Novels by Ruthy Ideas

JACEDragging out a little puff of smoke before tossing it into the ashtray. My fingers trailed over the textbook. Line after line I read, yet nothing made sense to me—just jumbled-up words filled with nonsense.My mind drifted away from the notes. Fuck, I had two different assignments to turn in within two days, I had four different projects to work on, and I also had to practice for the game we had this weekend. A buzz settled on my phone—it was an update on my socials. Killian was out with the boys. He’d invited me, but I’d managed to pull out some out-of-this-world sort of excuse to avoid going.I couldn’t choose. Between him and Nima? Especially not when Nima and I had just gotten started on these little game sites we were going to play. And then… Killian. I couldn’t cut him off. He was my best pal, I’d need him. Worse still—Aiden. How dare he tell me what to do? I was here holed up in my room, reading and smoking blunt after blunt, while news was out there partying casually. I d

JACEThe day had passed by, pleasure thrummed in me, a wide smile splitting my face each minute I recalled how easy it had been for Nima to fall right into my trap. I mean, did she possibly think I could fall for her? I liked her; she was cool, cute and all. She was a tough challenge, but that was not all there was to it…“I need all your attention, each one of y’all,” Killian ordered. My gaze lifted to lock with that of Killian’s, who passed me a friendly wink as we all hovered closer to him.“There’ll be a match. In a week. Our team needs to win. It’s nothing big, just a friendly team pushing against another, yet I can’t just let us lose. So we practice today—us against ourselves,” he spoke. Everyone was paying rapt attention to him now as he gestured towards us.“Aiden , you play with Jace and three others stay on your team, while the rest stay with me,” Killian ordered. I could swear he divided the team just to suit his purpose. He and Aiden had fallen off real bad; I enjoyed it

NINA.This shit did not just happen. I was hallucinating? Or I must have heard him wrong, right? It made sense that way. There is no way he'd just dared me into a bet like that.“Clock’s ticking. You can chicken out, I’ll understand. You still are a child anyway—little Nina, who runs and comes to her big brother for protection. Little Nina who…”“Are you nuts?” I screamed. The entire hallway glanced sideways in our direction, no doubt itching for something new to gossip about. I cursed beneath my breath, realizing I’d been the one to stomp my feet and ask for discretion, yet here I was making a fool of myself for them to see.“Fuck, Killian would murder you. And why would I want to do something as reckless as that? Make you—the school’s playboy—fall for me? What do I stand to gain from that?” I asked, my heart hammering against my ribcage now, my palms getting sweaty as I tried the best I could to put up a proper and controlled front to him.“Fine, I knew you wouldn’t. Anyways, I’d a

JACE.I was restless, anxious, worried, and probably scared. An exhausted sigh eased through me as my eyes glanced in the direction of the corridor for the thirteenth time already. Why was she late? She was always on time.For some reason, I'd slept like shit last night, haunted by the recollection of her coldness, how bitter she made me feel. And those harsh words she spouted last night—it didn’t sit well with me. When the hell did Nina grow up? She was always cute, lovely, and always playful. And I'd never seen her speak to anyone like that.It sucked. Killian returned to his home last night, although he'd promised to visit, then backed out. He did send me some jumbled-up message saying we were cool, but he was too tired to drive back here. It was a lie I didn’t buy, but I understood. With Aiden probably hovering around, coming here might not be the best solution at the moment.My heart jumped in my chest at the sight of Nina finally rounding her way through the corridor. Dark circl

NINA.I watched my face pale from fear with trembling fingers, unable to move. Jace swung harder after each blow. Derek fought back, but he was slower compared to Jace, which gave him an advantage. He slammed Derek backward, into the floor, knelt over him, his shirt bunched up in one arm, while he beat him continuously with the other.My voice was caught in my throat. There’s blood everywhere, running down the sides of Derek’s lips, his eyes swollen, bleeding. And Jace? He looked different, like a possessed freak, beating him up, his face broken into a twisted sneer.“Jace! Stop!” My brother’s voice called right by my side. Killian started forward, yanking up Jace’s fists and shoving him off Derek, who still seemed to be kneeling. A few workers from the back had rounded up, too, watching keenly.“That bastard!” Jace cursed, his voice holding a deep baritone to them that had me frightened. I’d never seen him look so miserable, so dreadful, so rebellious. But then, hadn’t he left for ye

NINA.Loud music blasted through the speakers, bodies flooded in and out of the dance floors, words were beginning to blur out in my mind, the images tripling, my head felt featherweight light, and for some reason, I wouldn’t stop laughing.I’d taken Kate’s advice—to let loose, have fun, feel free, let him see you for who you are. Except now this advice would probably spin off on me and bite me in the ass.“Didn’t know she could dance like that, wow!” I could hear Marcus’s voice from behind, cheering me on.“There are a lot of things I can do. Too bad you’re taken,” I whispered, passing a wink to Kate, who erupted into a burst of laughter.“Nina, I’ll be sure to remind you of everything you do today. What have you done with my sulking shy roommate?” Kate teased, throwing her arms around Marcus’s neck. I wheezed past the dancing floor, heading toward the bar when I lost my balance, tipping forward and knocking off every content in my line of sight by accident.“Easy, love,” Derek, one

