Se connecterNovas’s POVLuckily for us, Leo only needed an overnight stay at the hospital. The next morning I was there bright and early collecting him and bringing him home to the palace, where I was going to enforce a strict regime of bed rest for the next few days. He didn’t seem inclined to fight me on this so my wolf and I were happy.I took him to our bedroom and tucked him in while he pouted at me and informed me he was not a child. I pointed out that he only had about 7 months left of being the sole focus of my attention and should lap it up while he can. That stopped his ungrateful grumbling while he let me spoon feed him soup. Okay maybe I was babying him but my instincts to protect and nurture were going wild.During the day my brothers came in to check on us and to keep us up to date on what was happening. They looked like they had had about an hour of sleep between them in the last 24 hours and the second Peter sat down on the cosy sofa in my room his eyelids were already drooping.
Nova’s POVAs I sat in an ugly, over washed hospital gown I was realising my mistake had been calling the arrests anti-climactic. Now I was sat here holding Leo’s hand while he lay unconscious in the bed before me, willing him to wake the hell up so I could tell him off and then give him a shock that may cause him to pass out again.My entire right arm ached from where that bastard Montague got a good grip on it with his jaws before the warrior next to me knocked him flying. He’d managed to get a chunk out of my arm before he was forced to let go and though it would heal as good as new, it was currently sore and itchy as hell, while it tried to knit back together.Not that I even felt it at the time. The moment I turned and saw Leo going down like a sack of potatoes I filtered out everything else, getting on my knees next to him and holding him until my brothers peeled me off him to come to the hospital. Someone had tried to put us into separate ambulances but I wasn’t going for it an
Leo’s POVAs we climbed into the SUVs, lined up outside the palace, I looked at Nova and a surge of pride hit me. Her deep red hair was in a no-nonsense ponytail that swings as she walks. She walks with purpose and a determined stride. I loved the confidence this woman had gained in such a short time. The difference between Nova hiding in my father’s kitchens and the Nova about to walk into battle was unfathomable. I did wonder if I should be concerned about how much she seemed to be enjoying herself right now. But I loved seeing the spark in her blue eyes, that at one time, I thought I had killed forever.Sitting next to me in the SUV she reached across and took my hand. I would never get tired of feeling her smooth skin slide against mine and the reassuring warmth of having her this close to me.Personally I didn’t want her to come today. I didn’t like the idea of my mate being in danger and I wasn’t keen walking her into it myself. My wolf was extra antsy about the idea but couldn
Nova’s POVI wasn’t sure how I was feeling anymore. Should it be relief that a plan was in motion or anxiety that if this goes wrong there was no plan B? Should I be worried for the safety of the people involved in the plan, I gathered most of them were part of this criminal underworld I never knew about, but they were still people and if my brothers did what they were planning, they were going to be my people to worry about.It was this anxiety that had Leo finding me in the palace kitchen at 3 am stuffing my face with chocolate chip muffins, like they may be some kind of cure to my current feelings. I am sat looking at the view of the grounds from the big kitchen window when he walks up behind me and wraps his arms around my shoulder and kisses me on top of my head.“Worrying about Operation Elder?” Leo asks as he takes a seat next to me.“I’m more worried about what a shit name it got to be honest” I mutter around another bite of muffin. I look at Leo and smile gently. “Nah, I just
Nova’s POVI don’t know if I should be intimidated by Rossi Stalow, but I am not. Then again after 10 minutes of talking to Cook Nash she makes the giant criminal in front of me look like a teddy bear. We went to her this morning and spoke to her about arranging a meeting, with her infamous father.If looks could kill she would have eliminated Alex in seconds. I was surprised at the amount of bribery that went into this meeting. Cook Nash it seems, despite being both intimidating, sharp and cold was also a chocoholic and after promises of a lifetime of the stuff she relented from her initial “Go fuck yourself” stance to “I’ll call him now”.Turns out she hated her father and everything he does so she doesn’t want to go to him for anything, but we gave her a basic idea of why we needed him so badly and then Alex threw in the chocolate promise and she relented. In direct contrast to her attitude, when she called her father, Rossi Stalow agreed to see us immediately and said he would he
Nova’s POVI know it shouldn’t be my first question but it is “The South packs have a crime lord?” I ask.Angel was taking a sip of her wine at this point and almost spits it back out laughing.“There are crime lords and ladies all over the territories” Alex tells me. “We stamp them out where we can but it’s complicated and even though we now Rossi Stalow is a questionable man in some shady businesses we can’t stop him. So let’s utilise him instead. He has a strict policy against forcing women so I don’t think he would be too hard to convince to join us.”“Lords and ladies? Equal opportunities organised crime. Gotta respect that” I commented.Luthor shoots me a grin “And who really turns down the opportunity to be in a sting operation?”“Exactly” I agree, “Kind of gutted I am so well known or I could help more.”“Yes.” Says Peter in a sarcastic tone. “Because you’ve not been in enough danger in your life so far.”It’s childish but I poke my tongue out at him.“I will get a meeting wit
Nova’s POVI was surprisingly pleased at how well my little talk with ‘Max’ had gone. The fact that he may be an unexpected help after all was truly surprising. Logan and I are now in his car on our way back to the Golden Harvest pack. Atari wont say why but she has felt really unsettled since we l
Nova’s POVThe look of fear and discomfort on my brother’s faces right now is comical. I’m not their girlfriend so I really don’t know what they think is coming next but the three of them are sat side by side across the table from me, looking like they are bracing for impact.Leo is squeezing my ha
Nova’s POVAs I opened my eyes I could feel Leo’s relief wash over me like a soothing balm. Our eyes met and he smiled at me. “Lore can feel Atari” he said kissing me gently. “Is she really back?”“I think so” I respond. Still feeling a little out of it. I have been moved out of the conference room
Nova’s POVI don’t like the look on Leo’s face at all right now. I hate that I put it there. It’s a mix of sadness and horror, every now and then as I talk, I see guilt, even for things that aren’t his fault. He’s been stronger this morning and asked me to tell him everything he missed.Now I wonde







