“Come on” he says helping me sit up and making sure I’m comfy before he smoothly gets up from the bed and brings a tray over to me with soup and bread on.
Hearing my tummy growl loudly as the delicious aromas hit my nose I blush furiously while he simply grins and gets a tray for himself also.
“Oh this is good” I whisper as I swallow my first spoonful.
“Ma will be pleased, she made this for you” he smile, “it’s what she always made us when we were younger and had a tough day training or at school.”
“So good” I mumble before tucking in to the rest of the bowl. Once finished I stand up slowly and take the tray to the table before walking towards the bathroom. Seeing Jax make a move to get up I shake my head at him, “it’s ok I need to do some light movement remember and I just need to use the bathroom I won’t be long.”
“Ok but if you need me just shout” he says quietly. Seeing Zeus forward in his eyes I know he’s trying to control his wolfs urge to care for his mate. Freshening up quickly I brush my teeth and wash my face before slipping into some comfy joggers and a top. Brushing my hair I pull it in to a messy bun and then softly open the door and make my way back to the bed.
“You up for Laurence coming by?” Jax asks standing up from where he was sat.
“Yes that’s fine” I tell him as he helps me back down and sits next to me. “So what actually happened yesterday?”
“The rogues retreated when you commanded them to, I gave you some of my strength I don’t know if you remember that? But it made you hold on long enough for Kingsley to kill Caroline, we then got in the vehicles and high tailed it out of there” he explains. “The witch appeared as we were leaving but they made no move to follow us.”
“Do you think we should have tried to kill Charles?” I ask quietly.
“I don’t think we could have, the witch is clearly watching him” he replies.
“Why didn’t he make a move on us other than the rogues then?” I wonder.
Hearing a knock on the door Jaxs eyes glaze over to show he’s mind linking before Laurence opens the door and peaks round.
“Come in” I laugh when I take in his closed eyes.
“Just checking everyone is decent” he says mischievously as he opens them.
Rolling his eyes Jax shakes his head at his friend, “she’s been sleeping Laurence.”
“Just checking” Laurence replies with a grin.
“In reply to what you asked before Nova I think it was a way to measure your strength” Jax says as Laurence sits on a chair nearby. Hearing that Laurence’s face turns serious as he leans forward engaged in our discussion.
“Have I given it away?” I worry.
“Well considering we had no idea you could do that, never mind you knowing then I doubt it” Laurence says calmly. “They’re probably sh*tting themselves right now as they realised they have no idea how strong you are, but..the dark witch is a problem.”
“What do we do about that?” I ask nervously.
“Alex has been speaking to the council and he also has some pack witches he has called for advice and that are coming here tomorrow. I don’t think it’s possible to fight your grandfather without their help now” Jax admits.
“So the hunters have help from witches, a dark witch at that” I scowl. “He appears to have put his dislike for other species to one side for this.”
“I think he’s doing anything he can to make sure he’s successful” Laurence agrees as Jax stays silent. Sitting in thought for a moment I look up from where I’ve been playing with the duvet hem to see Laurence and Jax looking at one another.
“Ok” I sigh making them look at me. “What’s going on?”
With a frown Jax grasps my hand and clutches it tightly. “We both had a thought whilst you were in hospital, and it’s not a particularly nice one.”
“Spit it out Jax” I say with a frown as he furrows his brows in thought. Looking to Laurence I raise a brow and point at him, “speak” I motion to him.
“Your mother was there” Laurence says calmly. Feeling Jax tense beside me I rub his arm lightly before replying.
“She was” I say slowly. “It was a surprise to say the least.”
“I can imagine. But what if she is your grandfathers weapon?” Laurence points out.
“Weapon?” I check.
“What if they use your love for her or your longing to try and get back the mother you so wish for and it kills you? Then if your mother dies your father would also” Laurence says almost reluctantly.
“We think it’s possible Charles would kill your mother for this cause” Jax admits lowly.
