A Dark Rose
Bethany Donaghy · Completed · 104.4k Words
Introduction
"I am... do I not seem fit enough to be?" He smirks, causing me to blush yet again...
he seems to have that affect on me I don't know why.
"N-No uh... I was just wanting to clarify things... sorry." I say shyly, watching as he keeps his eyes on the road.
"Next question love?" He glances over at me, catching me staring as I immediately glance away.
Uhhhh... what did you mean that I'm your... uh what was the word you used again? Your..." I trail off, trying to think back to what he called me back in the village.
"Mate?" He finishes, as I nod briefly remembering the word.
Dani was brought to a strange world by a demon. She stood on the auction stage and had no hope for her future life. While the Lycan King bought her and gave her a dream new life.
Axel was the Lycan King of the whole Revnok land. He was strong and powerful but was known to be cursed mateless. Until one night, he bought a...human mate, a girl he had been looking for in a century. He vowed to protect her in the dangerous world.
How will things go on when enemies hidden in the shadow start to move?
What will the Lycan King do to protect his mate from danger?
Read the lovely story to find out!
Chapter 1
I didn't stop running regardless of the sharp pains that were squeezing against my lungs each time that I inhaled the crisp winter air.
I couldn't nor would I ever stop running... He was going to kill me this time, I knew that for a fact.
Despite that I knew these woods like the back of my hand, I still felt miles from any roads or humanity as I continued to run in the pitch night- my bare feet scraping against the rough floor of the forest.
My feet were for sure torn apart at this point but my adrenaline was far too high which meant I could barely feel a thing in my current state.
I continued to sprint further through the woods whilst my body began to quiver, wanting to shut down and give in slowly to the cold of the night.
When I heard the sudden gun shot ring out from the distance... It was just enough force to cause me to continue on in quick strides.
I needed to get as far as humanly possible away from that psychotic bastard who hunted me.
Would I ever dare call him that to his face? No. But I sometimes find comfort in knowing that my subconscious wasn't anywhere near as anxious as the real me.
I was for sure going to die this time.
He was going to kill me.
He blamed me for my mother's death... he tortured me for it... but what I done couldn't be helped... I couldn't have changed the outcome that night... but tonight was his final breaking point. The minute I heard the loading of the gun from downstairs I knew I had to leave. Tonight was the night he was going to end me and to be fully honest... I even debated on letting him.
As I continued to run, fearing that my life will soon come to an end... I came to a sudden halt as a bright flash caught my attention from a nearby tree line.
I turned sharply in a panic to see what it was before being met with two dazzling red eyes peering back at me from the distance.
Who the hell has red eyes? Those are some creepy contacts... and to find someone wearing coloured contacts in our small rural town? This had to be a complete first.
"W-Who are you?" I stutter frantically, watching the figure step out from the trees whilst bringing me back to my reality as I stumble backwards slightly.
He was wearing a full black suit and looked like a businessman (not in a good way... more like a mafia drug dealing killer type of businessman).
"Lupin." He stated eerily, introducing himself to me before tilting his head to look me over.
Lupin? I've never met or heard of anyone with a name like Lupin in my life either. He definitely was not from around here.
"W-What do you want with m-me?" I stutter taking a step backwards again, the fear engulfing my body as he smirks down at my 5'2 petite frame.
Thinking to my fathers height, this man must have been roughly 5'11 which gave him the full right to look down upon me.
I was helpless. A stupid, fearful, helpless girl.
I was ashamed of how easily scared I got... but then again, how many girls my age are being chased by their crazed father through the woods with a gun (running into some gangster man wearing bright red eye contacts in the meantime)?
"I can take you far away from here... far away from your father where he can't kill or harm you... all you have to do is take my hand." He tilts his head to the other side before presenting his long bony hand to me as I stare at him wide eyed watching him walk cautiously closer.
My mouth opened and closed like a fish out of water as I watched him... how did he know my father wanted me dead? Who is he? Does he know him well? Maybe this is a set up!
During my thoughts, I jump almost ten feet in the air when I hear the sound of another gun shot - one that now sounded way too close for my liking.
Where could this man possibly take me? Wherever I go my father will probably hunt me down anyway... I would need to go to a completely different universe to escape that man.
