Chapter 8


    Chapter 8 – Celeste


    Celeste P.O.V.


    I came back from the bathroom after the migraine started to hit. I had a vision as I was assembling the


    canapes.


    It confused me as I mostly saw Sandra looking down on me through a haze of red. Shifting usually


    helps get rid of the


    migraine, so I had gone to the bathroom to quickly shift as I couldn’t risk shifting outside during the full


    moon. The smell of cologne that I had smelled earlier hit me in the face as I made my way back in but I


    saw no one but Maya. My


    migraine receded slightly as I breathed it in.


    “Oh hey, you missed Alpha Markus, he would like the recipes for the desserts. I told him we’d leave


    copies of


    them in his room while they run.”


    Alpha Markus, so that is the name to the scent. Hmmm, I mulled over the name as I cooked more


    canapes. It had


    a nice ring to it. I’d barely had a chance to see any of the ranked members. There was so much


    cooking to do. I’d only


    met a few people asking for recipes. Something I’d dly shared with all of them. I heard the howling of


    the wolves as the moon rose, a sign for us to go set up. I tried to ignore Kara’s disappointment. I knew


    she would love to run during


    a full moon. It was supposed to be energizing and magical.


    Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g


    I know we will get to run under the goddess’s light one day. – Kara said, sensing my guilt.


    You’re the best wolf a girl could ask for – I said.


    We finished the canapes and Maya and I went to drop the food off at the outside tables. We could hear


    howling in the distance. I looked up at the sky and let the glow of the moon soak into my skin. All of the


    sudden I felt someone grab me by the hair and drop me to the ground. I looked up to see Sandra. I


    bowed my head, not knowing what I did. I quickly nced to the side and saw Maya was also on the


    ground, a sh on her head from Sandra’s ws. I wasn’t sure why Sandra was targeting us, but I


    could heal faster than Maya. She didn’t have a wolf, which meant there was


    only one thing to do.


    You can’te out to defend kara. – I said.


    I will try, but if ites down to your life, screw the secret – she warned.


    I stood up when I saw Sandra approaching Maya.


    “I didn’t say you could stand up, you worthless piece of trash!” Sandra screamed and punched me in


    the face. I


    felt my orbital bone crack. Even if she wasn’t that strong, she was stronger than my underweight body. I


    looked up and saw red. There was blood in my eyes. I stood up again.


    “We didn’t do anything wrong,” I pleaded.


    “I DON’T NEED YOU TO DO ANYTHING WRONG. IF I WANT TO BEAT YOU TO DEATH BECAUSE I


    f*****g WISH TO, I


    CAN. YOU’RE PROPERTY. YOU’RE NOT WORTH THE FOOD YOU EAT.” She said as she rushed


    me. I felt a punch to my


    shoulder. The vicle snapped. She shed my stomach. Kicked me in the ribs.


    Tam not sure I can keep healing you much longer, Celeste. I am exhausted. It may take a long time. Let


    me shift. – Kara pleaded


    No, we just have to hang in there – I said stubbornly.


    “This was supposed to be my night. I was supposed to find my mate. Instead everyone is just talking


    about how


    good the food is.” She screamed at me.


    Shended a kick in my chin and I felt my jaw crack. I wasn’t moving on the ground anymore as I felt


    kick after


    kick. Then suddenly, I smelled pistachios, figs and wet earth before a storm. I sat up slightly, wincing


    from the pain. I looked left, to where I could see a crowd arriving back from the run, shifting. My bloody


    eyes glued onto a pair of grey eyes and I felt something snap inside, almost like a physical tether being


    put in ce.


    “Mate,” Kara whispered, before the darkness took me.