WHEN BALANCE WAS BORN *** Book I of the Beneath the Bleeding Woods Series Written by Kainaat K **** The world was never peaceful. Long before humanity learned to fear monsters, it learned to become them. Kingdoms fell to greed. Cities drowned in violence. Hunger hollowed nations from within while death lingered patiently at mankind’s doorstep. Chaos had always existed. But buried beneath the forbidden Bleeding Woods rested something far worse than chaos. Something ancient. Something waiting. Elara Voss spent her life exploring forgotten territories because people disappointed her and nature never did. Known as the Cartographer of Forbidden Lands, she has survived ruins, curses, and places erased from modern maps. Until one expedition changes everything. Drawn into the Bleeding Woods during a rare eclipse and meteor storm, Elara uncovers a hidden underground chamber filled with ancient murals, cryptic prophecies, and a terrifying entity known only as The Harbinger. She should have died there. Instead— she awakened them. From the moment Elara escapes the ruins alive, the world begins changing. Violence grows crueler. Hunger spreads unnaturally. Entire cities fall into chaos without explanation. And whispers of four mysterious figures begin surfacing across the globe. The Horsemen have returned. Months later, Elara discovers something even more impossible: she is pregnant. With no memory of intimacy. No explanation. No understanding of what truly happened beneath the woods. As strange miracles begin surrounding her unborn children, Elara slowly realizes the universe may have answered the Horsemen with something of its own. Verity. Seren. Amara. Eden. Four daughters born beneath a bleeding sky. Four girls blessed with powers tied to truth, peace, abundance, and life itself. But while Elara raises her daughters in secrecy, the world continues descending into a darker, more terrifying kind of chaos— one shaped by conquest, war, famine, and death themselves. And somewhere in the shadows… the Horsemen are watching. Waiting. Because destiny has finally placed Balance and Apocalypse on the same path. And this time— neither may survive the collision. *** BENEATH THE BLEEDING WOODS Series Book I: When Balance Was Born Book II: When Peace Learned Violence Book III: When Warmth Met Hunger Book IV: When Truth Faced Conquest Book V: When Death Wanted Tomorrow Book VI: Until Next Time

After her parents' death, Isabella has been the sole provider for her five siblings, and a parent to the youngest ones—the two-year old triplets Winston, Lucas and Theodore. They call her Mommy. Ever since they opened their eyes, they've known her to be their mother, and no one else. Isabella has hoped to find her soulmate soon, and her wishes to meet the perfect male come true when she finds a certain Alpha growling at her for hurting his pack member on his first day at college. The fun fact? He isn't perfect. Alpha Mason has dreams about his Luna, about the woman who would rule beside him, but things go awry when he discovers that his mate has three sons who call her Mommy? What would happen when the trust between these mates is twisted into a knot? Would the spitfire female accept her judgmental mate or would the Alpha end up being the unwanted mate? *Disclaimer* This Book contains -strong language -scenes of a mature/explicit/s****l nature -plots that some readers may find disturbing. (strong Bloody Violence, Black Magic, etc) The opinions expressed in this book, do not necessarily reflect the views of the Author. *Author's Note* This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the Author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Copyright 2020 © Kainaat Khateeb All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.

Discovering that he was indeed, Her Unwanted Mate, left Mason heartbroken or so he thought. All his life he never wanted a mate as he thought that would make him vulnerable and susceptible to be an easier target. And indeed he was right all this time. Here he was heartbroken over a girl, to whom he meant nothing but some toy she could play with now and then discard later. Thinking about the betrayal for a few minutes, he crossed the territory borders, and just like that he was over it. He was over the pain, the heartbreak, the connection, the bond; but what rattled him the most was him losing grip on his wolf. It felt like Alastar didn't take it as well as Mason did and decided to hide himself in the back of Mason's mind. Mason could indeed hear his low howls but couldn't understand, why; he didn't know. But he was very sure of one thing; he was done with Isabella Rivera and her web of lies. On the other hand, Bella couldn't understand what was happening. She sensed the storm coming her way a few days ago but couldn't point it out and now was about to face the blow to her face. Mason had disappeared out of thin air, no one in the territory nor his family knew where he went. He didn't contact anyone, not even Bella. She had a hunch of what was going on when she started feeling these stomach pangs but she wasn't yet sure about it to say it out loud. "It could be my anxiety getting the best of me", is what she told herself and let the thought slide away. A few minutes of disappearance turned into hours and those hours turned into days, but there still wasn't a clue about where Mason was or more like, what was he doing. The question was rattling up a storm itself, enough for Bella to rip every head that turned her way. This continued for some time until one day when Mason decided to come back. It was supposed to be a delightful day that went down the wrong lane, to say the least, the moment everyone's eyes diverted to the arm that was latched onto Mason's; like a leech on open skin. The smile on her face was innocent or that's what she was trying so hard to put out for everyone to see but the venom dripping from her eyes spoke volumes. Bella was in her pack territory, so she wasn't yet aware of this, and the first set of people to see this new reality unfold were his family and friends. Rachel was the first one to comment out loud, the moment she saw her pathetic face, she couldn't contain it as she screamed, "What the fuck, Veronica?" What do you think will happen when Bella comes face to face with Mason and Veronica? Will she accept her destiny or fight for her mate? What if he ends up doing something from which recovering won't be an option? What would happen when the trust between these mates is twisted into a knot? Would the spitfire female accept her judgmental mate or would this dispute break them apart? Will Isabella be able to clear the misunderstanding between them or will it be too late? Join in the Journey of Isabella and Mason in the second edition of the book, Her Unwanted Mate named "Her Fated Mate". *Disclaimer* This Book contains -strong language -scenes of a mature/explicit/s****l nature -plots that some readers may find disturbing. (strong Bloody Violence, Black Magic, etc) The opinions expressed in this book, do not necessarily reflect the views of the Author. *Author's Note* This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the Author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Copyright 2022 © Kainaat Khateeb All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.

Elijah Adler. Even after being born into a rich and prestigious family, he had to work hard day and night to set up his own empire. With a disability at hand, that could not be treated, he built an empire only to make sure that he is able to fulfil every wish and command of his baby sister and his maternal grandparents, as these three were his only family. Them and his idiotic bestfriend Ethan. He never had a girlfriend, and nor was he interested in having a fling. He owns a chain of restaurants all over America and a construction business that he runs in partnership with his best friend. All that mattered to him was his family, his work and his position of being called the richest man in America. He was content with what he had and wasn't looking for anything at this moment. Sofia Rodriguez. Being the only child to her parents and an only girl child in the entire family (maternal and paternal) she has always been the favourite kid. Being the one who is showered with love and spoilt with gifts; she has never faced a bad day in her entire life. She grew up in a joint family; having two sets of grandparents, an uncle, an aunt, two crazy-ass cousin brothers and her parents, like one big happy family. Even after having a huge family, for her it did not end here; there are two more people whom she calls family, that being her best friends; Matilda and Leonardo. She basically grew up with them, so they are more like siblings to her and a part of her crazy Spanish family. She was never forced into joining their family business like other rich kids and that is exactly why she studied literature and chose to be a teacher. She was happy with where life was going; all that she felt was missing; was her one true love. She never dated anyone, being a literature nerd, she believed in happily ever afters and that was what she was eagerly waiting for. Both of them were total opposites. Their Life, their career, their roots, even their wishes. What would happen when Destiny plays a cruel game and puts them together through the ties of holy matrimony? Would they accept each other for what they are or is this a recipe for disaster? A disabled, cold-hearted man and a beautiful kind-hearted woman, is love even possible between these two? Read "His SALVATION" to find out.