Nova POV:
As we all sit in the office preparing for Jax and I to leave I admire the air of authority that is oozing off of my mate as he instructs those we are leaving with what to get on in our absence with ease.
Hearing a knock on the door I scent my father and sister so I stand up and walk over opening it quietly.
“Morning” I say with a soft smile as I take in their fresh faces. “How are you feeling today?”
“Better now I know my daughters are both safe, although it will be nice when you’re back from the council” my father says.
Looking at Sophie I see the fresh mark on her neck and bite back an excited squeal that is threatening to escape, “wouldn’t be very Luna like of you” Kia sniggers to me.
“Congratulations” I wink as I hold her hair to the side and look at her mark, “it’s gorgeous” I compliment making her blush slightly.
“Thank you Nova” she says more confidently than when she has previously spoken.
“Come in we are just running over a few things” I say as I hold the door for them.
As Jax looks up he smiles and says his greetings before instructing them to sit.
“Can we just run over a few things we forgot to ask yesterday Sophie?” He asks.
“Yes of course” she says immediately as she speaks clearly and shows no nerves. As she speaks Luca goes to sit on the arm of the sofa next to her and offers her a reassuring smile which she returns.
“Ok getting right to it we wondered if Hannah knew who you were before starting at the college. Do you know if it was a coincidence or if it was planned?” Jax asks.
“To be honest I don’t know for sure, I have a feeling it was a coincidence but then I think she definitely pushed for us to become friends after originally meeting” she says thoughtfully.
“If that’s the case then maybe it’s your birth mark Soph” my dad says speaking up.
“Birth mark?” I ask.
“Oh umm..I have a birthmark on my shoulder, here I’ll show you” she says standing up. As she does she turns and Luca slightly shifts her top revealing a dark birthmark in the shape of a heart with a dot to the right of it. “It’s pretty unique huh” she says with a little embarrassed laugh.
“It is” I agree. “That makes sense, I mean I don’t know anyone else with a birth mark like it.”
“Ok, that’s a strong possibility then” Jax says with a nod. “Next question is did they know anything about your father, anything at all?”
With a grimace she looks at my dad who offers a reassuring nod with a sad smile on his face, “they don’t know anything about him as such. I never told Hannah where he lived, what he looked like, anything like that. But I did turn to Hannah at times when I was struggling. At one point dad and I we..we fought a lot” she admits. “I struggled when my wolf never showed and I lashed out, it was one of the reasons for wanting to attend a human college. I was home schooled so it was a big change but I took my wolf not showing as I didn’t belong amongst wolves.”
With that Luca offers a small growl as his eyes flash making her squeeze his hand reassuringly, “I know it’s silly, I clearly do” she says gesturing around and then at her neck. “But being a teenager I was emotional and I lashed out. I struggled moving from place to place so yes at times I did complain about it. But I never went into any detail that would give dad away.”
“Ok, how did they never find out where you lived when you travelled home?” Jax asks curiously.
With a chuckle she points at my dad, “dad was very cautious. I had to take different routes and swap with people who wore my clothes to bear my scent, it was a bit crazy actually the amount of precautions I took but I appreciate that now more than ever. We barely used technology, it was only the last few years that we did because we were desperate to try and find Nova. But even then we were extremely cautious.”
“Have you looked through Hannah’s phone?” Jax asks.
“I did briefly but not in detail. I didn’t want to waste too much time and I had to act quickly” she admits.
“It was good thinking on your part honestly, you should be proud” Jax says.
With a sigh he stands up, “I’m sorry to do this and I know people aren’t going to like it. But do you mind me Alpha commanding you, just a few questions?”
With that growls erupt from both Luca and my dad as I look at Jax in slight surprise. I get his reasoning but I am surprised he hasn’t mentioned it before. As if reading my mind he throws me a slightly guilty look, “sorry love I didn’t want to upset you” he links me.
“You haven’t, I know why you’re doing it” I reply back quickly.
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