Author

Shreya Chakraborty

Novels by Shreya Chakraborty

Lancelot's Secret

The country is shocked to the core at the two brutal murders of two women from the high class society. Detective Frost and his assistant Jane are given the case where they start trailing the murders and find that all is not as it seems.It takes them to the moors of the countryside of England where murders and secrets are running galore.And in that Detective Frost is shocked when he finds a man who is something else but shows that he is not so. Accused of two murders, Lancelot Bradbury, the next in line to become the Earl of Bradbury is not what Detective Frost had expected. Neither did he expect to fall in love with the accused.Now he will go to any lengths to protect his love, no matter what the price!!!

Chapter 74

Nathan’s POVI will always remember the barn. How could I ever forget it? It was a big, corrugated iron one, dull with age and with no windows on the lower level and just one at each end, up in the gable. Tall narrow windows that let light into the loft, while below the barn was dark and silent, cluttered and filled with dust. But I didn't know that when I first saw it. I came upon it slowly as I emerged onto the top of the mountain, after a steep climb from the bay below, which had taken me through the untouched forest of the National Park. And I came at it from the rear, seeing the high window lit with the full afternoon sun, and I saw him there caught in the sun, naked and golden, like some lost angel. Perched up there on the windowsill with his arms spread wide hanging on to the frame. He is the reason I remember the barn so well. I stopped there, breathing hard, recovering from the climb, and

Last Updated: 2020-08-31

Chapter 73

This is getting to be familiar territory, Susan thought as they entered the corridor and turned to go towards the library. They knocked politely, turned the handle and then gradually descended down the steps. In his smoking jacket Lord Billington sat there crouched over a table occupied by the game of chess in progress. He frowned.“My dear chap. Welcome…. And also to you, Susan. The frown was about me being puzzled by the state of the game. Join me for a few moves, eh, Frost?” asked the earl.He waited for Nathan patiently as he toured the board from all angles. Sitting opposite to Billington, he moved one of his pawns. Billington looked perplexed.While waiting Nathan picked up the imposing Queen. He used a clean handkerchief to wipe off the wwaist a tiny mark. Then he placed her back on the board.“She is a heavy lady,”

Last Updated: 2020-08-31

Chapter 72

After more valuable conversation with Acheson, Nathan left the table and headed with Susan for the garage. Once inside the car he stared straight ahead and then just sat there without even saying a thing without moving.“Billions and billions, MacArthur said that the moor is worth and Neville Guise offers Lord Billington only one million for this entire property like this. He must have been furious when Acheson sent him that phoney report through that courier--- and returned the huge fee that Guise had sent him, rather paid him…”“Which is why he tried to kill Acheson that day in the moor. That night I mean,” said Susan as her eyes widened with the realization,” He spotted the fake. We will now drive over to Bradburt Manor and I would like to have a conversation with Lord Billington on an immediate basis.”“But he will be asleep

Last Updated: 2020-08-31

Chapter 71

The dining room was very quiet. Few tables were occupied. Acheson was at a table inside a secluded alcove. He waved. As Nathan and Susan sat on either side of him he took out a package nicely wrapped with a bow and all out of the pocket of his tropical drill jacket, and handed it to Susan.“I have never been able to properly thank you for saving my life up on the moor.. Otherwise I would not be here tonight. Just a small gift,” said Acheson with a smile and gratitude shining in his eyes.Susan took it gingerly. It had been quite long that she had been presented with gifts from men. And now that she had it she was not sure any longer. She opened the gold wrapping paper which was gauzy and then the green soft coloured paper underneath and took out an expensive leather case.Taking a deep breath she unfastened the case and gasped.Inside was a

