Novelas de Black Pearlll

***Three Weeks Later***“The Council finds Elder Lysandra guilty of conspiracy, manipulation of ancient laws, and betrayal of the werewolf community.”I watched from my seat as the elderly woman was led away in chains. She didn't look at anyone. Didn't beg. Just walked with her head high, even in defeat.“Justice served huh?” Sofia murmured beside me.The Council chambers looked different now. The council had been purged completely. Maybe one day, it would be replaced with new faces. People who actually cared about the packs rather than power alone. “Any ancient laws regarding fated mates are hereby abolished,” Alpha Kristoff announced. “With this, bonds will no longer be manipulated.”Applause filled the chamber. I felt Sandro's hand squeeze mine.“You did this,” he said quietly.“We did this,” I corrected.After the session ended, we walked out to the pack house. “It's beautiful. The whole pack is filled with more life,” Maria said, walking beside us with Silas. Her belly was larg

Elara's POV When I gave the fae leader my instructions, she wasn't sure they could actually carry it out. Neither was I. But when we got a surprise visitor that evening, my confidence level was over the roof.Lin handed the cloth to me and I unwrapped it. The weapon Seraphina and Father Matteo had joined forces with the Fae to create.I unwrapped it but didn't pull it out yet. A blade. Simple, elegant. Just holding it in my hands made me feel more powerful than I felt before. Supernatural, superior. It glowed with combined fae and holy magic, courtesy of Seraphina.A loud shriek sounded from the creature’s mouth and it rushed towards us, taking me by surprise. I only managed to narrowly dodge out of the way, feeling its claws graze my arm slightly. With a wince, I wiped the blade on the cloth and I held it in front of me like a weapon. Asides those who made it, only a selected few knew what that weapon could truly do. And by selected few, I meant Sandro and I. An entity like Umbra

The scream finally came. It tore out of my throat, sounded raw, itchy and primal. Ordinarily, I wouldn't have believed such a sound came from me. The ground beneath us cracked. Trees bent away from the force. Warriors stumbled backward, shielding their eyes as blinding silver white light erupted from my body. Lunar energy poured from every inch of me as my scream stretched out. “What's happening?” someone yelled. I didn't answer. I couldn't. No one could. The magic was consuming me. All I felt was pain. Pain unlike anything I've ever felt before. “What the fuck have you done?” I yelled out towards Sofia who looked dumbfounded. “Sandro. Please baby.” I cried, turning back to him. “Elara!” Dante's voice was distant. “What are you doing?” My hands pressed against Sandro's chest from where blood still seeped out. Tears fell onto his bloodstained skin, one drop after the other. Tears were streaming faster down my face, faster than I could even stop them. Burying my face in his ch

Everything happened in fragments. Sofia's claws, gleaming in the darkness, were just inches from my chest. My body froze and I was unable to move, unable to breathe.Suddenly, Raka's massive form slammed into me from the side, throwing me to the ground.“No!” The scream tore from my throat.But it was too late. Sofia's claws that were meant for my heart sank deep into Raka's chest instead.The horrible, wet sound of flesh tearing, bones cracking filled my ears and time stopped.Raka's eyes found mine. His amber eyes were flickering to Sandro’s dark ones. Eyes that had looked at me with love, with fury, and with every emotion in between.Blood poured from the wound, slowly dripping down his fur.With the last bit of his strength, Raka's hind legs kicked out, hitting Sofia's wolf in the chest with devastating force. Her claws pulled out of his flesh and she flew backward, landing hard on the ground about twenty feet away.“Sandro!” I scrambled toward him as he shifted back to human fo

