Alpha Markus and Celeste
Chapter 24
Chapter 24 – Markus
Markus P.O.V.
We sat down for dinner. Danny arrived and we were just waiting for Celeste. I was about to mind link Celeste when I smelled her approaching the dining room door. My jaw almost fell to the floor when I saw her walk in.
She always wears jeans and baggy tshirts around the Packhouse. This time she walked in and looked like the goddess herself. Her
loose black curls that went down to her waist shone in the light. The midnight blue shirt made her eyes pop and the slacks made her
small waist look even smaller. Her luscious breasts were playing peek-a-boo along the top of her blouse.
‘You’re welcome.’Kelly mind linked me, breaking through my lust.
I smiled and I got up to lead her to her seat. Just wanting to touch her. We stopped half way down the dining room table as Danny
got up.
“Celeste, this is Daniel, my Gamma. Danny, this is Celeste, my mate.”
For once, Danny didn’t have a witty quip. He simply took her hand, gave it a gentle kiss and bowed his head. “Luna, it’s a pleasure to meet you. Our Pack has been waiting for its Luna for many years, and I can see it was worth the wait.” Then, ruining the moment, he added, “Thanks for putting up with this asshole; clearly takes a special wolf to get rid of his grumpy ass,” he smirked my way. I rolled my eyes but smiled at the beautiful laugh that came from Celeste.
She’s beautiful,’Danny mind linked me as I pulled Celeste’s chair out for her. Don’t f**k this up.’
I don’t intend to,’l responded.
“Maya won’t be joining us tonight. I think she’s close to getting her wolf. She preferred to stay in her room,” Celeste said.
“I’ll send the Pack Doctor to her after dinner to make sure she’s doing alright,” I said and she nodded. The food arrived and I was
surprised to see she had made one of Danny’s favorite food. I was making a mental note to ask her how she knew, when Danny practically
jumped for joy when he saw the food. It had been a full month since he’d had a home-cooked meal.
“How did you know this is my favorite?” He demanded as he impatiently waited for everyone to be served.
“I asked Gillian,” she smiled.
“You’re welcome for not lying and making her make my favorite instead,” Gillian said and the whole table chuckled.
every person at the table as more moans followed. Clearly, I wasn’t as biased as I thought I might be. This woman was a goddess.
I turned to let her know and paused a moment as I saw the joy in her eyes. I am guessing that she had never been allowed to eat with
the people she fed at Blood Moon Pack. She was pleased that her food was going over so well. I grabbed her hand and squeezed it. She
turned to look at me and her smile only grew as she met my eyes, “This is amazing. You’re a very gifted cook,”I encouraged. Her eyes
sparkled. “Thank you.”
“Yo is there more?” Danny called about 20 minutes into the dinner. An omega came and took his plate for a refill.
“Hey wait, I reserved seconds!” Gillian called
“I’d also take some seconds if there’s more” Rhett called while his Beta licked his plate and nodded to his clean plate too.
I don’t know that there’s enough for everyone to get seconds,’Celeste mind linked me.
I smirked. Let them fight it out.’ She giggled. “If you’re all having seconds, I’m claiming all the desserts,” I called out, winking at her. Gillian, Kelly, my dad and Alpha Rhett decided to pass on seconds as long as Celeste could assure them that they could have additional
desserts.
After dinner, we tried to spitball some ideas for finding proof but most people had over eaten and were falling asleep so we decided to pick it back up the next morning. “Is the Luna cooking breakfast?” Danny asked.
“I’m afraid not. I have been getting tutored in the mornings and it doesn’t give me enough time to cook in the mornings.”
“Tutoring?” Alpha Rhett asked, visibly disappointed.
“Celeste was denied access to schooling after her parents were killed. She requested a tutor to help her catch up quickly in order to be able to better fulfill her Luna duties,” I said proudly. It took a lot of courage to try to improve yourself, and while she may be embarrassed to say she didn’t attend school past the 2nd grade, I was not.
“That’s admirable,” Alpha Rhett mentioned. I nodded.
We went up to our floor. We were walking toward our rooms when I felt Celest stiffen. She doubled over and I grabbed her by the
waist to keep her from falling over, “Celeste, what’s wrong baby?” I bent and looked into her eyes. They were white. She was staring at
nothing, her hands on her head. Finally, her eyes went back to their crystal blue and she groaned. “Celeste?” I asked, concerned. I could
feel the pain of a migraine as if it were my own.
“Maya,” she grunted, turning around towards the elevator. “Something’s wrong with Maya.”
‘Dr. West. Please head to the third floor. Something is wrong with Maya.’
I’m already here, Alpha. I came to check on her as you requested. She’s having trouble shifting. Her body is still too malnourished. /
am not sure if she will survive the first shift’
We got to Maya’s room and Celeste ran towards her. “Be careful Luna, one of her claws is extended,” Dr West said.
Maya was on the floor by her bed. She looked like she was mid shift. Her nose was elongated into a snout. She had 1 paw and 1 leg.
Her torso was extended and filled with furr. The first shift is known to be excruciating. I couldn’t imagine being stuck in that pain. Unable
to stop it; unable to complete it. Maya was crying and whimpering. Celeste pulled her onto her lap and started caressing her half
transformed cheek. She started singing lowly to her. As she sang, I recognized that she was singing in Spanish and her voice was
becoming ethereal. Her eyes began glowing.
“A la nanita nana, nanita ella, nanita ella
Mi niña tiene sueño, bendito sea, bendito sea
A la nanita nana, nanita ella, nanita ella
Mi niña tiene sueño, bendito sea, bendito sea.”
Dr. West and I stood back in stunned silence. After she appeared to start the song over about 3 or 4 times, Celeste’s hair was glowing