The Billionaire's Forbidden Mate

The Billionaire's Forbidden Mate

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If you touch me again," she whispered, breath trembling, "I won't be able to stop myself." Adrian Black freezes because he can't stop himself either. He shouldn't feel her pulse. He shouldn't smell her emotions. He shouldn't hear her heartbeat calling to him like a lover returning home. Because he's human. At least... he's supposed to be. Layla, a newly-shifted wolf escaping a rogue attack, never meant to cross paths with a cold billionaire whose life is built on logic, power, and secrets. But the instant their skin brushes, a forbidden mark burns itself into their bodies binding them as mates. A human marked by a wolf. A wolf bound to a bloodline sworn to destroy his family. As Adrian's senses awaken in ways he can't explain, the wolf world panics. Half-mates don't exist. Humans can't be marked. And Layla shouldn't feel a prince's aura beneath the skin of a man who claims to be ordinary. Because Adrian Black is anything but human. He is the lost heir of a rival wolf kingdom, the one Layla's father swore to kill. Now, enemies across two worlds hunt them both. To love each other means choosing war. To survive means breaking a prophecy older than the moon. And the deadliest secret of all? The prophecy doesn't say that Layla will kill her mate. It says she'll kill her mate's killer and Adrian is destined to become that killer. Unless love rewrites destiny first.

Chapter 1 THE ESCAPE

The forest was on fire.

Not with flames, but with screams.

Layla ran barefoot across the dirt, the cold roots slicing into her skin as she stumbled through the trees. Her breath tore from her lungs in ragged gasps, each one burning more painfully than the last. She didn't dare look back. She didn't need to. She could still hear them.

The rogues.

Their growls rattled through the night like thunder, vibrating through her bones. They were close, too close. The scent of blood and wet fur followed her like a curse, a metallic perfume that clung to her skin.

Keep running.

Her wolf whispered inside her, trembling.

Layla pushed harder, legs shaking from exhaustion. She had shifted for the first time only an hour ago, violently, painfully, unexpectedly. She had barely understood what was happening before the attack came.

Rogue wolves had stormed their camp without warning. One moment, she was celebrating her first shift with the few pack members who still tolerated her. The next, she was watching them die.

Jax...

Nora...

The Beta's son...

Gone.

She didn't know who survived, if anyone did. She didn't even know why the rogues attacked. But she knew one thing:

They weren't after the pack.

They were after me.

Her heart hammered painfully as she leapt over a fallen log, nearly collapsing on the other side. She pressed a hand to her side, feeling the sting of a claw wound slicing under her ribs.

Not yet. Not here. Don't stop.

Her wolf begged her to shift again, to run on four legs instead of two. But Layla was too weak. Her bones still ached from the first transformation, her body trembling from exhaustion.

So she ran as a human, stumbling between trees, branches whipping against her skin. The night air was thick with the scent of danger, the moon glaring down at her like an unforgiving eye.

A howl ripped through the forest, closer now.

Layla choked on a sob.

"Please," she whispered to no one. "Please, not like this."

Ahead, the forest thinned. The glow of distant city lights flickered through the trees like stars fallen to earth. Layla pushed toward them, her heart soaring with a single desperate hope.

If I can reach the city, they won't follow.

Humans. Noise. Cars. Lights.

They won't risk exposing themselves.

Branches tore at her hair as she sprinted toward the clearing.

Behind her, the rogues crashed through the trees like a storm.

Layla burst out of the forest and into the open, her feet hitting pavement so hard she cried out. The sudden brightness blinded her. Streetlights, neon signs, an endless stretch of buildings towering in the night.

Civilization.

She didn't slow.

Cars honked. People shouted as she darted across the road like a wild animal. She didn't stop to explain or apologize. Fear drowned out everything.

Her legs finally gave out when she reached a narrow alley between two tall buildings. Layla collapsed against the cold brick wall, her breaths sharp and shallow. She pressed a trembling hand to her chest, feeling her wolf's rapid heartbeat thumping against her ribs.

Safe.

Just a few minutes to breathe.

Just a few...

A twig snapped behind her.

Layla froze.

A low growl echoed through the alley, deeper and colder than anything she had heard tonight. She whipped around, her eyes wide with terror but instead of a wolf, she saw a shadow.

Human.

Tall.

Silent.

He stepped into the faint glow of the streetlight, and for a second, her heart forgot how to beat.

He was the most striking man she had ever seen.

Broad shoulders wrapped in a tailored black suit. A sharp jawline dusted with stubble. Dark hair pushed back in a clean, effortless sweep. Eyes the color of late night storms gray, intense and unreadable.

He looked like someone carved from wealth and ice.

And he was staring directly at her, his expression unreadable.

His presence hit her like a punch. Not danger. Not safety. Something else. Something she didn't understand.

