Stars Above Lonely Nights — Michael Brown novel Chapter 3

Nova POV

I could hear hushed voices around me as well as a strong smell of medicine. Slowly I opened my eyes, blinking a few times whilst my eyes adjusted to the bright walls. I look around and see Alice along with Alpha Jax and Luca sat around a small table in the corner of the room. I realised I must be in hospital, all at once the memories of the pain I had experienced came rushing back. With my neck throbbing I tried to lift my hand. It thumped back down on the bed and everyone heads spun around, realising I was awake they rushed over to my side.

“Water…please” I croaked out. Luca held a glass of water with a straw towards my mouth so I could sip slowly.

“Nova, what he’s done to you….I’m so sorry.” He said, his voice full of pain. “I was out patrolling, I had no idea what you were going through. I’m sorry I wasn’t there.”

“It’s not your fault Luca, you were doing as I instructed. My neck, what’s happened? It’s throbbing.” I asked.

Alpha Jax came up one side of me, his soft green eyes searching mine. “He marked her Nova. After putting you through so much pain he marked her. You won’t be able to feel them intimate anymore however your neck is healing. You no longer hold his mark. You have been out for 3 days now, if your wolf wasn’t so strong you wouldn’t have made it, there are reasons there are laws about rejecting a mate before marking another. It’s normally fatal if not done correctly. You are incredibly strong” he said with a hint of admiration in his voice.

Jumping in Luca snarled “He completely disregarded your agreement with him for that whore..”

“I would be careful how you address her Luca, she is now your Luna” I speak softly interrupting my brother.

“Right. Yes, well about that. She cannot perform Luna duties until she has her Luna ceremony and is sworn in before the pack. Until then you are still acting Luna Nova” Luca continues, “as per your agreement you would be training her in her duties if she is not aware of them beforehand. However due to Alpha Axton breaking that agreement it is now null and void, so it is up to you as to how to proceed from here.”

I scoff in disgust, “to think we respected each other. I always knew this could happen, something I’ve always been prepared for is him finding his fated. Something I was not prepared for was his level of betrayal. I understood a kiss, hugs, cuddles upon meeting her, I supported it. However, to be fucking her within an hour of meeting her I cannot understand. The primal need to mate with your fated is strong, but I thought what we agreed was set in stone. Clearly not.”

“Agreement?” Asked Alpha Jax his brows furrowed in confusion.

“We mated because by the age of 24 Alpha Axton had not yet found his fated mate” I started explaining, “the council and our former Alpha agreed if he had not found his fated by the age of 25 he would take a chosen mate to strengthen our pack. I grew up in a position where I understood the role of Luna , I also had no mate by the age of 21.. it just made sense we would match. This was over 3 years ago, now at age 28 he has found his fated mate. We agreed that if that ever came to either of us we would step aside and let the relationship progress as it should. However we also agreed we would ALWAYS follow the laws for ending a chosen mateship to prevent any harm to one another. Something in which he has not done.” I paused to gather my breath, “I will not involve myself in making her understand how to perform as a Luna. Hopefully being mated to an Alpha she has it in herself to lean towards to the role naturally. I will however, allocate someone suitable in helping her to ensure the pack does not suffer. As for Axton, he is no longer my Alpha. Once I have found my strength I intend to move from here and will sever my ties to the pack.”

“You will leave…?” Asked Alice, tears forming once again.

“Of course I must leave Alice. I came here for the role of Luna, one which I hope I have performed well. I have strengthened the pack as well as the Alpha in my time here. I will not stand by and watch them parade themselves around after they disrespected me so.” I said softly, “if Axton had stuck to our agreement I would not have been hurt and maybe things would have been different. I was never going to stand in the way of his relationship with his fated mate, I was going to strengthen it. But they do not deserve that.

“Where will you go Nova?” Luca asked his voice breaking.

“With me.” My eyes flashed to his bright green ones. Alpha Jax held my gaze firmly, “you should come with me. Midnight Sky is strong, we are comfortable. You will be near your brother and Alice, you can find a role you are happy in and progress from there. What do you say?”

“You would do that for me?” I breathed.

He nodded firmly. “You have shown incredible strength, to wake after 3 days after what you have been through, it is something I have never heard of before. I slept for 2 weeks when it happened to me. Not only that but to progress with the meeting as you did was admirable. You opened many Alphas eyes that morning. We would be lucky to have you as part of our pack.”

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