After escaping from magic wielders, a young doctor must receive help from an enemy hawk shifter to rescue what remains of her family. Season 3 of The Fated Series *** Shifters are dark, cruel beasts. Or so Dr. Sophie Griffin has been told. After escaping from a magic wielder who held her hostage and kidnapped her sister, Sophie has no choice but to seek refuge in enemy shifter territory while searching for leads on her sister's whereabouts. Cael Haberle has a secret. One that's getting harder to keep. When strict orders force Cael to open his home to a beautiful human doctor, he begrudgingly makes space for her. Regardless of the disarming way Sophie settles his shifter side, he must keep her at arm's length-before she uncovers too much. As Sophie learns to navigate around Cael, she finds herself appreciating the quiet hawk shifter's presence. Maybe the shifters aren't horrible beasts like she'd been told. However, Sophie has no time to grow closer to anyone. Now that her captor is dead, she's racing against the clock to save her sister, before it's too late. Except, it seems, fate might have different plans...

Twisted Dark, Book IV ~~~ Red had left the Covens for a reason. She hadn't liked the rules and instead of being banished like BamBam had, she had taken the simpler route of simply leaving. It wasn't that she didn't love her family, she did, her twin Tiannia especially, but for someone who so enjoyed causing chaos, living on the edge of the Territories was so much more to her liking. At least in her bar, no one ever told her what to do. However that all starts to change with a fateful visit from her mother asking her to do a simple task and she find herself embroiled in more chaos than she would like while she had to end a feud that had been born within the blood of her family. Something she wants nothing to do with but several lives life hang in the balance while a werewolf threatens her own. With a choice being made to ensure her own survival, twisting her sister's own instincts against her, Red has a rather unforgettable fling with the werewolf who threatened to kill her, that leaves her craving more. As the werewolf states that she will be her breeder, Red leaves the werewolf territory to head back to her bar, cursing her own foolish actions in letting the domineering werewolf take control of her chaos. Escaping back to her bar where she can control the chaos of her life, the werewolf follows her home and starts to insert himself into her life. Red hates people interfering with her life more than anything else and the two clash tempers as the fire that had been ignited between them burns hotter and hotter. But when the werewolf starts to fall ill the longer he stays, Red knows she has to make a decision. Fall into fires that threaten to burn them both or that will weld them together so tightly there will be nothing able to tear them apart or let him die. Bang bang Let chaos reign

Somewhere in the north an army of Hybrids, a lethal combination of Shifter and Vampire, was being created. An army with an ability to shift between a human form and an animal body, with unknown Vampiric abilities, and a thirst that they have no humanity left to control, but the whereabouts of a Pureblood Witch, a Witch born from a goddess and placed in the womb of a mortal, could threaten to stop them. Allison knows exactly who and what they are looking for. She also knows where to find it, but she's keeping that information to herself, bottled deep inside of her along with dark emotions and a dark past that are threatening to tear her apart. In a silence that is almost deafening, there is only one Shifter who bears witness to her struggle, but as a victim of her own visions, she has closed herself too tightly for him to break through. He'll have to think quickly for another way around her defenses if he hopes to save her from those who seek to destroy her, even herself.

A steamy holiday short. A reclusive shifter's Christmas takes a surprising turn when his life-mate shows up unconscious on his doorstep. Finn just want to be alone; Hannah just wants to find somewhere to belong. When his secret is revealed, Hannah is willing to do anything to be claimed. *** Just when Hannah thinks this Christmas can't get any worse, a wrong turn leaves her stranded without fuel or phone signal in the midst of a surprise snow storm. Lost in the blustery snow-scape, she nearly freezes to death but is rescued by man straight from her fantasies. She is drawn to him immediately, and when the opportunity arises to become his life-mate, she is unintimidated by his warning that he'll never be able to let her go. Finn came to the middle of nowhere to be alone. His plans to spend the holidays in complete isolation are interrupted by an unconscious woman on his doorstep, and worst yet, this woman happens to be his beast-half's chosen mate. She is more than willing to be claimed by him, but he has far darker secrets than he is willing to admit, and even if he wants her, giving in to the urge might just condemn them both. Hannah is not willing to give up her happily ever after so easily, though. She won't let her shifter mate go until she shows him exactly what he'll be missing. Warning: Sexual Content