But I suppose my life couldn't possibly get any worse if I gave it a shot? Maybe he has a car nearby that could take me away from him and then maybe I could get to the police station? That's if they would even take my story seriously.
But I mean this man could also be a total crazy killer as well... who knows what his intentions for me could be?
"Time is ticking human..." He grinned, as my breathing became irregular at the realisation of my current situation.
Wait?
Did he just call me human? What a way to address someone? I guess now isn't really the best time to be thinking about his random ass word choices...
I couldn't help but think of the amount of time that I was wasting now standing here like a blundering idiot when I could have been running. I could have made it to the village by now... I could have went to the police... but instead I'm stood here frozen in fear staring at this terrifying stranger.
"Dani... I can hear you... I know you're close..." I hear my fathers sing song voice float out from the nearby trees - only causing me to flinch.
He's deranged! There was no use in trying to talk him out of it anymore. All the begging in the world wouldn't stop him from killing me. He hated me.
He won't think twice before shooting me dead when he finds me here... I have about twenty seconds to make a move or else I'll be dead...
"Take my hand and I'll make him go away." The man named Lupin now wriggles his bony fingers, tempting me to take his hand yet again.
How could he possibly take me away from him? I have about ten seconds left before he blows both of our brains out!
The sweat (despite it being cold enough to snow) flowed down from my head in waves. I was a nervous wreck. I couldn't think to hide or run. I was frozen stiff staring at the strange man before me. I couldn't help it... he held me captive with his stare...
My breathing rapidly blew out cold smoke as I stood there panting in desperation.
"There you are you little bitch! Oh and looky what we have here... some creepy fucking boyfriend of yours to help save the day... I always knew you were a pathetic whore that would fuck anything that walks... I mean the age difference doesn't even surprise me either!" My father sneers, glancing between us both in disgust as he taps the side of his shotgun into his palm.
"If you think for a fucking second he will stop me from ending your miserable little life Dani then you're just as stupid and naive as I thought! So say your last goodbyes now sweetheart... before I send you back to fucking hell where you belong!" He laughed insanely, lifting the rifle up to reload it and preparing for his last money shot....
My heart pounded rapidly and I felt physically sick seeing my father preparing the gun. I quickly glanced back to the man still stood beside me. I briefly noticed that he wasn't scared at all by my fathers presence let alone from his gun...
Instead, the strange man named Lupin slowly bowed his head and gestured down to his still, outstretched hand which he silently tempted again for me to take and this time... without a second thought...
I grabbed it.
At the same time,
I see my dad pull the trigger and the bullet directly shoots at me
Bang!
Last Chapters
#71 Chapter 70 - The End
Last Updated: 5/6/2026#70 Chapter 69
Last Updated: 5/6/2026#69 Chapter 68
Last Updated: 5/6/2026#68 Chapter 67
Last Updated: 5/6/2026#67 Chapter 66
Last Updated: 5/6/2026#66 Chapter 65
Last Updated: 5/6/2026#65 Chapter 64
Last Updated: 5/6/2026#64 Chapter 63
Last Updated: 5/6/2026#63 Chapter 62
Last Updated: 5/6/2026#62 Chapter 61
Last Updated: 5/6/2026
You Might Like 😍
Bound by the Dragon Mafia
The head chef looked like he was silently praying for death.
I rushed forward. “Amara. Stop traumatizing these poor people.”
She spun around, delighted. “Sera! Good, you’re here. Taste this. It’s missing despair.”
The chef’s face morphed into existential crisis.
I grabbed her arm. “Put the spatula down.”
“But—”
“Down.”
With exaggerated offense, she dropped the spatula and muttered, “Fine. But if no one here has artistic vision, that’s not my fault.”
She went undercover to expose a mafia empire.
He offered her thirty nights to save her life.
When investigative journalist Seraphine Vale steps into the glittering underworld ruled by billionaire crime lord Dante Vescari, she thinks she’s chasing a story about missing women and corruption.
Instead, she uncovers a secret older than blood—an empire built on fire, sin, and dragons.
Bound to Dante by a forbidden pact, Seraphine finds herself caught between fear and desire, truth and temptation.
