marked by cruelty

Five years ago, Wen Mian was branded with the stigma of climbing into her adoptive brother's bed, a finger pointed at her spine. Everyone said she was an ingrate, unable to appreciate the new life the Pei Family had given her, and instead repaying kindness with enmity. Only she knew that this so-called favor was nothing but an unfathomably deep hell on earth. After five years of grinding hardship, Wen Mian had almost died abroad. When she came back, she was a changed woman, swearing to make every member of the Pei Family pay. She had thought this was a desperate dead-end gambit. But unexpectedly, the adoptive brother who had sent her away was like an annoying piece of gum stuck to her shoe, following her everywhere. She killed, he handed her the knife, she sought revenge, he silenced the witnesses. Finally, Wen Mian couldn't help it— "What exactly do you want?" And that man, who had bided his time for so many years, finally showed his true colors, "Can't you see? I've been doing it all for you."

"Let me take a look." The handsome professor, with his broad shoulders and powerful muscles, lifted me effortlessly and placed me on the desk. His strong hands gently lowered the strap of my uniform to examine the bruise from training. "Helanie! Why do you always end up hurt?" His voice grew husky, sending a shiver down my spine as I struggled to catch my breath. I had to remind myself that he’s my professor... and my stepbrother. I shouldn’t be seduced by his touch. "If anyone bullies you again, come to my office and I will deal with them," he murmured, his beautiful eyes locking onto mine. Despite knowing he’s forbidden, I couldn’t help but wonder—should I tell him about the mate bond I felt the night he was drunk? .. When her parents rejected each other, Helanie went from being her daddy's angel to a neglected and forgotten child. But on her eighteenth birthday, things took a dark turn. When her body went into heat, she attracted a group of alphas. Instead of rescuing her, her secret alpha boyfriend ran away. That night changed Helanie’s life forever. Accused of consenting to the attack, she was sentenced to execution by her own pack. Desperate, she fled, determined to find her mother. What she didn’t expect was to find her mother preparing to marry a rogue king with four dangerously handsome and beastly sons. Things turn even darker when she felt a mate bond with her bully stepbrothers, will she be able to escape their claws or their seduction will ruin her life to next extremes? .. Facebook - Alexis Dee

For five years, I played the part of the perfect Luna. My husband, the powerful Alpha King Caleb, saw me only as a spy from the pack that murdered his parents. Our marriage was a cold contract, his touch forbidden. Then, a death sentence: my wolf was fading, giving me one year to earn his mark or be rejected before I died. Desperate, I shed my skin as the obedient wife. My rebellion lit an unexpected fire in him, and for the first time, he truly saw me. But just as I began to trust the pull between us, a rival’s lie shattered everything. He locked me away, and I died in childbirth—alone and betrayed.

Born into darkness, Lucius is marked by an infernal curse—the Mark of the Abyss. This unholy sigil endows him with powers that defy mortal comprehension, yet seals his fate: servitude, rejection, and a grim demise. Embark on a journey with Lucius as he unravels the hidden truth behind the Marks, battles to carve out a destiny of his own, and strikes back against the cruel fate imposed upon him. In a world that shuns him for his cursed existence, Lucius will forge unlikely alliances to challenge those who scorn him. He is driven by a relentless desire to claim a place for himself and his loved ones, no matter the cost. Prepared to plunge into the darkest depths of depravity, Lucius is poised on the brink of a harrowing journey. The ultimate enigma remains: what awaits him in the abyss of his ambitions? Content Warning: -Dark Fantasy and Themes -Includes R18 Content - gore - death -this book is a writing project some grammar and techniques are amateur because this book is written as a stream of consciousness and the writing style and techniques evolve and change in some places

The story begins with Seris Vale fleeing through a dangerous, nightmarish forest when she encounters an ancient, powerful being — a tall, silver‑eyed figure described as impossible and terrifying. He marks her with a powerful bond, claiming her as his, setting up the story’s central conflict: will she resist him, or is her fate already sealed?

She was a broken wolf — silenced, scarred, and abandoned by the ones who should have protected her. After a year of unspeakable abuse and the cruel rejection of her first mate, Phoebe fled into the wilderness, ready to die. Instead, she fell into the arms of a man even darker than her nightmares — the Mad King, Perry.Ruthless. Possessive. Untouchable. He marked her the moment they met, binding her to him with a savage claim that left her trembling in both fear and desire.But behind his cruelty hides a man haunted by his own demons — and a love so fierce it could burn kingdoms to ash. As war brews and ghosts from Phoebe’s past return, the King’s brutal plan forces her to face the monsters who once destroyed her. Now, caught between her terrifying past and the dangerous love of a man who would destroy the world for her, Phoebe must decide: Will she rise as his Queen… or lose herself to the madness that made him King?

