Celeste Holmes was born a princess, but in her father's eyes, she was nothing more than a worthless, wolf-less she-wolf. When she's offered to the feared Iron Fang Pack as a peace offering, Celeste believes becoming Alpha Horres Thorne's Luna is her only chance to escape a lifetime of abuse. She couldn't have been more wrong. Horres has spent years waiting for revenge against the man who destroyed his family. Now his greatest enemy has handed him the perfect weapon—his unwanted daughter. Every humiliation, every wound, and every tear Celeste sheds is another victory in his war. Breaking her is only the beginning. But after one fateful night, everything changes. Every cut he inflicts burns his own flesh. Every bruise, every nightmare, every hidden fear becomes his to bear. The ruthless Alpha who delighted in her suffering is suddenly trapped inside it. A wolf-less outcast should possess no such power. So why does Horres share her pain? Is it a curse, an ancient bond, or a secret buried within the princess everyone believed was worthless? As vengeance begins to consume the man who craved it most, Horres must make an impossible choice: continue destroying the daughter of his enemy... or protect the one woman capable of bringing him to his knees. Because hurting Celeste no longer destroys only her. It destroys him too.

**[Dark Romance | R18]** “What did I just say, Andromeda?” “A MacKnight does not deserve anything good,” she answered. “And…” I pushed, and she swallowed hard. “A MacKnight does not deserve mercy.” “And?” I pushed further, savoring the rare sight of Andromeda MacKnight breaking down before me. “MacKnights are less than dogs.” Mmm. Impressive. “I’d love to hear those words every morning when you wake me up.” --- Andromeda MacKnight was beautiful, brilliant, and born into an empire she was expected to inherit. But behind the perfect life was a young woman drowning beneath a controlling father, a boyfriend she was too afraid to leave, and the suffocating pressure to never fail. Until she finally snapped. She poured years of bottled-up rage onto the wrong man—and destroyed the fragile paradise he had built for himself. Five years later, the consequences have finally come knocking. Her recklessness brings her father’s empire to its knees, leaving Andromeda with only one way to keep her family alive: **Become Luther Whitlock’s servant in every way he commands.** Luther has spent five years living with the scars she left behind. Now, he finally has the woman responsible at his mercy. And he intends to make her pay. But the more pain he inflicts on Andromeda, the more he begins to feel it himself. Her face haunts his sleepless nights. Her tears unsettle the hatred he's clung to for years. And the woman he swore to destroy is slowly becoming the one person capable of breaking his stone-cold heart. Luther knows revenge should be enough. So why does loving Andromeda hurt more than hating her ever did?

Düstere Romanze Die ehemalige Erbin Carla Dawson sieht sich gezwungen, im Velvet Steam als Stripperin zu arbeiten. Nie hätte sie sich vorstellen können, so tief zu sinken oder ihren Körper an den Meistbietenden zu verkaufen – bis seine eisigen Finger eine Stelle berühren, die sie nicht berühren sollten. Carla glaubte immer, Lust sei unerreichbar für sie. Doch mit Don Angelo, dem skrupellosen Mafia-Boss, dem das Velvet Steam gehört, verspürt sie ein unstillbares Verlangen nach der verbotenen Berührung des Mannes, vor dem sie sich am meisten fürchten sollte. Aber Angelo ist noch nicht bereit, der frechen kleinen Füchsin nachzugeben. Noch nicht. Zuerst muss sie ihn anflehen. Sie muss ihm zeigen, wie sehr sie sich nach seiner Berührung sehnt. Nur dann wird er die verführerische kleine Femme fatale zu seinem exklusiven Haustier erklären. Doch an Don Angelos Seite zu überleben, ist eine ganz andere Sache. Ein falsches Wort, und Carla könnte in der nächsten Minute von einer Kugel getroffen werden. Schließlich wurde das Herz des Mafia-Bosses von einer anderen Frau gebrochen – und Carla muss nun den Preis dafür zahlen. Als Carla etwas entdeckt, das sie nie wieder vergessen kann, erkennt sie, dass es kein Entrinnen aus Angelos gefährlicher Welt gibt. Sie hat nur zwei Möglichkeiten: bleiben oder gehen. Um ihres kranken Bruders willen ist Carla bereit, alles zu opfern – sogar ihre Freiheit –, um ihn zu beschützen. So bleibt sie an Angelos Seite und spielt das gehorsame Haustier, obwohl ihr jeder Instinkt vor Gefahr warnt. Doch Carla verbirgt ein Geheimnis. Ein Geheimnis, das alles zwischen ihnen zerstören könnte. Was wird Don Angelo tun, wenn er erkennt, dass sein Lieblingstier in Wirklichkeit seine größte Feindin ist? Ihr zu vergeben, würde ihn zum Sünder machen. Die Frau zu töten, nach der er sich so sehr sehnt, könnte das Einzige sein, was er niemals tun kann.

Dark Romance Left with no other choice, former heiress Carla Dawson is forced to work as a stripper at Velvet Steam. She never imagined herself falling this low or selling her body to the highest bidder—until his icy fingers touch a place they shouldn't. Carla has always believed pleasure was something beyond her reach. But with Don Angelo, the ruthless mafia boss who owns Velvet Steam, she finds herself craving the forbidden touch of the man she should fear most. But Angelo isn't ready to give in to the feisty little fox. Not yet. First, she must beg. She must show him just how badly she craves his touch. Only then will he claim the tempting little seductress as his exclusive pet. But surviving beside Don Angelo is another matter entirely. With one wrong word, a bullet could greet Carla in the next minute. After all, the mafia Don's heart was shattered by another woman—and Carla is the one paying the price. When Carla discovers something she can never unsee, she realizes there's no escaping Angelo's dangerous world. She has only two choices: stay or stay. For the sake of her sickly brother, Carla will sacrifice anything—even her freedom—to keep him safe. So she remains at Angelo's side, playing the obedient pet while every instinct screams danger. But Carla is hiding a secret. A secret that could destroy everything between them. What will Don Angelo do when he discovers that his favorite pet is actually his greatest nemesis? Forgiving her would make him a sinner. But killing the woman he has come to crave might be the one thing he can never bring himself to do.