Each night pulls her deeper into his world of power, passion, and danger…
and closer to the monster hiding beneath his perfect skin.
Thirty nights. One bond.
And a love that might just burn the world to ash.
A pack of their own
Underwater: The Silent Luna
It sounded like fate. Like rescue. Like the moment the universe finally chose her.
Even with the suspicion clinging to the proposal, Meadow let herself believe it. She stepped into the marriage blindly, hoping love would fill the quiet spaces of her mute, colourless life.
But the truth comes fast, and cruel.
The Alpha never asked for her. Never wanted her. Luna Amber arranged everything without his consent, driven by selfish motives Meadow couldn’t see until it was too late. What should have been tender and sacred becomes a cage, and Meadow is trapped in a nightmare she can’t wake from.
COLD (Ruthless Player)
“Please… Nick, wait.” He pulled out, thrusted back in. “How much? Twenty thousand? Fifty? Hundred?” With every question, he thrust harder and harder. My neurons are frying with the confusing feeling in my brain. Torn between pleasure, fear, and panic. I couldn't utter a single sentence to save my life.
His cold eyes pinned me in place while he plundered my body with deep thrusts, which only added to my confusion. My dumb body mistook the mixed signals, my pussy becoming even wetter than before.
“I hope she'd paid you well, because I'm going to fuck you all night long, hard,” he growled. “Sleep, then do it all over again. I want to feel you come for me, Andrea, want to feel you squeeze my cock, milking me.
Begging for me to give you the high only I can, I'm going to fucked you until I fuck all my wife's money's worth, I want you to remember how hard I took you while you're meeting her.” I sobbed, moaned, and tried to scramble out under him.
“No, please…Nick, let….let me explain.” Nick abruptly pulled out. His eyes were cold but hooded.
Andrea was sent to take down billionaire magnate Nicklaus Montgomery.
Her mission was simple: get close, seduce him, find the proof, and disappear. Instead Andrea finds herself exposed—cornered into signing a contract that binds her to Nicklaus's side as his lover. Now she’s living in his world of wealth, danger, and secrets… and the deeper she falls into his bed, the harder it becomes to remember what side she's on.
Alpha Of Glass And Gold
Four years later, Levi Kingston, the ruthless Alpha who traded his pack for power and built an empire in glass and gold, returns with a proposition that reopens every wound she buried.
A ninety-day marriage contract.
His terms: protect her twins from the enemies his rise created.
Her condition: never fall for him again.
She’s human, or at least that’s what she tells the world. He’s the heir to the city’s hidden packs, a man forged in dominance and secrets. Between them lies a history of rejection, desire, and a bond that refused to die even when they did.
In a world where loyalty is currency and love is leverage, Aurora must decide whether to guard her heart or the truth that could bring Levi Kingston’s entire empire to its knees. proposition that reopens every wound she buried.
Alpha, Billionaire, Strong FL, Fated Mates, Rejected Mates, Secret babies, Twins, A Marriage of Convenience,
To protect what’s mine
The Alpha's Stripper Mate
"What?" It was out of my mouth before I could stop it. I did not wait for him to answer me, I walked toward him.
"Dance on my lap."
My head screamed at me to turn around and run. But my whole body responded to his command.
"Yes, Alpha," I pulled my dress over my body, it dropped over my head and fell to the ground behind me. I was left in nothing but my matching bra and thong. My hands covered my chest on reflex.
"Let me see."
My hands dropped to my sides.
I lowered myself into his lap, facing him. His eyes peered into mine, and I could feel his hot breath fan my face. His dick responded to all my moves, hardening against my now-moist vagina. I swallowed hard, allowing my lips to part in a ragged breath. His hands trailed up to my waist.
"No touching."
At the tender age of eleven, JoJo Wyatt was forced to grow up far sooner than she should have. Born to a cruel father and a weak mother, she quickly realized she had to become the breadwinner for herself and her sister. Nothing else mattered to her, not even the hottest men. In fact, she despised them. After one horrific night, she swore never to have any contact with the male species again. That was, until she started working for him as his stripper.
Meanwhile, Alpha Lake Rush, thirty, was the most feared Alpha in the country. Burdened by his own share of life's struggles, he had learned only to be cruel and reckless, rejecting not one but two mates. But what happens when he discovers yet another mate, and she turns out to be his stripper?
