Stars Above Lonely Nights — Michael Brown novel Chapter 146

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Nova POV:

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As we pass my brother he looks at me with pride before bowing low, as does everyone behind him.

“Luca” I gasp.

“You two are blessed Nova, look at your arms” he says with awe.

Looking across at Jax’s bicep I see the silver moon glowing brightly on his tanned skin. Looking down at my own arm I see the same.

“When did this appear?” I ask him quietly, aware of many eyes on us both.

“When that freaky white light surrounded you both, you were glowing” he says just as quietly as my eyes flicker to Jax where he looks shocked by my brothers words.

“How’s Sophie?” I ask Luca quietly.

“Being brought here now my some members of your dad pack, she refused to come round until his body had been taken care of respectfully” he admits quietly. “I tried going to her after it happened and she threatened me if I let you out of my sight. She can’t stand to lose any more family. That’s why I formed the barrier for the witches.”

“Oh Sophie” I whisper as tears fill my eyes. “You sure you shouldn’t go to her?”

“No she was very specific in her threat” he says with a grimace, “they’re bringing her here now. Trust me, I’ll be there for her Nova but I have to do it her way. She was very adamant I keep an eye on you..although you didn’t need it, she did.”

“I get it” I say quietly. “Tell her I’ll see her as soon as I’m done with Charles.”

Seeing Alex approach from the darkness I narrow my eyes as they land on the frail figure that is my grandfather being dragged forcefully behind him. Without saying another word I step past Luca

until I reach Alex.

“Here” he growls thrusting Charles forward, but I make no attempt to catch him and he falls to the

ground with a pained cry. “What are you going to do with him?”

“Well” I say with a cold smirk as I roll him over with my foot. “Since he lived his life as a hunter I

think it’s about time he became the hunted.”

As he catches my drift Alex grins at me, “cold..I like it.”

“How was the fight for you?” I ask him, my eyes never leaving Charles.

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“Long” he admits, “almost as bad at the vampires I had when the rogues decided to not stay dead.”

A bark of laughter leaves me as he shakes his head in disbelief, “I bet.”

“Let me go make sure the warriors are doing what they need to do, I’ll take charge with that” he

instructs me. “You two handle this.”

“Got it” I say bowing my head to the Alpha King.

“That’s weird” he mutters as my eyes briefly look at him. “My wolf doesn’t like you bowing but at

the same time is demanding respect, he’s giving himself a headache..and me.”

“You are the Alpha King, you deserve and have earnt respect” I say simply. “Your wolf will come

round.”

“Oh he will, we love it” he says cockily before walking away.

“Did I hear you’re going to make him the hunted?” Jax asks his eyes holding both amusement for

my idea and hatred for the man before us.

“I am” I smirk as Charles simply lies on the floor in defeat. “I hope he puts up more fight than this,

but I’ve come to realise he was never the one that held the power, he just made everyone believe

he was.”

“Who was the real master Charles?” Jax asks him coldly.

“I was” Charles snaps back, “but the years did not treat me kindly. Humans age you know, unlike

you unnatural freaks.”

“Unnatural freaks hmm? I’ve heard worse” Jax says rolling his eyes. “You know..I expected more.”

“We’ve killed Kingsley, it’s only a matter of time until someone gets you Athena” Charles says with a cold smile crossing his face. At the mention of my father pure fury flashes through my body and it takes everything within me not to kill him there and then.

“Get up” I snarl at him, my eyes burning brightly. Staring at me in horror he scrambles to his feet,

wincing from the injuries he’s sustained. “You might be old but it’s about time you experience

everything you have put me through. You will be hunted, you will feel all the pain, the loss, the

heartbreak you have made me suffer and by the end of it you will be a quivering pathetic mess. More so than you are now. And then..”

I step forward and whisper in his ear, “you’re doing to die a long, painful death.” Stepping back I see him shaking with fear as I stand casually looking at my nails.

“Now..I suggest you run” I snarl looking up at him before he cries and turns towards the forest, tripping and scrambling as he does so.

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“You going after him?” I hear Luca ask as he appears beside me.

“He needs a little head start” I say with a shrug.

“What if someone helps him?” Luca asks worriedly.

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“Who?” I ask gesturing behind us to the rogues which have all been restrained and Alex who is ordering them to be carried to the cells. Cocking my head I listen intently and hear Charles rushing through the foliage of the forest, “I hear no one else.”

“What about the other witches?” Luca asks.

“They fled or they were never there to begin with, did you see them? I think they were supposed to come with the final rogues but they never did” Jax says.

“I killed an elemental, it probably shook them. Or perhaps they just didn’t have that much faith in Charles and Cedric to begin with” I say.

“It was never their fight” I hear Esmerelda say as she comes to stand with us. “A witch should worship a Guardian Wolf, throughout history they have helped and saved witches many times. I believe Cedric had something over them, but he had other things to concentrate on than their lack of help in the end. We didn’t sense any come onto the territory apart from the one you killed.”

“Did you see any others in the visions?” I ask.

“No” she replies.

“Then why did the moon Goddess tell my father to get other witches?” Jax asks confused.

“Cedric was strong, far too strong for only 4 of us. One of the strongest in recent history. To bind a witches powers like we did when they have used dark magic, takes an incredible amount of power in itself. That’s why” Corina says.

“I’m sorry about Michaela” I say quietly as they both offer me sad smiles.

“She knew it was her time Nova, it was for the greater cause” Corina says sadly.

Hearing a distant branch snap I rub my hands together, “I think that’s enough of a head start for

me.”

“Ready?” I ask Ki.

“More than ever” she replies back. Seeing Jax close by he smirks before speaking.

“Oh I’m not missing this for the world” he says with a chuckle.

Shaking my head as I giggle I shift into Kia before bounding rather leisurely to the forest line where she howls loudly to the sky, signalling the start of her hunt.

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“Let’s get him” she snarls as she bounds forward, barreling through the bushes and leaping over a fallen tree. Darting around the trees in her path she quickly spots the white hair of my grandfather

as he stumbles on, his hair now streaked with mud and matted whilst his clothes are torn and

covered in his blood. Snarling loudly at him he spins and falls back in horror as she leaps forward

and traps him underneath her large form. Leaning down she opens her mouth wide revealing her

large teeth as he screams terrified. Standing back up she shifts back as I grin at his terror.

“Oh that’s nothing yet” I say quietly watching his chest heave as he gasps for breath. Reaching for

his emotions I can sense his terror overpowering anything else. Making that even greater I watch

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