On the day Lyra Ashton discovered she was pregnant, she died watching her husband Damon Castellan save her sister Celeste instead of her. The goddess sent her back to the night she was forced to marry Damon in Celeste's place and Lyra refused to make the same mistake. She walked up to Kade Castellan, Damon's uncle and the mad Alpha Supreme Nation who killed anyone who touched him, and kissed him in front of everyone. What shocked everyone wasn't just the kiss but the fact that she touched the cursed Alpha and survived, unknowingly activating a true mate bond. Now trapped in a deal with the devil himself, Lyra must use her knowledge of the future to stay alive while Damon, Celeste, and their ally Elena plot to kill her. When Kade discovers the truth about her time travel and death, he must decide if he believes her or if she's just another manipulator using his curse against him.

Aurelia’s POV I have always hated the Thorne twins, and it was no secret. It’s been barely two weeks since they had walked in on me yet I still couldn’t undo the shame clawing at my chest? Now, I was leaning against the balcony railing on my nineteenth birthday party, trying to run away from Cassian and Damien's gaze, instead of enjoying my own birthday bash. I still hated them though all for valid reasons. From the way they laughed too loud, to the way their stupid smirks made me have butterflies, and how they knew exactly which of my buttons to push. Worst of all, I hated the fact that no matter how much I tried, I just could never ignore them and that was why I was here leaning over the balcony watching them. I found myself longing to see their cocky smirk, and still wanted them to catch me staring so they could give me that look… that they knew something… something like the embarrassing moment Cassian had caught me moaning out Damien’s name while pleasuring myself. Or the time Damien had caught me on my arched back with Cassians shorts placed on my nose just at the brink of my climax with his name on my lips. It wasn’t just embarrassment but the fact that they had both acted like it didn’t mean anything. So no, I absolutely didn’t care who he was smiling at when it wasn’t me. The Thorne twins were in the center of the hall, Cassian laughing at some joke only he and Damien seemed to understand. Why were they acting so fucking…casual… like they didn’t care that I was leaving for Toronto in a few days or perhaps I just couldn’t admit to myself that whatever I was feeling was one-sided. The fact they had heard of how much I hated them from my mouth and watched as my body betrayed me more times than I cared to admit. As though they had sensed my stares, they both turned up to face me and a flash memory of the smirks on their faces when I was caught pants down caused a flush that creeped across my skin! Almost immediately they looked away. My fingers flexed against the folds of my dress. I'd had enough of pretending they didn't exist. I had enough of hiding and letting them go while I suffered in shame. So, I stepped forward into the hall, walking straight towards Cassian and Damien with a blank mind. I had just today before they were out of my sight so it was better to clear things off my chest. Just as I neared them, they started walking towards their shared room and I followed suit. “Thorne...” I called as they both got to the door, dragging their attention back to me. Despite how calm I looked, my heart was running a marathon. They turned as one, Cassian had an unhinged, knowing look while Damien had his usual smirk on like they'd been waiting for this moment. “Dearest stepsister, you called?” Cassian asked, his voice a smooth, teasing purr as he inserted his hand into his pocket pant. “I was just asking about you with mother, she can’t understand why it’s your party, yet, you were nowhere to be found.” Damien added with sarcasm. My jaw tightened and I forcefully pushed away embarrassment, folding my arms to my chest to gather some courage in me, “What do you want?” Both of them looked confused for a moment. “You called us?” Cassian teased, and now, I was more frustrated. “Stop it!” I yelled out, closing my eyes shut. “Stop the fucking pretense, it's driving me insane!” Everywhere fell silent for a while before Damien's voice came in. “Cas, what's she talking about?” “I don't understand, either.” I stomped my feet on the tiled floor, tears gathering in my eyes with frustration. “You guys disgust me! I hate you all!” I blurted out, and with that, I made my way back when Cassian called out. “Aurelia, what did you just say?” I can feel him making steps towards me, “Repeat what you just said, Aurelia Greyfort.” He dared, making me turn my face at me with utmost disbelief. “Is that the lie you tell yourself?” I gulped in as they both cornered me, Cassian moving to stand behind me while Damien closed in, causing me to take steps backwards until we were against their shared bedroom. “Are you here to tell us to keep your secret?” Damien stepped closer, his body slowly brushing against my body while his scent slowly filled my senses, “You said it yourself, Aurelia,” he murmured, almost with a growl. “You’ve always hated us… hated how much control we had over everything in your life even without doing anything.” I gulped in, my hand clenching on the hem of my dress. Yes and I meant it. Cassian pressed in from behind, whispering in my ear, “Or perhaps you meant you hated how much you ‘wanted’ us.” My stomach clenched with every nerve screaming at me to run as I tried to shoving down the arousal slowly creeping through me at their proximity. I also hated the fact that they had so much control over my body… without having to touch me yet, I was aching all over. It felt

