Alpha Markus and Celeste

Chapter 75 – Markus
Markus P.O.V.
A boy and a girl. We were having a boy pup and a girl pup. I could feel Atlas doing flips in my head and howling with happiness. What more could I ask of our moon goddess? I felt like a million bucks. We were headed to Mexico tomorrow, so Celeste had wanted to cook for
the Packhouse. I wasn’t too keen on the idea, but it was hard telling her no, so instead, I asked Melissa to help her with the promise of
bringing back a few gifts from Mexico. I’m pretty sure she would have done it anyway. She flocked to Celeste anytime she had free time and Celeste loved spending time with the young girl. I was eternally grateful she had someone with her while she was mad at all of us.
We were all packed and ready to go. I had a few more things to go over with Danny and Evergreen. I had asked for them to look for
any information on the Pack we were visiting. As much as I wanted to trust Celeste’s long-lost relatives, I was not willing to simply go on
faith. We were on our way back to have lunch before meeting with them. I helped Celeste do some quick preparations for dinner. She was making pot roast, so she asked me to put the roasts in the ovens so they could begin cooking. Atlas and I were quite pleased to help with the heavy lifting, though I feel like Celeste may have been doing it to placate my over-protective instincts by the way Dad smirked at me at the thank you kiss Celeste gave me as we were heading to our meeting. Whatever, I would take any pity thank yous as long as they
came with kisses.
Evergreen was staying in the Packhouse while he finished all the security upgrades. He would remain here until we were back in case
we needed quick action.
“Gentlemen, what have you found,” I said as we sat in the conference room. Our office was still being finished and Evergreen would
be setting up some new gadgets.
“Quiet, as far as I could see,” Danny said.
Evergreen nodded in agreement. “Their finances are all up to par. They have about 400 pack members. The Pack is quiet, keeps to
themselves. There are not many packs nearby, so they have no conflicts to speak of. I couldn’t find any debts. According to my satellite info, they are a Pack of farmers with supplemental income from tourism. They mostly live off the land, but they do have some modern
comforts such as Utilities, several cars and even found an internet connection in the main Packhouse. Other than a couple of incidents

with the law for lack of a driver’s license by some pack members, nothing to note. I dug as deep as I could.”
“Any information on rogue attacks or local crime I should be aware about?” I asked.
“Nothing out of the ordinary. There’s not much record of rogue attacks, but I can’t be sure. As I mentioned, they mostly work the
land, so they don’t really keep day to day on a computer.”
“And you confirmed that we will arrive tomorrow?” I asked.
“Yes, I spoke with Alpha Diego via Zoom yesterday. He will be having some of their men pick you up at the airport.”
I nodded in agreement. “Anything else? Danny, do you have anything else you need me to take care of before we leave?”
“No. We’re all covered. Should be OK,” he said. I turned to Evergreen. He pulled out a package.
“I’ve got an encrypted laptop and a satellite dish. You should have a signal from 9am to 12 noon local time. I’ll be monitoring messages and phone calls coming in and out of the pack. If something appears off, I’ll send you an email through this encrypted laptop. I will connect it to their network and keep it online until you have read the message.”
“Is that not a little extreme?” Celeste asked. “We’re supposed to be going in good faith to meet my relatives.”
“For normal people, yes. For me, no. When it comes to protecting not only my Alpha, but my Luna, the pups and our Beta, I’d rather not risk it. You will be isolated, alone with but a few warriors and in a different country,” he said, and I saw Celeste’s skepticism turn to
warmth and understanding. “Speaking of, I know Luna is mostly fluent. I’ve installed an app in your phone Alpha and Beta Gillian’s. I’ve
also stuffed an emergency envelope in the lining of the phone pack. It’s got about $10,000usd in Mexican pesos, Fake passports and some
contact information to associates of mine that I know we can trust.”
with us.” I stood up and patted him on the arm. “See you at dinner. Celeste is making Pot Roast.” I said and his eyes brightened at that. As
a traveling bachelor, he rarely got homecooked meals and had become another aficionado of Celeste’s cooking.
“Tuli, are you sure you’re OK?” I asked her again as we got ready for take off. Celeste was sitting next to me. I had been feeling her
nerves all morning the closer we got to the airport hangar. I knew they were stemming from her, but wasn’t sure what the problem was. It wasn’t the usual nausea that had plagued her for a few weeks. Those seemed to be getting more infrequent.
Celeste nodded but gripped the seat as the plane started moving forward and I felt like an i***t. Celeste had never flown before. I put my arm around her and pulled her as close to me as I could. She grabbed my shirt and held on until we were in the air and the flight
stabilized and she finally started relaxing in her seat.
“Sorry,” she said as I unbuckled my seatbelt. I smiled down at her and kissed her forehead. It was only a 3 hour flight to Mexico City. We’d be arriving in time for a late lunch in the city before we were driven to the Packhouse.
The stewardess came by and offered us some refreshments. I made sure to order whatever Celeste ordered. At this close proximity, 1
wasn’t going to risk whatever I ordered not to give her nausea. I noticed Gillian, Zack, Gabriel, and George, who were used to being
around pregnant Celeste, did the same, while the others ordered different things. It was all good until someone decided to have a snack
and Celeste’s over-sensitive nose caught the smell of sour cream and onion chips. I felt the wave of nausea hit me from her as she bolted
for the little bathroom. I heard Gabriel growl and saw him snatch the chips away from one of the other warriors as I headed for the restroom where you could hear Celeste throwing up her breakfast, my glass in hand. I heard the water running before the bathroom door opened. I passed her the iced tea. She quickly drank it down and then put her forehead on my chest while I rubbed small circles on her
back.
“I’m sorry Luna,” Mateo said as we headed back to our seats, “I didn’t think about your morning sickness.”
Celeste smiled lightly. “It’s not your fault. It’s just the enclosed space. I have some granola bars in my purse that Maya gave me before
we left if you’re still hungry,” she said. Mateo shook his head and we continued to our seats. We had brought an extra 5 guards with us. 3 of them had never guarded us before, being warriors that tended to be out in the field when issues arose, but they had the advantage of knowing Spanish and used to adapting to volatile situations. I felt Atlas in my head lowly whining as we asked for more iced tea.