The Guardian Wolf And Her Alpha Mate
The Blessed Ones – A Blessing Or A Curse? Chapter 30

Nova POV:

"I'm fine Amelia honestly" I reassure her as she waits patiently while Jax and myself get ready for the evenings events.

"I'm sorry, I'm fussing, aren't I?" she chuckles as she helps me finish my hair. Knowing she is busying herself and her caring side is coming out more in the absence of her daughter, I'm embracing accepting her help.

"I like you helping, its also nice to spend some time together" I tell her, my voice soft and understanding as she smiles gratefully at me through the mirror.

Seeing the silver moon on my bicep glinting as the evenings sun shines through the window, my breath hitches as 1 once again am reminded of the bond that Jax and I share. "Jax' I call to him softly.

"Yes love?" He asks as he emerges from our closet, my eyes raking over his figure through the mirror as he simply smirks knowingly.

"We need to find out everything we can about our bond, I know its been referred to as ancient and blessed but I want to know of any others in history that shared it also" I tell him quietly as he walks over to lean on my vanity table so we can see each other clearly. "We have a lot to discuss" he admits.

. "A lot and not much

time. We need to visit your mother tomorrow, I want to see how she feels about undergoing hypnosis and see if we can get any more details from her. If she is happy to accept the treatment I was going to suggest it take place while we are away at the council building. I believe Laurence will be a good support for her, from what he's said she seems to trust him more than many and its improving every day."

"We have to ask her" I agree. "I know finding Mila is a priority, but once we find her we need to focus on the bunkers, where they are, how many are still there and if they are still operating the same."

"True. We also need to speak to the witches, see what they have to say about the ones that abandoned Cedric" Jax adds on.

"Are they all still here?" I suddenly ask, completely aware that my brain hasn't been functioning as normal the last few days and some information is escaping me.

"They are all staying close by" Jax informs us as your mother smiles at us.

"I spoke to Esmereleda and Cara while you were gone. They are different aren't they, but they are lovely and made me feel at ease" she compliments them.

"They decided to stay a little bit away from the pack house and nearby houses to not unsettle any pups or other pack members who didn't see them during the fight. Since pa's decision to have the witches leave our pack, some aren't quite used to their presence. It was Esmerelda's suggestion, and they are happy where they are; they're just on the far side of the lake," Jax says quietly. "Oh that reminds me, your uncle Johnathon is going to travel with Sophie. He wants to be there to help with her wolf and also spend some time with his niece."

"She's coming by soon, I invited her up before she travels to the White Mountain Pack tonight" i tell him as he smiles happily. Suddenly my phone rings and I see Lucas name flashing up on the screen.

"Luca!" I answer with a smile, "miss me already?"

"Always sis" he says, but his voice is solemn.

"What's wrong?" I ask him, my voice turning serious as I switch the phone to loud speaker.

"It's about Mila" he starts as I hear Rex snapping and growling in the background.

"Should I be here?" Amelia's asks quietly as I look to Jax for his answer.

"Maybe not ma I'll speak to you after, though. I promise" he assures her as she stands slowly before kissing both of our cheeks and promptly leaving.

"What's happened Luca? I can hear Rex, what's made Axton flip" I ask worriedly.

"There's no easy way to say this, so I'm just going to say it," Luca says, taking a deep breath. "Mila will be due her first heat soon."

Gasping in horror, I turn to look as Jax who doesn't look too surprised by what Luca is saying. "I didn't even think of that" I cry as I mentally kick myself for forgetting something so crucial.

"I did" Jax admits, his voice heavy with emotion. "I have actually spoken to Alex about it. It may have been the wrong decision but Alpha Axton was so worried as it was, I didn't want to upset him further. Mila was taking heat suppressants after finding Bruno was her mate and then leaving him. The only problem is, she wont have continued taking them since having left...unless she took them with her but the pack doctor has told me she never picked up her most recent prescription. He assured me she has a minimum of 10 days from now until the risk of her first heat, but we aren't going to risk that. Our Alpha King and Luna Queen have made sure of that."