Aurelia had always hated the Thorne twins, and it was no secret. She hated the way they looked like she mattered only to pull the step siblings card… she hated the way they always had their stupid signature smirk on their faces whenever they pulled her leg… hated the way they knew how to pull the right strings to get her and most importantly hated the way, they acted like they weren’t watching that day, watching her as she climaxed alongside them. So no, she definitely didn’t watch them when they weren't looking and absolutely didn’t care who they were smiling at when it wasn’t her. Their friendly step- siblings rivalry had ended on her send off party and 20 year old birthday when she had confronted them and ended up in their bed… only to wake up to their leaked tape. They however did nothing but watch as her dignity was rubbed all over the ground. Five years later, she had moved on and built a perfect life with her 4 year old baby girl and her best friend from back home. Life was perfect until his proposal was interrupted by the Thorne brothers while she was on their cruise ship sailing to the city of her dreams to her dream vacation. It all happened in the blink of an eye and she had woken up to see that their ship was floating in the horizon, leaving them on an abandoned island with nothing but their clothes. Old hatreds ignite. Old secrets surface. And this time the twins aren’t just watching in secret like they had all these years. They’re here to finish what they started… this time they have no plan to let her GO…

Zyrielle's POV I was so naive when I met Pierce and Eve, they were visiting my father to plead for his support. That night, I fell in love with him, who wouldn't after he had waited two more days to comfort me and as he was leaving, he promised to one day save me from my monster of a father. At twelve, just after my failed attempt to commit suicide, they had once again comforted me after reprimanding me for trying to take my life before repeating their promise to save me even if it meant asking my father to marry me off to Pierce. Three years after that, on my birthday, Moonstone was attacked by the Beast of the North… Pierce had stopped my father's carriage with my help and killed him before running off with me. The next day, I was his wife and Eve’s Co-Wife, and for the first time in fifteen years, I was happy. But that happiness didn't last for long, as the worst mistake of my life was saying yes to being a part of his harem. If I hadn't, maybe I would have had a better life because once Pierce realized I couldn't give birth for him, he alongside Eve who had been so welcoming, changed for the worst. “Where is she?” I could hear Eve thunder while searching for me. After my marriage to the couple, it was blissful for a while before the storm, they seemed determined to get me pregnant and when it failed, they switched on me. If I knew better, I would have held said, there was something they needed from my child but I was nothing. “That stupid girl just can't listen to simple instructions huh?” She continued, banging doors until she got to mine and like a coward, I buried my head under the sheets praying she passed by but my door was flung open. I could almost see the sneer on her face when she removed the covers off my body. If I laid there calm and pretended to be sleepy, just maybe she would leave me alone. But I was just so wrong… her slap landed on my face forcing me up in a matter of seconds. We weren't alone, behind her were her minions and a few other passerbys that had stopped to watch, of course I was a spectacle. In a matter of years, I had gone from being their baby to being the mistress with a secret mission to ruin their marriage. “Eve?” I asked, shocked with my hand still clutching my stinging cheeks. With her hands folded, she replied sharply, eyeing me up, “It's Luna to you, you lazy twat!” “I’m sorry, Luna, what did I do this time?” I asked, my voice shaking with my head lowered down in surrender. “I had specifically asked you specifically to wash a few of my dresses and underwear yourself, and you disobeyed me and gave it to the maids!” Eve carelessly replied, pointing her fingers at my face. I still stood there, using every atom of restraint in me not to strangle her up right here and now. “Those things had your blood on them, and you threw them on my face…I tried but I couldn’t, I’m your co-wife, Luna” I cried out almost pitifully. And I heard the gasps… I couldn't remember the last time I had spoken back to her, after all she was the true Luna and I was just some mistress. Whispers slowly followed suit. The glaring shock on her face that she wasn’t expecting my reply… not when I had taken all her insults and disrespect quietly. Where was the Eve that had kissed me while covering my face from seeing our husband, slice my father's head? My gaze drifted to everyone in the room, it was no secret how they saw me… a witch, barren, daughter of the devil… Pierce mistress. Goddess! I wished I had known better, being fifteen wasn't an excuse… if only my six year old crying figure hadn't leaned into Pierce's warmth when he made his attempts. “Oh please, don't start growing some dignity now… What good are you, then, if not a maid, huh, Zyrielle?” She threw back and everyone burst into laughter. “I’m nothing yet you and your husband just couldn’t wait to have me!” I wanted to add that they had been the one to kill my father to do so but I choose not to. “You have no right to talk to your Luna in such a manner,” I heard one of her minions say and she didn't stop there, “At least she was able to give the Alpha, her husband a child..” “Unlike you, You are just as useless as you are worthless…even after saving you from that monster, you can't even be a little grateful.” another popped in. That's right… I wish the fifteen year old me had refused Pierce advances… had I known all they wanted was a child because of my father's lineage then I would have run when I still had the chance. I had to admit that her words had cut deep, and even after I'd received so many insults from everyone including my husband, I'd expected to be used to it by now, but I wasn't. It hurts every single time. “Thank you!” I quietly said and turned to walk out, before I would do something I'd regret and just as I walked into the passage, Eve came for me. In my defense, I pushed her back and watched as she let out a scream ev