Page 24 of Unforgivable Fate

Nova didn’t speak, only glanced at her brothers. Darius pursed his lips. Leo sighed and moved to stand closer to his sister, as if she might need his support, even though nothing about Nova DeLuca gave Griffin the impression she needed anyone.

“Nova’s visions have been… off, for a while now.” Leo explained.

“What does that mean?”

“It means sometimes she gets visions but sometimes she doesn’t. She hasn’t been able to see the future of anyone in our family for months. The visions she does get often have a dark spot in them, something blotted out that she can’t see.” Leo put his arm around Nova’s shoulders and lowered his voice, “But that shouldn’t be happening anymore, right? Not if he was the block?”

Griffin narrowed his eyes, “Hold up, I’m the dark spot in her visions?”

“It’s possible.” Nova sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration.

“I’ve only been here a couple of days. How could I have been screwing up your visions for months?”

“We think it has something to do with the mate bond.” Darius chimed in. “Nova’s never been able to see visions of her own future. It’s her one blind spot. We theorized that the reason there’s a lack of visions and dark spots in the ones she’s been getting lately are because you were about to come into her life. Her fated mate. We think maybe fate didn’t want her to see you coming.”

“Because she’d have run the other way?” Griffin snorted but Nova only winced at the joke that hit too close to home.

“It’s more that our futures are so tied together as fated mates that I can’t see your future any more than I can see mine. Since you were on your way here, that put you in the futures of all my family members and made it impossible to see visions of their future by association.”

“But you said that shouldn’t happen anymore right?”

“Maybe. I don’t know. If we were right, then you being here should have solidified certain future paths. I might be able to see more of what’s awaiting the others now even if I can't see you.”

“You haven’t had any visions since he got here?”

“Not of anyone in the family.” Nova shook her head at Leo’s question. “But I haven’t exactly been trying since it’s all been a little overwhelming.”

“Well…” Leo shrugged. “Maybe it’s time to try for one?”

“Right now?” Nova’s eyes went wide.

“Yes, right now. You said you’d help me scry for more lone wolves but if your visions still aren’t working properly then there’s no point exhausting you for no reason. Besides, it’s just the four of us here.”

“And Bear on the front porch.”

Leo rolled his eyes, “Bear isn’t listening in. It’s part of his code of honor. So, like I said, it’s just the four of us. If you try and fail nobody knows but us and you already said you trusted Griffin with your secret.”

Nova opened her mouth but shut it again. She cut him a quick glance before looking away. Griffin tried not to let hope bubble out of him for fear she’d take it back but it felt damn good hearing those words. He hadn’t realized that was what it meant when she said it was fine he knew and stayed but Leo was right. Nova was trusting him with something big, not just to keep the secret of her gift from outsiders but clearly to keep the information about her visions being off from anyone outside the family as well.

This day was not going at all like he’d imagined and he was immensely enjoying the strides his relationship with Nova was taking.

“Fine.” Nova grit out, all but glaring at her brother. “Go and stand with Darius and I’ll try to reach into your future for a vision. You two have always come easily to me in the past so maybe it will work.”

“Sure.” Darius smiled, moving to stand next to his husband, “Use us as your guinea pigs.”

“Just remember if something goes wrong this was your mate’s idea. Not mine.” Nova smiled sweetly. “Come on, hold hands and then put each of your free hands in mine. Form a triangle.”

“Uh…” Griffin swallowed hard, unsure what was going to happen, “What about me?”

Nova turned her head, “Just stay where you are. No matter what happens, don’t break the triangle or I could get stuck in their future inside my head. Understand?”

“Don’t break the triangle.” He nodded, stepped backwards another few inches to give them more room.

Nova took a deep breath, “Let’s do this.”

Griffin watched, utterly fascinated by the control and command that Nova had taken of the room. She had not one but two Pack Alpha’s in front of her, doing exactly as she said. He had known, logically, that his mate was a force to be reckoned with, but he had a feeling seeing it for himself was going to make him want to bow at her feet.

He watched as Nova took one of Leo’s hands and one of Darius’s as well. The two men held hands with their others. Nova took a deep breath in through her nose and closed her eyes. Slowly and steadily she let the air leave her body through her mouth.

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