Layla's wolf went silent. Completely silent.

Her heart pounded louder.

"Are you alright?" His voice was low, smooth, controlled. The kind of voice that could silence a room or command armies.

Layla's lips parted, but no sound came out.

She backed up instinctively, trembling. She couldn't involve a human. Not with blood on her clothes. Not with rogues hunting her.

He took a slow step forward.

She flinched.

"I won't hurt you," he said, softer this time.

But her wolf wasn't calming. It wasn't panicking either. It was... reacting. Shaking. Pushing against her ribs.

Closer...

The word whispered through Layla's mind like a breath.

Her wolf had never spoken like that.

She didn't know his name yet, but she felt his presence like fire. He studied her carefully, his brow tightening as if he sensed something he shouldn't be able to sense.

Then her vision blurred.

Her legs buckled.

She stumbled forward and collided with him.

The moment their skin touched, a burning shock exploded between them.

"Ah!" Layla gasped, grabbing her arm.

Adrian hissed sharply, gripping his chest.

But it wasn't pain.

A mark glowing gold flashed across their skin like a spark struck from the same flame.

Adrian's eyes widened in horror. Layla's widened in terror.

The mate mark.

Impossible.

She was a wolf.

He was human.

Humans didn't get marked.

Humans couldn't have mates.

But the proof was on their skin, pulsing in the same rhythm as their hearts.

Adrian staggered back, staring at the glowing imprint on his chest as if it betrayed him.

"What... what the hell did you do to me?" he breathed.

Layla stepped away, shaking violently.

"I didn't, I couldn't", Her voice cracked. "This can't be happening."

Her wolf howled inside her, a desperate, terrified sound.

Mate.

"No," Layla whispered, backing up. "No. This is wrong. You're not supposed to...you can't..."

Adrian stepped forward, confused and furious.

"Tell me what you did to me."

Layla shook her head, eyes filling with tears.

"Nothing," she breathed. "I didn't do anything."

But destiny did.

And it had just marked them both for disaster.

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The Billionaire's Forbidden Mate
1

Chapter 1 THE ESCAPE

30/11/2025

2

Chapter 2 WRONG TURN

30/11/2025

3

Chapter 3 THE COLLISION

30/11/2025

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Chapter 4 THE AWAKENING

30/11/2025

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Chapter 5 ADRIAN'S CONFUSION

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Chapter 6 LAYLA HIDES

30/11/2025

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Chapter 7 A DANGEROUS PULL

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Chapter 8 THE FIRST THREAT

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Chapter 9 THE CONFRONTATION

30/11/2025

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Chapter 10 INTO THE DARK

30/11/2025

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Chapter 11 AFTERMATH

30/11/2025

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Chapter 12 THE WOLF THAT REMEMBERS

03/12/2025

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Chapter 13 THE EMPTY BOND

03/12/2025

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Chapter 14 THE WITCH'S PRICE

04/12/2025

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Chapter 15 THE DOOR BETWEEN WORLDS

04/12/2025

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Chapter 16 CLAIM WHAT IS YOURS

04/12/2025

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Chapter 17 THE BOND THAT BURNS

06/12/2025

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Chapter 18 WHEN THE WORLD TREMBLES

06/12/2025

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Chapter 19 THE SHADOWS THAT HUNT THE KING

07/12/2025

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Chapter 20 BACK TO A BROKEN WORLD

08/12/2025

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Chapter 21 WHEN THE WOLVES ARRIVE

23/12/2025

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Chapter 22 THE CALL OF THE COUNCIL

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Chapter 23 THE COUNCIL'S DEMAND

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Chapter 24 THE NIGHT OF SEPARATION

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Chapter 25 BEFORE DAWN

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Chapter 26 AT DAWN

02/01/2026

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Chapter 27 THE ROAD AHEAD

02/01/2026

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Chapter 28 THE GREY FIELDS

02/01/2026

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Chapter 29 WHAT THE LAND REMEMBERS

02/01/2026

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Chapter 30 THE LINE THAT HOLDS

02/01/2026

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Chapter 31 QUIET DOESN'T LAST

03/01/2026

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Chapter 32 THE WEIGHT OF FOLLOWERS

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Chapter 33 WHEN CHOICES BECOME LOUD

03/01/2026

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Chapter 34 THE SHAPE OF LEADERSHIP

04/01/2026

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Chapter 35 THE FIRST NIGHT THEY TRUST HER

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Chapter 36 WHEN DAWN HASN'T COME YET

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Chapter 37 WHAT GROWS IN THE DARK

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Chapter 38 THE MOMENT THEY STOP CHASING

04/01/2026

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Chapter 39 WHEN WAITING BECOMES A WEAPON

06/01/2026

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Chapter 40 WHEN THEY COME WITH SMILES

06/01/2026