Novels by Ruthy Ideas

Writer’s POVSix months later…The morning sun shone bright over the pack lands, casting long shadows across the courtyard where pack members went about their daily business. Everything looked peaceful now, but everyone still remembered the dark days that had led to this moment.Zach’s punishment had been swift and brutal. The pack members had demanded justice for their beloved Alpha’s death, and the triplets had given it to them. For seven long days, Zach had been tied to a post in the center of the pack square for everyone to see.During those seven days, pack members had thrown rotten food at him. Children had pointed and laughed at the man who had killed their Alpha. Adults had sung songs of hatred as they passed by his post. Rain had soaked him through, and the hot sun had burned his skin. No one had given him food or water. He had been left to suffer under the open sky, just as he had made others suffer.Every evening, groups of pack members had gathered around him to sing songs

Zayne’s POV I stopped, raising my hands. “Okay, okay. I’m not moving.”Irish was fully awake now, and he looked confused and scared. When he saw the gun, his eyes went wide.“Zayne?” he said weakly.“It’s okay,” I told him. “Everything’s going to be okay.”But I didn’t know if that was true. I was trying to think of a way to get close enough to stop Zach, but he was too far away, and he was watching me too carefully.That’s when I felt it, Steve’s presence through our mind-link. He was close. Very close.I had to keep Zach distracted so he wouldn’t notice Steve coming up behind him.“You know what I don’t understand?” I said to Zach.“What?” he asked, still pointing the gun at Ava.“If you wanted Ava so badly, why did you kill Vanessa? She was Ava’s sister. Killing her just made Ava hate you more.”Zach’s face got dark. “Vanessa was a mistake. She found out about my plans. She was going to ruin everything.”“What plans?”“My plans are to get rid of your father and take over the pack.

Zayne’s POVMy heart was beating so fast I could hear it in my ears. The guard was leading us through the dark forest, and I kept thinking about Irish and Ava. What if we were too late? What if Zach had already hurt them?“How much further?” I asked the guard.“Just a few more minutes, Alpha,” he said, breathing hard from walking so fast.I tried to stay calm, but my mind kept racing. Why was Zach doing this? I knew he was angry about something, but I never thought he would go this far. First, he killed our father, and now he had taken Ava and Irish. I wanted to tear him apart with my bare hands.We walked through thick trees and over fallen logs. The moon was giving us some light, but it was still hard to see. I kept stepping on branches and making noise, which made me worry that Zach might hear us coming.“There,” the guard whispered, pointing ahead. “That’s the building.”I could see it now. We got closer, and I could smell blood. My wolf senses were going crazy. Something bad ha

Steve’s POV Zayne and I decided to trail Irish’s scent instead of Ava’s since Irish’s scent seemed stronger and more recent than Ava’s. We knew that wherever Irish was, Ava would be close by. My heart was pounding as we moved through the dark forest, following the familiar smell of my brother mixed with the fear and urgency that had been driving us for hours.If we weren’t mistaken, it was almost midnight now. The darkness around us was thick and heavy, broken only by the flashlights we carried and the pale moonlight filtering through the trees.“Why did Irish suddenly go off earlier?” Zayne asked as we moved carefully through the underbrush. His voice was tense and worried, matching exactly how I felt.I had been wondering the same thing myself. One moment, Irish said he found Ava, and the next moment, he had suddenly cut off communication. “Perhaps Irish found something,” I said, trying to think of a logical explanation. “Maybe he discovered a clue about where Ava was being held,

Ava’s POV I was shaking inside the darkness that Zach had left me in. The cold was seeping into my bones, and every small sound made me jump with fear. My whole body hurt from being tied to this chair for so long, and my wrists were raw from where the ropes had been cutting into my skin every time I tried to move.The silence around me was terrifying. Zach had told me he would come back the next day, and I didn’t know what that meant. I didn’t know what he was planning to do to me, or what he wanted from the triplets. All I knew was that I was trapped here, helpless and alone, while somewhere out there, my mates were probably going crazy looking for me.I was so hungry it felt like my stomach was eating itself. My throat was dry and scratchy from thirst, and I hadn’t had anything to drink since yesterday morning, before Zach knocked me out and brought me to this place.But worse than the hunger and thirst was the fear. The way Zach had looked at me when he talked about killing Vaness

Zayne’s POV I had already lost count of how many hours we had been searching for Ava, and night was already falling fast around us. The darkness was making everything harder, but we hadn’t found her yet. We couldn’t stop now, not when she was out there somewhere with that monster called Zach.We went to Zach’s house first, thinking that would be the obvious place to start looking. But when we got there, we met no one. The house was empty and quiet, like nobody had been there for days. Even his dad wasn’t at home, which made me wonder if his father knew what kind of evil his son was capable of.I was getting frustrated with every minute that passed while we searched for Ava. Each second that went by was another second she was in danger, another second Zach could be hurting her or worse. The image of her face on that video call kept flashing in my mind, the fear in her eyes, the way she had been crying, the blood on her face. It made my chest tight with rage and worry.We had been walk

