Novels by ThePinkAuthor

“I feel like an idiot. I feel like such a huge idiot.” I spoke with a groan as I buried my face into my pillow.I wanted to scream until I lost my voice but alas, my voice was still intact and my chagrin, greater so.I felt Keri’s hand rub my back trying (but failing) to ease my agony.“Hey, don’t say that, it could have honestly happened to anyone.” She spoke.I looked up at her with a dead pan look.“I told him I loved him.” I spoke feeling something twisting in my gut while I fought the tears of embarrassment and hurt. “And he didn’t even say it back. He didn’t look like he even wanted to.”I let out a huff and buried my head again thinking of the look on Kaden’s face.What if all he had wanted was something causal. To just have fun like we had been.What if I had just ruined everything?“Mia.” Keri spoke soothingly. “It’s okay sweetie. Listen, if you ask me, this might be a good thing. If Kaden wasn’t ready to say it back. Maybe he doesn’t deserve you?”I didn’t even tell her the

I couldn’t believe how relieved I felt when the door opened and Kaden peeked in.I was sitting at Silver’s bedroom desk just finishing up my Algebra homework when I saw that lovable grin on his face.“Hey there.” He spoke. “Can I come in?”I couldn’t control the wide smile that spread across my own face.I pushed back and ran to him jumping into his arms and kissing him simultaneously. He tightened his arms around my waist lifting me off the ground slightly.He chuckled as he set me down. “Someone really missed me.” He commented.I shrugged. If only he knew I would much rather be with him than endure Silver’s cold shoulder any longer.“Where’s Silv?” He asked as if reading my mind.“She said she went to get some snacks downstairs.” I responded hoping the underlying skepticism wasn’t too obvious.“Huh.” Kaden spoke thoughtfully.He moved his jaw to the side as if stretching it. “And how long has she been gone?”I shrugged. “I don’t know, fifteen minutes?”Definitely long enough for me

When we got to the Reyes mansion, Silver didn’t say anything at all. The entire drive had been silent and awkward and I for sure thought she would breech the topic of our estrangement but none of that came up. When Silver took off her seat belt and tried to exit the car, I put on my big girl pants and just decided to address the situation. “Are we cool?” I asked out loud. Silver slowed down and turned to give give me a look that showed she was obviously taken aback by my question. I sighed. “Are we okay, Silv? Ever since Kaden and I got back together, it’s been… awkward between the two of us.” Silver paused. She let go of the car handle and fiddled with her car keys. “I don’t have a problem with you and Kaden being back together, Mia.” It was my turn to be surprised. “Uhm, I didn’t mean it that way… I - wait, do you have a problem with Kaden and I dating?” Silver opened her mouth then closed it. “No. That’s not what I meant.” She spoke quickly. I rubbed my arm feeling uncomfo

“The countdown has officially begun!” Rochelle announced excitedly as she set up the strip away pad that currently had a huge 12 on it.I yelped squeezing Ross’ hand and I jumped up and down.“I can’t believe prom is in 12 days.”Ross straightened his glasses looking at my hand that clutched his in confusion.“What I can’t believe is that we actually managed not to screw up this entire process.” He spoke.Ted walked over grinning at the printed out prom fliers. He picked one up, admiring it. “Tell me about it. I don’t know how you did it, Mia, but you somehow made the entire thing actually not look like crap.”I flushed. “Please, we all did this.” I spoke as I let go of Ross and walked up to straighten some of the left over tickets on the desk Branson was sitting at.Branson smirked at me. “Your modesty amazes me.”“It amazes all of us.” Fridah spoke from where she was monitoring Ted finishing up the playlist making sure he didn’t add any music that the principal would surely call us

The cheers were deafening and I felt my heart beat in anticipation as Kaden showed up in the middle of the ring with a man a few inches taller than him but almost roughly the same build.I clutched the seat as I heard the referee explaining something to both of them.Finally the countdown started and before I knew it, the first punch landed right against Kaden’s jaw.Kaden immediately returned a blow and soon they were both a flurry of boxing gloves being exchanged.I was practically holding my breath as the other guy kept landing punch after punch.More than I had ever seen Kaden allow.“Tighten up Kaden!” Dylan yelled furiously from the other end.Kaden was mostly on defence now and I understood because the other guy had lightning fast movements.“He’s playing safe.” Rand spoke wincing when Kaden was hit again.“Yeah, probably because he doesn’t want to lose his teeth.” Silver spoke. She was trying too hard to appear nonchalant about everything but she was also on the edge of her se

Silver’s face came into view when I spun around.She had her mouth open to say something but whatever it was didn’t come out as her eyes dipped to my chest where the chain hang.She looked like she wanted to talk but no words came out. It felt like she was staring at the chains for an entire thirty seconds before she dropped her hands.“We should uhm - Kaden said you were gonna watch his match?”I nodded slowly wondering why she was acting so weird. But I wasn’t exactly in the best position to speculate considering I, myself, had been avoiding her all because of the complications between Kaden and I.Another issue that seemed to take precedent in the moment - the blonde girl. I turned to see if she was still staring but the spot where she had been standing was now filled with two tattooed men.I furrowed my brows.“Next up, we have the Reyes champion himself and West side’s beast taking the main ring!” A voice announced through the speakers.“Come on, they’re starting.” Silver told me