Last Updated: 2020-08-31

Chapter 70

“This map,” Marley started speaking,” I have obtained from a mariner friend high up in his service. They know of the island’s existence but do not know that the island belongs to that bastard, Neville Guise. Here goes….”From the cardboard roll he extracted a large map, spreading it to flatten it. Susan immediately recognized it as showing the west coast of Brittany, the Channel Islands with vast stretch of the Atlantic with another island well west to the Channel Islands group. The island was circled in red.Near the bottom of the large sheet was another map, a detailed outline of the map of Roab. A drawing on this map showed steep cliffs and a section of dotted lines shaped like a triangle with the narrowed apex ending at the gulch. Marley pointed the dotted lines projecting into the Atlantic.“That’s a trap,” he explaine

Last Updated: 2020-08-31

Chapter 69

The pleasant maid had cleared away the breakfast clutter that the three of them had made altogether, but Susan was still puzzled by Nathan’s reply. Another factor entered her mind, she looked across the bed where Nathan’s note pad was still open and Nathan was studying it.“Island of Roab. Could that be somewhere important? I mean, somewhere remote out in the Atlantic?”“All great minds think alike,” he smiled,” I was just wondering about that myself.”“And there is a strange item in the paper. Something about the Asiatic pirates who grabbed an oil tanker about a few months back, fully laden. Do you think that this could be connected with that?” asked Jane who was also trying to contribute in the best way that she could, given that she had missed out on a lot of the investigation in the past few days.

Last Updated: 2020-08-30

Succubus in your Dreams

They say that love heals all….but what happens when the other half of your soul is torn away from you???What happens when you have not even begun your life and then you are all alone?Would you sell your soul to the Devil for a chance to be re-united with your love again? Would you take on the bargain with the Devil so that you might get a chance to find your soul-mate once more?Seventeen year old Aithusa, does that. She becomes a demonic creature from a normal human being selling her soul for eternal slavery just for the sake of her love. She becomes a Succubus for more than a millennia becoming a sexual slave for Hell only to forget her ordeals every twenty years and start afresh. But what happens when her love is finally in front of her and she has no memory of him? What happens when it turns out that the Devil has done nothing but tricked her into forgetting the only one for whom she had sold her soul?Will she remember who she was? Who she is? Will her love make her soul whole again and bring it back from the clutches of hell?

Chapter 73

Aithusa smiled, knowing full well that the incubus was about to seduce her. Even before he touched she felt his hands and her lungs expanded with briny air. His voice had the lilt she knew so well - his words soft with the smile that already played on his face. With the kiss came electric tingles, the desire to play.But her purpose was something absolutely different. She smiled at him even broader as she thrust her tits out and the boy sucked in a breath through her teeth as he snarled.“You are really in here playing with fire, girl,” said the incubus as Aithusa pouted and said,” Promises promises…and no action makes Jack a liar.”As he came close to her, the door of the room shut with a lock and the head of the incubus snapped up. It was not him who had done it. It was Azure and he said,” Who are you?&r

Last Updated: 2020-11-17

Chapter 72

After her shower, she stood in front of the mirror and stared at herself. There were hollows under her green eyes, causing her pale face to seem almost white. She rimmed her eyes in black eyeliner, applying mascara and shadow to give her dull eyes some depth. Rouge and lipstick followed, feigning a healthy glow. She gathered her damp hair into a long plait, a few dark hairs escaped at her temples which curled dry against her hot cheek. The more energy she exerted in preparing herself, the fainter she became. A black dress would suit tonight's agenda, exposing enough flesh to tempt but not to bring all attention on her. Black boots that zipped to her knees completed the ensemble. She checked the time, dance clubs and bars were still open but it was nearing last call and the lonely souls still left in them would start seeking each other out, looking for someone to spend the night with.She scarcely saw anything out of her peripheral vision as

Last Updated: 2020-11-16

Chapter 71

There is a wisdom in keeping your blessings close to heart and thoughts, in seeing how the universe conspires to help those who struggle to become the best version of themselves in order to help others. But right that moment Aithusa did not feel that she was going to be the best version of herself.They had parked the car at the back alley of the club where there would be no one in the afternoon.“I would need a mirror to finish my transformation. It is not like that I can do it just by thinking,” said Aithusa as she grumbled. She knew very well that with her current attire she would get in no club at all.“You have been a succubus for a thousand years, Thusa. Why do you think that you can’t pull off a transformation? Come on, do it now! We don’t have the time. I shall be your mirror,” said Rook and Aithusa sighed at her friend’s words.