She shifted.Her massive wolf opened its mouth and black smoke poured out of it like breath. It threw its head back and howled.The sound was wrong, layered with something that wasn't wolf at all.“Get ready,” Sandro said via mind link, positioning himself directly in front of me. “She's coming right at us.”Sofia's wolf lowered into a crouch, muscles tensing. Her eyes stayed steady on mine.“Elara,” The Fae leader's voice held a warning. “With wolf strength, if she hits the shield at full force–”“It might not hold,” I finished for her, my heart hammering against my ribs.Sofia's wolf charged straight toward us. Straight toward the forcefield that was our only protection.“Brace!” someone yelled.But I couldn't turn my eyes away from those black eyes, from the form of my friend hurtling toward us with one sole intent. Sofia's wolf slammed into the forcefield with a devastating force and the vibration echoed.“Fall back,” Trevor yelled out. “Luna, step back, it won't hold.”She charg

The robed figures emerged from shadows that had been given form and they moved across the ground with unnatural speed.The shocked gasp from someone behind me pulled me back to reality. I raised both hands, magic erupting from my palms in a blinding wave. My magic slammed into the first line of followers and their bodies jerked backward.Raka lunged forward, his massive jaws clamping down on the nearest one. The figure shrieked, jerking away from his hold and moving backwards.“How do we kill them?” Trevor asked, getting ready to shift too. My arms shook from the strain of using so much at a time. Sweat dripped down my temples. The magic pulsed, flickered.A follower broke through on the left. Alessia intercepted, but another one slipped past, getting stopped by a wolf that flung it far away.“Alpha, Luna, we need–” someone started but I cut them off.“I know!” I gritted my teeth, scanning the environment for the nearest threat. My vision blurred at the edges.They were steps away fr

I had just finished washing my hands and was back to where my men stood over Alice's body when I saw a ball of colours approaching me with speed from a distance. My face softened when the ball of colours got closer to me. Nazlynn threw herself into my arms, almost knocking us both off balance. I hugged her tight, breathing in her calming scent and presence. She ran her hand up and down the nape of my neck, and I involuntarily relaxed into it. She squeezed me tighter in her arms, like she was scared to let go.I attempted pulling away to see her face but she shook her head and held on firmly to me. Chuckling, I pulled her closer in my arms, placing a kiss into her hair. When she pulled away, she raked her eyes over my body, running her hand over it at the same time. “Are you hurt anywhere? Did you get… Oh my God, you're bleeding,” she said fearfully, as her hand touched a wet patch on my shirt.“No baby, hey, relax. It's water, I just washed my arms. I'm okay, I promise.”She nodded.

Elena ducked just in time for Enzo to aim for Alice's hand. The bullet went through her flesh, making her drop the gun and release her hold on Elena. She had pulled the trigger as her gun clattered to the ground.Alice glared at me, then looked at the door behind her through the corner of her eyes. I fired a shot as she pushed back into the door and into the library. I heard her groan that indicated my bullet had hit her but not enough to take her down.“I need someone in the rooms beneath and above the library. The rest of you secure this building in case there's a way outside of it. Gabriel, Enzo, with me,” I instructed before following behind her with my gun raised.Gabriel and Enzo walked silently behind me. When we got in, all the lights were turned off, making the library extremely dark. “You don't peg me as the ready type Alice. You can't exactly hide in there forever,” I called out as I walked further into the library.I silently cursed whoever had the idea of making a home

Enzo shot bullets after, but she was no longer in sight. “Go!” I barked at my men who were staring at the place where she stood in shock. “Don't kill her,” I said as they passed by me. “That's for me.”If anything, I was glad we left that floor and were going back to the ground.“I don't know who's sloppier, you or your men,” I heard her call out, cackling. “You have a lot of guts, talking when that would only help us find you faster,” I said, nodding to my men to follow the sound of her voice.“What makes you think that's not what I want?” She asked in a cunning tone. I halted my men, clenching my jaw.Her words were suggestive. The only thing I could think of was that she may be setting up a bomb inside, or she may have already done it within the few minutes she had earlier. She seems to like playing with explosives.She was behind a door, and we had the door surrounded from a safe distance. I knew my men were waiting for me to give a go ahead so they could march in, but everybod

