Four years of marriage—and all they shared was the night. She always knew he didn’t love her. He rarely came home, pouring all his care into the woman he had loved since youth. She endured it all, just to give their daughter a complete childhood. Until the day he crossed the final line— giving the life-saving bone marrow to that woman’s child. That was when she knew… this marriage was over. She packed up, took her child, and walked away without looking back. Years later, she returns—and stuns everyone. Young, beautiful, and the founder of a top-tier jewelry brand. Men chase her, admire her, try to win her favor. She stands at the center of it all—untouchable, radiant, unstoppable. Late one night, he corners her against the wall, eyes burning with obsession. “After all these years… you’ve changed.” She lowers her gaze, a faint smile on her lips. “Not much. Just a little success.” Then she looks up, calm and distant. “And Mr.—you’ve crossed the line.”
** Warning: mature content ** Copyright 2026 Brenda Minnaard - Groen. All rights reserved. Cover Design by Zhandre Dex G. (MC Damon) No part of this publication may be reproduced. “If you kick me when I’m down, you better pray I don’t get up”. Athena is a little unorthodox. The odd one out. Which, in a world of werewolves, is saying something. Always wearing black, baggy clothes and her hair in a messy bun, she isn’t the epitome of femininity. Nor does she share the same interests of her female pack members. She used to be extremely close with the Alpha twins, Jake and Jerry, until they cast her aside like the flip of a switch at the age of 6. The entire pack followed suit, tormenting her on a daily basis. The once friendly, funny and sweet Athena turned into a loner with a grudge and trust issues. Her summers are spent in red runner pack, where she blossoms at the hands of her new best friends: the Alpha’s son Maxim, and the beta’s daughter Millie. For a long while, Athena’s only solace are her summers away from blood moon. Until her best friend Millie from red runner gets transferred as an exchange student to blood moon for the semester. Millie’s carefree and feisty nature, in combination with Athena’s protective instincts, are a recipe for disaster in a pack like blood moon. Especially for the pack outcast. Her beatings and bullying are taken up a notch, until she has been reduced to nothing but a shell of her actual self. Until she finds out that her father is cheating on her mother, that is. Her life starts to spiral, fast, and she finds her self-control slipping. She is no longer able to hide the wolf that she has successfully kept hidden for 11 years. Fleeing her pack and finding refuge at red runner, Athena begins to heal again. While her hatred for blood moon, especially Jake and Jerry, continues to grow, the twins come to find out that not everything turned out to be as it seemed when they started tormenting her. Is it too little, too late? While they now try to fight for her attention, so do the warlock prince and the Lycan prince, who have all taken an interest in the unconventional girl. But what happens when 2 dark, dangerous, and extremely handsome twins join the party? One is company, two is a crowd. So, what is six?
She never thought the seven-year marriage curse would happen to her. The moment she caught her husband cheating, she made him sign the divorce papers and walked away without looking back. Just as she was ready to rebuild her career, the powerful CEO who stood at the top of the business world entered her life with overwhelming confidence. In an empty conference room, he trapped her between the table and his strong arms, his deep voice filled with temptation. “Miss, before we discuss business, shouldn’t we settle an old debt first?” “What debt?” she asked, her ears turning red. He leaned closer, his breath brushing against her skin. “You saved my life when we were young. I planned to repay that debt…” He placed a contract before her and smiled. “Will you sign this, Miss? I’ll spend my lifetime making you mine.”
Ava isn't your typical shapeshifter - as a panther with extraordinary powers tied to her emotions, she's one of a kind. After losing her mom and being abandoned by her werewolf dad as a kid, she found a safe haven with her Aunt Ella. For the past decade, they've been constantly on the move.
In her previous life, she gave in again and again for the sake of family. What she got in return was their cruelty. To protect their adopted daughter, her four brothers let kidnappers break her hands and legs. Her husband was even more heartless—he pushed his pregnant wife down the stairs, ending two lives at once. When she opened her eyes again, she was given a second chance. Her ex-husband was a wealthy heir, but she would never beg for his love. She threw the divorce papers straight at his face. This time, she would no longer care about her brothers as they destroyed themselves. When her ex was betrayed by the woman he once loved, she only watched with satisfaction. She tore apart the scheming women, crushed the arrogant men, and finally stopped hiding her true abilities. The world watched in shock as she became an unstoppable force. And then came three unrelated brothers who treasured her like their own life. The eldest said, “Our little darling is delicate and fragile. Don’t you dare bully her.” The second said, “Our little darling is afraid of the dark. Don’t scare her.” The third said, “A good woman never goes back to a bad man, sweetheart.” Everyone was speechless. This sweet, adorable powerhouse was afraid of the dark? Really? How could anyone lie so confidently with their eyes wide open? Who would even dare to bully her? When her ex-husband finally came back, he knelt before her with a durian in his hands, his eyes red with regret. “Babe, I was wrong. The woman I’ve always loved… has always been you.”
She had two secrets in her marriage. First, the family never accepted her—behind her husband’s back, they tricked him into signing a divorce agreement he didn’t know about. Their marriage was only meant to last seven years. Second… she secretly had a daughter. For seven years, her husband never knew the child existed. She believed that all her devotion could finally warm his heart. But three months before the divorce took effect, she discovered his secret: the woman he truly cherished was someone else entirely. Seven years of giving felt like a cruel joke. Her heart hardened. She decided never to reveal the child. She divorced decisively, taking her daughter and leaving him with nothing—seeing him only as a man who could breathe and nothing more. Years later, she returned from a humiliated housewife to the youngest winner of a prestigious medical award. The man who once ignored her now realizes she has no intention of returning. When her daughter’s existence becomes public, he corners her in front of everyone, teeth gritted: “Divorce? Taking the child? Do you want to kill me?” She smiles faintly, holding her daughter’s hand. “My daughter is not yours.”
