Everyone in New York knows Adrian Hawthorne—billionaire heir, ruthless CEO, and one of the city’s most wanted bachelors. But to Elena, he is the man she has spent seven years learning to hate.Seven years ago, Adrian’s younger brother, Julian, died in a mysterious car accident. Elena had been Julian’s secret girlfriend, a scholarship student from a completely different world. After Julian’s death, the powerful Hawthorne family blamed her. They accused her of manipulating Julian, introducing him to drugs, encouraging his reckless behavior, and ultimately causing his death.Elena tried to defend herself, but no one believed her. She disappeared and lived for seven years under a new identity, Elena Vale. Yet she never believed Julian’s death was an accident.Returning to New York, Elena secretly begins searching for evidence. But while breaking into Adrian’s private office, she is caught.Instead of calling security, Adrian reveals that he knows exactly who she is—and makes her an unexpected proposition: marry him for six months. In exchange, he will give her access to the Hawthorne family archives and everything he knows about Julian’s death.Desperate for answers, Elena agrees, setting strict rules: no feelings, no interference, and complete freedom when the six months end.But Adrian warns her that the truth is darker than she expects. Julian wasn’t the only person who died that night.As Elena investigates, she realizes someone has been watching her for seven years—someone who knows exactly what she will uncover.She thought she returned as the hunter.She never realized she was the bait.

Adriel James has always been the kind of woman who follows her desires, even when everyone around her insists she needs to change.At twenty-three, she has wealth, independence, and a father who still sees the little girl he wants to protect. What she doesn’t have is control over the choices that threaten to turn her life upside down.Then she meets Jake Jackson.Thirty-eight, dangerously charming, and wealthy in his own right, Jake is everything Adriel knows she should avoid—and everything she cannot seem to forget. Their first encounter at her father’s country club is impulsive, unexpected, and supposed to be nothing more than a secret.“Say it again,” he commands,My pussy moistened all over again at the sound and command of his voice.“Say my name, Adriel. The way you said it a few moments ago,” Jake repeated himself.His palms had tightened to a fist, like he was restraining himself. I did not want him to. I wanted him all over me, kissing me, nibbling on my skin, touching me and then fking me senseless.Looking him dead in the eyes, I bit my lips sensually and called out his name. “Jake.”He swallowed and I noticed the bulge in his shorts. I swallowed too, wondering how big and warm his dick would feel in my mouth.“Drop your hands and spread those legs. I want to see all of you.” He instructed.All I wanted to do was accompany papa to his club, but then I end up in the toilet with this hot stranger who is not only the most beautiful man I have ever seen, he is almost twice my age.But that wouldn’t stop me…I have always been “daddy’s little girl “Until Monday morning.When I arrive for my first therapy appointment, I discover that the man I cannot get out of my head is the very professional expected to help me understand myself.Jake insists our meeting was a coincidence. I’m not sure I believe him. And with him connected to my father’s business world, keeping our past a secret may become harder than either of us imagined.As attraction collides with trust, ambition, and family loyalty, I must decide what I really want—and whether the man who seems to understand my desires is hiding something that could change everything.Because some secrets are dangerous.And some obsessions refuse to stay hidden.

They buried her beneath the wet dirt of the Lekki mangroves, bound in silver chains and sealed with a lie.Similoluwa "Simi" Ade-Solanke was the undisputed Luna of the Crowned Sun Pack—a woman whose voice could call down thunder and whose heart belonged entirely to her mate, Adriel Oladapo, the supreme Alpha of Lagos. But when a shadow ritual poisons the pack's bloodline, all evidence points to Simi as the traitor. Driven by grief, ancient law, and dark compulsion, Adriel does the unthinkable: he seals his own Luna in an iron coffin beneath the earth, leaving her to suffocate in the dark.But Simi does not die.Seven years later, an enigmatic supernatural strategist named Jacinta Vane arrives in Eko Atlantic. Wealthy, ruthless, and possessing a voice that shatters pack bonds, she infiltrates Alpha Adriel’s inner circle just as he prepares to bond with a new Luna. Adriel is haunted by the phantom of the mate he buried with his own hands, but he cannot ignore the dangerous pulling force drawing him to Jacinta.As silver blades flash and secrets rot beneath the glittering Lagos skyline, Jacinta prepares to dismantle Adriel’s empire brick by brick. But as the truth behind her burial unspools, she discovers that the hand that pushed her into the dirt was not the hand she spent seven years hating... and the real monster is someone who watched her suffer with a smile.

