The Guardian Wolf And Her Alpha Mate
The Guardian Wolf and her Alpha Mate Chapter 46

Nova POV:

Standing outside Flos hospital room we sit in tense silence as we let the nurses do their work in peace.

"How did you know her wolf is dying?" Jax asks quietly worried to disturb my thoughts.

With a deep sigh I look up at him with pained eyes, "Ki and I have a family bond with Theo and Flo, when we rescued them and took them in we were all they had for a while. We took on the responsibility of their well-being and provided for them every day. She may not be my sister by blood but I consider them both family and have done ever since I met them. Ki told me as soon as had killed the rogues that attacked them."

"Is there anything we can do?" Theo asks his voice trembling.

Hearing the worry he has for his twin I sit up straighter and with new found strength I speak, "yes there is. Being surrounded by family will help with her healing, as soon as the nurses are finished we need to go in there and keep her company. You too Jax, you are her Alpha and she will gather strength from you being there. It would have been best if Andrew was here as their mate bond would help but in the current situation I know that can't be for now."

"Do you think it'll be enough?" Jax asks nervously.

"Honestly..? Yes I do but I don't want to promise" I admit.

"I can help her" Kia suddenly links us.

"You can help Ki?" Jax asks in confusion.

"I don't know how and I wish I could explain but I just can't, I have this knowledge that if I'm there it will help her" Kia says leaving me wondering.

"But we're not a healer?" I ask confused.

"No I don't mean we can heal her, but I believe her wolf will benefit from me being there. It's similar to having her Alpha there or when you used to accompany child births as the Luna, our strength can be used to help in her recovery. Remember how much it has increased in the last couple of days, we were strong before but now we are stronger...by far. It will be enough to strengthen her for transport back home where both her and Andrew can finish their recovery together" Kia assures us all.

"That makes sense" Jax says in admiration, "Ki you really are a blessing" he finishes making her purr with happiness in our heads.

At that moment the nurse walks out and with tired eyes she offers a small smile, "she's stable. Her wounds aren't healing as quickly as we like as her wolf is so weak. But we have given her something for the pain, I'd say she is incredibly lucky right now. All the wounds she had were from silver weapons and she has been heavily injected with a combination of drugs, a mixture of a sedative and a paralyser."

Hearing that Theo gasps as he surges to his feet, "will she be ok?"

"Time will tell, her wolf is incredibly weak after this ordeal. If she wasn't a Gamma and a strong one at that, I doubt she would have made the journey back with the amount of blood she lost" the nurse admits.

"Can we see her?" I ask whilst standing and moving to comfort Theo.

"Yes of course, she is asleep and will need more pain medicine in a couple of hours" she informs us whilst holding the door open for us to file inside.

"Oh Flo" Theo cries as he rushes to her bedside and grasps her hand holding it to his chest. Swallowing the rising feeling of guilt as I see her pale frame lying on the bed I walk to her other side and drop a light kiss on his forehead. "My gorgeous Flo, you are strong" I whisper in her ear.

Turning to look at Jax i motion with my head for him to move close, "I think it's best if we all keep hold of her for the time being, she may not be conscious but that's best for her to recover."

With a nod of his head he comes to my chair where I get up allowing him to sit before lowering myself back onto his lap resting my head on his chest. He reaches out to grasp Flos hand in his own whilst I stretch my arm to stroke her hair. "You used to do that whenever we had a bad dream after the attack" Theo says after a few moments of watching me.

"And I will do it whenever needed, you may be big strong Gammas now but that doesn't mean you're invincible. It's ok to feel emtions Theo" I say to him softly as I see the pain and concern in his eyes.

"I have to be strong for Flo" he says in a strained voice

"And you are being for her and the pack" I point out, "you are here for your sister and you have done everything that has been asked of you perfectly since the attack. I'm proud of you, I always am."

Hearing Jaxs breathing has evened out behind me I smile as I realise he's finally catching up on some sleep. "I really can't explain how happy Flo and I are that you're our Luna Nova" I hear Theo say. "We felt like we were missing something for years until you came back into our lives, a void that just couldn't be filled."

"You missed your family" Kia says to him making him nod in understanding.

"Yes we did, we knew there was nothing to bring them back but we knew you were out there somewhere and in our eyes you were our family. We could never explain it but we always knew you were alive" he mumbles.

"You've known what loss has felt like Theo, true loss. We left to protect you both and it was so hard, but it was the right thing to do" Kia tells him in a motherly voice.

"What was the threat?" He inquires.

"That's something I intend to replace out when we go to the council" I say with furrowed brows. "I know it was a big threat because Kia and I knew, like a sixth sense we were on high alert and our bodies were filled with dread, but the council refused to tell me. In time I became..complacent i guess, I never pushed to replace our more and I should have." "But why would they refuse to tell you?" He asks confused.

With a snort and a roll of my eyes I feel Jax stir below me, I kiss his forehead to settle him before continuing. "Because I was still below them and a child in their eyes. There may have been people within the council who helped me throughout the years but I do believe they kept a lot from me. I've begun to wonder if they knew my father was alive" I admit.

With a sigh he looks up, "I thought that as well."

"Yeah..maybe they did it to protect me but most likely they did it to protect themselves. They held power over me this way, control. The first decision I made without having to consult them was to leave Axton and move to your pack" I explain. "I mated with Axton at their request, even becoming a doctor and training at the elite academy wasn't entirely my choice. I loved it and I wouldn't change it now, but I did have different aspirations for life at one point."

"It's almost like they were moulding you" he ponders as he looks deep in thought. Hearing that I freeze as Kia's ears perk up.

"Oh my goddess...you're right" I gasp as my mind begins to face with possibilities.

"But they must know then can't control us" Kia growls.

"But maybe they tried, can you remember a few years ago they wanted me to go in for testing and I refused to submit. They couldn't force me without causing unnecessary attention so it never happened. What if it wasn't just testing they were going to conduct?" I ask her horrified.

"We had a bad feeling about that as well, the same sense of dread" she points out.

"Why can't I just live a normal life, have a mate, have pups, work, have friends" I whisper sadly.

With that Theo walks round and pulls me up, looking down into my eyes he smiles softly, "you will do. We will make sure you do" he promises before pulling me in to his chest and stroking my hair as I had been doing for Flo moments earlier.