

On my eighteenth birthday, the High King summoned the heirs of the four great clans—the Vampires, the Werewolves, the High Serpent Clan, and the Merfolk. He laid their portraits before me and said, "Choose one to be your bondmate." I did not hesitate. I pointed to Damon—the werewolf with no noble bloodline, born in a forgotten corner of the realm. The entire court erupted in disbelief. Everyone knew who I used to love. Alpha Iris—the heir of the most powerful Lycan bloodline. For seven years, I chased him with blind devotion. No matter how harshly he treated me, I never gave up. I confessed to him over and over, sometimes right in the royal court. I even performed a blood-binding ritual—slitting my wrist—to earn the right to marry him. In my previous life, I got what I wanted—I married him and we performed the mate bonding ceremony. With that union, he inherited the High King's resources and rose to become the ruler of all four clans. However, what I did not expect was that after our wedding, he turned around and marked my adoptive sister. My parents were furious and sent her away. From that day on, Iris hated me with a vengeance. He surrounded himself with women who all looked eerily like her. One by one, they came—each more vicious than the last. With his silent approval, they tore me down, piece by piece, until I was nothing more than a joke—no longer the queen I once was. The suffering pushed me into severe depression. Only suppressants keep my wolf form from spiraling out of control. Until one day, my medication was replaced with a slow-acting poison. He was the one who did it. I died alone, locked away in the cold palace, a child still growing inside me. However, fate gave me another chance. In this life, I would not make the same mistake. When the High King once again asked me to choose a partner for the marriage alliance, I chose Damon—the one no one ever noticed—without even blinking.

Caleb Sloan's wife, Jasmine Fuller, claims she's a germaphobe. So, they eat separately throughout their three years of marriage. One day, Caleb catches her sharing a meal with her young assistant. He watches in shock as she finishes his leftover food without hesitation and realizes that her "germophobia" applies only to him. Humiliated and furious by her blatant double standard, Caleb snaps.

Caleb Sloan's wife, Jasmine Fuller, claims she's a germaphobe. So, they eat separately throughout their three years of marriage. One day, Caleb catches her sharing a meal with her young assistant. He watches in shock as she finishes his leftover food without hesitation and realizes that her "germophobia" applies only to him. Humiliated and furious by her blatant double standard, Caleb snaps.

At eighteen, Nina is sent to the Elite Intelligence Academy for one reason: she isn’t as obedient as her perfect AI sister, Gia. Three years later, she returns as Model 1314, a girl who can only follow orders, kept alive by a pacemaker. By the time her family uncovers Gia’s lies, Nina is already dying, and their regret comes far too late.