Chapter 53
Betrayal
Nova POV
“That went as well as expected” Jax growls in annoyance as we stride across the gardens to meet my
father.
“I know they made a mistake but I have to admit I find your father’s opinion and reaction rather strong” I
say calmly.
“The longer my father was Alpha the more he made decisions that I couldn’t understand, he was great
don’t get me wrong. He helped this pack and led it from strength to strength, but he became overly
reactive and overly harsh in his way of training us as the time went on” Jax says with a sigh. “The twins
got it bad, they were little trouble makers but they were young boys. When needed they stepped up
and over thest few years I am so proud of the men they have be. But it hurts them. that my
father refuses to forgive them for one mistake they made, even though it’s a mistake I understand.”
“Hmmm” I wonder.
“To the pack he was a great leader, but as a father he was harsh, overly critical and unforgiving at
times. He wanted us to be our best no matter what, he didn’t allow for mistakes” Jaz exins. “He
found it hard stepping down but over thest few years I saw him rx, settle down and actually enjoy
retirement.”
Suddenly I see Luca running towards me, “Nova I can’t find Sophie” he pants.
“What?” Lask
“I went training and she said she was going to her room to rest, I went back two hourster and she’s
gone. Her scent is weak, like she hasn’t been there since I was out. I don’t know where she is I’ve
searched the entire pack and no one has seen her”
he worries.
“Right my dad is down here,e with me” instruct before running to where I can scent my father
waiting for me.
“Have you seen Sophie?” I ask him without pausing to say hello.
“No?” He replies with a c****d brow
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“When did you hear from herst?” I ask quickly.
“This morning, she sounded off. I thought she was tired and missing home” he says looking at Lucas
worried face with concern.
“Has she showed any signs of being unsettled?” I ask Luca.
“No!” He exims, with a sigh he looks at me before speaking “we mated this
morning. I didn’t force her I even checked four times if she was sure but she was. But
she stopped us marking.”
“Why?” I ask confused.
“I don’t know, it’s why I went to training. To try and work out so she didn’t sense my upset, I thought she
was doubting me I don’t know” Luca admits with hurt in his
voice.
“Dad call her” I instruct whilst rubbing my brother’s shoulderforting.
Standing as we wait to see if she picks up I shift my weight ufortably, “what’s
wrong?” Jax asks sensing my uncertainty.
“I just don’t have a good feeling about this” I admit in a low voice.
“Why?” He asks.
“I don’t know” I admit.
“Kia?” He asks her looking in my eyes.
“She’s not in the territory” is all she says to us.
“No answer but I can track her phone, I installed an app not to her knowledge after
thest time she disappeared” my father mutters. After a moment he looks at me in shock, “her phone
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is here.”
“She’s left it in the room” I hear Luca say, “I’m sure I remember seeing it on the
nightstand.”
“I’m sorry? Thest time she disappeared?” I ask confused.
“Yes, growing up hasn’t been easy for her. She has her issues and sometimes to deal with them she
left” my father exins his features downcast.
“Where would she go?” I ask sharply.
“I never knew” he shrugs, “she was never harmed or anything, she said she went to see friends.
Human ones which she met when she was studying for 2 years in the
city near us at the time.
“You didn’t check?” I ask.
“No. There were times during her childhood where she had to see and experience things no child
should have to. She wanted the chance to experience a bit of normality and she chose to study, I
allowed her that of course. But I never asked for an address, it was safer me not knowing and I couldn’t
visit and risk being around. humans myself incase I got found” he exins.
“When did shest go missing?” I check.
“About 19 months ago” he admits. “She went away for a week to celebrate her friend’s birthday. She
showed me pictures and she looked happy, she came back more rxed and less bothered by her
worries.”
“Do you think the marking scared her away?” I ask Luca gently.
“No I don’t think so. My fangs came out but I would never have marked her without consent you know
that, I turned away and calmed down and that was that. She just said that she wasn’t ready” he says. “I
was sad and a little hurt but I understood it.”
I nod whilst looking at him as my worries grow. “She can’t mark me Nova, she has no
wolf” he says quietly.
“No wolf?” I exim.
“She never shifted, it pained her for a long time and it’s something I don’t understand” my father admits.
“Her mother was a wolf and obviously I am also but for Sophie it never happened.”
“That’s sad” I admit, “I had no idea I’m sorry, she smells like a wolf.”
“I don’t understand it either” my father says.
“Can I see the pictures of her fromst time she went away?” I ask as Kia puts the.
idea to the front of my mind.
“Of course” my father agrees immediately as Jax looks at me with a silent question.
“We can ask Axel to figure out her identity and trace her” I link him.
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“Brilliant idea” he replies in amazement, “goddess I need to up my game” he
grumbles.
Dropping a k*ss on his cheek I smirk at hisment, “you can” I tease him through.
the link, “some of us just have more good ideas.”
“Here Nova” my father says holding his phone out unaware of Jax and I’s silent. exchange.
“Thank you” I smile before looking down. In the photo i see Sophie, her face slightly. rounder showing
her youth and her eyes bright with mischief with her arms wrapped
around her friend.
“Wait. Nova, show me that” I hear Luca say urgently. Turning the phone so he could see it clearly his
breath hitches as I hear his heart start to race.
“Kingsley, when did Sophie go exactly? What date?” He asks in a controlled tone.
“January 16th, a little over 19 months ago, she returned on January 24th” my father. says efficiently.
“Oh goddess no” Luca whispers.
“Luca?” I ask nervously sensing his conflicting emotions.
“Nova look” he says thrusting the phone into my hand again.
“At what exactly?” I ask sharply.
“There” he says jabbing his finger angrily on the screen. My eyes focus on the background and my ears
begin to ring as my hand shakes, “she was there?” I ask in
disbelief.
“Where?” Jax asks looking at the photo over my shoulder.
“That right there is the mountain to the far northern end of the White Mountain Packs
territory” I force out.
“She was that close to you?” Jax asks in disbelief. “You could have found one
another earlier that’s such a shame” he says softly.
“Is it?” Luca asks coldly.
Hearing that my father growls and turns to re at Luca as Jax looks shocked but
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the tone of Lucas voice.
“What is going on?” Jax asks bewildered.
“January 19th, 19 months ago was the day our parents were killed by hunters” I say calmly as the quiet
anger in my voice makes everyone step back pensively. “It’s a little suspicious that she never
mentioned being so close to Lucas territory when they were getting to know one another. Almost as
strange as her doing a disappearing act on you father and it was coincidentally the same time our
parents were killed” I growl my eyes shing with Kia’s.
“What?” My father gasps as his face drains of colour. “Please tell me you don’t think she had something
to do with it?”
“I’m not asking” I growl as my anger rises.
“She did” I snarl, “look at that woman’s wrist holding the camera.”
“She has a tattoo” my father mumbles, “but she’s covered it with makeup by the looks
of it.”
“It’s an H, father. And what does that stand for?” I growl taking a step towards him as
I hear Luca shift behind me and release a howl full of pain and anger.
“H…Hunters” my father so bs falling to the ground clutching his heart.
“She was with the f*****g hunters” I snarl.
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