She was a wolfless pariah—broken, shamed, and cast out by the very pack that should have been her sanctuary. After a year of torment and a brutal rejection from her fated mate, Killian, Lyra’s spirit is shattered. Cast out and left to die, she stumbles into the path of a man whose darkness eclipses her own—the Mad King, Caelum. Volatile. Imperial. Unforgiving. He claimed her on sight with a possessive mark that left her breathless with terror and a forbidden thrill. But behind his cold fury lies a man just as broken as she is—and an obsession so absolute, he would raze the world to keep her. As rebellion looms, led by the very monsters she fled, Lyra is caught between the shadows of her past and a king who is both her captor and her only hope. Will she shatter under the weight of his crown… or awaken the legend in her blood and rise as his equal?

She caught her boyfriend in bed with her sister. Hours later, a stranger in the woods claimed her body — and left a mark on her neck that could get her killed. Now she's been sold into marriage with the most feared Alpha alive. He's cold. Brutal. And searching for a lost mate he swears he'll never stop hunting. She's just a pawn. A placeholder Luna. A nobody with no wolf. But the mark on her skin is burning. Her hands can heal wounds no doctor can touch. And the Rogue King is coming for her — because she's the one thing that can destroy the entire pack world. The worst part? The monster she married might be the stranger who marked her that night. And if he ever finds out... he'll either claim her — or kill her.

Katia was the pack's shadow. Overlooked, neglected, and crushed beneath her elder sister's prophecy-blessed glory. Wrongfully accused of pushing her sister off a cliff, she became the pack's most hated sinner. Tormented by her cruel father and bullied by her own brother, she endured endless beatings and humiliation. She decided to flee from the hellish territory, desperate to grasp a slim chance of freedom. Her escape ended in failure. She was dragged back cruelly, demoted to an omega, disowned by her family, and trapped in endless suffering. To make matters worse, she was bound to Alpha Xandar. He rejected her as his fated mate, and the agony of rejection caused her to lose her wolf. Trapped in endless darkness and brutal oppression, she fell into complete despair, waiting to be sent to the Mad King's brutal fighting pits to end her miserable life. Yet fate wove an irreversible cruel destiny for her. When the terrifying bloodthirsty Mad King Cahir arrived to attend the grand ceremony, the man who was once her sister's fiancé instantly sensed Katia as his fated mate. Cold-blooded, domineering and possessive, King Cahir branded his mark on her neck in everyone, binding the broken omega to his side. Between the ex-mate who abused her relentlessly and the tyrant king who loves her madly, Katia is stuck in a dangerous emotional vortex. Old grievances, pack conflicts, border disputes and the hidden truth behind her sister's fall gradually surface. Power once lost begins to revive quietly inside her, and hidden secrets buried by the whole pack are about to see the light of day. Rejected. Wronged. Abused. Favored by a tyrant king. Can Katia break away from the fate arranged by others and avenge her grievances? Most importantly, can she walk out of the shadow of pain, stand firmly beside the Mad King, and rewrite the destiny belonging only to herself?

“Miss Elara, I presume?” His voice rolled through the room like distant thunder — low, rich, cultured. It vibrated in my sternum. It settled into my bones. My throat went dry. Completely, catastrophically dry. Every word I had ever learned in any language evaporated from my mind. Because Moonlight — my wolf, my inner spirit who had been silent for a few days, dormant and still as deep water — erupted inside my skull like a storm breaking. MATE. The force of it staggered me. I stumbled backward, hip hitting the edge of the desk. MINE! HE IS MINE! The night Elara discovered her boyfriend in her sister's bed, she thought that was rock bottom. She was wrong. Her parents had known all along — had even planned the wedding behind her back. Every smile, every reassurance — all lies. And Elara, the family's overlooked omega, was never meant to be anything more than a footnote in her sister's love story. Drowning her heartbreak at a downtown bar, she surrenders to one reckless night with a masked stranger whose touch sets her blood on fire. But when morning comes, the bed beside her is cold. No name. No note. No trace. Just two pink lines on a pregnancy test three weeks later. Cast out by the family that was supposed to protect her, Elara claws her way through survival . When a position opens for a maid at the Alpha Emperor's private estate, she leaps at the chance. Steady pay. A roof over her child's head. No complications. Except the moment she steps into his presence, her wolf howls. Mate!!! To the cold, ruthless emperor sitting on his throne.