Escaping The Alpha's Curse

Escaping The Alpha's Curse

Rhea · Ongoing · 33.9k Words

332
Hot
432
Views
0
Added
Add to Shelf
Start Reading
Share:facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsappreddit

Introduction

To escape a forced marriage, human slave Anya River risked everything for a freedom she's never known. But that dream shatters when her path collides with Kai Ravencroft—a powerful, magnetic Alpha who is a beautiful cage in human form.

Kai is burdened by a curse that only a rare human-hybrid can break. That hybrid is Anya.

He refuses to let his only hope for salvation go. Whether she is his fated mate or his unwilling prisoner, he doesn't care. He will claim her, and not even the curse itself will stand in his way.

Chapter 1

Anya’s POV

I always hated this part. I hated begging for my life, a life that wasn't really mine. Begging felt like giving up, and I couldn't do that. There was only one way out of this terrible place. I had to run!

I ran as fast as I could, and my lungs burned, but the image of Alpha Borin's leering face—the way he'd looked at me in the hall—pushed me forward. 'A breeder,' the matron had whispered, her eyes full of pity. 'His slave.' The words were a death sentence.

All my life, I have served others. I was trapped because I couldn't say no. But this was worse than dying.

It was getting dark in the forest when a scary howl echoed through the trees. The hunt had started. They were looking for me. I was only human. If they caught me, it would be my end. 

I panicked and ran without looking, tripping over a root. Everything started to spin. I screamed as I tumbled down a steep, muddy hill and into another pack's territory.

My head almost hit a sharp rock, which would have killed me. But just before it did, a strong arm wrapped around my waist and pulled me back from death. 

I let out a sharp gasp as I slammed into a hard chest, squeezing my eyes shut from the impact.

When I dared to look, I found myself sprawled on top of a stranger. My eyes widened. His face, chiseled as if from stone—a sharp jaw, high cheekbones, and a mouth that looked both cruel and tempting. 

But his eyes were what held me captive; they were dark, ancient, and predatory. And I immediately scrambled off him as if his skin were hot iron, ignoring the protest of my aching body.

His voice was a low growl, vibrating through the damp earth. "You have ten seconds to tell me who you are and what you're doing in my territory before I snap your neck."

Before I could find my voice, a new sound cut through the night—footsteps, heavy and conscious, crashing through the brush at the top of the embankment. My hunters.

Panic overrode all reason. I lunged forward, slapping my trembling hand over his mouth. "Please," I breathed, my eyes wide with terror. "They'll kill me."

His body went rigid. A menacing rumble started deep in his chest, and his eyes bled from black to a searing, demonic red.

The raw power that exploded from him was suffocating. He was one of them. My survival instincts screamed at me to flee this new monster, but as I pulled back, his hand shot out, clamping around my wrist in an unbreakable grip. 

With a predator's grace, he yanked me against him until my face was inches from his.

A slow, cruel smirk twisted his perfect lips. "Running from someone, are we?" he muttered. 

"Please," I choked, the word tearing from my raw throat. Hot tears streamed down my cheeks, blurring his stone-cold features. "Help me."

The crashing in the underbrush grew louder. Closer. My hunters.

His eyes flashed in the moonlight, not with pity, but with something cold and calculating. He didn’t say a word. Instead of helping, he grabbed the front of my shirt, ripped me off my feet, and slammed me back against the hard bark of an oak. His body caged mine, solid and inescapable. Before I could even draw breath to scream, his mouth crashed down on mine.

The heavy footsteps faltered. A low murmur, then... retreating. They were leaving.

But I couldn't breathe. My lungs burned, desperate for air he was stealing from me. My mind went blank, a dizzying riot of sensation. I'd never... no one had ever... This was my first kiss, and it was nothing but brutal possession. 

I shoved against his chest, but it was like pushing against a mountain of solid rock.

He pulled back slowly, his dark eyes glittering, his lips wet from mine. A low growl rumbled deep in his chest as he opened his mouth to speak.

But I didn't wait to hear the words. The instant his grip loosened, I scrambled out from under him and ran.

I fled, not daring to look back. I didn't feel the branches tearing at my clothes or the jagged rocks bruising my bare feet. I just ran until I burst through the trees and into a large clearing.

A tall, metal gate stood open, leading into a compound bustling with people. Torches lit up rough-hewn cabins and a large central hall. Men and women hauled wood, tended fires, and spoke in low voices. 

It was a community. A pack. I stumbled inside, gasping for breath, clinging to a desperate, fragile hope of safety.

Then, a sudden, heavy silence fell over the compound. The hammering stopped. The voices died. Every single person froze, their heads turning in unison.

I followed their gaze, and my blood turned to ice.