Looking at Jax as he speaks, I see the worry for his sister in his eyes, but his voice remains calm and strong for the sake of all of us. "Alpha Axton.. Rex, I'm asking you to hold on. Until after the meeting tomorrow, then we can move forward," Ja calls through the phone as I hear Rex growl in the background. Although not detailed, Jax's meaning is clear.

There is a plan.

"He wont risk Mila" Luca says calmly. "But he's on edge after the conversation we just had with his mother."

"You spoke to her. what was said?" I ask quickly as the cracking of bones follows shortly followed by Axtons angered breathing.

"Axton...are you ok?" I ask quietly as I hear him swear under his breath.

"No" he grunts. "Alpha Bruno is my half-brother."

"WHAT?!" I exclaim as I stare at the phone in surprise.

Hearing his dark chuckle, I turn to look at Jax who is frozen where he is stood. "Your mother?" I ask.

"No, my father" Axton replies bluntly. "Gave in to heat of Bruno's mother when he had just found my mother. They found out they were pregnant with me soon after and as a result of being tricked into being with Helen, that's Bruno's mother, my father ripped up all treaties with them." "You never knew" Jax sighs as he collapsed in the chair beside me, grasping my hand.

Never" Axton growls. "My father paid them off, both he and his wolf refused to accept or acknowledge Bruno as their own, to him Bruno wasn't his pup."

"Oh my..." I whisper as Axtons news sinks in.

"Helen was the Alphas daughter of the Deep Forest Pack, I've looked at the pack histories and her mate ended up being a chosen mate. Her fated never returned after leaving her. Helens chosen was the son of another alpha and they mated to form an alliance but never had any pups of their own" Luca explains quietly.

"So Bruno s father wasn't the rightful Alpha of the Deep Forest Pack" Jax comments.

"He wasn't" Luca agrees.

"Interesting" Jax mutters as he leans forward deep in thought. "But he's supported him as if he was his own. I wonder if he knew about Bruno's biological father from the start."

"That we cant confirm, but we intend to find out" Axton growls menacingly.

"While we are on the phone, I thought I'd mention about Zak. I've looked at his phone, bank statements etc, that sort of thing. I can explain Bruno's comment of "amazing what money buys you". He transferred Zak a large sum of money, over £30,000. Zak immediately transferred it to his family and since looking into it I can confirm it was spent on his sister and her three pups, to aid them after their father died last year" Luca tells us.

"So it was him that betrayed you" I whisper.

"He should have come to me, I would have helped. I'd offered to help him in the past" Axton growls in frustration as we hear him pacing through the phone.

"He should have" Luca agrees quietly.

"I know that's hard to hear, but at least that's one question answered" Jax says, his deep voice resonating calm.

"On the subject of gammas." Luca starts before Axton clears his throat.

"This is difficult for me to ask, but I have to. We have Mason who will be replacing Luca as my Beta once he has become the leader of what is still known as the Rogue Pack. For our Gamma, we have Alejandro who is the next in position for it, he is the son of the Gamma before Zak, but Luca and I both agree he isn't ready for the position and we aren't sure he ever will be. His sister however. Axton says.

"Melissa!" I say proudly.

"Melissa" Axton confirms. "She is 18 soon and we believe once it has been her birthday, despite being young, she is ready to take on the position of Gamma.

"She definitely is" I agree voicing my opinion as I remember the little spitfire as I used to call her.

"Until then, we are lacking in ranked members as you're most likely aware. Luca has to accompany me tomorrow which leaves the pack relatively lacking the security it needs. Sophie is going to stay and help alongside their future pack, I know members of each will respect her, she has also informed us elder Johnathon will be joining her also. But..." Axton quietens for a minute before continuing.

"Can we ask for one of your Gammas to please accompany Sophie for the duration of time we are away at the council building?"