My father had one rule: NEVER TRUST A BLACKWOOD. So imagine my shock when I wake up drenched in sweat in a fancy Vegas hotel room, a ring on my finger, a pounding headache, and my worst nightmare sleeping right next to me.Liam Blackwood is the only reason my family doesn't speak at holidays anymore. He's my ultimate enemy.Unfortunately, I have no one to blame. The security footage clearly shows me wandering into the wrong chapel at the wrong time and signing the marriage license meant for his ‘missing bride’ while in a drunken haze.I expect an annulment before noon but Liam shuts the idea down. Liam needed to save face, and I needed money to save what was left of my father's company.But what happens when the truth about the night in Vegas comes out?Was my father right after all? INCITING INCIDENT Sophie Mercer arrives in Vegas already on edge, desperate for a break from the pressure of her collapsing family empire. What starts as a drink to take the edge off spirals into a night she barely remembers.She walks into a chapel in the middle of a disrupted wedding. The groom, Liam Blackwood, is dealing with a missing bride and rising tension from his family. In the confusion, Sophie is mistaken for a stand in or simply overlooked in the chaos. A pen is placed in her hand. No one stops her.She signs the marriage license.By morning, the marriage is legally binding. Security footage confirms everything. What should have been dismissed as a drunken mistake feels unsettling when it becomes clear that too many people allowed it to happen without interference.The situation forces both families into damage control, binding Sophie and Liam together under circumstances neither fully understands. RISING CONFLICT The marriage shifts from accident to arrangement. Liam refuses an annulment to protect his public image after being abandoned at the altar, while Sophie negotiates her position, securing financial support to stabilize her family’s failing company.They move into the same space, maintaining appearances while navigating a tense partnership built on distrust. Sophie expects manipulation and finds restraint instead. Liam expects compliance and meets resistance at every turn.External pressure intensifies. Media speculation grows around the sudden marriage. Business rivals exploit the instability between both families. Owen Mercer openly opposes the union, seeing it as betrayal, while tensions within the Blackwood family begin to surface through Finn’s quiet observations and interference.As Sophie spends more time within Liam’s world, inconsistencies begin to emerge. His role in the downfall of Mercer Group does not fully align with what she has always believed. Subtle acts of protection and withheld information complicate her perception of him.The emotional distance between them narrows in moments neither plans nor acknowledges. Arguments become personal. Boundaries blur.The situation escalates when Sophie discovers she is pregnant.The stakes shift immediately. The marriage is no longer just a strategic arrangement. Every decision now carries long term consequences, forcing both of them to confront the reality of what they have become to each other. CLIMAX The truth behind the Vegas marriage surfaces under pressure. Evidence reveals that the events of that night were not entirely accidental. The missing bride’s disappearance is linked to deliberate interference, and the timing of Sophie’s involvement raises questions about intent and orchestration.Further revelations expose the reality behind Mercer Group’s collapse. David Mercer’s decisions contributed significantly to the company’s downfall, involving risky deals and concealed liabilities. Liam’s role, while impactful, was not the sole cause but part of a larger chain of events driven by both families.Sophie is confronted with two conflicting truths. Her father’s narrative is incomplete, and Liam withheld critical information that directly affected her choices.The foundation of her trust fractures.Despite her feelings for Liam, she chooses to leave, unwilling to remain in a situation where key parts of her life were influenced without her full awareness. FALLING ACTION Separation forces a shift in both their paths. Sophie distances herself from both the Blackwood influence and her father’s expectations, focusing on rebuilding independently. She begins to redefine her identity outside of her family name and the circumstances that led to the marriage.Liam attempts to regain control of the situation through familiar methods, addressing external threats and stabilizing business interests. These efforts fail to resolve the personal loss created by Sophie’s departure.The pregnancy introduces a steady, unavoidable connection between them, but no longer under the terms of a contract or obligation.When they meet again, the dynamic has changed. Sophie is no longer negotiating from desperation, and Liam is no longer operating from strategy alone.

Aria Devane was born to lead. As the daughter of Alpha Alaric of the Crescent Hollow Pack, her future as an Alpha was never in doubt until she failed to wolf out at sixteen. When the same failure follows her at eighteen, the pack’s faith turns to doubt, and her father’s disappointment cuts deeper than any blade.Branded a disgrace to her bloodline, Aria believes she is broken. What she does not know is that her silence is not weakness. It is power. A rare and dangerous Blood Alpha lies dormant within her, waiting for the moment it awakens and reshapes her fate.When that moment comes, Crescent Hollow will never be the same.