Stars Above Lonely Nights — Michael Brown novel Chapter 144

One Must Fall

Nova POV:

Hearing Charles order them to kill his own daughter has my heart fill with hatred even further “you

monster” I snarl before 8 rogues leap at my mother and the two warriors that were holding her.

“NO” screams my dad as he immediately attempts to get to her but is attacked by another group

of rogues. Roaring loudly I shift and Kia makes quick work ripping the rogues away from my father

leaving him to manage the last few before turning to where my mother is now buried beneath a small group of rogues, all who are snarling and tearing chunks from her while her painful m, bone chilling screams are heard by us all.

“Charles has gone” Jax links me but at this point I don’t care, all I can focus on is getting to my

mum. Seeing Zeus jump in his large jaws clamping down on the rogues as he flings them away for

our warriors to move in on and kill, Kia finally reaches him to help do the same. Scenting the strong metallic smell of blood I whimper to Kia as my mother’s torn and bloodied form appears.

Shifting back I immediately cover her body as Jax stops any rogues getting to us. Looking down I

see chunks torn from his torso and arms, her breathing is shallow as I see puncture wounds on her

chest and neck, looking further down I see her legs look broken.

“It’s too much for a human” I hear Ki murmur to me as I begin to try and stop the blood flow.

Seeing her face drain of colour and her attempt to speak only results in blood being gurgled I

scream in panic.

“DADDD” I cry, my eyes searching for him. Seeing him still facing 3 rogues I link Laurence who is fighting closest.

“You need to help my dad, I need him here to heal mum or they’re both going to die” I tell him urgently as I see his wolf immediately snarl and jump onto the backs of two of the rogues

attacking my dad.

“DAD NOW” I scream at him again as he sprints to where I am and looks down at my mother in

horror.

“Shit shit shit” he chants as he drops to his knees and immediately brings his hands to cover her

wounds as his eyes close in concentration. Seeing them glow with a light gold aura I gasp in shock

as I watch mums wounds heal slowly, the puncture wounds that could have ended fatally slowly filling in as her breathing becomes clearer. Seeing him begin to wobble I lunge round and hold him

as his breathing becomes heavy.

“Dad stop, you don’t have the energy” I whisper as he sobs loudly.

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“No! She cannot die” he cries as he continues to heal her.

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“Dad she won’t” I tell him more firmly. “You’ve healed the wounds that would kill her, the rest can be

managed by the pack hospital.”

“No, let me” he cries.

Gripping his arms I rip him away as he looks at me in surprise. “No” I snarl. “You have healed so

many already and mum will now survive because of you. If you continue you will die and where is

the use in that? I need you both. Mum needs her mate.”

Hearing a thunderous roar I see Zeus stand protectively over my mother’s body keeping the rogues away and not letting any more harm come to her as she lies there unconscious.

Just then another wave of rogues attack and my father and I are forced back, away from Zeus and

my mother. “Jax protect her” I link him.

“I will” he promises me as Kia shifts into action. Moving smoothly she carves her way through the

rogues killing everything in her path before she sees a flash of white hair.

“Charles” I growl to my father as both Drake and Kia begin to advance on the man that has caused

us much pain and loss.

“I wondered when I’d be seeing you both” he says as he waits expectantly for us. Hearing that Kia falters in her step as we begin to realise this is the setting of the vision.

“It’s a trap” I link my dad desperately but he doesn’t respond. All I hear is a pained yelp before

Drake is pulled from beside me by an invisible force.

Kia spins to see the dark witch stood holding his hands in the air drawing my father closer to him. Trying to move forward to reach him we hit an invisible barrier. “What the fuck” I yell to Ki as for the first time magic appears to be affecting us. Hearing the cold chuckle of my grandfather Kia’s eyes

whip to his as he smirks across at us.

“You stand no chance against Cedric’s powers girl” he grins with glee as Kia continues to lunge and try to break through the barrier.

“Dad” I desperately try to link him as Drake shifts back to my father’s form.

“Nova” I hear him weakly link me, “you are the true Guardian Wolf.”

“No dad, we both are” I link him as all I can do is watch helplessly as his body is lifted off of the floor, Cedric’s eyes blazing as he controls my dad with ease.

“One must fall..” my dad links me as I freeze at his words. “I always knew it Nova and I’m ok. For my family I would do anything.”

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“No dad” I link him brokenly.

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Seeing Theo and Flo with some warriors sprinting in my dad’s direction I shift and scream loudly,” get to my father now!!”

But as they almost reach him they too hit an invisible barrier and are sent sprawling back. “Noooo!”

cry as tears pour down my face, “DAD!!”

Seeing his eyes meet mine he links me again with the tiniest smile, “I’ll always be with you Nova. I

love you all, look after your sister and your mother.”

Throwing myself forward desperate to get to him I sob uncontrollably as I watch his body stiffen and then convulse from Cedric’s magic. The witch grinning maniacally from the pain he is causing, taking great joy at seeing the desperation of those around him.

Suddenly I feel some warm hands grasp me as Esmerelda appears, “Nova this is the way it has to be. There is only one way trust me.”

“Not my dad, there has to be another way. There has to be” I sob.

“Listen to me. There isn’t, and he knows it” she says gently. “Be strong for him, for your mum and for

your warriors, for you are the TRUE Guardian Wolf and everyone is about to see why.”

“What..” I whisper my voice cracking as I hear a pained scream tear from my father.

Lunging at the barrier one last time I scream as I watch Cedric close his hand to a fist before my father’s body is torn apart in front of my eyes. “NOOOOO!” I scream as his eyes that have stayed on me the entire time grow dull and lifeless. As Cedric pulls his hand back my dad’s body drops to the ground with a loud thud, his arms and legs barely hanging on and his head bent at a horrid angle of a broken neck.

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