Chapter 54


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    Jax POV:


    I stay frozen to the spot for a moment shocked at what Nova and Luca have revealed


    es my mind races before my Alpha brain tunes in.


    “Watt Nove” I start grasping her arms to help rx her, she turns to me her eyes


    aze with fury but I can sense the underlying hurt through the bond.


    “Nove this doesn’t confirm anything” I start saying.


    “She was with a freg Hunter in the same area at the same time our parents were


    killed” she snarls furiously.


    I know love I know” I say calmly, “but she might not have known this woman was a


    hunter. I mean thisdy had covered her tattoo in makeup, you can barely see it in the


    photo, when if Sophie never knew?”


    Seeing doubt flick across her eyes I continue talking calmly, “she might have been


    tricked Nova. I meane on let’s think about this logically. Sophie is well aware of the hunters having


    killed her birth mother, she knows they have been after her own father her entire life and what he went


    through when they had captured him. Never mind what they have done to your own mother? Kingsley


    is she aware Novas mother may be alive?”


    “I have never hid anything from Sophie, she’s aware of everything” he says quietly.


    “I know it doesn’t look good Nova but seriously what would her motive be for being involved with


    hunters?” I point out gently.


    Seeing Nova pause as she takes in my words her anger starts to calm down as her


    rational thinking kicks in. “Ok. but what was she doing there? She never mentioned to


    Luca about being near his own pack when they discussed it.”


    “I don’t know” I admit, “but I’m not convinced she was working with the hunters. Yes she was clearly


    spending time with one but I personally doubt her knowledge of that.”


    With a sigh Nova sits down in the ground next to where Kingsleys crumpled form is.” dad?” She asks


    quietly wanting his opinion.


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    “I know how it looks Nova” he starts before taking a deep breath and steadying his


    voice. “But I would hope Soph would never betray me, betray us like that. She has


    seen first hand the cruelty of the hunters and I can’t for one minute think she would


    be working with them.”


    “We need to find her” Nova says looking at me, “Axel?”


    “I have linked Laurence asking to send a photo of Sophie to Axel for him to try and


    track” I inform her.


    After a moments silence I speak up again, “what if the hunters were using Sophie? It


    makes sense doesn’t it, your grandfather knows about Guardian Wolves he knows it’s


    your birthday. Maybe he was setting the ground works thesest few years, if he saw


    Sophie had attended human college then he could have been nning this all along?


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    Thinking one day Sophie would lead them to you without her knowledge.”


    “Sh it..” Nova whispers, “oh my goddess.”


    “She could be in danger” I point out quietly. “Let’s get to the office, I’m going to find


    Luca for you.”


    Seeing Nova nod as she stands and helps her father I turn and shift bounding into the


    forest tracking Luca. After 10 minutes of running I can see Reed ahead lying by al


    small stream.


    Shifting I walk up behind him and sit down quietly next to him.


    “How you doing?” I ask looking forwards at the stream. With a stressed huff Reed


    looks down at the ground.


    “Not good huh?” I continue talking. “I know that was hard to look at and you’re feeling


    id you to


    angry. But I listen to me.” With that I look at Reed calmly as he nods his


    head in understanding.


    “I know Sophie is your mate and that there is a lot of emotion involved when ites to your parents


    but i really think we assumed the worst. Sophie has also suffered greatly at the hands of the hunters,


    she lost her birth mother, she has had to live life


    as a rogue her entire life because of them and she’s seen how losing Novas mother affected her father.


    Kingsley has never hidden what they did to him or anyone else from her. Do you really think she would


    have been spending time with a group


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    willingly that have caused so much hurt to people in her life?”


    With that Reed is silent as he continues to gaze at the stream, “I think she’s been yed Luca” I say


    quietly before continuing, “thedy clearly covered her tattoo or attempted to, and why would that be?


    She didn’t want people she was spending time with to know she was a hunter, Sophie could easily


    have not realised if the thought wasn’t on her mind. I honestly believe this stinks of Novas grandfather, I


    mean he could have been using Sophie to try find Nova thest few years.”


    With a quiet cra ck Luca shifts and sits beside me deep in thought. “True” he sighs. tapping his leg


    nervously.


    “Did you tell her about your parents?” I ask,


    “Yes, this morning actually. It was the conversation before we mated, I was looking at photos of them


    on my phone as I do sometimes and she came into the room. She knew already that they had been


    killed by hunters but I gave her more details when


    she asked” he tells me.


    “Did she seem like she knew those details already?” I probe.


    “No” he sighs, “I never sensed her lying to me either. But..”


    “But what?” I ask.


    “But I don’t really know her properly yet” he says sadly, and we haven’tpleted the


    bond so I don’t know for sure.”


    “I get that” I say quietly. “Look I’ve got Laurence sending my brother her photo, if


    anyone can find her it will be him. I’ve had my border patrols check the territory and there are no signs


    of struggles, or any suspicious scents. I think she left willingly, and


    we will find out why. But I think it’s best we don’t assume the worst but also be


    prepared.”


    “You’re right” he sighs. “I jumped to a conclusion.”


    “So did Nova, and it’s understandable. They were your parents, you caught Sophie in


    a lie even if she didn’t lie on purpose” Ifort him.


    “If she truly wasn’t involved then she is going to be so hurt by my reaction” he mutters


    quietly.


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    “She might be, but if she’s like Nova she will be able to rationalise it and understand


    why” I say calmly. “Shall we head back? I know Nova is worried about you and let’s face it, keeping


    busy will help upy your mind.”


    Standing and retrieving a pair of shorts from a nearby tree I hand them to him to slip


    on before he stands and follows me.


    “I hate not knowing” I hear him admit from behind me. “Being Beta, as I’m sure your understand with


    your role, I like to be in control. Know information on situations I am involved in and those of my pack


    and people I care about are involved in. Recently wer


    have too many unanswered questions and it makes me uneasy.”


    “You and me both brother” I tell him turning and sping a hand on his shoulder, “but none of us are


    alone in that. We need to work together to get to the bottom of


    everything.”


    “I’ve been thinking” he says as we start walking again, “if Kingsley put a tracker on Sophie’s phone


    don’t you think it’s possible the hunters did the same?”


    “Yes it is” I reply, “I’ll get Laurence to look at her phone. Let’s get some food in us and


    we can get to work.”


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