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

“Are you sure no one is following us?” I whispered to Landon.He turned off the keys in the ignition, dimming the lights of Thane’s car which was now parked to the side of the road.He looked around cautiously before settling into his seat.“Don’t worry. No one is really ever lurking around at night after the attack.”His tone was reassuring but his demeanour said otherwise with the way he kept looking around like some one would bust us at any second.At this point, I had nothing to lose if they did.I would either die here or never see my brother again. Neither seemed like a good enough option.I turned to face Landon and my features softened.I turned to meet his hand which was clutching the shift stick.“Thanks again, Landon. I know what a huge risk you’re taking for me by doing this.” Landon gave me a weak smile.“Hey, I’m your ally, remember?”I felt like tearing up, truly emotional by his loyalty.I let out a huff and leaned back in my seat.“I don’t know what I’ll do if I’m too

I walked into the government building not too surprised by how it wasn’t as full as it usually was.I stared around at the handful of people present and turned to look at Lyra.She shrugged at me. “Guess the people who answered the call showed up.”I let out a breath letting my face scan the faces once more; Madam Royce’s front and centre giving me a firm nod.“Hopefully that’s all we need.” I told her.She nodded and walked with me to the front of the room holding her hands behind her back.“Thank you all for being here, your Alpha greatly appreciates it.” She announced.It felt like something had shifted significantly since my ultimatum. The people who believed in me were here but still, what did it say that half of them had opted out.But I couldn’t let my ego be the reason I didn’t do what I was meant to do as Alpha.I stepped forward. “As my beta has said, thank you for being here. I know the situation is dark but the Tempest back will be restored, that I promise you.”I saw a wo

I’ve never had a problem with searching for Cameron in my dreams. I just kind of always felt him…Heck, there was once a time I wanted the complete opposite.Being a teenager and having your big brother constantly in your head was the opposite of ideal.But now? I would kill to have my brother reading my invasive thoughts. So that he would know just how freaking worried I was about him.I couldn’t eat or sleep.Mary had tried to sneak in some food for me but it all went untouched. Partly because I didn’t want a single thing Thane gave me and secondly, because my body wouldn’t allow me.Here I was, seated in this room feeling caged when my brother and sister and everyone else could be in danger. Or already gone.People had this misconception that when you constantly faced loss, it somehow became a part of you. But that wasn’t the case at all.Grief and loss would always haunt a person, change them from the inside until it manifested outwards.I had never said it to him but that’s exact

You can’t run away from your problems. That’s a well known fact.But it doesn’t mean I can’t try.The wind rushed through me and I felt like I was zipping through time itself. Sometimes I thought that if I deluded myself into believing I could just escape everything, it would somehow become true.And there was no better way to do this than in my wolf form. Your wolf form was the state in which you could take on the most primal form you could imagine.Your instincts ruled you and you didn’t have to think twice or second guess everything in your head. Life was simpler and I knew I could always clear my head with a run in the woods where there was nothing but my thoughts to keep me company.I slowed down, my paws pressing onto the ground as I neared the familiar spot.The cliff.Even in this state I knew one thing for sure, Jaimie would have known exactly what to do.I stretched out my front limbs in front of myself before standing straight and admiring the view. I couldn’t blame my br

“How could you do that?“ Landon yelled when Mary and Piper had left the room. I turned away, pinching my nose in the process. “Not now, Landon.” I hissed impatiently as I marched to my desk. I didn’t even have a specific purpose. I just knew my thought were all over the place and I didn’t know how to realign them. Everything felt like it had been twisted. The tables had been turned once again right when I thought I was finally getting a handle of things. “Thane, you can’t do that to her!” Landon protested. “Landon, please, we have adult stuff to discuss.” Lyra told him in I’m sure the most patient tone she could muster. I heard Landon scoff. “Yeah, okay, I get it. We’re back to icing me out again.” He marched up to me looking me in the eyes. “I told you this would happen.” He spoke angrily. He pointed an accusatory finger at me. “You said you’d never hurt her.“ I felt anger boiling up within me and without a warning, I let out a yell and swept my hand over my desk kno

“Okay, sorry I’m late but I’m here now.” Lyra spoke as she burst into the study.We were all gathered; all of us being Piper, Mary, Madam Royce and Landon.Piper had mentioned that whatever she had to disclose was important and sensitive. And so far, these are the only people I could trust to keep that information safe.Lyra looked around at everyone’s faces. The atmosphere was serious and tense. And Piper sat on the couch in the centre with Landon by her side for comfort.I studied her, knees pressed together, hands clasped, her head lowered.I could practically feel the tension emanating off of her. She looked as nervous as she slowly looked up.Lyra walked into the room, her eyes resting on me with a million questions in her eyes.“What’s going on?” She asked in a whisper.As if hearing the question, Piper looked right at her.She let out a breath, unclasped and clasped her hands together again before scooting to the edge of the couch.“Okay, I guess I have some explaining to do.”