of confidence, this was his boss.
~~~
After losing his parents and being faced with an unbelievable medical bill; Zeno Evander finds himself working as a Manny for a mysterious Billionaire, but it doesn't last long, after almost being killed by the Mafia billionaire, Zeno swore never to return to that place again.
But after a week of escaping the Mafia billionaire, Zeno finds himself kidnapped and Blackmailed into signing a year's contract as the Mafia's Manny and bodyguard.
Could Zeno escape his evil and monstrous boss? Or would he be consumed by him? Consumed by the forbidden passion he felt build up between them? Would he risk his life just to experience the burn of forbidden love?
After the betrayal from his family, ex-wife and friend five years ago, Sebastian Orion became a totally different being.
He became cold, aloof, and dangerous as he rose to become the most feared Mafia king of the underworld, and everyone who heard his name shivered from fear.
He distrusted everyone and hated any form of human relationships, building a thick wall around himself.
But, not until his son's manny came into the picture.
Zeno irritated him in every way, he hated the mere sight of his bodyguard and would have chosen to kill him if not for the sake of his son.
Sebastian always tried to push Zeno away by treating him in the lowest way possible.
But when the contract was coming to an end, were his feelings still the same? Or did he suddenly realize that it wasn't only his son that needed Zeno?
~~~
"What are you waiting for? Leave!" Sebastian snarled bitterly.
He would have to speak with Butler Nicole to find out why he brought back this stupid clown to his house.
He had just returned from yet another trip, just to find this nuisance in his house again.
He hated Zeno so much, he was classless and looked extremely dangerous to be near his son, who knew if he was sent as a snitch by an enemy?
"I'm sorry, boss, but I can't," Zeno said and stood his ground.
Leaving would mean he wanted his Nana to die, no, he'd rather stay here and take all punches that came his way, he was used to it.
"What?!" Sebastian couldn't believe that such stupid people were still existing in the world.
"I can't leave," Zeno repeated.
"I told you not to touch me," Audrey said.
"In front of people," He reminded her. Audrey could feel the smirk in his voice.
~~~
Audrey's seventeen years in the Grey Blood pack were like a caged animal. She lived each day dreading the next unexpected thing the Alpha could punish her for.
Audrey tried hard to understand the mysterious dream she'd been having, but nothing made sense to her, she was lost.
She wished to be freed from the Grey Blood pack, but she lost all hope of survival when she found herself locked and chained in the cold dark dungeon. She hated him, she cursed him as her blood drained from her. She was happy to die and go away from that monster-alpha. Audrey awoke in a magical world where she learned everything about herself, she cultivated herself to become the strongest wolf and witch alive. One item though, led her back to the last place she wanted to be.
Alpha Aloha Lake ruled the Grey Blood pack, the largest and strongest pack in the States. He was known to be brutal, even the mafia feared him. Nothing or anyone bothered him, except one; the damned bitch Audrey. He hated her, and he would make her pay for her mother's sins. But he could not kill her...yet.
Alpha Lake emotionlessly stared at Audrey's bleeding body that lay on the cold dungeon floor, he ordered his beta to dispose of her without a second thought.
One year later the enemies met again. Will hatred be the only emotion they share? Could they resist the fatal attraction they felt for each other?
Rooting for the book, it has great plot and character building. I recommend 👌 .
The Lycan king
Urban · abioduntosin17