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

WINNYThe woods thickened and darkened as I ran through the forest. I didn’t change back to my wolf form, but I was sure I could do so very easily if I wanted to. My legs still remembered my paw marks when I first came here with Daniel. I had the wild speed of an angry walk as I tore through the woods, my kind racing faster than my feet. Alpha Sean. He needed me…the curse…why did I let myself slip away so much? Everything in me told me he was in grave danger, and I needed to get there as soon as I could. The note drove me crazy, faster than any technology in the world. When I reached the edge of the territory, my body became weak, my knees racing as I took huge breaths. I have taken a step back into the world where all my problems existed, where everyone wore smiles to hide their teeth. For a second, I thought about turning back to the White pack. What if he were with Lena and he didn’t need my help? What if it was a trap? Who brought me the letter? How did they know where I was? I

WINNYWhen Daniel stepped into the river and crossed alongside his Pack members, the water didn’t ripple the way it should have. Instead, it flowed around them as if they controlled it. It was majestic to watch and also unsettling at the same time.As they stepped out into the bank, they changed back into tall, broad-shouldered humans with the same hard expressions on their faces. They smelled like winter, weathered stones, ice, old rivers…they were everything I had never seen before, they felt…older. Although I had decided to follow him back to their Pack, I still wondered if it was the right thing to do. I didn’t tell anyone, not even Grace. They could be looking for me and…breathe, Winny, breathe.“Are you sure you want to go with us? You need to know what you want and make your mind clear about it,” he said. Daniel moved closer, his eyes softened as he walked around me. It was very dark, I could barely see them, but I knew they were all naked and I was the only woman amongst them

SEANThe moment Winny’s message lit up my phone, the air in Gabriel’s gambling club became suffocating. The smoke, the laughter, it all became meaningless noise. It irritated my ears, and I just wanted to get up and leave. Gabriel was speaking, but I couldn’t hear him even if I wanted to. The talk about having a traitor in the Pack should be very important right now, but nothing was more important than going to see Winny.Sean, I need to see you. Alone. Now. The message rang in my ear again, and I thought of a way to excuse myself. It’s weird because I barely get messages from her. She could have called or done something else. Anything but text. There was no doubt she was in some kind of danger. I stood abruptly, ignoring Gabriel’s raised brows and Zack’s casual smirk. Lucas’s eyes would have cut me into pieces if they were daggers. I knew he was curious and wanted to know what message I got on my phone that changed my whole mood.“Sean!” Gabriel yelled, and I blinked, looking at hi

Sean.“You should let her know where she stands,” Lucas said to me, staring at the cup of liquor in his hand as we sat by the bar counter. The party had ended, and Lena left with her father. It was hard watching Winny leave with such a puzzled expression and urge, but Lucas had stopped me from following her into the woods as she ran off.Lucas probably knew what I was thinking–to stand up and run after her.“She asked for privacy, let her have some,” he’d said and forced me into the bar where we both sat, dead worried about Winny. He hasn’t been drinking; he’s been glaring at me and doing the same with the glass in front of him while I’ve taken three shots.“Keep our business off your lips, Lucas.” I took another gulp and set the cup on the table. The weight in my chest bothered me so much, I cracked the cup on my hand before realising I was on the edge of breaking it.I set the cup gently on the table and gestured at the bartender to fill up my cup again for the fifth time.“I am war

Winny.I was clueless as to why they called me out, and more nervous than I have ever been in my life. All eyes pierced my skin like daggers, I almost stumbled and fell. Good thing I was smart enough to fix my gaze on the man standing on the podium as I approached. Pale skin, blond hair and a white suit.My wolf became unsettled and tried to break out. Heat crawled through my body. I became weak, sweating with each step I took. There is no way I could shift into my wolf form, not here, not now and absolutely impossible. There was no full moon. There was no moon at all.My toes curled and my claws threatened to spring out through my nails. My whole body hurt like hell as I tried to hold back the heavy force trying to shift me into my wolf form. Only a strong Alpha can shift anytime they want and I am far from being an Alpha, and I certainly don't want to shift. If anything goes wrong, all the people sitting and staring at me as I walk to the podium would do anything to tear me limb fr

Winny.Things always get messy when they start to look too good. The fuckening I could never escape. Coming to this event with Lucas was never part of my plans for the day at all. In fact, I hadn’t thought he would ever text me again since he said he wouldn’t bother me. But he had asked for help, and that I would be his plus one for the event.Apparently, his family has spies here, and they had planned to set him up with someone he doesn’t like, so he asked for my help. It took a while to think about it before accepting his offer and sneaking out of the house unnoticed. Earlier this morning, I got a letter from Lily, but I hadn’t gotten the tile to open it and read it, so I tossed it in my drawer and locked it. Back to Lucas, I met him at a local coffee shop.