Cheyenne Barnhart

“Say it.” Elara’s throat tightened. “I belong to you,” she whispered. Alpha Kane Blackthorn’s gaze remained cold. “Do you understand what that means?” After her father, Beta Draven, is exposed as a traitor responsible for unimaginable crimes, Elara loses everything overnight. Her name. Her freedom. Her place in the Blood Moon Pack. As punishment for her father’s sins, she is taken to the Alpha’s palace and placed under Kane Blackthorn’s control. The ruthless Alpha is known for his unforgiving heart and his hatred for betrayal. To him, mercy is a weakness, and love is a distraction. Elara should hate him. She should fear him. But the closer she gets to the man who holds her fate in his hands, the more she realizes there is more behind his cold eyes than cruelty. Because the Alpha who claims she is nothing but a punishment may be the same man destiny chose for her. And when the truth about their bond is revealed, Kane must choose between the throne he protects and the woman fate placed in his path. He rejected her. But his wolf chose her.

Alana did not know the word freedom and happiness having been confined in the basement of her family’s house accused of killing her own mother. She’s beaten, cursed at, and barely survived from crumbs of food thrown at her. She thought this is her final destiny and has accepted the bitter fate of her life not until the night of her 21st birthday, a mysterious alpha appeared at her door telling her that she is the long-lost daughter of the alpha king and claiming her as his mate he’s been looking for several years now.

When Elara’s world crumbled, she left everything behind. She had been betrayed by love, abandoned by her pack, and shattered by loss. One reckless night in Europe was supposed to help her forget. A s*xy stranger, stolen kisses, and unexpected passion changed everything. By morning, she was gone. Weeks later, Elara discovered that the night had left her with a surprise she never expected. Years later, Elara is a devoted single mother who writes for a living. When she finally returns to her old pack, she expects painful memories and awkward reunions. She does not expect to walk straight into the wedding of the century. The Alpha King’s wedding. Then the groom turns toward her. Their eyes meet, and one possessive growl brings the entire ceremony to a halt. “Mine.” Oh. Crap. Then he notices the toddler standing beside her and growls again. “My pup.” With the royal wedding in ruins and long buried secrets coming to light, Elara finds herself caught between the past she escaped and the powerful mate who refuses to let her go. Weddings, werewolves, jealous exes, pack politics, awkward family dinners, steamy revenge kisses, and fated mate chaos collide in this emotional and heartwarming story about second chances, found family, and unexpected love. Formerly known as *Fated and Knocked Up by the Alpha King*.

As a bestselling paranormal romance writer, I've killed off villains, rejected cheating Alphas, and handed out happy endings for years. Turns out, writing about betrayal is a lot easier than living through it. I caught my fiancé, Alpha Kael Draven, in bed with my stepsister. They expected tears, screaming, maybe a dramatic slap or two. I gave them a smile instead. Nothing bruises a cheating Alpha's ego faster than realizing his mate doesn't care enough to fight over him. Just when I thought I'd survived the worst day of my life, the most feared Lycan in the country arrived at our pack, and suddenly everyone forgot about the affair and started acting like I was the real problem. Now my cheating fiancé won't let me out of his sight, my delusional stepsister is determined to steal a title that was never hers, and a dangerous Lycan keeps looking at me like he's been waiting for me his entire life. The funny thing? I've written this story before. Or... at least I thought I had. Because this one refuses to follow my plot, the characters won't obey me, and I'm beginning to suspect the Moon Goddess never bothered reading my books. If this is fate's idea of a romance, she seriously needs a better editor.