Cover of Starlight Mates

Starlight Mates

G. Bailey · Nexus #1

378 pagesromantasy
(12k)Steamy

She rejected her five fated mates and ran—now they've found her, and this time she's their prisoner.

Content Warnings
captivityviolence/goredubious consent

Description

She’s the one they shouldn’t want—and the one they’ll never let go. Five years ago, she rejected them. Five years ago, she ran. But they’ve found her, and this time, there’s no escape. Born a Nexus shifter, her life has always been defined by three unshakable her parents despised Nexus shifters, everyone was taught to fear her, and they were right to. She’s a monster, bonded to five souls she rejected at the mating ceremony before vanishing with her parents. Now, dragged back to the remote pack community, she’s a prisoner of the very men she betrayed. They enforce their rules with unrelenting dominance, keeping her under constant watch while the tension between them threatens to explode. Onyx, the charmer with deadly alpha instincts hidden behind polished suits.Aleksander, whose hazel eyes conceal dangerous secrets—and a thirst for ruin.Hollis and Rhodes, twins who capture hearts with ease, but one is determined to shatter hers.And Finnegan, the most lethal of them all, harboring a hatred that burns brightest. They are powerful, dangerous, and unyielding, alphas blessed by the Wolf Gods. She is the reject who destroyed their bond, their hearts, and their trust. But what they don’t see is the monster within her, a darkness clawing to the surface, waiting for the moment to unleash its fury. If they push her too far, it will awaken. And when it does, there may be nothing left to save. STARLIGHT MATES is a dark romantasy full of irresistible tension and dangerous desire. Dive into a story teeming with growly alpha shifters, rejected mates, forced proximity, and electrifying “touch her and die” moments. This is a tale where love is fierce, bonds are unbreakable, and monsters lurk just beneath the skin.

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