Taming The Hot Billionaire
Eva loses all hope when Alexander announces his engagement to the daughter of a business mogul. For four years, she concentrates on her studies and career, avoiding Alexander at all costs. With his parents hating her with a vengeance, it isn’t a difficult task at all.
So, what will Eva do when Alexander breaks his engagement after four years? What will she do when she needs to live with her best friend in the same building as him? Can she deal with the whirlwind of feelings that seeing Alexander every day unleashes within her? What happens when hidden secrets about her family are unearthed? Will Eva realize why his family is against her? Will she lose hope in Alexander forever?
Read this unique and epic romance to know how Eva tames the possessive, dominant, overprotective, hot, and jealous billionaire with her sweetness.
I Found the Babies
"When..." He growled in my ear, "When we will be getting married, I will be your only king, do you get my point? Only one queen, no misters or mistresses. Just me, just you, and yeah, our babies."
I shivered.
Alyssa Reynolds found herself in a situation, while returning home from work, and she had three choices:
Simply walk away and forget that you ever heard the sound of wailing infants.
Call the police and inform them about the innocent wails.
Follow the sounds of the wails and take the matter in your hands, deciding what to do later.
Being a kindhearted soul and a sucker for babies, she found herself choosing the third option, finding the two little lives.
Two little lives that changed her whole life, her love life included. Her life now revolved around the babies as diapers, vomit and shit seemed to surround her.
Just when she thought that now it's just her and the babies, her whole world flipped over and she found herself living under the same roof as the egotistical, obnoxious and hot-as-hell Terence Powers, the business tycoon who was not going to let the woman fend off for herself and the babies alone.
Death By Breathing
Females are claimed. Controlled. Bred.
Alex swore she would die before becoming any man’s possession.
Fiercely independent and determined to escape the fate forced on women like her, Alex has spent years surviving under the radar. But everything changes when the powerful Vandicoff brothers—three ruthless Alpha rulers—discover she is their true mate.
The moment they claim her, war ignites.
Alex refuses to submit to their bond, their authority, or the dangerous pull between them. She fights every command, every touch, every instinct threatening to drag her under. But the more she resists, the more obsessed the brothers become.
What begins as a battle for control soon sends shockwaves through the entire Alpha world, threatening the Vandicoff empire itself.
Can Alex survive three possessive Alphas without losing herself in the process?
Or will the one thing she craves most—love—become the very thing that destroys her?
How Not To Fall For A Dragon
Which is why it was more than a little confusing when a letter arrived with my name already printed on a schedule, a dorm waiting, and classes picked out as if someone knew me better than I knew myself. Everyone knows the Academy, it’s where witches sharpen their spells, shifters master their forms, and every kind of magical creature learns to control their gifts.
Everyone except me.
I don’t even know what I am. No shifting, no magic tricks, nothing. Just a girl surrounded by people who can fly, conjure fire, or heal with a touch. So I sit through classes pretending I belong, and I listen hard for any clue that might tell me what’s hidden in my blood.
The only person more curious than me is Blake Nyvas, tall, golden-eyed, and very much a Dragon. People whisper that he’s dangerous, warn me to keep my distance. But Blake seems determined to solve the mystery of me, and somehow I trust him more than anyone else.
Maybe it’s reckless. Maybe it’s dangerous.
But when everyone else looks at me like I don’t belong, Blake looks at me like I’m a riddle worth solving.
Cursed Beauty and her Three Alpha Mates
Cast out by her pack for being wolfless and plagued by uncontrollable heat, Maya has spent her life surviving humiliation in silence.
Fate drags her into the path of Kael Draven, the ruthless Lycan King who claims her… only to reject her.
But Kael is not the only Alpha bound to her.
Finn, her childhood best friend and the rising Alpha, loves her with a devotion so fierce, he spends four years locked away in the most ruthless dungeon only to keep her safe.
Xander, a rogue wolf who can make even Alphas bow to his will, has waited centuries for her to be reborn, and he has no intention of losing her again.
Three Alphas.
Three claims.
One cursed destiny.
They called her wolfless. They thought she was weak. But she is done hiding, and this time, she's rewriting the rules.