Sean Six Months Later.The air in the North had changed. It no longer smelled of old blood and secrets; it smelled of pine, fresh rain, and hope. The reconstruction was a monumental task, but for the first time in a century, the wolves of the North and South worked side-by-side.Since the war, Winny has been silent, the same way Elias has been silent and distant. Lily, however, took it upon herself to take care of Elias and make sure he didn’t mourn too much. Eventually, Lily succeeded in making Elias’s life bright again, and they have both found new love within themselves. It was hard for both of them, but time heals, but never forget. They had Grace’s pictures decorated all over their house. As for Winny, I was still struggling with making her live on. She put her life on pause, simply because Grace was not in it. I didn’t try to intrude or make her feel better or try to make her forget the pain, she needed to go through it, alone. Grace was the first nice person to her since Ray

SeanThe moment Grace’s heart stopped, the air around the Citadel began to hum. It started as a low vibration in the soles of my feet and grew into a deafening roar. Winny, who had been slumped against the stone, suddenly stood upright. The Royal Mark on her neck—the one everyone thought was a curse—began to glow with a blinding, ethereal gold light.I remember the first time I saw that light, the way I felt the intensity of her power in that bonding water when we first started our contract. My heart tightened. She has been provoked.Winny screamed, as if she were tearing out of a bondage, a place she had been locked. Viktor was in a dilemma because Winny was simply helping him finish a bond that never existed. The people around her backed away.“Grace!” She yelled. This was not good, I can sense it. Grace was the only thing Winny ever knew, the only family she had, and the one person who always showed up for her. Grace still lay on Elias’s arms, lifeless, while Elias cried silently.

SEAN"Caleb," I whispered, the name feeling like a shard of glass in my throat. I should have known, I felt it. I knew something must be odd about him. Elias’s revelation hadn't just cleared the air; it had set the room on fire. Now we know exactly where we are headed. I thought I would be chasing Lena right now, but I am one hundred percent sure Caleb has Winny.Viktor’s heir. Who could have thought? He played so perfectly and blended in, yet I should have listened to my instincts.I looked at Elias. His face was a mask of cold fury, but his hands were trembling as he looked at Grace. Among all of us in the room, Grace was the most dangerous right now. I still have a feeling Winny would be fine; she has the power to be safe till I find her, but Grace, her tears had frozen, her eyes reddened from fury. She vibrated vigorously while still standing. Elias held her, trying to do for her, but he himself was a bag of anger already spilling out."Dax! Get the units ready!" I roared, my v

SEAN.A few hours of worry might be a fluke, but forty-eight hours of joy hearing from or seeing Winny was getting alarming. I couldn’t concentrate all day. A pile of documents sat on the left corner of my desk, but I sat there, doing nothing. Every urge to pick up the phone and call Winny again or Grace kept making me feel like an intruder. But after two days, that’s the height of it. I got off my chair and called Grace who picked it up instantly.“I was just about to call you! Have you seen Winny? She was supposed to come to me two days ago.” Grace panted as if she had been running. But her panic was nothing compared to mine. I should have listened to my instincts. Fucking two days!“She is meant to be with you, Grace. Call Elias. Both of you, meet me at my house now.” I commanded.“We would be right there.” After dropping the phone, I squeezed it so hard that the screen cracked. Pressure built up in my chest. I paced around, trying to think of the possibilities of what went wro

SEANI swear I had my eye on her a few minutes ago. She couldn’t have left without telling me and even if she had, she would have left a note or sent a servant.I still had guests to attend to but I made the whole event because of her, but we haven’t even gotten to that part yet. Somewhere in the room, I saw that Mark was back in, but he was speaking with someone I could almost recognise…a lady.She had her back turned to me and her dress suggests she didn’t plan to be here at this moment. She was dressed in black, adding a face mask and a face cap.I got closer to them. Just as I was about to get to them, Caleb, the dude I saw earlier speaking with Winny, took the lady’s hand and dragged her out.I froze and just watched the scene unfold before me. The lady made a quick mistake. She turned back and our eyes locked.Instantly, I called the guests to secure all exits. No one must come in and no one must step out. I kept an eye on Caleb but in the blink of an eye, they had disappeared.

WINNY.I watched Mark get humiliated and satisfaction filled my heart. I’d gotten Mrs Grant’s contact two days ago when I just became Alpha of WinterRay. She’s told me she'd like to see me at the gala. We clocked almost immediately and before we both realised, we were already talking about our personal lives which had Mark involved.Honestly, I didn’t think Mark would really walk up to me today, but it is fun to see that he regrets everything he has done to me and has seen how valuable I have become, it’s a huge slap to his face and I would continue to triumph in it.Sean stepped close to me. He looked effortlessly catchy, like every other day. But today, I feel more flexible around him. “Its been a while, my love,” Sean said and kissed the back of my palm. I smiled back, my heart racing. He closed in and quickly kissed me. It wasn’t news that we were in a relationship, yet, people were stunned to see him show his affection in public. I blushed but embraced it. I wouldn’t shy away a