He was there. Standing on the steps of the main hall as if he'd been waiting for me all along. He hadn't run. He'd let me run, like a wolf herding a lamb straight into the slaughter.

His eyes locked on me—cold, furious, and darkly possessive. He lifted a hand and pointed one sharp finger directly at me. His voice cut through the silence like a blade.

"You. Human."

Every head turned. Dozens of predatory eyes fixed on me, the lone, terrified prey caught in the center of the den. I shook my head, a useless, silent plea. I'm innocent. I did nothing wrong. 

But my trembling body and the scent of his claim still branded on my lips told a different story.

He didn't move from the steps. He just pointed. "Take her."

A mountain of a man separated from the crowd, his face a mask of scars. His Beta. He stalked toward me, and I recoiled, scrambling backward on the hard-packed dirt. "No! Get away from me! Don't touch me!" My voice was a useless, broken squeak.

My desperate struggles were met with silence. I looked past the Beta, searching for... what? Help? An ally? The other humans—slaves, I realized, marked by thin, silver collars—just stared. Some held pity in their eyes, a deep, hollow sorrow that offered no hope. Others looked on with a cold emptiness, as if I were already dead.

As the Beta's massive hand clamped around my upper arm, hauling me to my feet like a ragdoll, I heard a woman whisper to another, "No human survives a night with Alpha Kai...."

Last Chapters

You Might Like 😍

Game of Destiny

Game of Destiny

1.1m Views · Completed · Dripping Creativity
Amie's wolf hasn't shown herself. But who cares? She has a good pack, best friends and a family who loves her. Everyone, including the Alpha, is telling her she is perfect just the way she is. That is until she finds her mate and he rejects her. Heartbroken Amie flees from everything and start over. No more werewolves, no more packs.

When Finlay finds her, she is living among humans. He is smitten by the stubborn wolf that refuse to acknowledge his existence. She may not be his mate, but he wants her to be a part of his pack, latent wolf or not.

Amie cant resist the Alpha that comes into her life and drags her back into pack life. Not only does she find herself happier than she has been in a long time, her wolf finally comes to her. Finlay isn't her mate, but he becomes her best friend. Together with the other top wolves in the pack, they work to create the best and strongest pack.

When it's time for the pack games, the event that decides the packs rank for the coming ten year, Amie needs to face her old pack. When she sees the man that rejected her for the first time in ten years, everything she thought she knew is turned around. Amie and Finlay need to adapt to the new reality and find a way forward for their pack. But will the curve ball split them apart?
Omega Bound

Omega Bound

1.3m Views · Completed · Veronica White
Ayla Frost is a beautiful, rare omega. Kidnapped, tortured, and trafficked to rogue clans and corrupt alphas to do with as they pleased.  Kept alive in her cage, broken and abandoned by her wolf, she becomes mute and has given up on hope for a better life until one explosion changes everything. 

Thane Knight is the alpha of the Midnight Pack of the La Plata Mountain Range, the largest wolf shifter pack in the world. He is an alpha by day and hunts the shifter trafficking ring with his group of mercenaries by night. His hunt for vengeance leads to one raid that changes his life. 

Tropes:
Touch her and die/Slow burn romance/Fated Mates/Found family twist/Close circle betrayal/Cinnamon roll for only her/Traumatized heroine/Rare wolf/Hidden powers/Knotting/Nesting/Heats/Luna/Attempted assassination
After the Affair: Falling into a Billionaire's Arms

After the Affair: Falling into a Billionaire's Arms

1.2m Views · Ongoing · Louisa
From first crush to wedding vows, George Capulet and I had been inseparable. But in our seventh year of marriage, he began an affair with his secretary.

On my birthday, he took her on vacation. On our anniversary, he brought her to our home and made love to her in our bed...

Heartbroken, I tricked him into signing divorce papers.

George remained unconcerned, convinced I would never leave him.

His deceptions continued until the day the divorce was finalized. I threw the papers in his face: "George Capulet, from this moment on, get out of my life!"

Only then did panic flood his eyes as he begged me to stay.

When his calls bombarded my phone later that night, it wasn't me who answered, but my new boyfriend Julian.

"Don't you know," Julian chuckled into the receiver, "that a proper ex-boyfriend should be as quiet as the dead?"

George seethed through gritted teeth: "Put her on the phone!"

"I'm afraid that's impossible."

