Novels by Black Pearlll

The ground beneath our feet trembled.“What's happening?” Trevor called out, as we struggled to keep our balance. All except Sandro who stood still, glaring in Malachi's direction.The stone floor began to rise, moving as one solid piece and lifting us upward like we were on an elevator. The chained wolves screamed louder as they rose with us.Sandro grabbed my arm to steady me as the chamber ascended with speed.Above us, the rocky ceiling split open with a sound like the world tearing apart. Blood red moonlight poured through the widening crack and we burst into the open air.I stared in disbelief. We were no longer underground. The chamber had risen to become a massive stone platform elevated high above the temple ruins. Around us stretched an open space I'd never seen before. It looked like a circular arena carved from ancient rock, surrounded by pillars that reached up toward the blood moon.“What is this place?” Alessia breathed.“The original temple,” Father Matteo whispered in

Trevor caught her, lowering her gently to the ground.“She's fine,” Trevor confirmed, checking her pulse. “But she'll be out for a while.”“We can't take her with us,” Lady Thalia said, her voice hard but not exactly unkind. “She's a liability as long as she's under his control.”“I can't just leave her!” Sandro's refusal and disgust in her statement was evident.Lady Thalia was right but I understood how he must feel.“You have to.” I grabbed his arm, forcing him to look at me. “She fought so hard through mind control to warn us. Don't let that sacrifice be for nothing.”He looked down at Sofia's unconscious form, then at the temple entrance where red light pulsed and chanting echoed. The dead bodies of the hooded figures scattered around the ground.“You,” he called to one of the warriors. “Stay with her. Keep her safe. Restrain her if you need to buy gently. Just don't allow her to follow us.”The warrior nodded, pulling Sofia's body into his arms so he could move her.Sandro turne

Sandro staggered back as if he'd been struck by lightning. I felt the exact same way too.“What are you talking about? This isn't real. You're in the safe house. You're supposed to be–”“Protected?” Sofia tilted her head with that same mechanical movement. “I think she's being mind controlled,” Makayla said, watching with increasing anxiety and I nodded.Tearing my eyes away from Sofia, I spoke up. “Sandro, I think she's being mind controlled.”He turned to me and the look in his eyes made me stumble back. He was devastated. This was worse than Silas’ betrayal. He considered my words for a moment. “Fight it!” Sandro pleaded, taking a step towards her. “Sofia, I know you're in there. You're stronger than this. Fight the control!”For just a moment, something flickered in Sofia's glazed eyes but it was gone before I could even recognize it, replaced by cold emptiness.“There's nothing to fight,” she said. “I serve the Master now. As will you all, once the harvest is complete.”The oth

Makayla's paws slapped the ground hard as we rushed toward the Ancient Luna temple. Trees blurred past us and cold wind rushed through my fur.“I was worried. Why have you been so quiet?” I asked her, finally bringing myself to talk.“Something feels terribly wrong, Elara. I just haven't been able to figure out what,” she replied, her voice was filled with anxiety.Whatever she was feeling was right. But beyond that, something was wrong in the forest. Reality itself seemed to be shifting around us. Tree branches reached toward us like grasping fingers and we dodged out of the way. The path we'd been following suddenly veered left when I could have sworn it went straight.We had gone beyond Moretti Brun territory and towards unmarked territory where the ancient temple was. “The blood moon is affecting everything,” Lady Thalia called from her position beside Raka’s massive black form. She wasn't flying but she certainly wasn't walking either. “Reality is bending. Just keep your eyes an

“What's going on?” I asked, feeling panic rise to my chest again. I hated being in the dark. Whatever Malachi's plans were or how he planned to achieve them were completely unknown to us and it irked me.“He's gone. But where did he go?” “Alpha, behind you!” A warrior from the main battle field called out and we all whipped our heads towards Sandro.One of the dark creatures moved behind Sandro with such speed, none of us noticed it. Lady Thalia shot one hand out and a single streak of lightning struck out of her fingertips, sending the creature down into a pile of ash.We all stared at her, star struck at her speed and accuracy. Her action seemed to have dragged the attention of the other harvested souls. They turned, staggering towards the newly arrived Fae creatures with determination. “He used your magic and the blood moon to tear the veil,” Lady Thalia noted with a frown as she took in the scene before her. “We must contain the territory now and find a way to close that veil,”

Sandro slammed into the corpse and knocked it aside.“NO!” I screamed. “Don't hurt her! Sandro, please don't–”“Elara, this is not your grandmother and I have to stop her!” He pinned the thrashing corpse down with his body so he could reason with me. “She'll try to hurt you!”Golden light sparked from my hands as my magic crackled wildly around me. “I don't care!” I was sobbing now. “You know what she means to me. She's my grannie!”“Luna, you need to get out of the way,” Rose appeared beside me, her bow drawn.I spun to face her. “Don't you dare! Don't you dare shoot her, Rose!”“Elara, listen to me,” but I wasn't interested in what anyone had to say. The sound of the battle faded in the distance. “No! I won't let any of you–”Pain exploded in my side, cutting the rest of my statement.I gasped, looking down to see blackened fingernails buried deep in my flesh. My grandmother's corpse had broken free from Sandro's grip somehow, and had attacked me before anyone could stop her. The

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