NOVA’s POVI was momentarily filled with excitement. Maybe I had misread Paul’s expression and he was just looking at me from curiosity. After all I am his Alpha’s Mate which would presumably make me his future Luna.I broke into a wide grin before asking, “ Oh! Sorry I shouldn’t have jumped on you like that. I’m Nova. Nice to meet you.”“Is Harvey around?” I adopted a more embarrassed expression before continuing.” To be honest I reacted poorly to meeting him yesterday. I think I just needed some time to process the idea of changing packs. So I was hoping to talk with him.”Paul’s expression softened softly before awkwardly telling me, “ Well, after getting some interesting news he went for an impromptu hunt. I don’t think he’s returned yet. I can’t even asked him because Harvey is blocking our mind-link.”Hearing this I felt more than a bit disappointed. After all I fucked up royally with my reaction yesterday. I really just want to talk wit

PAUL’S POVThere was only five minutes left when I saw Harvey’s wolf Echo coming from the woods. He gave me a quick nod before going behind a nearby pine tree to shift. Once Harvey had shifted back to human form he came out from behind the tree. No wonder he wanted me to bring wipes to clean himself up. My Alpha looked like shit. His body was covered in dirt and blood. I even noticed a small cut on his cheek.“What did you do to end up like that?”Harvey shook his head while trying to brush deer guts out of his hair with water and a comb.”I wasn’t thinking too logically last night. I let Echo take over for the most part and he can be savage. Hygiene and aesthetics weren’t on our mind at all.”“ Make’s sense. Are you ready for the meeting? It should have already begun.”Harvey had just thrown on his jacket before nodding his assent. We walked through the doors to the castle and quickly made our way to the parliamentary room.

Harvey’s POVAs soon as I saw those assholes hands on Nova Echo immediately took over. Neither of us was happy about anyone touching Nova, especially with harmful intent. But it was more intense for Echo.While I may still have my reservations about her being half Hunter, that were even stronger now that I saw she uses their weapons, Echo was different. Echo is a wolf not a human. Therefore to him it doesn’t matter what kind of creature she is. All that matters to him is that Nova is his Mate and someone tried to harm his Mate.I could see and hear everything that was happening but wasn’t in control. I tried even reasoning with Echo to instead put Alpha Dominic on trial instead. Obviously he didn’t listen. At least Echo made his death quick. Once Alpha Dominic’s lifeless body hit the floor Echo turned to see that the fight between Nova’s Alpha and Alpha’s Jared, Asher and Micheal had stopped. All of them except Nova’s Alpha were kneeling and baring their necks in submission. Me and Ec

NOVA’S POVI could feel the wind in my fur and see the warm rays on sunlight reflecting off the leaves. Beside me was my mother’s wolf running with me. I had always wanted to do this with my Mom since I was child. She always looked so completely free when she ran.Too bad we could never do this. But that doesn’t make sense. We were running together now so why would a thought like that pop into my head? That’s when the forest seemed to darken almost immediately. The forest that was once beautiful and inviting had now become eerie. The leaves had disappeared from the trees. The ground was free of any sign on life. There wasn’t even a single hint that any animals would be around. The sky was the colour of blood, the sun that had previously brought a sense of security was now replaced with a moon of redder even than the sky that only seemed to make me feel uneasy.I turned to my mother to see if she could explain what had just happened. But as soon as my eyes

NOVA’S POV Harvey left shortly after making sure I was alright. I wasn’t sure how I felt about this. On one hand he did rush in to protect me, even if no protection was actually necessary. This should mean he accepts me as his Mate. However, he also left very quickly when he realized I was safe. It was almost like he didn’t want to be around me. This behaviour made me afraid that he is disappointed I’m part Hunter. Harvey didn’t act this way in our previous encounters. Maybe he just had something to take care of and I was simply jumping to conclusions. I decided to go with this option in my mind. It was definitely my most desired explanation at least.It was just me and Clayton now. He gave me an apologetic look before telling me, “ I’m sorry.”“Why are you apologizing?”Clayton answered gently, “ I’m your Alpha.” He momentarily paused before continuing in a more aggravated tone, “ It is my responsibility to protect my pack but I was fucking useless w