Roman grabbed her arm, stopping her.
"They aren't here. The cries are like echoes and for some reason only you and I can hear them", he said.
"If they aren't here, then where?", she asked.
"I don't know, looks like we might need Witches", he said.
They heard something snap. Roman pushed Nova behind him and growled, ready to pounce on whoever was coming. Dean's wolf appeared.
"Dean", Roman said, relaxing.
Everyone else appeared next, along with Nova's grandmother and she didn't look happy at all.
"Nova dear, are you alright?", she asked, without taking her eyes off of Roman.
"Yes", she answered softly.
"Did you two mate?", Seth asked, sniffing the air.
"No", Roman and Nova both said quickly.
Her grandmother's eyes glowed.
"I swear, I didn't touch her", Roman said, holding his hands up.
She nodded before looking at Nova.
"Its time we show you Agartha", her grandmother said.
Nova moved to her grandmother's side.
"He can hear the babies too", she whispered.
Her grandmother looked at Roman, he was talking to Dean and Seth.
"Are we all ready?", Finn asked.
Everyone nodded and Nova held onto her grandma. When she opened her eyes, they were in the middle of a field.
"Where are we?", she asked her grandma.
"My land, Agartha", Roman said.
"We'll follow you Alpha", Finn said, bowing slightly to Roman.
Roman met Nova's eyes before turning and making his way to where his pack was waiting. Nova grew nervous. What if they treated her the way everyone else did? What if they were afraid of her? If they pushed her out too, then she didn't belong anywhere.
She held on tight to her grandma's hand. Becky moved to her other side, sensing her unease.
"If he is your mate, he won't let anyone hurt you", Becky whispered.
"What if they don't like me?", Nova asked.
Becky gave her a small smile and brushed Nova's hair behind her ear.
"You'll be understood here. You can show them what you are and what you can do. They won't fear you or call you a freak", Becky said.
Nova nodded.
Roman stopped in front of a man and a woman. The woman hugged him and kissed his cheek. Nova guessed it was his mother, the man beside her calling him son.
"Baby", a girl about Nova's age came out of the house his parents were standing in front of.
Roman's face fell when he saw Abigail. She hugged him and kissed him.
"I'm so glad you're home, I've missed you", she said to him.
"Hello Abigail", he said, pulling her arms away from him and looking back at his parents.
Abigail turned, spotting Nova.
"What the hell is she doing here?", she asked.
Roman looked towards Nova.
"How do you know who she is?", Dean asked, before wrapping his arm around Sarah.
She had to come up with something quick, before they caught on.
"We have to talk Roman", Abigail said, walking away without answering Dean.
She slammed their front door, making Nova flinch and hide behind her grandma.
"Roman", his dad said.
"We must talk alone", he said to his dad.
Alpha Sika looked at the girl hiding behind the woman. Something felt vaguely familiar about her. He looked back at his son.
"We can talk in the meeting room", he said.
They followed him. Once everyone was there, Roman explained why he had brought Nova, leaving the part about her being a Phoenix out. His father looked at her.
"I'll call Trish here tomorrow, for now I think you might be tired. This is all new to you and overwhelming", he said.
"Yes sir", she said softly.
He smiled. Roman smiled, his father had already accepted her.
"I have extra rooms in my house. My wife and I", Roman cut his dad off.
"No, I want her close to me. She'll be staying at my house.", Roman said.
"I don't think that's a good idea", her grandma said.
"If you don't mind Alphas, we would like to take her to our home. She doesn't know anyone here and she'll feel right at home with us", Becky said.
"In other words, I don't trust you to keep your hands to yourself. You already have another under your roof. How do we know you aren't just collecting young girls?", her grandmother said.
She didn't know Abigail was living with Roman, they had kept it from her.
"Did you hear nothing of what I said? I smell her, but I don't feel a pull. I feel a pull towards Nova, but I don't smell her", Roman said a little angry that she was accusing him of being something he was not.
"That's the tea working, I gave it to her", she said proudly.
Everyone looked at her grandma.
"What?", Roman asked, looking from her to Nova.
Seth stepped forward.
"It's true, I saw Nova drinking it back at her apartment. She said her grandmother gave it to her to keep Randy and Luke from finding her. I thought it was a good idea, I was going to tell you but didn't get the chance too", Seth said.