Elowen Vale has spent twenty-three years believing that her mother abandoned her and that the strange magic beneath her skin is something she must never reveal. She survives by keeping her head down and running a small apothecary on the Isle of Skye.Everything changes when a wounded stranger arrives at her door during a storm.His blood is black. His wounds carry the signature of forbidden weapons. And when Elowen touches him, the fire sleeping inside her awakens.The stranger is Kael Draven, the exiled Dragon King—the same man her missing mother once trusted with a promise he has never explained.When the Crown’s hunters discover Elowen’s magic, Kael takes her into a world she was taught to fear. There, Elowen learns that the Crown is secretly collecting dragon blood and imprisoning witches. Someone has been preparing a ritual that requires the power of her bloodline.Kael wants to protect her, but he has built his life around secrets. Elowen refuses to become another person controlled by someone else’s decisions.As the conspiracy deepens, they must decide whether their growing connection is a bond imposed by ancient magic or a choice they are willing to make for themselves.

COMPLETE STORY DESCRIPTIONA WORLD BUILT ON LIESFor twenty-three years, Elowen Vale has believed dragons are monsters, witches who speak their names are cursed, and the last dragon shifter in Britain died generations ago.Raised on the remote Isle of Skye, Elowen lives a quiet life running a small apothecary. She prepares herbal remedies, treats unusual illnesses, and occasionally helps supernatural creatures who seek her assistance. Her customers know her as a skilled herbalist, but none suspects the truth she has spent years hiding.Elowen is a witch.She possesses a forbidden form of restoration magic inherited from her mother, Seraphine Vale, a legendary witch who disappeared twenty-three years ago. Elowen was raised to believe her mother died protecting her from dragons, yet she has never received a convincing explanation of what happened. Instead, she is haunted by recurring nightmares of a burning forest and a mysterious woman warning her, “Don’t let the dragon find you.”Elowen does not understand the warning, but she knows her magic makes her dangerous in the eyes of those who control the supernatural world. The British Magical Crown, an organization claiming to protect Britain from magical threats, has spent generations suppressing forbidden witchcraft. If Elowen’s abilities are discovered, her peaceful existence could end.What she does not know is that she possesses something far more extraordinary than ordinary witchcraft.Her blood contains Heartfire, an ancient power capable of creating magic rather than merely manipulating it. This rare ability can restore corrupted dragon magic, awaken dormant supernatural powers, and potentially change the balance between witches and dragons forever.Far beneath the surface of ordinary British society, dragons still exist in hidden kingdoms protected by ancient magic. Their people are suffering from a mysterious disease that is slowly destroying their magical bloodline. Traditional healers cannot stop it, and their rulers are becoming increasingly desperate.Meanwhile, Lord Malric Vane, the Supreme Chancellor of the British Magical Crown, has spent decades collecting dragon blood and conducting forbidden experiments. Publicly, he presents himself as a sophisticated leader dedicated to preserving peace. Privately, he dreams of becoming a dragon himself and controlling the supernatural world.His experiments have reached an impasse.He needs Heartfire.And the only person who possesses it is a young witch living quietly on the Isle of Skye.THE NIGHT THE DRAGON CAMEElowen’s life changes during a violent storm when an injured stranger collapses outside her cottage. A sword is buried in his chest, and black blood covers his clothes. When she kneels beside him, she notices strange scales moving beneath his skin.The man’s eyes open, revealing an unmistakable golden glow.Before Elowen can react, his body begins to transform.He is a dragon shifter.Everything Elowen has been taught tells her to run. Dragons are supposed to be merciless creatures responsible for the destruction of countless witches. Helping one could expose her own secret, but she cannot bring herself to abandon a dying stranger.She drags him inside and tries everything she knows to save him. Herbs fail. Potions fail. Even her strongest restorative spells cannot stop the poison spreading through his body.With his life slipping away, Elowen makes a desperate decision.She uses forbidden blood magic.Cutting her palm, she presses her bleeding hand against his wound. The reaction is immediate. Her cottage shakes, the candles extinguish, and an explosion of light fills the room.The dying man disappears beneath a surge of magic, replaced by an enormous black-and-silver dragon.Elowen stumbles backward in terror. The creature could kill her instantly, but instead, he lowers his head and stares at her.A voice enters her mind.You.The dragon recognizes her blood.Her Heartfire has awakened an ancient connection between them, creating a bond neither understands completely. Before he can explain, magical hunters arrive outside her cottage. They have detected the forbidden power Elowen released and intend to capture her alive.The dragon transforms back into human form, grabs Elowen, and carries her away before the hunters can reach them.When she awakens, she finds herself inside a hidden fortress beneath the Scottish mountains, surrounded by dragons.Her rescuer introduces himself as Kael Draven, the exiled Dragon King of Britain.Elowen has saved the life of the very creature she was raised to fear, and now her own survival depends on him.