Lavanda Riz

Smiling and determined, she burst into their wilderness as a bright red whirlwind. She was only looking for her own father, but stumbled upon an incredible secret of two warring clans... and dangerous brown eyes. Love never asks and does not choose a convenient time. Oscar Grant is hard to love, and even harder to forget, even if you know the whole truth about him. And no matter how angry he was, no matter how much he begged her, she still turned his ardent heart inside out, and then allowed herself to believe in his sincerity, because true love has no boundaries.

Once upon a time, an old witch told him his fate. And now, looking at this girl from the outside, Seraphim did not want to let her into his life, because a soul turned inside out and some kind of explosive love were not part of his plans at all. The prince stubbornly refused to give his heart to this animal lover who was in complete ignorance of who she really was, but the circumstances forced him to act quickly and almost rudely. Insolence was not new to the demon, but her pure eyes scared even him, because in their world, people like her do not fit in. And he would either have to protect her for the rest of his life, or…

At that time, I did not know what the antics of my rebellious nature and the desire to plunge into the maelstrom of this forbidden temptation could lead to. I had no idea how much power our relationship would have over us and what crazy risks I would be willing to take for someone I should have considered an enemy. We tried to destroy our feelings, tried to stay away from each other, but they came back with even greater force and we broke our own rules again and again, finding ourselves in the same bed together. Would I make a different choice if I could rewind time? No, I would do the same. But let me tell you our story from the beginning.

Our love didn't stand the test... He now has a new fiancée, and I... I'm trying to escape my memories. I thought I had learned to live without him, but as soon as I found out what had happened to him, hearing his name again... “Sasha, what if this is a chance?” My friend looks at me and raises her eyebrow meaningfully. “A chance for what? To start all over again with him? No!” I shake my head fearfully. “A chance to fix everything, silly. His distrust hurt you, but you didn't even try to make a case for yourself. You just turned around and walked away proudly. Without a fight. But let's be honest, you weren't completely honest with your lover either. So it's now or never. If he's waiting, go to him.”

It seemed that only cooling sparks remained from the past feelings, but life surprised me once again, fanning the flames of our stormy love from these sparks, which has only grown stronger over the years. But fate had a few more aces up its sleeve for me. And the first one stunned even the alpha - it was the first time in the history of werewolves that this happened. The second is my sons, who are obviously destined to repeat the fate of their parents and fall in love with the same girl. It looks like I'll have to make a choice again and learn to trust my beloved husband, so that this time we win, not fate!

Who knew that the world was divided by packs of werewolves, and that they had been hunting me since my birth? I could not even imagine that I could cause so much harm to one of them, a heroic, courageous alpha, the most noble, incredible man in existence! Did I suspect that werewolves would become my family and that I would even be ready to give my life for them? That I would fall in love with two men at the same time? No, never! But it happened... and the hardest thing was to make a choice. I thought I had done the right thing, but fate outsmarted me anyway.

The fact that I am still alive is all thanks to... a bad habit. I know it sounds absurd if you don't know the real meaning. But the truth is that I am protected by an evil creature, a dark guardian who has infiltrated our world. His personal interest in me, his thirst to feel love, is the bad habit, because the light that’s brought to live with these feelings is not inherent in demons, especially ancient ones. But this one decided to take a chance, to challenge the darkness and get the right to love! Because of this, my life was divided into "before" and "after" and I really want to tell you the story of the birth of our love!

I am the last guardian of the sacred fire, the last warrior to keep the secret of the order. But the nuns who raised me did not teach me the most important thing: how to survive in a world dominated by men. I don't know how to keep my mouth shut and look down in time, which is why that insufferable Prince Danat decided to make my life a living hell. He's too handsome to forgive his arrogance, and he's very close to my secret. I also don't know what love is, and I probably don't want to know, because my mission is to save the Spark. But I can't do it without help, so I'll have to trust men, accept the help of werewolves, and make an alliance with elves. But without love, which followed me, I would never have saved this world.

People like me are feared and hated, envied and dream of becoming our masters, so that in exchange for freedom, the genie would fulfill their whims. We have been hunted for centuries, trying to unravel our secrets. That's why I swore to defend my lands and my people. ...Except I'm still a prisoner. Captive to my passion, because I am obsessed with the woman who gave me my freedom. A woman I have no right to even touch. But will that stop the genie king?

He left me no choice! He played me like a child! I hate him and his magic! The world has never seen such an arrogant fool as Arthur Corwin! But in spite of everything, I am determined to reach out to my enemy, to trust him and accept his help. I'm so confused about myself, and it seems that he is the only one who knows the real me. I don't want this monster to look at me with such warmth, I don't want... my heart to respond to him. How did it happen that we can't live without each other anymore? We should have waited three hundred years for such love. He chose this fate himself, although he could have easily changed it, overcame all the trials for her sake, because he knew who she would become for him. He just needs her to realize that it is useless to resist her feelings.

I know the route maps of all the underground labyrinths, I know how to fight with swords, but I do not understand the stupid laws of my people and I do not want to go against my heart. Since ancient times, we humans have been sharing our world with the wolfgars. By day we are one and by night we are the other. We consider them monsters, and they consider us prey. Only I was destined to go against all of them - I fell in love with a graceful, daring handsome man, an invincible warrior who changes his appearance in the dark, a wolfgar of royal blood. We challenged each other, awakening forces much more ancient. But if it were not for love, it is unlikely that this world would have survived at all.