I pulled Hailey out of her crib and into my arms, cradling her shakily. My eyes darted from Alice’s face to the door and back.Alice took a step towards me, and I scooted back on the floor, ignoring the stab of pain as my skin dragged across the shards of glass. “What's wrong? Waiting for hubby, or should I say your prince charming to save the day again?” She let out a menacing laugh. “Lucky for me, it's currently an all girl’s house.”“Please don't hurt my baby, I beg you, Alice,” I pleaded just as Hailey started to cry from the noise she had heard. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the door to the bathroom open slightly, and Enzo peeked into the room.He gave me a small nod. Once I saw him raise his gun, I ducked, covering Hailey with my entire body. Alice was faster than him, but unfortunately, she managed to dodge the bullets that Enzo rained down on her until she ran out through the door and into the main house.“Fuck,” he swore loudly, rushing to my side.“Are you okay? Did

Nazlynn’s POVAlice was certainly a girl who clearly didn't want to be found. Luca had his contacts pull some strings in the police department to put up a surveillance on her, but nothing has turned up so far. Nothing of essence was discovered at the house that Luca had found me in. Of course, his contacts in the police force had to cover up using some story about a robbery gone wrong. The bodies had already been taken care of by the time they arrived at the scene.I was up to speed at everything that was happening in no time. Elena and Mathias decided to have a small wedding but postponed it until after the whole Alice thing had been dealt with. Luca cleared things up with his father, and they were back to having their weird love-hate father-son thing. Whatever the hell that meant. I was about to convince Luca not to kill my so-called birth father. It's the least I could do since he saved my life.Our mansion was almost completely back on its feet, and we moved back in two days be

“What do you mean you couldn't find her?” I asked shakily. Luca gave me a concerned look.“Luca, what do you mean by that?” I asked again, scooting towards the head of the bed and away from him.“Hey Nazlynn, calm down, baby. I'm right here, and I'm not going to let anyone hurt you, okay?” He said, reaching out to me.I smacked his hand away before it could come in contact with my skin. “No! No, no. She's going to kill me. She's going to kill us all. My baby. Where's my baby?” I asked hysterically. Luca shot up from his position on the chair and approached me carefully. I could see concern for me in his eyes.“Wh..where's Hailey?” I stammered as tears started streaming down my face. “Dr Martin!” Luca said, trying not to shout too loudly but making sure his voice was loud enough. He kept his eyes on me. He edged closer to me until I was cowered up by a corner of the bed. “Gabriel, get Dr. Martin now!” He yelled again.I grabbed his hand tightly, and I could feel my fingernails diggi

TARA'S POV By the time I got to the museum, my stomach was already in knots.Or rather…By the time I got there, I was already regretting every decision I had made in the last seventy-two hours.Sebastian Hale.The rogue.The billionaire.The man whose hands I apparently couldn’t stop thinking about.My hands were sweaty but I didn't care. I tightened my grip around my purse.Professional.This was professional.Nothing more.The black Rolls-Royce waiting outside the museum snapped me out of my thoughts.A man in a suit stepped out immediately like he had been waiting for my car to pull over.“Mrs. Bryce?”I swallowed.“Yes.”“Mr. Hale sent me.”Of course he did.I looked at my phone screen. 10 : 45 am and cleared my throat.“You were supposed to pick me up by 11. It's not time yet.” “You need to be seated by 11. No one keeps the boss waiting.” He said more like a robot than a human.I took a deep breath and nodded. So much for putting myself together before the driver arrives.The

TARA'S POVI didn’t move.My hand remained on the guest room handle.For a second, I wondered if pretending I hadn’t heard him would somehow save me from this conversation.But it wouldn’t.I inhaled slowly.“Who’s the one?” I asked quietly, finally turning.Daniel stood at the end of the hallway. Buttons undone, tie loosened and sleeves rolled.His expression was unreadable.“Don’t play dumb with me, Tara.” His voice stayed calm.“Sebastian Hale.”My stomach tightened.He took a slow step forward.“You looked awfully comfortable in his arms.”I swallowed hard.“Daniel,” I said calmly, “I'm expecting Stella and she'll be here in a few minutes. I need to get ready.”“I don't have time for whatever it is you're trying to start.”I turned back to the door. It was best I avoided this conversation, I sucked at lying, especially to Daniel.“Don’t take another step,” he said, firmer this time.I rolled my eyes and turned back slowly.“What exactly is your problem?” I asked.His eyes twitched