Julian dropped a gentle kiss on my sleeping form nestled against him. "She's exhausted. She just fell asleep."
Accardi

Accardi

716.2k Views · Completed · Allison Franklin
“I thought we discussed this earlier, Weakness? I warned you. His death is on your hands.”
“I thought you said you were done chasing me?” Gen mocked.
“I am done chasing you.”
Before she could formulate a witty remark, Matteo threw her down. She landed hard on her back atop his dining room table. She tried to sit up when she noticed what he was doing. His hands were working on his belt. It came free of his pants with a violent yank. She collapsed back on her elbows, her mouth gaping open at the display. His face was a mask of sheer determination, his eyes were a dark gold swimming with heat and desire. His hands wrapped around her thighs and pulled her to the edge of the table. He glided his fingers up her thighs and hooked several around the inside of her panties. His knuckles brushed her dripping sex.
“You’re soaking wet, Genevieve. Tell me, was it me that made you this way or him?” his voice told her to be careful with her answer. His knuckles slid down through her folds and she threw her head back as she moaned. “Weakness?”
“You…” she breathed.


Genevieve loses a bet she can’t afford to pay. In a compromise, she agrees to convince any man her opponent chooses to go home with her that night. What she doesn’t realize when her sister’s friend points out the brooding man sitting alone at the bar, is that man won’t be okay with just one night with her. No, Matteo Accardi, Don of one of the largest gangs in New York City doesn’t do one night stands. Not with her anyway.
The Prison Project

The Prison Project

920.5k Views · Ongoing · Bethany Donaghy
The government's newest experiment in criminal rehabilitation - sending thousands of young women to live alongside some of the most dangerous men held behind bars...

Can love tame the untouchable? Or will it only fuel the fire and cause chaos amongst the inmates?

Fresh out of high school and suffocating in her dead-end hometown, Margot longs for her escape. Her reckless best friend, Cara, thinks she's found the perfect way out for them both - The Prisoner Project - a controversial program offering a life-changing sum of money in exchange for time spent with maximum-security inmates.

Without hesitation, Cara rushes to sign them up.

Their reward? A one-way ticket into the depths of a prison ruled by gang leaders, mob bosses, and men the guards wouldn't even dare to cross...

At the centre of it all, meets Coban Santorelli - a man colder than ice, darker than midnight, and as deadly as the fire that fuels his inner rage. He knows that the project may very well be his only ticket to freedom - his only ticket to revenge on the one who managed to lock him up and so he must prove that he can learn to love…

Will Margot be the lucky one chosen to help reform him?

Will Coban be capable of bringing something to the table other than just sex?

What starts off as denial may very well grow in to obsession which could then fester in to becoming true love…

A temperamental romance novel.
From Substitute To Queen

From Substitute To Queen

1.1m Views · Completed · Hannah Moore
For three years, Sable loved Alpha Darrell with everything she had, spending her salary to support their household while being called an orphan and gold-digger. But just as Darrell was about to mark her as his Luna, his ex-girlfriend returned, texting: "I'm not wearing underwear. My plane lands soon—pick me up and fuck me immediately."

Heartbroken, Sable discovered Darrell having sex with his ex in their bed, while secretly transferring hundreds of thousands to support that woman.

Even worse was overhearing Darrell laugh to his friends: "She's useful—obedient, doesn't cause trouble, handles housework, and I can fuck her whenever I need relief. She's basically a live-in maid with benefits." He made crude thrusting gestures, sending his friends into laughter.

In despair, Sable left, reclaimed her true identity, and married her childhood neighbor—Lycan King Caelan, nine years her senior and her fated mate. Now Darrell desperately tries to win her back. How will her revenge unfold?

From substitute to queen—her revenge has just begun!
A pack of their own

A pack of their own

1.6m Views · Completed · dragonsbain22
Being the middle Child ignored and neglected, rejected by family and injured, She receives her wolf early and realizes she is a new type of hybrid but doesn't know how to control her power, she leaves her pack with her best friend and grandmother to go to her grandfather's clan to learn what she is and how to handle her power and then with her fated mate, her best friend and her fated mate little brother and grandmother start their own pack.
Surrendering to Destiny

Surrendering to Destiny

621.8k Views · Completed · Allison Franklin
Catherine is not only a rogue half-breed, she is also the result of mate-bond infidelity, was abandoned as a baby and, to top it off, she can only shift during the full moon. When Catherine left the only pack she'd ever known in order to escape the new alpha, the last thing she expected was to find her mate... let alone for him to be the mouth-watering, heavily tattooed, lead warrior of the most feared lycan pack on the continent.

Graham MacTavish wasn't prepared to find his mate in the small town of Sterling that borders the Blackmoore Packlands. He certainly didn't expect her to be a rogue, half-breed who smelled of Alpha blood. With her multi-colored eyes, there was no stopping him from falling hard the moment their mate bond snapped into place. He would do anything to claim her, protect her and cherish her no matter the cost.

From vengeful ex-lovers, pack politics, species prejudice, hidden plots, magic, kidnapping, poisoning, rogue attacks, and a mountain of secrets including Catherine's true parentage there is no shortage of things trying to tear the two apart.

