Stars Above Lonely Nights — Michael Brown novel Chapter 101

Jax POV:

After greeting the first guests that have arrived I quickly shoot up to my office to give my uncle Henry a call. “Laurence where did dad go?” I link him quickly.

“He’s at the lake house, got 4 wolves watching and monitoring his movements as didn’t know what he would do. Seems he is just resting at the moment” he links me back immediately.

“Can’t believe that happened” I link him back.

“I’m kind of not surprised” he admits through the link making me pause.

“You’re not?” I ask in surprise.

“She was pretty angry after their altercation the other day. Her mate has lied to her and hurt her pups amongst other things. I don’t like to say it but I always felt like he held your mum back a bit” he links me quietly.

“Yeah it was always father’s way or no way at all” I reply back with a sigh. “Ok I’m going to call Henry now, although he’s probably on his way here already.”

“Ok boss, just let me know if you need me to do anything else” he replies. “I’ll keep handling the guests for now.”

“Thanks mate” I reply quickly as I slump down in my office chair and retrieve my phone from the drawer. Finding my uncles mobile number I call him whilst rubbing my forehead to try and release the tension I feel.

“Jax my boy, checking where I am?” My uncles cheery voice says through the phone.

“Hey Henry” I say and I hear his breath immediately hitch when he hears my tone.

“Whats up? Is it Nova? Is she ok?” He asks his words tumbling out.

“Yeah yeah, Novas fine. Getting a massage as we speak curtesy of moi” I reply with a chuckle. “Unfortunately this is about something else.”

“Oh, what’s up?” He asks curiously.

“Ma rejected father” I say bluntly as he stays quiet on the other end for a moment.

“Well shit” he finally says as I stand up to walk to the window. Watching the pack members hurry around making everything look beautiful for the ceremony I nearly forget I’m on the phone.

“What brought that on?” He asks when I don’t say anything.

“Ah man I don’t even know where to start. His admittance of the way he treated us growing up, the methods he and his beta used, the fact he arranged with the council for me to marry Genevieve and his that from me. Or maybe it was the fact he invited Genevieve to the Luna Ceremony today for her to challenge Nova for the Luna position. That’s not mentioning the doubt he has been trying to install in pack members about my brothers capability and my own” I rant.

“Fuck sake David” he growls, “I swear he never learns.”

“Yes well it’s done now, he accepted the rejection because he knew mum had had enough” I say.

“I think your mum had enough a while ago” Henry admits.

“Huh?” I ask confused.

“She gave him an ultimatum a few years ago, either step back and let you run the Midnight Sky Pack and be successful in your own right or keep doubting his pups and continue to cause tension in the family and end up losing her” he says quietly.

“Ma said that?” I check.

“Yes..we held an intervention” he admits. “His Alpha ego took a hit but it was a necessary one.”

“I never knew” I say quietly.

“It wasn’t for you to know” Henry says simply. “We knew what you were capable of, but your father was hell bent on wanting things his way. It seems he never truly got over it.”

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