- "Take your hands off me, you thug!" - I try to burn him with my eyes, but the bastard deliberately puts this mocking smile on his beautiful lips. - Just decide whether I'm a womanizer or a thug. And I stopped being afraid of elementary school teachers a long time ago, so you don't have to hiss. Be a good sport and don't make this harder on me. - Austin, are you crazy?! No way! I don't love you! Go find yourself somebody else! - "Amanda, please don't make me do this," nobody else can moan so sweetly yet so angry. - "Do what? Drag me down the aisle by force?" - "No, make you lose your head because of me," his perfect black eyebrow arches mockingly. He already knows what I'm going to say to him. - Just try to come near me again! I swear, you'll be sorry! - Well, I warned you...

- "Don't you play dumb on me, it won't help you! So, you got behind the wheel of someone else's car, fucked up my doll, and I'm just supposed to forgive you? Do I look like an idiot?" the stranger growls. No, you look like an arrogant asshole. So what if I scratched your car a little? - "You can leave me your phone number and I'll reimburse you later," - I cringe, imagining this guy's reaction. - "What do you take me for? No, girl, you'll work it off some other way, if you can't pay. Either you come with me or we call the police." - I don't... - I blush, starting to stammer - I don't sell my body. - "So now you think I’m a pervert?" he snorts angrily. "Honey, you're not my type, so it won't work even if you want to. You'll be my wife. Fictitiously, of course.

- "What else are you good at?" - The tough boss doesn't even look at me. - I also know how to get on people's nerves," - looks like somebody’s finally interested. - You're a good fit for us, but not as a journalist. I want you to ruin my brother's life. I want him to run away from girls like the plague, and I want the thought of marriage to petrify him, make him panic. Can you handle it? When I agreed to this adventure, I didn't even realize that instead of tormenting the poor guy, I would marry this quiet man. Yes, I messed up, and now I will never see my fee, but... why should I complain - I hit the jackpot anyway. And I'm ready to share with you the story of my crazy love! Fun, sensual and emotional!

I could never stop loving him. My family happiness ended suddenly, my beloved disappeared without me knowing that he was going to become a father. His last message had been eating me from the inside for five years, and now he's come back. But I don't want to let him into my life anymore. To protect myself from my ex, I'll have to accept the offer of another man who is influential and cares about me. But it turns out that it's not easy to kiss someone you don't love when your heart is stubbornly drawn to the one who broke it…

Just as my life was getting better, and my heart was finally being put back together in pieces, I met the man who had broken it so cruelly. It was because of him that I once swore I would never fall in love again. But fate doesn't like the word "never," so it made me choose to break my vow. A former first love? Or an arrogant, insufferable stubborn man who somehow decided that I should fall at his feet? The sequel to The Moment Before Love.

- "Well, hello, Avrora. Or should I call you Avrosia?" the gray eyes flashed with a threat. Who knew that the stranger with whom I almost ended up in bed yesterday and then ran away was my new boss. I got this job on a whim, but now this cool guy will definitely do everything to throw me out of his office tomorrow, because men don't like it when girls break them. - "Maybe you'll give me a chance to prove my indispensability," I proudly shake my head, trying not to think about how I wanted to kiss him and he wouldn't let me. - "Girl, there is no such thing as irreplaceable," Vlad comes closer, hypnotizing me with his charisma, "I'll give you nine circles of hell, and you'll be begging me to let you escape again." - "We'll see about that," you can rest assured, handsome...

"I fell for this girl like a curse. No matter what I do, no matter how many girls I hook up with, I still can't forget my best friend's little sister. I have a reputation for being a bully, and that's why this proud beauty torments me with ignorance, which only pushes me to make her mine. I'm too excited to back down, too in love to refuse..." "Every time I see this cheerful, relaxed, handsome guy, something strange happens to me. I am wildly angry with him for kissing other people and at the same time I dream of being the only one for him. I love him and hate him, punish him and don't let him go, hoping that one day he will change for me..."

Daniil Olshansky is an unearthly attractive, daring, self-confident thief of women's peace. And I definitely shouldn't look in his direction for two reasons. First, why would I want to go through such trouble? Second, men like him don't fall for gray mice. I am invisible to him. I was... - "Shall we dance?" A charming, killer smile is dazzling me. - "You and me?" I stare at him in disbelief. "You have a charity event? - "Ruslana, don't piss me off. You won't like me when I'm angry and irritated," his gray eyes are frozen with steel stubbornness. - "I don't like you anyway," I shrug. God, why am I lying, I'm not good at lying at all! - "It’s not like I’m offering you my heart. I just promised your aunt that I would pay you some attention," he brazenly puts his arm around my waist.

- "What could a uni star possibly want from me? Why the hell are you picking on me?" - I hiss, glancing at his group of “chosen ones”. He doesn't want to be seen with me either. - "I know your worst secret, Yuki. I know who's paying for your education," - Dean enjoys my reaction. I close my eyes so that he doesn't see my horror, but I can't help my shaking hands. "So let's play a game, redhead. I say something and you do it. You want me to keep quiet, don't you?" - "You won't succeed," I burn him with a hateful look, licking the dry lips he's been staring at. "I've learned something about you, too. About you and your stepmother" - I've never seen people turn pale so quickly. This perfect asshole had it coming. - "Well, rich kid, seems like we’re playing by my rules now, huh?"