"Ok mom. Love you."

Her eyes finally looked up.. seeing into me. "I love you too Nova. Just be patient. Everything will work out for you i promise. If not with Zaryn, then you will find your happiness elsewhere but i have a good feeling so hang in there okay? Tell your brother i love him very much. Ill talk to him one on one later." Her eyes were glassy.. she was so emotional lately over everything thats been happening.. smiling,, i nodded a yes before running upstairs.

I tapped on Nic's door softly. "Nic open up."

I could hear him sigh, rustle some sheets then stomp to the door, opening it with one bloodshot eye open an hair all over his head. "Morning. Bacon?"

"Uh. Yeeeeah its downstairs.. moms leaving for the day. Says she loves you and she wants to talk to you one on one later. Lemmie in." I rose my brows at him while crossing my arms over my chest. He heaved out a sigh, throwing his head back as he pushed the door open for me. He seemed to be getting bigger. Even though hes only been home for a few days, I could tell he has put on more weight.. of course he was huge when he got here. Working out and fighting for four months straight will do that to you.

"Thank you." I eyed him before walking in and making myself comfortable in his bed which smelled like whiskey and earth. My face scrunched up in disgust. "Oh my gosh Nicolas! Couldnt shower before you went to bed? What did you do? Pour whiskey in a dog bowl and get drunk while wolfed out all night? Because you know, canines dont handle alcohol well and i-"

"Nova your such a smartass." He gruffly replied as he got in the bed beside me and laid back down. I couldnt help the smirk on my face. Rolling my eyes, i huffed, rolling to sit up on my elbow. I was in a better mood than i have been in weeks .. i felt that honey moon stage even though there is no honey and no mooon... im just a lone wolf.

"Okay Nic.. so .. you got drunk.. then went drunk running? Or.."

Suddenly i was hit with a pillow.

"No you idiot, i got drunk after."

I scoffed. "Well youre just mean. But seriously.. talk to me Nic. I need to know what happened.. are you okay? What did she say to you?"

He rolled over, eyeing me hard. "You mean after you tried to rip her throat out?" He turned his back to me and my mouth fell open.

"Are you seriously getting onto me for that!? Nic!!! It was my wolf and why are you suggestively saying it like that? You are my brother and she is having my mates baby! Nic! Are you seriously in like with her?? She's foul!" my voice was loud but i wasnt yelling. Yet.

He sat up angrily, "I dont know what the hell to feel okay? But whether it was your wolf or not, you almost killed a pregnant woman. And you are a juvenile!" His green eyes held anger in them.

I looked at him incredulously. "You are joking right now right? Because at the meeting you were anti Grace and now..? Nic im your SISTER!!!! you said at the bonfire you would protect me and now you have gone to enemy territory? She wont be with you its too late Nic! Its too late for either of us!" This time i yelled at him, standing up on my knees.

He closed his eyes, inhaling.. trying to calm himself down but i felt betrayed. How could he even say something like that to me.. accuse me that way.. suggestively take her side. "You're right... im sorry." His head dropped, hanging low. Guilty.

I let out a breath, hand going to his hair. "Its okay" my voice stayed soft. "Can you just talk to me?"

His large body flopped backward, feet hanging over the end and turned to face me. "I helped take her to Doc's last night.. I waited there. The doc said she and the pup would be ok.. Zaryn showed up, asked me about the pup then left.. "

I felt myself pale. Zaryn lied to me....

"Then once she was bandaged up, which by the way.. you missed her artery by a few centimeters.. anyway.. i stuck around until everyone left since she was staying for the night so Doc could keep an eye on her. I came in her room and she wouldnt look at me but i could feel the reactions coming off her. Her wolf wanted a peek, i could feel it. She even got goosebumps where my eyes landed on her skin.. she wouldn't talk until i reminded her it was ordered and unless she wanted to defy the alpha that she better start talking. Thats when she looked at me.. i felt it Nova. I felt what you feel with Zaryn and now i know why it is so hard.." he paused, blinking down at his hands. I put my hand on his arm, rubbing it in understanding.

"I asked her if she had any interest in knowing who her mate was before this whole thing happened.. she said she never wanted one.. that he would have only gotten his heart broken anyway which is why she was glad she never met her mate.. and also why she freaked out when we found out we were mates.. she said we couldn't be together anyways even if she wasn't set to mate with Zaryn because im not an alpha born." His eyes were so sad...

But why would she say she is set to mate with Zaryn? She isnt. Its all temporary. He already refused her. And why would a shewolf not want to know who her mate is? Thats all we think about after a shift!