TARA'S POV Daniel's voice cut through the air. Sharp and possessive.My body stiffened instantly.But Sebastian didn’t move. Not even a flinch.His hand were still on me.My heart pounded I pulled away from his grip. Gulped hard and smoothed my dress.Daniel was approaching us with deliberate strides and soon the attention of the guests at the exhibition was on us.Cameras began to flash, hushed voices echoed from every angle. I glanced at Sebastian who stood composed with his hands in his pocket.Like the scene was nothing. And then at Daniel who was ready to have an outburst. He approached Mr. Hale, breathing heavily. “Babe… Babe,” I hurriedly moved towards him before he could get to where Sebastian stood.He simply shoved me aside and continued heading in Sebastian’s direction.I looked around and everyone was still, waiting for Daniel to explode.Daniel stopped right in front of him.Too close. The room went still. Even the cameras stopped.Sebastian didn’t move.Didn’t ste

TARA'S POV A small smile formed on my lips.Daniel came after all.At that moment, I was ready to forget everything that had happened because he showed up.I turned, the smile already forming.“Ba..” I paused.Wrong person.But that voice.“Your confidence is admirable, Mrs. Bryce,” the voice said calmly.My brows pulled together slightly as I looked up.“Thank you,” I said too quickly.Something about him made my heart race.I coughed, awkwardly. Why would he address me by my name first?“Enjoying the Exhibition?” I added.He stood confidently, head high, like he owned the place.His eyes drifted past the crowd for a second.“Oh! Yes, I am,” he said. “Beautiful pieces, I must say.”His gaze lingered on me for a second too long…Then shifted slowly toward the painting behind me.Chaos.“Interesting choice for a centerpiece,” he said.Not impressed.Not dismissive either. I swallowed hard.“Yes…” I found my voice. “Art isn't about perfection.” He chuckled, putting his hands in hi

TARA'S POVDaniel didn't come home that night, and for the first time in a long time… I didn’t wait for him, didn't care enough to ask whyI got home, dropped my bag, and headed straight for the bathroom.I stood under the shower, letting the water run down my skin… washing away everything from the day.The anger. The humiliation. The pain.When I stepped out, I felt different. Not lighter. Not happier. But… calmer.I got my laptop, finalized the acquisition of the remaining art pieces and then laid face up on the bed.Maybe I didn’t need Daniel.I just needed to be bold enough to prove it.The night went by really fast. I jolted awake at the sound of my alarm.8 : 15 amI had to be at Holloway museum by 9:30 am. The private viewing was by 10 and a lot was yet to be organised.I had a quick bath, and slid into a tailored cream suit, the sharp lines sitting perfectly against my body.My hair was pulled into a low bun. A few strands escaped, softening the edges.I packed my dress for t

TARA'S POVMy eyes caught Stella's car the moment I stepped out of the building. My hands were still shaking. I forced my legs to move.One step Then another.By the time I got to her car, I tried to pull my face together.“Hi babes,” I said, trying to force a smile. My eyes were still red and stinging from the tears.Stella didn't bother returning the greeting. She just looked at me. Like really looked at me. “Don’t,” she said calmly.I blinked, pressing my lips against each other. “Don't try to pretend, Tara,” her voice softened.“You were crashing out a few minutes ago.”“What happened?” She asked, turning fully towards me. “You know you can talk to me.”I swallowed.Hard I tried to hold it in. The hurt.The tearsBut Stella was my safe space. I breathed in. Ready to let it out. Let out all that my heart carries.“Just get me out of here, Stella,” my voice broke.“I’ll be better when I'm out of here.”Silence lingered for a while.Stella locked eyes with mine and my best