Despite the hardships, a burning desire and willingness to trust will help forge a strong bond between the two... but no bond is unbreakable. When the secrets kept close to heart are slowly revealed, will the two be able to weather the storm? Or will the gift bestowed upon Catherine by the moon goddess be too insurmountable to overcome?
The Human Among  Wolves

The Human Among Wolves

370.1k Views · Ongoing · ZWrites
"You actually thought I cared about you?" His smirk was sharp, almost cruel.
My stomach twisted, but he wasn’t finished.
"You're just a pathetic little human," Zayn said, his words deliberate, each one hitting like a slap. "Spreading your legs for the first guy who bothers to notice you."
Heat rushed to my face, burning with humiliation. My chest ached — not from his words alone, but from the sick realization that I had trusted him. That I had let myself believe he was different.
I was so, so stupid.
——————————————————
When eigteen-year-old Aurora Wells moves to a sleepy town with her parents, the last thing she expects is to be enrolled in a secret academy for werewolves.
Moonbound Academy is no ordinary school. It's here young Lycans, Betas and Alphas train in shifting, elemental magic, and ancient pack laws. But Aurora? She's just...human. a mistake. The new receptionist forgot to check her species - and now she's surrounded by predators who sense she doesn't belong.
Determined to stay under the radar, Aurora plans to survive the year unnoticed. But when she catches the attention of Zayn, a brooding and infuriatingly powerful Lycan prince, her life gets a lot more complicated. Zayn already has a mate. He already has enemies. And he definitely doesn't want anything to do with a clueless human.
But secrets run deeper than bloodlines at Moonbound. as Aurora unravels the truth about the academy - and herself - she begins to question everything she thought she knew.
Including the reason she was brought here at all.
Enemies will rise. Loyalties will shift. And the girl with no place in their world...might be the key to saving it.
The Lycan Prince’s Puppy

The Lycan Prince’s Puppy

2.9m Views · Ongoing · chavontheauthor
“You’re mine, little puppy,” Kylan growled against my neck.
“Soon enough, you’ll be begging for me. And when you do—I’ll use you as I see fit, and then I’ll reject you.”


When Violet Hastings begins her freshman year at Starlight Shifters Academy, she only wants two things—honor her mother’s legacy by becoming a skilled healer for her pack and get through the academy without anyone calling her a freak for her strange eye condition.

Things take a dramatic turn when she discovers that Kylan, the arrogant heir to the Lycan throne who has made her life miserable from the moment they met, is her mate.

Kylan, known for his cold personality and cruel ways, is far from thrilled. He refuses to accept Violet as his mate, yet he doesn’t want to reject her either. Instead, he sees her as his puppy, and is determined to make her life even more of a living hell.

As if dealing with Kylan’s torment isn’t enough, Violet begins to uncover secrets about her past that change everything she thought she knew. Where does she truly come from? What is the secret behind her eyes? And has her whole life been a lie?
Invisible To Her Bully

Invisible To Her Bully

320.1k Views · Ongoing · sunsationaldee
Unlike her twin brother, Jackson, Jessa struggled with her weight and very few friends. Jackson was an athlete and the epitome of popularity, while Jessa felt invisible. Noah was the quintessential “It” guy at school—charismatic, well-liked, and undeniably handsome. To make matters worse, he was Jackson’s best friend and Jessa’s biggest bully. During their senior year, Jessa decides it was time for her to gain some self-confidence, find her true beauty and not be the invisible twin. As Jessa transformed, she begins to catch the eye of everyone around her, especially Noah. Noah, initially blinded by his perception of Jessa as merely Jackson’s sister, started to see her in a new light. How did she become the captivating woman invading his thoughts? When did she become the object of his fantasies? Join Jessa on her journey from being the class joke to a confident, desirable young woman, surprising even Noah as she reveals the incredible person she has always been inside.
King of the Underworld

King of the Underworld

114.1k Views · Completed · RJ Kane
In my life as a waitress, I, Sephie - an ordinary person - endured the icy glares and insults of customers while trying to earn a living. I believed that this would be my fate forever.

However, one fateful day, the King of the Underworld appeared before me and rescued me from the clutches of the most powerful Mafia boss's son. With his deep blue eyes fixed on mine, he spoke softly: "Sephie... short for Persephone... Queen of the Underworld. At last, I have found you." Confused by his words, I stammered out a question, “P..pardon? What does that mean?”

But he simply smiled at me and brushed my hair away from my face with gentle fingers: "You are safe now.”


Sephie, named for the Queen of the Underworld, Persephone, she's quickly finding out how she's destined to fulfill her namesake's role. Adrik is the King of the Underworld, the boss of all bosses in the city he runs.

She was a seemingly normal girl, with a normal job until it all changed one night when he walked through the front door and her life changed abruptly. Now, she finds herself on the wrong side of powerful men, but under the protection of the most powerful among them.