Last Updated: 2020-11-13

Chapter 70

Aithusa’s POVI looked at Aiden and said,” Would you be fine here for some time? I need to take care of something for my boss. I shall be back within an hour.”“Your boss will ask you to leave and take care of this now while Jared Alvin is in house?” he asked incredulously. It was definitely not my best lie and I knew that there were problems with it as well but at that point it was the best I could do.“Ummm…it is really an emergency. I think you should take a seat and also take some pictures for your Instagram and I shall be back before you even know it.”He definitely did not like it but he did not say anything. So I tiptoed up and placed a chaste kiss on his lips and then he smiled at me and said,” Great, but you are taking me to lunch today once you are back.”&ld

Last Updated: 2020-11-12

Chapter 69

He recalled that when they were courting and had separated for the summer, time would slow to a trickle and those sunny weeks were an age. Now he would give anything to go back and find away to spend that time by her side, savouring those moments instead of wishing them away. As she lay dying in his arms time flooded through his fingers with no regard for his feelings. He wished he could just stop moving forwards and exist in that moment together. Not thinking. Not breathing. Just not apart. Then he lay next to her just to feel her body heat and bring his head close to hers.He read out the lines from his latest book in pin drop silence in the book store as every one was hearing to his voice with rapt attention.Aithusa was standing at the back and was making sure that she did not have to be bothered wi

Last Updated: 2020-11-10

Chapter 68

Aithusa’s POVI had never thought that I would be waiting for one date to arrive and then someone else would show up and I would leave with him. But I was good…I was comfortable with this man.“So what is your name?” I asked as we both got coffees and sat down on the park bench again.“I am Aiden. And you are?” he asked in the way that school boys would talk. I mean, not the nerds but the jocks. They think that they are so handsome and popular that no one can resist them and they also have this strange swagger about themselves which makes them irresistible.I had fed on guys like this before but talking or even being in close proximity for something normal like conversation was a big no. But I was in my human guise and what did it matter until he knew my real identity?“My name is Letic

Last Updated: 2020-10-21

Alpha's Unicorn Mate

A Dark Wolf bloodline is the purest of the Lycan race. They are the most primal and powerful of their kind. Visceral. Predatory. Creatures of instinct and hunger. They are the potential for all things good and evil. And when it comes to humans…they are a deadly nightmare just waiting to happen. But what happens when she is not a human? What happens when she is the only one who can become his salvation? Will they be able to understand that they are destined for each other before they drift away from each other???

Chapter 83

It was the brightness of a fresh page in the summer sun, the kind that brought a smile even as you let your eyes rest a moment. It was the sort of brightness that that kindled something beautiful within, and at the same time stirred a connection with the nature around. It was one of those days the soul was so vibrant it began to merge with every living thing, radiating, resonating, elevating... that was what he had told her…when they had shared their first kiss.She still knew that it was her and Solomon’s secret. The Spirit Walker and the Soul Walker together was nothing more than a disaster brewing and then they had both ruined it.The small cottage was perched on the plain near the woods, so old and poor that it was surprising how it was still standing. And yet it seemed alive and welcoming, a warm ribbon of smoke rising from the old chimney. The walls were made of the same wood and the

Last Updated: 2020-11-17

Chapter 82

The morning dawned misty and quiet, the birds hushed and the wind stilled in the presence of magic itself. She walked deliberately and slowly from her thicket in the depths of the wood, moving down the time traveled path toward the mirror like surface of the deep black lake at the center of the wood. Her passage made barely a sound and her tracks were non existent with the light deftness of her steps. She paused at the edge of the dark water and waited, the silence was deafening as the time drew near.She slid to her knees at the water’s edge and bowed her head as the first rays of the sun streaked across the black water. The twisted spire of her horn dipped into the water and began to send ripples across the flat surface. Light spread from the tip of her horn and flashed outward beyond the lake's surface and into the forest to usher in a new season of growth and prosperity. The unicorn got back to her feet and looked out over the for

