Bullies and Me

Banished from Nashville by her former lover Logan over a minor mistake, Shirley endured a brutal struggle to survive on the streets. Years later, they cross paths at a boutique where she works. Logan, shopping with his childhood sweetheart Jillian, mockingly offers to reinstate Shirley as his fiancée if she kneels and begs for forgiveness. But Shirley refuses. Battling late-stage breast cancer, she has already decided to let go of her love—and her own life.

The Silvercrest hall is pristine, adorned with white roses and gold banners for tomorrow's Alpha Ascension Ceremony. Having spent years preparing for this exact moment alongside her proud wolf, Aria, she stands at the center of the grand room. As regional Alphas gather in the Pacific Northwest, she adjusts the final centerpieces with steady hands, unaware of the devastating betrayal that awaits her.

After Katrina's classmates survived a dangerous rafting trip thanks to her interference, she was later murdered by her boyfriend, Terry, who blamed her for a different tragedy. Her parents were destroyed by his lies, but Katrina is granted a second chance. Returning to the day the trip was proposed, she chooses not to stop the reckless excursion. This time, she will watch from the sidelines as her peers face the consequences of their choices, focusing solely on her own survival and justice.

At 6:47 on a Thursday evening, the mate bond seized me three steps from my father's infirmary door. I carried his medication tray, the blue vial, the folded towel, the cold water glass—and heard his rasping breath through the crack. Then Elijah's Alpha tone slammed through our bond like a hand gripping my neck, commanding me to stay in the pack house. My legs locked. The glass shattered. I couldn't move. Forced to obey, I can only listen as my father dies alone—unless I find a way to defy my mate.

Sent to Chicago to marry Marco Ricci, the protagonist aims to solidify her family's dominance over the city. Her grandfather’s legacy built the Ricci empire, and she expects the respect she’s owed. However, a confrontation at a high-end jeweler reveals Marco’s mistress, Bianca, who brazenly claims a gift meant for the fiancé. Insulted and dismissed, the protagonist refuses to back down. She gives Marco exactly three minutes to arrive and discipline his lover, setting the stage for a tense power struggle.

Elara’s life shatters when her fated mate, Alpha Julian, publicly rejects her to claim another. Cast out and broken, she struggles to survive as a rogue while hiding a secret that could destroy his legacy. However, when a rival pack threatens their borders, Julian realizes his mistake. To save her people and herself, Elara must decide if she can ever forgive the man who discarded her or if her heart belongs to a new, dark protector.