Novels by ThePinkAuthor

The shed looked like it had been mauled from the inside out. The door was barely hanging by one hinge, the walls were splintered. The minute i saw it, i broke into a run and rushed in. My boots hit the wooden floor but the first thing I noticed was that it was empty. I could hear the others gaining on me behind me. A strong scent immediately hit me. Blood. Piper's blood. And something else. Something that smelled like deatg. “Piper!” The voice came shakily from the corner of the shed. It's only then I saw the small figure crouched down in the corner. Matteo. Jaimie and Celeste rushed in behind me. "Matteo!" I saw them run towards him.Celeste was the first one to grab her son, immediately pulling him to her chest. Jaimie right behind them. I looked around as if Piper would appear too. I wanted to curse. I wanted to scream and break everything around me. Instead I calmly walked over to them. Celeste was frantically asking Matteo if he was okay. If anything had happened

The shed was filled with the scent of dust and mold. I held Matteo tight in my arms and every time the walls shuddered, I just held him closer. I pressed my back harder against the door, biting back the scream on the verge of my throat. I tried to ignore the pain in my ankle but it was becoming unbearable. The metallic scent of my own blood disturbing. Matteo was shuddering in my arms. He wasn’t crying anymore which felt much, much worse. I heard his swallowed hard as the shed rocked again from the force of the dark ones trying to break in. The next thud made my heart skip a beat as some wood gave way. Claws raked down the outside wall. The wooden bar we had improvised and set against the door shook. It wouldn’t hold much longer and I knew that. “Piper?” Matteo whispered. His voice was tiny. “This isn't how it ends." I furrowed my brows disturbed by the certainty in Matteo's voice. How could he be so sure? Was it something he had seen in his dreams as well? “No it isn't." I

I wasn't prepared for the chaos I found when I walked into the manor.Everyone was frantically moving around.No one even paid attention to Jaimie's and my arrival.I immediately knew something was wrong.I marched up to the desk in the centre of the room.I found Celeste screaming at a bunch of soldiers."Well I don't care! Find them! Find them now!""Babe." Jaimie called out to her.She turned and looked relieved when she saw his face."Jaimie." She spoke in relief rushing to wrap her arms around him.He studied her face in confusion.Landon rushed into the room and I saw the panic in his eyes when he stopped next to me."Well?" Celeste asked him."We've searched the entire woods. They are not on the premises." He responded."Who isn't on the premises? What's going on?" I demanded.Celeste looked like she was about to burst into tears.Jaimie held her. "It's okay, honey, what's going on?"Celeste's eyes shone with tears."It's Piper and Matteo. They're missing."***My shoes pounded

The trip back home seemed longer than usual. Even though it was a successful mission, something felt off. I turned and looked at Jaimie. Lyra and the others had broken free of us the minute we got back to set other aspects of our plan in place. So it was just me and him. The walk back was silent and for some reason the gravel road made it seem much longer. I looked up at the sky. It was Twilight and the sun was setting sharing purplish, pinkish hues around. It wouldn't be long now. Jaimie walked with his hands in his pockets. I couldn't help but stare at the scars on this arm. I definitely hadn't noticed them before. I wondered how he had gotten them. If it was by years of fighting Dark ones or another way. I still couldn't believe my brother had a whole life without me that I couldn't even dream of being a part of. “You’re quiet,” Jaimie finally spoke breaking the heavy silence. "You know, when you were younger, I would have paid a million dollars to have you shut up." He

The temperature seemed to drop ten degrees. I held on tighter to Matteo and looked around. The trees cast scary shadows around that seemed even more intimidating now. Something moved at the far side of the clearing and I gasped, squeezing Matteo. Not a person. Too fast to be a person. Too many legs. I heard the growl again. Two then three more. My heart was thudding in my chest. Then the bright red eyes appeared. "Run!" I screamed at Matteo as I pulled his hand and started for the trees. Branches whipped past us like claws. I didn’t dare look back but I could definitely hear the dark ones crashing through with every second they gained getting too close. Their growls filled the air and in the distance and looked up and saw the sun begin to set. Dammit. Soon it would be gone completely and their strength would be at maximum. I needed to get myself and Matteo to safety long before that. “Faster, Matty!” she yelled, my hand was locked around his, trying to get his short littl

I didn't let the screen door slam behind me as I carefully eased it shut, my thumb was on the latch to make sure it didn't make any noise. I pulled my hoodie sleeves over my hands as I stepped outside. For a second, I just stood on the porch and forced my heart to calm down. The porch light seemed brighter than usual but deep down, I knew that was just my anxiety. I didn't even know why the porch light was on so early. The sun had barely gone down. No one had noticed me slip out with all the meetings and plans still going on inside. I started heading away banking on everyone being distracted to not notice. My mind couldn't help but go back to my first time trying to escape the manor. I remember being so desperate to get away I didn't even know where had been going. I guess that much had changed. The woods started where the yard gave up with about twenty feet of dead grass, then a darkness. No path. Just trees and the bushes. I felt like the air kept changing as I crossed the f

Crystal’s POV I was taken aback. For a few seconds I was speechless. I opened my mouth expecting no sound to come out but I was wrong. "Was?" I was offended and it clearly showed. Tristan chuckled. "What's so funny?" I whined. "Why did you change your mind?" After the year Tristan and

I learnt as much as I could about leading the pack. I still didn't know how Tristan did it. I had barely just graduated high school and all these people looked at me waiting for guidance and protection. It was daunting and nerve racking but I tried my best. The AAP training helped too. I was g

Crystal’s POV (One year later) I learnt to speak in silence. At least around Tristan. When he got too quiet, I knew it was time to get him to a place of isolation where he could sit in his grief without the whole world watching him. I could tell the pack wasn't the same and though our loss