Last Updated: 2020-11-16

Chapter 81

Razl woke up with a start from the chair where he had fallen asleep and immediately rushed towards the room where Tourmaline was.“There is a ritual I need to complete,” he announced as both Jillian and Sapphire looked at his direction.“What kind of ritual?” asked Jillian.“I don’t know that yet but this I know that she is not going to come out of this until her soul merges with hers. They have kept her soul captive because it had been spliced before her birth in womb and now there is no way of them merging when she is fully adult. And until that happens she will be in this comatose state,” said Razl. His voice was dangerously low and his eyes were full amber. That meant that his wolf was very close to the surface and he was not in a stable state.“How do you know this?” asked Sapphire as her eyes w

Last Updated: 2020-11-13

Chapter 80

"You've been following me?" He forced out after a longer pause than he was proud of. "For how long? Not from the flat... That's too far. Why have you been following me? Why would you want to? How come I didn't see you?""Oh..." She ducked her head, forelock falling over her eyes as she peeked up with a look that was both shy and mischievous. "It's been a little longer than that. And only when you entered the forest, mostly then. I'm too easy to spot within your town, hardly easy to trot around when wolves looking like humans are gawking at you like you've grown a second head. But you like to walk here and read here rather a lot, don't you?""How long..." He shook his head, bringing his hands up behind his neck, fingers splaying flat against skin. "How long have you been watching me, if it has been more than today? And why on earth? You didn't answer me. I didn't even know unicorns lived so close to the cities. I thought you hated

Last Updated: 2020-11-12

Chapter 79

Razl walked without rhyme or reason to his footsteps, striding between the coniferous trees as the forest enveloped him. There was no path to follow, only loam that was rarely trodden by human beings in its isolation and a quiet peace that chased the ache of study from his mind. Spring sang through the forest, a harmonious melody of birdsong as the culprits flitted from branch to branch, and he lost himself in their instrumental language, sinking into a world that he feared, one day, mankind would forget. From his flat, it was only a short walk before he reached the tree line of the woods and, from there on out, he could forget the human world completely, losing himself in a natural, unspoilt world.He scratched his head, fingers raking through a mop of brown hair already tousled from a light wind. It never seemed worth the effort that others of his age went to in styling it, though it was the fashion of the younger generation to glue it in

Last Updated: 2020-11-12

Chapter 78

Sometimes the pain crushes you- it leaves you incapable of everything. It leaves you broken- in and out. The tears won't roll down, and the screams won't escape past your quivering lips. The hallucinations would come, but they'd not allow you to react and let the steam go. They'd force the steam to keep burning you, staining you.Tough times do last. Tough people don't last, always. Well, some might have a dramatic life, but not all. Some really face pain- unspoken, and terrible. One sending disgusting shivers down your spine. Some pain, which makes you want to shatter everything in vision, because you can't stand something perfect near your broken soul. They are the ones who really don't come out of dramas, novellas and films. The pain is real, and so is the agony.Razl was sitting beside Tourmaline holding her hand as she was still unconscious. It had been three days since she had first shifted. No one had ever heard of

Last Updated: 2020-11-11

The Hunter's Accidental Bride

Oberon Hunter's life is changing from wealth, fast cars and one-night stands to monogamy, marriage and a child. To find his family, will he be able to make this trade-off???

