Novels by Black Pearlll

The steaming cup she placed in front of me remained untouched. I sat stiffly on the couch, not sure what to say or what to expect. My whole body was thrumming internally from the moment I stepped into the house. There was an energy there that felt odd, odd but familiar.If anyone asked me why I followed a stranger into her home in the forest without my personal guard with me, I wouldn't have been able to answer. Similarly, I couldn't answer the question of how she knew my father's name, which was why I went with her.Mathias Rossi was my father. In years, I hadn't heard someone besides Grannie Alba call his name, not until her.“You look a lot like your father,” she started and I perked up on my seat. “I knew him many years ago. Before he met your mother.”“Mathias wasn't always so secluded. Circumstances made it so, and he had to confine himself to one place. Because of the deaths that surrounded your family, he needed to keep you safe,” she said, taking a sip from her own cup.“Kee

“Giovanni!” I called out, rushing in his direction.He seemed to pause for a moment before he increased his pace so I knew he had heard me. “Stop right there!” I barked and he stopped abruptly while I walked faster to catch up.I was still angry from what Sandro had revealed about him, but more than anger, I felt betrayed. And I hadn't had the chance to speak to him until that moment.“You heard me the first time,” I said, it wasn't a question.“Apologies Luna. I was in a rush to get somewhere and I didn't know you called out to me,” he lied through his teeth.I felt a pang when he regarded me with my title instead of my name. It had taken some convincing to get him to call me Elara but we had lost all familiarity now.“Let's sit,” I gestured to the outdoor benches that were a bit far ahead.He opened his mouth to argue but I cut him off. “I know you're lying. You've done enough hiding, let's just talk,” I said with a sigh. I was tired already and wasn't about to keep doing a front an

I had fled Sandro's office right after his rejection. It burned a lot. The steamy dreams I kept having about him made matters worse but I didn't let the rejection weigh me down for more than a day. If he wanted to be hot one day and cold the next, fine. But I wasn't going to let it stop the great thing I had going for myself.The next day, I joined the soldiers in the training field. The stares and whispers started right as I walked into the field.With my shoulders squared and my head held high, I made a beeline for where Maria stood. She was demonstrating a technique to a group of younger girls, future warriors.“Maybe you could teach me that too,” I said from behind her. They all turned in my direction, shock evident on their faces except Maria who wore a small smile. The girls regained their composure in seconds and bowed their heads.“Hello. Do you mind if I borrow your trainer for a moment?” I said, pulling Maria towards me.She cocked her head when we had moved away from th

Elara’s POVAfter my second near death experience, I returned to Moretti Brun with two goals in mind; Figure out what to do with my feelings for Alpha Moretti and get control of my wolf again. I'm done being weak!The first was hopeless, but Makayla now responded every time I called out to her. It wasn't the same as before, but maybe it was better.After taking a final glance at my reflection, I left for the forest. I had been training alone for weeks, pushing my body and my mind beyond their breaking points.Cool air filled my lungs, coiling with power I had never experienced before. It was exhilarating.“Are you ready for us to shift?" I asked Makayla. "I think we've trained enough.”She stayed quiet but I could feel her nervousness as though it were my own.“Hey. I'm sorry, I don't mean to rush you. It's just...I miss it, you know?” I said.“You never asked me why I left. I hurt you. I know you never stopped wondering. Don't you want to know?” She asked, surprisingly.Truth was,

“What happened?” I screamed, running towards him, not caring if whoever did that to him was coming up right behind bim. He groaned, putting his hand on his side and straightening. “Most of it is not my blood,” he revealed. “But we have to go, now.”I didn't wait to be told twice. Grabbing my purse on the table, I followed him outside. It was so dark, the area was only illuminated by the light from inside the house. The body of the two men who had ushered us inside the safe house lay in a pool of blood by the entrance. My insides twisted and I held a fist over my mouth to stop myself from screaming.We rushed into the garage and soon, we were back on the road. I stayed quiet for a moment, the whole evening playing out in my head. “Who was responsible for….those men outside?”He glanced briefly at me with his side eye. “There were three of them. Same rival mafia group causing trouble. It seems they followed us here. I saw two dirt bikes parked on the other side of the road.”I took

It was a baseless fight. Many of my men present were wolves. They were faster, sharper, and could heal almost instantly. Of course, we couldn't have humans suspecting that, but there was a stark difference during the fight.Don Carmelo's men were old school. They fought with blades and fists, not guns. I had my men ditch their guns to even out the cards but still. “Carmelo, give up now and nobody else gets hurt,” I yelled from behind the container I ducked into.“And have you take all the glory? Dominate my territory as well?” He asked sarcastically. His voice sounded closer to me and I braced myself. “Never!” He yelled just as he came into view, tackling me to the ground and throwing pathetic blows. “Sandro!” I heard a distressed voice yell and I turned momentarily towards the sound. It was Alessia. A large container had fallen on her lower limbs and she was with a man who was trying to drive a blade into her neck.Clenching my jaw, I pushed Carmelo off me and rushed towards Ales

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