Hurt Comfort

He calls me family. My wolf still wants him.He Kissed Me Then Called Me Family

He Kissed Me Then Called Me Family

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I came back to Mossgate with a scar on my neck and a pup buried under my heart. I thought I was done with mates. Then Ryland Kane found me in the dark. He is my brother's best friend. He is also the biker Alpha of Mossgate now. He kissed me like he wanted me. Then he pulled away and called me family. My wolf calls him mate. He calls me a duty. He gives me a room, a job, and a rule: stay where he can see me. I tell myself his care is not love. But I remember his hands. And when a wounded woman needs him, he goes to her without a second thought. I want to be chosen like that. Not managed. Not protected as a sister. I already told my old mate Drystan no. He still thinks my body belongs to him. Ryland says I am safe under his protection. But safety is not the same as being wanted. If he calls me family again, I might show him what his duty made.

He rejected me before the pack. A stronger Alpha calls me mate.He Said No, Fate Said Yes

He Said No, Fate Said Yes

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Elspeth Bray has spent her life fixing boats in her family's yard and trying not to want more. Then the pack's moon ceremony binds her to Wade Corley, the beta she has quietly wanted for years. Wade laughs and calls her a dock girl who mistook kindness for fate. Elspeth refuses to beg. Her brother stands beside her, and a stranger with an Alpha's scent watches from the dark. The stranger is Aren Mallory, Alpha of Stonewake. The next morning he claims Elspeth as his mate in front of everyone and puts his power between her and Wade's regret. He offers her protection, desire, and a choice. But being chosen by an Alpha does not make the old bond disappear. Wade's pride turns dangerous, and Elspeth must decide whether Aren's command can be safety instead of another cage. He said no. Fate said yes.

He can buy my body. He can't buy my heart.Don't Buy My Heart

Don't Buy My Heart

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“Sign it,” he says. “You can hate me after.” Caleb Dune works nights at Sorrel Tower and keeps his sister Elsie alive with every extra shift. He has no time for Lucien Sorrel, the cold CEO who treats every problem like a line item. But when Elsie’s transplant fund is denied, Lucien makes an offer Caleb cannot afford to refuse: money for the surgery in exchange for Caleb moving into his penthouse and his bed. Lucien is trapped by boardroom duty and a family that wants him controlled. He tells himself the arrangement is simple. Then Caleb’s pride gets under his skin, and the shame after every touch makes the want sharper. Caleb can survive being bought. He cannot survive Lucien starting to care. What happens when the man with all the money is the one hiding his heart?

I don't want him. My body says liar.The Veteran Who Shouldn't Want Me

The Veteran Who Shouldn't Want Me

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I have a plan. Keep the boatyard running. Keep my hands steady. Keep Drew looking at me like I'm the best thing in his life. His family treats me like I belong, and I need that more than I say. Drew is warm. He forgets things. He says sorry with a kiss, then leaves me alone when his friends laugh. I tell myself his family's kindness is enough. Then his older brother comes home from the Navy. Callum is cold, quiet, and hard to look at. He acts like I'm a stain on the family dock. I want to hate him. I don't trust her. I don't want to notice her. But I do. He watches me when Drew doesn't. When I'm at my lowest, his contempt cracks, and I see something that scares me. I think he wants me too. I can't want him back.

I came back to Mossgate with a scar on my neck and a pup buried under my heart. I thought I was done with mates. Then Ryland Kane found me in the dark. He is my brother's best friend. He is also the biker Alpha of Mossgate now. He kissed me like he wanted me. Then he pulled away and called me family. My wolf calls him mate. He calls me a duty. He gives me a room, a job, and a rule: stay where he can see me. I tell myself his care is not love. But I remember his hands. And when a wounded woman needs him, he goes to her without a second thought. I want to be chosen like that. Not managed. Not protected as a sister. I already told my old mate Drystan no. He still thinks my body belongs to him. Ryland says I am safe under his protection. But safety is not the same as being wanted. If he calls me family again, I might show him what his duty made.

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Elspeth Bray has spent her life fixing boats in her family's yard and trying not to want more. Then the pack's moon ceremony binds her to Wade Corley, the beta she has quietly wanted for years. Wade laughs and calls her a dock girl who mistook kindness for fate. Elspeth refuses to beg. Her brother stands beside her, and a stranger with an Alpha's scent watches from the dark. The stranger is Aren Mallory, Alpha of Stonewake. The next morning he claims Elspeth as his mate in front of everyone and puts his power between her and Wade's regret. He offers her protection, desire, and a choice. But being chosen by an Alpha does not make the old bond disappear. Wade's pride turns dangerous, and Elspeth must decide whether Aren's command can be safety instead of another cage. He said no. Fate said yes.

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“Sign it,” he says. “You can hate me after.” Caleb Dune works nights at Sorrel Tower and keeps his sister Elsie alive with every extra shift. He has no time for Lucien Sorrel, the cold CEO who treats every problem like a line item. But when Elsie’s transplant fund is denied, Lucien makes an offer Caleb cannot afford to refuse: money for the surgery in exchange for Caleb moving into his penthouse and his bed. Lucien is trapped by boardroom duty and a family that wants him controlled. He tells himself the arrangement is simple. Then Caleb’s pride gets under his skin, and the shame after every touch makes the want sharper. Caleb can survive being bought. He cannot survive Lucien starting to care. What happens when the man with all the money is the one hiding his heart?

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I have a plan. Keep the boatyard running. Keep my hands steady. Keep Drew looking at me like I'm the best thing in his life. His family treats me like I belong, and I need that more than I say. Drew is warm. He forgets things. He says sorry with a kiss, then leaves me alone when his friends laugh. I tell myself his family's kindness is enough. Then his older brother comes home from the Navy. Callum is cold, quiet, and hard to look at. He acts like I'm a stain on the family dock. I want to hate him. I don't trust her. I don't want to notice her. But I do. He watches me when Drew doesn't. When I'm at my lowest, his contempt cracks, and I see something that scares me. I think he wants me too. I can't want him back.

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