Roman still hadn't returned and I could tell Crystal was worried even though she didn't voice it out. Probably worried about what I might think. But I guess seeing as to how Roman had helped us both escape, maybe I could try to overlook my intense dislike for the guy. Meggy had gotten up sayin

Tristan’s POV When I woke up I was only partly aware of where I was. It was dark but I could still tell I was in the woods. The leaves on the trees rustled with the cool air. They blocked the sky but through the spaces I could see a scattering of stars. When I looked forward I saw a girl wit

Crystal’s POV Never in my life did I ever think I would hear Joshua Melrose say those words. I knew this was technically a dream but it couldn't have prepared me for how dazed I still felt. Mikey's mind space had seemed so scattered and disorganised. But just like Tristan's, it had been in a r

I woke up to the smell of bacon sizzling and eggs frying. For a second I thought I was dreaming until my eyes opened and I found myself on a couch. Not just any couch, Shark's couch. Everything from last night suddenly came rushing back and I shot up where I sat. I looked up and saw the familiar blonde guy by the stove... shirtless might I add as he flipped something over in a pan. Well, that couldn't be safe. I sat up rubbing my eyes and realised I had a jacket spread across me. I let my fingers trail over it wondering if Shark had put it on me in the middle of the night. The idea that he might have filled me with conflicting feelings. Why would he be remotely nice to me? I was his arch nemesis' girlfriend. "You're up." Shark spoke when he turned and I found his eyes on me. I blinked away the sleep from my face as I stood up. "Yeah." I looked around desperately wanting to check what time it was then I remembered I had broken my phone. Great. Drew was not on

I looked around Shark's house. I don't know what I had been expecting. Weapons all around. Heavy metal posters on the wall? A lot of black. But it was actually painfully normal and plain. Like the house of a typical college aged single guy I guess. It was quite small. Or maybe I was just comparing it to Kaden's mansion. It was a studio apartment set up. A hastily made bed sat in the corner with a simple bedside table and a lamp by the side. I spotted a journal there and couldn't exactly picture Shark sitting down and jotting down his thoughts. There was an open concept kitchen with grey counter tops and a few dishes in the sink. A lone grey couch sat in front of a TV and there were three more doors. One I assumed must have led to a bathroom. I hesitated by the door as Shark casually walked in like I wasn't even there. "You gonna stand there all day?" He asked as he plopped down on his bed. I closed the door behind me wondering what Drew would say about me being in

I really should write a book on how I get myself into such situations. I wanted to slam my head onto the dashboard and maybe wake up when this disturbing and scary dream ended. But alas, I was stuck in this reality where I had just run away from my boyfriend's house which just got shot up with his mortal enemy. And did I mention my hand hurt like hell? I looked down seeing three tiny glass pieces lodged in there. Probably from my broken phone screen. Oh yeah, on top of all that, I broke my phone! I looked to the side and Shark was looking ahead focusing on the road. I sighed. He drove a black Jeep that admittedly smelled really good. "Can we go back now?" I asked with a sigh. Shark didn't even turn to look at me. "Do you want to get arrested?" I huffed. The police had started heading in the direction of Kaden's house just as we were going down the road. Kaden... I can't believe I just left him. What if he had gotten arrested? "I need to make sure Kaden's okay." Shark scof

I tried to keep my tears from falling out as I pushed through groups of people trying to make my way out of the house. Suddenly everything was too loud, too overstimulating and I felt like I was going to shatter. When the hell was I going to stop with all this back and forth when it came to Kaden? All I wanted was for him to let me in and he just constantly did the opposite. Everytime I thought we were making progress, like him letting me come to this party, it all turned into something else. Something completely different and then we were back to square one all over again. Oomph. I felt myself bump into something hard. Correction, someone. I looked up and saw Shark's blue eyes looking down at me. Great, just great. He studied me, placing his hands on my shoulders to steady me. "Leaving so soon?" He asked sounding smug. I rolled my eyes and stepped away from his hold. "Yes, so if you don't mind." I spoke impatiently waiting for him to get out of my way. He smir

Kaden clenched his fists and rose abruptly. Dylan followed soon after along with another guy trying to hold him back. "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" All the while Shark remained seated looking amused by the chaos he had just caused. He looked at me and smirked. "Boys, boys, boys. Let's save the fighting for the ring shall we?" Dylan spoke. He leaned into Kaden's ear and whispered something. Kaden let out a huff and pulled away. I got up to try and talk to him but he just stormed off. Well great. Dylan pinched the bridge of his nose looking frustrated. He then turned his attention to me. His eyes darkening. "Well? Go after him. Fix the problem you created." Dylan turned back to the table. I turned and saw Shark smirking as they handed him some cards. I shot him an open glare before rushing in the direction Kaden had left. Navigating this huge house was difficult enough when it wasn't this packed during the day. But pushing through all these people with the loud music a

I could practically feel the bass of the music pulsating underneath my feet as Kaden led me up the stairs of the Reyes mansion. I sucked in a deep breath trying not to be too overwhelmed by all the cars parked outside. I didn't even have to enter the house to know it must have been packed. And packed it was. When we walked in, we barely had room to navigate through everyone. Both men and women were all around, dancing, screaming, drinking... A cloud of smoke practically filled up the foyer and I almost felt dizzy by it all. I held Kaden's arm tighter suddenly feeling small when I saw a guy being flanked by two barely dressed women. I felt so silly in my little floral dress. Kaden looked down at me and gave me a strained but reassuring smile as he reached over to take my hand in his. He started walking in casually but confidently. At first I thought he would at least say excuse me to the people in front of him. But to my surprise, the minute people saw it was him, they