Filed To Story: The Guardian Wolf and her Alpha Mate
“What’s this about?” I ask breathlessly.
“Well I know how much you have had on recently and we haven’t been able to relax and get settled into running the pack together, which by the way has not deterred you at all. You have been amazing” he says in wonder. “But I wanted you to be able to relax now and for us to be able to enjoy an evening together without having to think about what else we have going on.”
“Jax..” I whisper as I move closer to him.
“Hmm?” He asks as he wraps his arms round me.
“Thank you” I murmur. “This is so lovely, and so thoughtful.”
“You deserve it” he whispers before I pull his head down and capture his lips with my own. Moving softly together we hold each other tightly as our love pours through the bond. Pulling away after a moment I shift my eyes to the treats behind him.
“You want to eat?” He smirks seeing where my attention was.
“Always” I giggle softly as he pulls me gently to the table.
“Then let’s eat” he says before pouring us a glass of wine each and sitting beside me.
“To us” I toast as we clink our glasses together.
“To us” he grins.
Nova POV:
“I know we’ve had a lot going on love but tomorrow is going to be amazing” Jax says as he feeds me a delicious dessert. Moaning in pleasure his eyes darken slightly before he clears his throat, “those sounds” he mutters as I giggle.
“I’m excited for tomorrow, as soon as I’d finished work today it’s all I’ve been able to think about” I admit. “I was just speaking to Naomi about it.”
“I asked her to hold you up” Jax smirks.
“Oh” I laugh, “well I enjoyed it. Was nice to just relax and have a chat, I used to make sure I spent time with Alice and other pack members. Having a balance is important isn’t it.”
“We can make sure you do here as well” Jax assures me.
“I will don’t worry, but at the moment we have more pressing matters” I say with a small smile.
“How are you feeling after this week?” Jax asks.
“Relieved, conflicted, worried but also confident in a way” I reply with a shrug. Seeing him raise a brow I explain a bit further, “relieved because we managed to find the traitors and gain some more information. Seeing Rose be convicted was a relief, but I have to admit I’ve been worried about my old pack. I’m conflicted because I’m aware of the danger I’m bringing to those around me but I know I couldn’t do this without you and many others. But confident because I know now that I have a family to support me, an amazing mate and a pack that will motivate me to always be my best.”
“Amazing mate huh” Jax says with a wink.
“I said all that and that’s what you picked up on?” I ask chuckling.
Smirking he nods before replying slightly more serious, “I get why you’re feeling all those emotions, plus I’ve been able to feel how you’re feeling remember. But it’s all perfectly understandable. You’re handling it amazing though love.”
“I’m worried about my mum” I admit quietly seeing his eyes soften at my words.
“I know” he says softly, his deep voice soothing. “Conditioning can be reversed though, don’t give up hope.”
“It’s not just that” I explain, “even if we can reverse the conditioning and get her true self back, what’s to say she’s going to forgive us? Even now we are putting off getting her..and for what?”
“So you’d rather go hunt for your mother blind and without any clue as to where she is?” Jax says with a pointed look.
“No” I sigh in defeat.
“Gaining information is important, not just for your safety but for everybody involved. Having some insight into what waits for us is better than nothing” he says resting his large hand over mine. Nodding my head I know he’s right but I can’t ignore the guilt I’m feeling.
“Nova your mother is alive, that’s more than what you ever imagined until a few weeks ago. We will get her back and then we can address if she is ready to forgive everything that has happened” Jax says quietly. “As much as I hate to say this I doubt it will be you that your mother will struggle with.”
“Dad” I sigh feeling sorry for him.
“Yeah” Jax admits. “We know he was tricked and it was done to hurt your mother, but as his mate she will feel betrayed. I’m sure in time she will come to realise, and if we can get proof of what your grandparents did to him it will help hugely.”
“You’re right” I say lifting my lips slightly at his logical thinking.
We sit in comfortable silence for a few minutes enjoying the wine before he speaks again.
“I do have one thing that’s been niggling me” he admits.
“What is it?” I ask.
“The spell Rose apparently had put on the tea for me..was that from the same witch she was involved with to fool Axton?” He asks with furrowed brows.
“We didn’t find out did we” I say with a sigh. “I can’t believe that slipped my mind.”
“Mine too” he says with a shrug. “What do you think though?”
Taking a breath I ponder over his question, Rose was desperate and naive. Going to lows that shocked me, but she also appeared to have multiple options depending on outcomes. “I think it was a back up.”
“It makes sense” Jax says slowly.
“Well if you think about it, Axton made it perfectly clear whilst we were there for that visit that he wasn’t happy with how she was conducting things around the pack. She must have sensed things weren’t going well and they clearly didn’t expect us to find one another so soon. The plan was for me to somehow end up with Alpha Jacob..not you” I explain. “So I think she needed to try and get between us.”
“Yeah I think you’re right Nova” he says with a small smile. “Either way she’s the past now. It was just something I realised we didn’t ask her.”
New Book: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
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