Nina's POV“I don't want to talk to either of you. Get out of my sight!” Jace yelled at us, but we managed to enter the room he had gone into. His pupils dilated as he spun to face us again.“Didn’t I just tell y’all to get out of my sight?” He pressed. He definitely heard everything we discussed. He must have felt left behind or betrayed.“The hands cannot say to the legs, ‘Get out of the body because I am mad at you.’ Can they?” I responded quickly. He scoffed under his breath, offering a wry smile.“Would you let me leave the room if you wouldn’t?” Jace shot back, his eyes filled with determination.“This is not how your reign is going to last, Jace. Be angry, but not for a long time,” I cautioned, and that seemed to catch his attention.He cracked his knuckles as he responded, his voice dropping. “Are you giving me orders and advice on how to rule my people?”“Yes, I’m doing that,” I said, stepping closer to him. “Kick me out of the room, and I’ll know you’re being serious.”I sto

Nina's POV “I don't want to talk to either of you. Get out of my sight!” Jace yelled at us, but we managed to enter the room he had gone into. His pupils dilated as he spun to face us again. “Didn’t I just tell y’all to get out of my sight?” He pressed. He definitely heard everything we discussed. He must have felt left behind or betrayed. “The hands cannot say to the legs, ‘Get out of the body because I am mad at you.’ Can they?” I responded quickly. He scoffed under his breath, offering a wry smile. “Would you let me leave the room if you wouldn’t?” Jace shot back, his eyes filled with determination. “This is not how your reign is going to last, Jace. Be angry, but not for a long time,” I cautioned, and that seemed to catch his attention. He cracked his knuckles as he responded, his voice dropping. “Are you giving me orders and advice on how to rule my people?” “Yes, I’m doing that,” I said, stepping closer to him. “Kick me out of the room, and I’ll know you’re being serious

Nina's POV"Are you being serious right now?" I spun to face Killian. He wasn't even so concerned about the way Aiden pinned me to the wall. "Being serious about what?" He chuckled softly as he questioned, dropping his travel backpack on the bed, heaving a deep sigh of relief. Aiden stepped away, quite wary of what Killian would do to him since he was caught red-handed meddling with me. The look on his face said it all. But Killian didn't seem like he was going to address it at all. "Didn't you see how the little asshole you released illegally, pin me to the wall?" I queried, feeling triggered by how unreactive he was to the issue on ground. "I saw it." He said. "He didn't touch you nor did he kill you. Why should I react to that?" "Are you prioritizing the illicit friendship between you and this brat over our siblings bond?" I asked, feeling the rise of tension in my head as Aiden watched like he was picking necessary points from the argument. "Illicit?" He scoffed under his br

Aiden's POVIf my father were alive, I would have asked him to tell me who placed a curse on me.Jace and I fought hard to gain the Alpha seat, but I never won the fight, not even with Derek. All along, I trusted Derek to make it work, but instead, he forced his way to the throne and got demoted within a few days, dashing my hopes of ruling my own people.I did not just lose a father. I lost a dad. I lost a solid foundation, and my heart could not ache any more. With my head buried on my knees, I cursed under my breath.“Nothing will ever make Jace and me friends again,” I cursed, my heart and mind agreeing to make it immediately effective.I would rather remain locked in this cell for the rest of my life than be released on the condition of being friends with Jace once again. He is the worst thing that has ever happened or will ever happen to me.A tear rolled down my chin as reality dawned on me. Everything I desired to have, including but not limited to the Alpha seat, Nina’s full

Jace’s POV“Were you warned to stay away from our female wolves?” I had to ask. He had never talked about his intention to have a mate or at least get into a relationship with one of the sexy Velmora girls.“You don’t like girls, do you?” I asked.Killian dropped the cup in his hands onto the table as he heaved a deep sigh.“Do you really want to discuss this over dinner?” He asked, his voice dropping.“This is the best time to have this conversation. Why are you staying away from girls?”“Does it matter?”“It definitely does,” Jace shot back. “No female friend. No lover. No mate. Not even a date with a casual female stranger. No one-night stand. Nothing at all. It’s concerning. You need the energy that radiates from the presence of female wolves. You need that to continue operating at the level of Velmora’s Beta. I kid you not.”He scoffed under his breath as he responded. “I don’t think I should be in a relationship.”“Your sister has been in several relationships, but you don’t thi

Nina's POV“I can’t wait to see my baby,” Jace whispered into my ear. “The wolves can’t wait to welcome their next ruler. They can’t wait to cheer you on!”A small smile tugged at my lips as I exhaled, sitting up on the bed. “I can’t wait either, Jace.”“Where are you going?” His voice grew closer as I felt the cold contact of his hands on the back of my neck.“I’ve got tasks to handle, Jace.” I slowly spun to face him. “By evening, there’ll be enough time to have a proper chat with you.”“You’ve got subordinates. Order them to handle the tasks. I need your attention at the moment. The tasks or Jace—what’s it gonna be?” He asked, his eyes fixed on my face.I drew a long breath before throwing myself back into his arms.“Now that’s my baby!”“We don’t have to be so worried when there are so many people willing to get the tasks done,” Jace continued. “Can’t you see how good our economy is now?”“It’s much better now compared to the regime of your father and that of Derek,” I whispered b