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I woke up one morning to my phone ringing. I was asleep on the living room floor with the triplets and they were all asleep so I leaned over to the coffee table to grab my phone.
I saw the caller ID was blocked so I ignored it. But then it started ringing again.
“Who the hell is that?” Koda asked.
“Hello.” I answered.
“Nova. Is that you?” An older woman asked.
“Yeah. Who’s this?” I asked.
“It’s Gran.” She said. And I sat up really quickly.
“Gran. Where are you?” I asked.
“I’m at your mothers house. She told me that you ran away.”
“Did she tell you why?”
“No. But I can only imagine why. Do you think you could stop by here some time today? I would really like to see you.” She said.
“Sure. Is Pops with you?” I asked.
“You bet.”
“Alright. I’ll be there soon.” I said. I hung up the phone and now all three guys were awake and
looking at me.
“Gran and Pops?” Koda asked.
“They’re at Evelyn’s. They want to see me.” I said.
“You’re not going alone.” Tyler said.
“I know. But I can’t show up with three of you otherwise there will be too many questions.” I
said.
“Well, Koda and Tyler told dad that they would help him with Alpha crap today. I can go with you.” Dean said.
“You’re meant to be helping as well.” Tyler said.
“I’m the youngest. I can get away with it.” Dean said.
I got up and I went to the bathroom to have a shower and I got dressed into some of the
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clothes that the guys had brought over from my house and they all started getting dressed as well.
They didn’t think I had noticed but they were systematically bringing clothes to the cabin piece by piece and hoping that I wouldn’t notice.
I hadn’t said anything to them. I really didn’t care if they were doing it. It was more convenient for all of us.
I said bye to Koda and Tyler and they headed back towards the pack while Dean and I headed in the other direction to Evelyn’s house.
“Are you alright? You’re pretty quiet.” Dean said, holding me close to his body with his arm around my waist.
“Yeah. I’m not nervous, I guess. I haven’t seen my grandparents since Evelyn and Henry got married.” I said.
“Do you think they’re going to be mad that you moved out? I mean, are they going to be on Evelyn’s side?”
“Honestly, I don’t know. They were always hot and cold with me. I don’t know what the hell they’re doing here and I don’t know why they are so desperate to see me. I remember times when I was a kid when they just flat out refused to see me. I never knew why.” I explained.
“Well, we don’t have to go and see them. If they haven’t been that great to you then we can
turn around.”
“No. I’ll never hear the end of it if I don’t go. We’ll go and see what mood they’re in and then
we’ll leave. That’s it. A quick catch up.” I said.
When we got to Evelyn’s house we could hear loud talking inside and Dean stiffened straight away, holding my hand really tight.
He was already getting protective and we weren’t even inside yet.
“Relax. They hate Henry.” I said.
“Well, that’s something that you have in common with them.” He said.
We walked up the rickety stairs and I opened the door and went inside.
I saw Evelyn standing in the kitchen with Henry standing beside her and they were facing my
Gran and Pops.
“Nova.” Gran said.
“Hi Gran. Hi Pops.” I said, casually. Trying to avoid eye contact.
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“It is so good to see you.” Gran said, pushing past Evelyn to walk over and hug me. “And who is this?” She asked, giving me a wry little smile.
“Hi. I’m Dean.” He said.
“Well, aren’t you a big strapping young fellow?” Gran said.
“My grandmother. The ultimate cougar.” I said.
“I never act on it. Doesn’t mean I can’t look.” Gran said.
“Okay.” I said.
“Evelyn, Henry. Do you think you can give us a few minutes with Nova?” Pops asked.
“This is our house. She doesn’t even live here anymore.” Henry yelled.
“We can go outside.” I said.
So Dean and I turned to leave the house and my grandparents both followed me outside.
I was surprised that they were so calm with me. Being so nice. They always taught me to respect my elders and I definitely didn’t do that when I moved out.
We got far enough away from the house that Evelyn and Henry couldn’t hear us and I turned
around to look at them.
“What’s this all about? Why are you hére?” I asked.
“We came to talk to you. We thought we were the ones that was going to break the news to
you, but it seems we’re a little late.” Gran said.
“What are you talking about?” I asked.
“Do you remember when you were about 5 years old and you threw a temper tantrum because
your mother took away your favorite toy? She was just doing it to be mean. You hadn’t done
anything wrong. So you started screaming the house down.” Pops said.
“I’m sure I did that a lot. I was a kid with a b***h of a mother.” I said.
“The table started levitating off the ground while no one was holding it.” Gran said.
I looked at Dean and I was really confused. I don’t remember using powers at that age.
I don’t remember having any powers until my wolf came out.
“We knew right then that you were special. But we knew that we had to keep our distance from you so we didn’t influence you.” Pops said.
“What the f**k are you talking about?” I asked, starting to get agitated.
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So Gran stood right in front of me where Evelyn and Henry couldn’t see her and she raised her hand in front of her.
Suddenly a blue orb appeared on her palm that she could control and then she made it disappear.
“You’re a witch.” I said.
“Yes. Evelyn was a complete dud. But you, you’re the one that got all the powers.” She said. “Where does the fae come from? I know where the witch now comes from and my dad is a werewolf. But I don’t know where the fae and the vampire come from.” I said.
“I’m the fae.” Pops said, talking directly into my mind.
I whipped my head around at him and I was stunned. I didn’t know what the hell to believe right now.
“Alright. So, Gran is a witch. Pops is a fae. I don’t know where the vampire fits in yet. But you two never thought to tell me?” I asked.
“We couldn’t. Not until you were ready. We didn’t know about the werewolf side of you until you shifted. And by then, it was too late. Ava already had her grip on you and you wouldn’t believe anything that we said.” Gran explained.
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing or seeing right now. What the hell was going on here? My whole family knew about this except Evelyn.
“So, Evelyn got absolutely no powers?” I asked.
“That’s right. Complete dud. Thank the goddess. Or whatever it is you pray to.” Pops said.
“Why? Maybe she would have turned out differently if she had the powers.” I said.
“No. She would only abuse the powers. But you are doing something good. You came here to use them for good.” Gran said.
“Honestly Gran, you don’t know what the hell is going on here.”
“I know that people are coming for the triplets. You’ve been tasked to keep them safe. And they are also your mates.” Gran said.
“I think she knows more than you realized.” Dean said. And I gave him a sarcastic look.
“Alright. Are you here to help me or kill me?” I asked.
Gran and Pops looked at each other like they were offended but with everything that’s come to light, I had every good reason to ask them that.
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“And just remember, if you lie, I can tell.” I said.
“We’re not here to kill you. But Ava isn’t who you think she is.” Gran said.
I just rolled my eyes and looked away.
“We’re aware of Ava. And Wesley. Nova’s father. He’s in town now too and we know what’s happening. We’re doing everything to keep her safe and she’s doing the same for us. She’s not protecting us anymore. We’re protecting each other.” Dean explained.
Gran looked at Dean with a really warm smile. I could tell that she was happy with his response. I was as well.
He explained everything in a nutshell and I think it was obvious to Gran and Pops that I wasn’t going back to Evelyn’s house. So we said goodbye in the driveway and we started walking back through the forest.
“I really wasn’t expecting that.” I said.
“I can tell.” Dean said.
