Nova POV:
After dinner we all head down to the open training grounds where we wait for Jax to start the pack run. Seeing Flo walk towards me I hold my arms open ready for her hug.
“I’m sorry I missed dinner Nova, Andrew and I were on patrol” she explains. Gesturing to the large man behind her who is full of muscle and has a large tribal tattoo on his right bicep she smiles widely, “this is Andrew..my mate.”
Reaching my hand out to shake his politely he waves my hand away and draws me in for a warm hug, “it’s a pleasure to meet you Nova, I’ve heard all about you from Flo and Theo. If it hadn’t of been for you I don’t know when I would have been lucky enough to meet Flo, so thank you” he whispers quietly in my ear.
Stepping back I hold my hands over my heart, “that’s really kind Andrew, it’s so lovely to meet the man who’s making Flo so happy” I express. “You’re going to have to tell me all about when you first met you know” I say giving Flo a look.
“Gossip session” she smirks at me making Andrew look slightly worried, patting his arm she laughs “nothing to worry about babe” as she winks at me playfully.
Seeing Jax walking over he comes to stand beside me, “you ready Nova? I’d like to introduce you and Alice to the pack before we run” he says as Alice and Theo join us.
“Ready” we both repeat enthusiastically clasping our hands together.
Walking towards the front with Jax I see more than a few curious looks our way however absolutely everyone smiled in greeting making me realise how welcoming this pack is.
“Good evening everyone!” Jax begins, his deep voice carrying over the crowd that’s gathered, “as you are all aware tonight we are celebrating the first shift of our pack members Annabelle and Mathew” as a loud cheer went up in the air Jax motions them both to step forward. “I hope you enjoy this evenings run and your wolves embrace their freedom of this territory!”
“Thank you Alpha” they both say clearly with large grins on their faces.
“Secondly, you all have probably seen but we have two new pack members as of today. Please can everybody say a warm hello to Alice who has found her mate in our Gamma Theo, and Nova!” With that many greetings were shouted out from the crowd and we both waved back happily.
“Now, let’s run!” Jax voice booms out, as he steps down.
Seeing him lift his tshirt over his broad shoulders readying to shift, it reveals his rippling abs and teasing v line as I blush and turn to face Alice who seems distracted by Theo’s body. “Alice are you going to shift or stand ogling your new mate” I tease as I step out my clothes. Seeing her face blush a deep red I giggle and step back letting Kia move to the front and shift quickly.
Hearing gasps from the crowd Kia turns to face them her head tall whilst standing proud, “not every day they see a white wolf and definitely not as big as you Kia” I hear Theo link us, “you’re just as gorgeous as we remember, but definitely bigger” I hear Flo add on. Stepping forward and giving Theo and Flo a soft nudge with her snout Kia purrs happily as she links them back “my family, we’ve missed you” love lacing her voice thickly.
As they step forward to give her a gentle hug as they used to when they were younger I suddenly am glad I’m not in my human form or I would be crying my eyes out. “Shift” Kia urges them.
Feeling a powerful presence behind us Kia turns to be face to face to a magnificent 9ft black wolf with glowing golden eyes, “Zeus” she breaths to me. All of a sudden the massive black wolf lowers himself smoothly into a bow all while holding Kia’s eye contact showing his sign of respect for her but still his Alpha dominance. Turning to look at the rest of the crowd we see all other wolves bowed in-front of us. “That’s never happened before..” Kia trailed off sounding unsure. Suddenly a quiet huff and and a nudge on her shoulder causes Kia to swing her head round, seeing it was Zeus she repeats the gesture before they howl simultaneously up towards the sky indicating the start of the run.
Shooting off Kia excels in the freedom she hasn’t experienced for a few days, “ah I have missed this” she links me happily. “Have fun” I simply link back letting her relax and release some pent up emotions. Seeing Zeus running alongside her she cocks her head at him before pausing, once he had stopped and looked back she ran up to him yipping at him slightly before shooting off again starting a game of chase. They both ran for an hour before they reached the training grounds once again just as Zeus gently nudges her with his head indicating play time was over. Lying down she lets her tongue lol out as she looks around happily, “thank you Alpha Jax” she links him making Zeus swing his head round to gaze at her as he lays next to us, “please tell Zeus it was a pleasure to run with him” she says before suddenly relinquishing control back to me leaving me lying naked on the grass shrieking in surprise as I use my hands to attempt to cover my perky assets.
“Kia!” I shout out angrily as I scramble to get my clothes on as Zeus looks away. Once dressed I growl at her, “not funny” before i turn to face a now semi dressed Jax.
“Sorry about that Jax, Ki seemed to find it amusing” I mumble in embarrassment.
He shrugs casually, “didn’t complain did I? Don’t worry I didn’t see..much” he adds on before winking and turning but not before I see him slightly readjust his shorts. “He’s definitely attracted to us” I hear Kia exclaim gleefully to me, “shushh” I scald her quietly.
“I’m going for a coffee, do you fancy joining me!” Jax asks quietly as he holds his hand out to me. Looking at it briefly before I place my own in his gently, feeling another jolt between us i murmur, “I’d love to.”
“Kia is a stunning wolf you know, I’ve never seen a wolf so gorgeous actually, cheeky too” he admires as he moves his arm so it’s casually around my shoulders tucking me into his side earning a few surprised looks from people arriving back at the pack house. Feeling cosy I snuggle in closer without thinking, “the mind-linking me surprised me though” he laughs.
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