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Embrace

Penulis: Megan Derr
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enturies ago, humans and vampires lived alongside in uneasy tension. Eventually, that tension tipped too far, and now vampires are few in number and known only as Pets, kept by the wealthy as intimate companions, most of their history lost, the rest shrouded in mystery. Aubrey has returned home after spending many years away, though he is reluctant to live once more with his estranged father, his mercurial cousin, and the memories of his murdered mother. The last thing he wants is the Pet gifted to him, a practice he has long despised. But Ruthven is like no Pet he's ever encountered, and only the beginning of the secrets Aubrey slowly begins to uncover… Sex scenes/explicit content, 18+ Royalty/Noble, Gay, M x M, Possessive, Polyamory, Arrogant, Dominant, Submissive, Secret, Drama, Serious, Slavery, Vampire Multicharacter, Paranormal, Threesome, fast and rough, slow and gentle Embrace is created by Megan Derr, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Chapter 1Chapter 1: Lobelia

Aubrey squealed happily as Mama gave him another bilberry, popping it into his mouth and chewing enthusiastically, thanking her with a smile, displaying lips and teeth that had been stained blue from the berry juice.

Mama smiled back, so pretty and smelling like flowers and cake. Next to her, Mina hummed one of her lullabies.

He held out his hand for another berry. "Please, Mama?"

"One more," Mama said, holding up one finger to make certain he understood.

Aubrey nodded, and with another thanks, pushed the last berry into his mouth, clapping his hands in glee.

Berries eaten, he picked up the flowers they had bought for Sissy. She was sick again, and had not been able to go with him and Mama and Mina, so they had bought her flowers. "What called?" he asked.

"Lobelia," Mina said.

"Bee-yah," Aubrey repeated dutifully. "Smell pretty."

"Yes, they do," Mama replied, smiling and reaching out to touch the flowers lightly, then moving to brush back a floppy curl from Aubrey's forehead. "Sissy will like them very much."

Aubrey nodded, and looked again at the basket of pretty purple flowers. He couldn't wait to show her, and then they could help Mama and Mina put them in the garden. He liked playing in the garden, digging holes and pulling up bad flowers and planting new ones.

The carriage bounced and jerked and rumbled beneath them, knocking him back and forth between Mina and Mama, but Aubrey didn't mind. Soon they would be home and he could give the flowers to Sissy and show Papa what else they got in town and then they could have dinner and maybe Papa would let him have more wine like a Big Person.

He almost fell over when the carriage abruptly stopped, but Mina caught him and held him tight.

Strange voices came from outside the carriage, and he thought he heard them say Mama's name, but it didn't sound like Papa's voice, and he and Mina were the only ones that called Mama by her name.

"Stay here, sweetheart," Mama said, and kissed his brow.

"Don't go, Mama," Aubrey said, letting go of the flowers to grip her skirts 'cause she only called him that when Something Bad was going to happen. "Stay."

"Shhh, sweetheart. Mama and Mina are just going to talk to some friends, all right? We'll be right back." With that, she pushed open the carriage door and vanished outside, Mina following right behind her.

Aubrey stayed inside, drawing up his legs and holding them against his chest.

He let go to cover his ears as a lot of shouting and screaming and other scary sounds started up, tears rolling down his cheeks 'cause this was Bad and he wanted Papa 'cause Papa always made scary stuff not be scary anymore.

Then the sounds stopped, and he heard a lot of noises that he knew belonged to horses.

He waited for Mama and Mina to come back.

When a long, long time passed and they didn't come, he slowly pushed the door open and cried "Mama!" like he always did when a monster snuck under his bed and he needed her to make it go away. She always came in her nightdress and holding a candle and got down and yelled at the monsters.

Only she didn't come this time.

Sniffling, wiping at his yucky nose, Brey bent down and slowly climbed from the carriage. Without help, it was hard 'cause the carriage was very high off the ground and the steps were for Big People, not him.

He slipped and fell, landing in the dirt of the path. Scrambling to his feet, he looked around anxiously for Mama, but it was getting dark and was hard to see and -

Oh, there she was. Sleeping? Why was mommy sleeping? Mina was sleeping too...

He ran over to them and dropped down next to Mama, putting his hands on her to shake her awake like he sometimes had to do in the morning when she didn't get up right away.

Only his hands came away wet, and he wondered if Mama had spilled something. It was dark, but he kinda thought it looked like something red. Frowning, he went back to shaking Mama, but she never woke up.