"You're my Gamma, you should have told me the second she took that first drink", Roman said.
Nova didn't like the way Roman was talking to Seth. She stepped forward.
"I asked him not to say anything, being Alpha Female, he listened to me", she said.
Roman's anger got worse.
"You are not my female. Why would I want a female who lies to me and keeps things from me?", he shouted.
As soon as he said it, he regretted it. Nova put her head down. His father didn't like that.
"That's enough, take a walk Roman, now", his father said.
He looked down, knowing he hurt her. He left without saying a word.
"Listen to me child", Sika said, moving closer to Nova.
Nova looked up at him.
"We will figure this out but till then, I think it would be best if you went with your grandmother", he said.
"Alpha Sika, if I may? Alpha Roman isn't going to like that. It's going to make things worse", Dean said.
Sika sighed, he knew his son had a limited time to find his mate. He nodded.
"She stays, she'll live with Roman", he said.
Her grandma was going to protest.
"My son isn't the kind of man that you think, he just wants to find his mate.", his father said.
Her grandmother looked at her, taking her hand.
"It's your decision sweetheart", she said.
Nova bit her lip.
"I'll stay", Nova said.
"It's settled", Sika said standing.
Everyone stood, talking amongst themselves. Nova didn't know how she felt about this, it was either going to be very good or end very badly. All she knew was that she wanted to be happy. She hoped Roman could do that for her.
"I need some air", she said, quickly leaving.
Alpha Sika looked at Dean and Seth.
"Keep an eye on her", he said.
They nodded and left. Nova didn't even realize how far she had gone, her mind was spinning with different outcomes of her life. What if behind closed doors he was a bad man? What if he liked cheating? What if he thought it was okay to hit her? She didn't know how to cook, what if he expected home cooked meals every night?
She finally stopped and rubbed her forehead.
"Stop thinking so much", she said to herself.
She looked around. She sat down in front of a tree that had a beautiful view of Roman's pack homes. The sun going down. She hugged her legs to her chest, resting her chin on her knees. Two Wolves came over to her, a grey one and a white one. They stopped and stared at her. They laid down and stretched out, just laying there. She smiled.
Roman had gone for a run. Nova's grandma and Becky had left. Finn and Phil as well.
"Where's Nova?", Roman asked, he hoped she had stayed.
"She went for a walk. Don't worry, your Beta and Gamma are keeping an eye on her.", his father said.
Roman nodded.
"Why are you fighting it?", his father asked.
He sat beside him on his parents front steps.
"You feel a pull, she covered her scent with tea. She's your mate son", he said.
"For all we know her grandma is lying", he said.
"Your Gamma backed her up, clearly she's not. What is it? Do you prefer Abigail? We might not approve of her, but if she's what you want", Roman stopped his dad.
"No, I don't want Abigail", he said.
"Than what is it?", his dad asked.
"She's a Phoenix", he said.
His dad was surprised.
"But how?", he asked his son.
"Brie Bella is her mother", he said.
Alpha Sika nodded, he remembered hearing about the girl going missing.
"Are you afraid because she's stronger than you?", his dad teased.
Roman chuckled.
"She can't control her powers. What if she hurts someone? I didn't think this through, I put my pack in danger", he said.
His father shook his head at him.
"That's not it and you know it, you are afraid to fall in love with her", he said.
Roman knew his dad spoke the truth.
"I can already feel she's different from Abigail, who by the way needs to be kicked out and soon", his father said standing.
Roman nodded.
"She stays the night, have her out tomorrow morning bright and early", Roman said.
His father nodded and walked into his home. Roman went to his, he could smell Abigail's scent. Following it upstairs. He knocked on her bedroom door.
"Come in", she said.
He walked in and left her door open, it was safer that way. She walked out of her bathroom in only his shirt.
"You said you wanted to talk, I'm listening", he said.
She sat on her bed and crossed her legs. Patting the space beside her. He sat.
"How do you know Nova?", he asked.
"My uncle Luke", she said.
He nodded. Her hand was on his thigh, she squeezed and leaned into him. Her scent was so strong, his Wolf wanted her. He licked his lips, he could taste her on his tongue.
"Stop fighting it Roman", she whispered, before attaching her lips to his neck.
She straddled him and pushed him back. He looked up at her, his eyes clouded in lust.
"I can make you feel so good", she said, grinding against him.