Epilogue

Oberon had planned to give this party before they left for Bolivia, its purpose to publicly celebrate their marriage which he still felt was the important thing to do. Their happiness together, he declared, would confound everyone and make it a scintillating affair, all the guests, glittering madly around them and trying to shine lights on cracks in their relationship and forced to concede failure because there were none.And that was certainly happening tonight, thought Rhonda, secretly amused by some of the outrageous questions that had been tossed at her and Oberon tonight as they stood arm in arm, greeting and chatting up with the guests who were rolling up despite the short notice. The whole A-list of Sydney society was agog with discussion to assess the newly married couple and how on earth had they been able to buy the place at Piper point as a family home.Besides, people generally wished them

Last Updated: 2020-07-10

Chapter 93

Rhonda knew intuitively that he would retreat from her if she did not show her that she believed in him. Now was the moment to capture the intimacy that they had not reached before.”I am sorry that I listened to your mother. She conjured up things that have plagued my life and although I tried to look past them, I needed you to set them aside for me, to make me feel right with you again,” said Rhonda.“Have I done that?” asked Oberon, with blazing intensity in his gaze.“Yes,” she answered emphatically.” Yes, you have.”“Good!” A fierce triumph blazed from his eyes,” Because you are right for me, Rhonda. So very right for me. In every possible way that there is.”It would be easy now to revel in the rightness that he felt with her, to hold him to herself an

Last Updated: 2020-07-10

Chapter 92

Oberon set down the towel that he had used to wipe down the water from his body and then drew Rhonda in a loose embrace as he focused his mind on speaking the truth on seeking the best path towards understanding. He rested his forehead lightly on hers and almost like he needed their minds to meet.“You have a family,” he started,” It may be dysfunctional but you have met every single member of it. You know what they are like. You know which cousins you like and which you hate. You know where they come from and you know what they can do. You can mix both freely with them, both on your mother’s side and on your father’s side.”Her shoulders pulled back, muscle tensing, whether in impatience or resistance he could not tell but she was in tune with this talk about her family.“That’s not to say that you were not alone, Rhonda. I know

Last Updated: 2020-07-10

Chapter 91

Oberon felt too raw, too angry, too exposed, to be anywhere near Rhonda or near their son. He was not in the right state of mind to be taking care of Ruriel either. It was wrong to use his own fatherhood as a blindfold to the churning hatred stirred by his father’s attitude towards himself and his brothers and sisters…owing all of them nothing except their lives and not even each other. He had to deal with this all alone and then move past it…he had to step forward in the future.He sought out Karen, the nurse for Ruriel who was now an integral part of their household, finding her in the nursery quarters where Ruriel was due to have his morning nap. Having left his son in her care, he decided that what he needed at the moment was some of the hard mindless, physical exertion to get off from this sickening inner turbulence that was churning his insides.Oberon headed to the boatshed b

Last Updated: 2020-07-10

Chapter 90

“Don’t you see it?” roared Oberon,” Don’t you get how obscene this is? We are not his sons and daughters.. we are not his children…we are just performing monkeys for him…who will perform the tricks and he will enjoy it from hell or wherever he is!!”He threw out his hands in furious disgust and then he advanced in the direction of Ferrera with his hands moving animatedly,” And you…you are the other director of the circus to make sure that we perform right, isn’t it? Having fun, are you? Seeing how well the outcast bastards are going to come back into Cedric Hunter’s fold when he dangles the carrot of money in front of all of us? Are you making sure of handing out the rewards to us like the good performing monkeys get peanuts when they finished their act?”Ferrera stiffened in the face of the oncoming attack and said,&rdquo

Last Updated: 2020-07-05

Chapter 89

“Serendipity, yes,” Oberon bit his words concededly,” But my marriage to Rhonda had nothing to do with the conditions that my father laid down for inheriting a part of his estate which he supposed too be my worth and my share.”“The inheritance…” the lawyer gestured his hands indicating that it was simply an ambivalent factor.” Cedric simply used that as a power tool to drive you to re-appraising your life from the way that you were leading it when you received the letter a few months ago? It worked, did it not?”Breath hissed out from Oberon’s clenched teeth. He was steaming at this manipulation which was being orchestrated from the grave however Rhonda reasoned that it had actually done him no harm. Even if it was the rebellion against the way that Cedric Hunter had lived his life still then it had led them to here where they shared togethe

Last Updated: 2020-07-04