Nova POV: Sitting in Jax’s Alpha office, the morning rays stream through the large windows, illuminating the space with a warm glow. An undercurrent of tension fills the room as we wait for Jax to join us. Mila is back, safe at last, but the remnants of what has happened make the questions no one has yet spoken hang heavy in the air. Mila sits across from me, her expression wary as she looks between myself and Sebastian before turning her attention back to me, needing reassurance. “Relax Mila, no one is angry with you. We are all just happy to see you home” I link her sensing the weight of her decision still playing on her mind and the lingering worry for the emotions she made everyone feel in her absence. “It’s a relief to see you in front of us,” Ki also links her making a small smi

