Roman didn't know what to do or say. Abigail looked him right in the eyes. How could this have been possible? It can't be true.
"And why should we believe you? You helped her lie to Roman and Nova. How do we know you aren't lying now?", Dean asked.
Dean knew right now Roman was in a state of shock. He could feel his Alpha's panic.
"Why would I lie about a child?", Stephanie asked.
Patricia approached her son. Placing her hand on his arm. He looked at her and suddenly he felt like a child again, a child who needed his mother to hold him and tell him everything was going to be okay. That this is only a dream.
"You said you didn't mark her", his mother whispered.
He smiled. She was right, he didn't mark her.
"That child is not mine", he said.
He looked at Abigail.
"That's not my child", he said.
"I'll call Trish. She'll know", Alpha Sika said.
Nova couldn't sleep. She felt like she was missing something still, it wasn't only her parents and grandmother, but someone else. There was a knock at the door and she sat up as Becky walked in.
"Hey, dinner is ready", she said softly.
Nova nodded.
"Did you get any sleep?", Becky asked.
Nova shook her head no.
"I can't get the picture of him tearing out grandma's heart. I can't, stop picturing her dying.", Nova said, as fresh tears fell.
Becky wrapped her arm around Nova and kissed the side of her head.
"Let's get some food in you, come on", Becky said, standing and taking her cousin's hand.
Nova stood and they slowly made their way to the kitchen. Her aunts hugged her and soothed her with their words. They reminded her so much of her dad, he was their brother after all. Her grandpa was sitting around the table with her aunts husbands. Finn stood up straight, hands shoved into his pockets.
"Sit sweetie, I'll serve you", her aunt whispered.
Nova nodded and sat beside her grandpa. Laying her head on his shoulder, he kissed the top of her head.
"We were just discussing the Council", he said.
Nova lifted her head and looked at him.
"I know for a fact that they will try to force you to go with your Phoenix grandparents, only because they could help you control your powers. I'm sure by now they know about what happened with Kane.", he said.
"I don't want to go with them, my mother hated them", Nova said.
Her grandpa squeezed her hand.
"I would never let them take you.", he said.
Nova relaxed.
"Will they try to punish her for what happened with Kane?", Becky asked.
Their grandpa sighed.
"I'm not sure. To us it was a justified death. To them, who knows", he said.
"I'll be your voice Nova, no need to worry", Finn said.
Nova nodded. Her aunt set a plate of food down and Nova started eating. She didn't realize how hungry she was, asking for a second plate as soon as she finished the first.
Her grandpa chuckled.
"Your Phoenix sure takes a lot out of you doesn't she", he said.
Nova laughed softly and nodded.
"Where's grandma?", she asked softly.
"She's being looked after, we burn her tomorrow", he said.
"Burn?", Nova asked.
He nodded.
"Its tradition", he said.
Nova nodded. Finn turned his head a bit. Taker was calling him, he was angry.
"I have to go", Finn said.
Becky stood, seeing the look on her mate's face. She followed him out.
"What's wrong?", Becky asked.
"Undertaker is angry. I'm sure by now he knows about his brother. I know he felt his death. I'm going to see what's going on", Finn said.
"You don't think he'll come after Nova?", she asked.
He cupped Becky's face in his hands.
"That's what I'm going to find out. I'll be back and if I don't, find a way to protect her", Finn said.
Becky swallowed and nodded. He kissed her, resting his forehead against hers.
"Whatever happens, I love you", he whispered.
"And I love you", she replied.
He disappeared as soon as he let her go. She took a deep breath before walking back inside. Nova turned to look at her.
"He'll come back. I promised to protect Nova, you, and your Demon. He's safe, like we all are", The Phoenix said.
She smiled at Becky.
"You need to stop", Becky said to her.
She was getting annoyed that The Phoenix thought it was okay to come and go as she pleased.
"Why?", The Phoenix asked.
"Because Nova gets exhausted and weak. She needs to conserve her energy", her grandpa said.
The Phoenix thought about it.
"Okay", she said.
Nova was about to collapse, Becky caught her.
"Another plate?", her aunt asked.
Nova stood on her own feet and shook her head no.
"I'm really tired", she said.
Everyone nodded. She made her way back to the room and sat on the bed. She was so thirsty, but didn't know if she would make it to the kitchen to get some water or not. She took a deep breath before standing and walking back towards the kitchen.
Becky looked at her family members.
"Undertaker knows. He'll come after her and we aren't strong enough to protect her. Maybe we should think about letting The Bellas take her. They can protect her better than we can", Becky said.
Her grandpa shook his head no.
"Absolutely not. That is too dangerous", he said.
"We can't protect her, he'll run right through us and you know it. We have to let her go", Becky said.
"I promised Bryan that I would never let them lay a hand on her if anything ever happened to him and Brie, and now you want me to leave her to them. No, we can protect her, even if I have to die trying", he said.
He stood and walked out of the house. Slamming the door. Becky sighed.
Finn arrived to Undertaker's home. He had to relax himself and act like he would when he was around them. Taker was pacing the room, Paul Heyman watched, his elbow propped up on the arm of the chair, his chin in his hand.
"How long has he been doing this?", Finn asked.
"Several hours. Didn't you feel it?", Paul said.
Finn nodded.
"About time you got here. Where the hell have you been?", Undertaker said to Finn.
"I do have a life outside of the Underworld.", Finn said.
Undertaker mumbled something under his breath before continuing to pace.
"What happened?", Finn asked.
"Someone killed Kane, what do you think happened", Undertaker snapped at Finn.
Finn raised a brow.
"I know that. I meant do you know who did it? Where it happened? Why?", Finn asked.
"If I knew that I wouldn't have called you both here", Taker growled.
"And what do you want us to do?", Paul asked.
"Keep an ear out. Someone must have seen someone or heard someone talking about it", Taker said.
Finn nodded.
"You really want me to go up to the person who killed Kane. Are you crazy? Who ever killed him is obviously stronger than us", Paul said.
"Just find out who it was", Taker said.
Paul shrugged and fixed his tie. He stopped, remembering Kane was going to go after the girl.
"Now that I think about it", Paul stopped.
Undertaker and Finn looked at him.
"He was going after a girl. A Phoenix, she belongs to the Bella family", Paul said.
Finn swallowed.
"Where is she?", Undertaker asked.
"Last I heard, The Authority housed her", Paul said.
Undertaker disappeared. Finn sighed, glad Nova was no longer there. Randy could still open his mouth.
Roman was sitting under his favorite tree. Watching his pack from the top of the hill. His mother appeared and sat beside him.
"I feel incomplete, like I'm torn in half", he said.
His mom nodded.
"Did you mate with Nova at all?", she asked.
He shook his head no. She looked confused.
"What?", he asked.
"You shouldn't feel so strongly for her. Only bonded mates should be able too", she said.
"I need to see her", he said.
She looked at her son.
"Then go, take a glimpse to ease your wolf and come home", she said.
He looked at her.
"She doesn't want to see me", he said.
"Then don't let her see you. Just watch her till your wolf is content", she said.
He nodded and stood. Helping his mom up and hugging her.
"Everything is going to be okay", she whispered to her son.
He nodded.
"Don't stay gone too long", she said.
"I'll be back in a few minutes", he said.