It was really, really dark when he heard more horses coming, and when he turned, he saw lanterns swinging in the dark. Then Papa's voice broke through, and suddenly the dark and Mama and Mina sleeping wasn't as scary.

" Papa! Papa!"

"Brey!" Papa's voice growled in the dark, and he almost thought for a moment Papa sounded scared, but that was impossible because Papa wasn't scared of anything.

Then Papa was picking him up, and Aubrey hugged him tight. " Papa, Mama is sleeping and won't wake up."

"I know, Brey," Papa said, and his voice sounded funny, almost like Papa was crying, but Papa didn't cry. "Come on, Brey, let's get you home."

"Mama? Mina?"

But Papa didn't answer, even when Aubrey kept asking, which made Aubrey start crying again, and he wanted Mama and Mina to wake up and to be home in bed or playing in the garden.

He cried and cried, all the way home, until Nurse showed up and gave him a bath to wash away all the red and told him to drink from his little cup and Aubrey suddenly felt tired and only remembered Nurse carrying him to his bed.

Anda Mungkin Juga Menyukai

The Fate Of The World Is In My Hands, But All I Want To Do Is Eat!

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Defy The Alpha(s)

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4.9
269 Chs

Omega's Rebirth

What was worse than death itself? Well it was dying knowing that no one would miss you, knowing that your death was a favour to everyone you ever knew. This was exactly how I felt the day I died. I was the love child of the Eclipse Alpha King, in a time where the mate bond was considered sacred, a child born out of wedlock was nothing short of sacrilegious... 'It was his fault, he loved someone other than his mate...' 'It was his fault, he had carnal knowledge of a human woman.' 'It was all his fault, my only crime was being born out of his lust.' But why was that Alpha King father of mine perfectly safe, while I was hated, scorned and blamed for everything instead? Why did I have to be my father's bargaining chip, used to achieve his goals? Why could I not get a rejection like everyone else but was instead murdered by my own mate? Why was I killed before I even had a chance to live? I had a thousand questions and yet there was no one to answer and this was exactly how I died... So why then did my eyes flutter open to that day, a month before my death? Was it because of my little secret? A secret I will tell no one else but you... From the title of my tale, you must think I am an omega wolf... No, you got it wrong... I am not an Omega wolf, I am an Alpha wolf and my name is Omega. ~Second Book in the Werewolf Rebirth Series. *Not a prequel or sequel to 'The Alpha King's Nemesis', both books are not related save for the world setting and Werewolf Rebirth concept. *Cover art sourced from the internet, all credits to the original artist.*

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4.7
776 Chs

The Cannon Fodder in the Global Apocalypse Game lives a leisurely life

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Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted

Being the pack defect is bad enough. Getting REJECTED? By your own fated mate? Yeah. THAT is a whole new level of low. Ava Grey is the pack defect, a wolfless shifter. She struggles through life with the vague dream of freedom. Her opportunity comes when she's suddenly informed that she will be attending the Lunar Gala, an annual ball for young adult shifters to find their fated mates. And she finds him. He's beautiful and intense, and his kisses send desire through her veins like a drug. Until he REJECTS her. Ava isn't about to go back to her dreary life. She escapes and forges a new identity far from her pack, and far from her alpha mate. She makes new friends and is even forcefully adopted by a hilarious husky. But just as she settles in and finds happiness, strange things begin to happen... Her husky has been holding secrets. She's hearing whispers that shifter packs all over are looking for her. And she can smell a familiar scent in her apartment, which makes no sense at all... because the man it belongs to rejected her. FEBRUARY 2024 UPDATE: Updates scheduled for 5-7 days a week as I continue recovering and working on my new WSA entry. Thank you for your patience as we move into book 7! --------- This is a wolf shifter romance with multiple triggers that like to waltz hand in hand with all the dark themes through a meadow of dead flowers. In this book you will find the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Laugh, cry, rage; you can do them all as you follow Ava in the rather perilous journey of being a wolf shifter in this generation of werewolf romance. There are R18 scenes sprinkled throughout this book like candy popping out of a pinata. Please read responsibly. ------- AUTHOR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/ApNZDux8kj

Lenaleia · Fantasi
4.6
447 Chs

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Reili · Fantasi
4.7
647 Chs

Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow

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4.3
445 Chs
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