Taking a deep breath I think over what they’ve just said. From what my father has told me about Charles and his relationship with my mother from before I was born it wasn’t one that was based on love. He wanted her to be like him and when she didn’t have the same beliefs he was disappointed, even more so when she was fated to a wolf and bore a pup. Chasing after us showed that he had no wish for a normal relationship with his daughter, especially with the threats she got before I was born.
“I think that’s highly probable” I sigh after a moment.
“Even with her being the only family he has left potentially?” Laurence asks.
With that I let out a cold humourless laugh, “I’m also his family..but he wants me dead. So yes, I wouldn’t put it past that man to kill his own daughter just to rid the world of a Guardian Wolf. My only question really is why hasn’t he done that yet?”
“Because of you” Jax shrugs. “What if she is his last hope at killing you? He needs a back up plan and I bet getting her to the stage of disconnect that she is in took time.”
“Do you think your mum could kill you?” Laurence asks me.
“She didn’t look like my mother yesterday trust me. The look in her eyes, the lack of emotion and simply her reaction to seeing me..I think she could in this state yes” I say trying to hold back the surge of emotion I suddenly feel. “I don’t recognise her.”
“You wouldn’t though Nova” he says quietly, “you haven’t seen her since you were 2 weeks old.”
“Nova nor Kia felt the family bond with her Laurence” Jax says to him. “I think the witch has used dark magic to suppress the mate bond and prevent the family bond between Nova and her mother.”
“So we need to kill the witch” Laurence says quietly.
Hearing a knock at the door Laurence stands up to open it before Alex and Ophelia walk into the room quietly.
“Nova..” Ophelia breaths in relief before rushing over and giving me a gentle hug. “I don’t know if I need to thank you first or scald you for scaring us so much.”
“I’ll take the thanks” I laugh softly as she pulls away with eyes full of unshed tears.
“You are something else” she whispers with a small smile. “Thank you for keeping my mate safe.”
Feeling my cheeks blush I nod and offer her a smile unsure of how to react to being praised so much. Seeing Alex’s imposing figure by the bed I look up to see his eyes which are trained on me filled with concern.
“How are you feeling Nova?” He asks quietly.
“Better as time goes on” I assure him as he smiles slightly from my words.
“Yesterday was interesting” he comments as he pulls two seats over for his Luna and him to take.
“Wasn’t it just” I chuckle with a wry smile. “Seems to be a current theme at the moment.”
“Alex told me about the witch, and I have to say it sounds like the one I encountered when I was taken” Ophelia says her voice full of sadness.
“I’m sorry Luna” I say looking at her as she takes deep breaths to control herself. “We are going to get him.”
“But how?” She asks quietly.
“How..we don’t know yet. We need to kill him” Jax says. “But first we have to make sure that his curse on you is lifted.”
“Our pack witches are coming in the morning, they will be able to offer us some more advice” Alex says reassuringly to his Luna.
“Once we have spoken to them we need to plan our next move” Jax says his voice full of authority as I feel his anger towards the situation through the bond.
“We need to bring them to us” I say quietly.
“Yes and gather our allies, they want a war then they will get one” Alex says venomously.
“Wait..” Jax says looking around in a panic. “Oh f*ck” he whispers. Turning to look at us his eyes wide he asks, “Charles wasn’t surprised we were at the meeting..he knew where we were going to be and when didn’t he?”
“He didn’t specifically say that but he knew we were there yes” I say slowly.
“So how did he get that information?” He asks me with a raised brow… “is there anyone you think could be a traitor?”
“No” I says furrowing my brows in thought. “No one seems suspicious to me here.” Hearing Laurence and Alex agree we sit back thoughtful.
“But..there was someone who was acting suspicious before wasn’t there?” Ophelia asks quietly.
“My dad” Jax says angrily. “Laurence go find Axel quickly” he orders.
“Why?” I whisper.
“Because one thing we do know is the hunters use electronics to their advantage, they’re good with technology and make no effort to hide it” Jax says barely containing his anger as his hands shake fighting a shift.