Wolves of Ragnarök - Book 1 WINNER OF THE ALPHA AWARDS 2023! **WATTPAD FEATURED STORY** What would you give up to keep your family safe? The time when wolf shifters could roam the land freely has ended. The world is changing swiftly around us. Skin Shifters have had to sink ever deeper into the shrinking wilderness; hiding from more than just the humans who hunt us, but from shadows who stalk the night and leave chaos in their wake - creatures driven by bloodlust and pass on their sickness to the humans they feed on. My pack has seen too much of death, and has nowhere left to run to except towards one last light of hope; rumour of an Alpha of alphas gathering our kind together across the Northern sea. Our sanctuary comes in the form of Alpha Hati Hróðvitnisson, a male of undeniable strength but a burning hatred in his eyes that sears my flesh the same way his touch does. . .but even he may struggle to save me when the very blood running through my veins endangers us all. . . . . .because the prophecies of Gods and Monsters may be alive in more than just the stories after all. *** A slow-burn werewolf romance set in early medieval Scotland and Norway, interwoven with mythology and mystery. Come run with the Wolves of Ragnarök.

**SHORTLISTED - ONC2024** Prompt: "Fairytales are real" and there couldn't be anything worse." "Hi, my name is Rue, and my fairytale is worse than Cinderella's and Snow White's. In "The Worst Fairytale," I, Rue, dive headfirst into an adventure that twists the classic fairytale into something dark, thrilling, and utterly enchanting. Tasked with rescuing my grandmother, I find myself in a world filled with deceitful and magical creatures, including the tiny, troublesome fae and their captivating king. Navigating a realm where beauty masks danger, I discover unsettling truths about myself and the fae that blur the lines between heroes and villains. With each encounter, the distinctions between ally and adversary fade, challenging my every conviction. Join me on this journey of love, betrayal, and redemption, where my mission to save my grandmother might cost me more than I'm willing to sacrifice. Will I manage to outwit the villains and perhaps share a dance with the mysterious Fae King, or will this story spiral into my deepest fears? Delve into "The Worst Fairytale" to discover if I can forge my own happy ending in a world that defies all expectations." **** ONC 2024 Entry ****

What happens when your worst nightmare becomes a reality? What happens when fairy tales come true? And not just the good ones. Arielle has grown up her entire life being taught how to outsmart the people around her. When she stumbles upon a family secret she will have to use everything she's been taught to outwit her would be killers. Castiel has everything he thought he ever wanted. His family, his community and the leadership role he was groomed for since birth. When the sudden disappearances of wolf shifters gets out of hand, he will need every weapon in his arsenal to stay one step ahead of his enemies. When these two paths cross, will their love be enough to save everyone? How much will be sacrificed and will it be worth it? This use to be a completely different book. Same concept but different characters. Deleting the old chapters as I go. I would appreciate feedback and comments. Please share and vote. Filling in the plot holes and spicing it up. Please be patient, I update every week.

After an encounter with a feral vampire, Cillian must transport his wounded brother Cormac across a famine-ravaged landscape. As once-dormant forces of evil rise to feed upon the grief stricken land, the brothers' journey becomes a nightmare. Navigating a world of deceiving witches, headless horsemen and unhinged vampires, the brothers time becomes their biggest enemy as Cormac begins his transformation into immortality... Meanwhile, Rosemary and her young daughter seek to escape the iron-like grip of an abusive father. In a village of rituals and whispers, they must abandon their moral compass if they are to survive his wrath. And when both parties encounter at a crossroads in the rural Irish countryside, a deadly new opportunity for salvation arises, along with a choice... Follow me for updates IG @alexander.writess I'm Alex, 23 from Ireland. Currently studying English w/ creative writing. I hope you enjoy this short story/ novella. For fans of Stephen King, of Joe Abercrombie, and of Robert Eggers.

Finding Dorinda (Said as Door-ring-da, but fast!) is about a girl who looses her mum to a car crash but gains three brother and a father in the process. Dorinda or Do, is an intresting charater, she is skilled in MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) and is a closert nerd. With a photographic memory she recalls things at will when she finds herself in tricky situations. Although she has 3 big brothers to look after her, trouble brews in the form of Nathanial... her brother's best friend who takes an intrest in the beautiful Dorinda. With her glare of ice and tounge of flames, she soon finds herself even deeper into the mess which is her life. Even at a young age Dorinda didnt like dogs of any sort and that started from the fact when she was six she was attacked by a larfe mutant looking wolf. Although dogs and wolves are completly different she still feels they are the same... trouble lurks around every corner at school, home and in the misterious, forbidden forest behind the house. But what happen's when her brother's secrets spill out when she gets hurt again by the very same animal that haunts her nightmares? Will they tell her the truth or will they lie to her face and tell her she is being crazy? Or will Dorinda find out the secret by herself or will she catch them in the act? And can Dorinda save herself from something made out of love, something born into the world filled with hate and spite can Dorinda, her family, friends and Nate find a cure for what her fate decides? COMPLETE xD