Chapter 20


    Celeste Chapter 20 – Celeste


    Celeste P.O.V.


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    I didn’t like taking Markus’ credit card. It felt like I was taking advantage of the mate bond, but I knew


    that I needed clothes. I would


    meeting a lot of people in the next while and I couldn’t wear the oversized jeans that he had given me.


    The sports bra had tags, so I


    knew they were new, but it provided me zero support and was a little small for me.


    I sat in the back seat of the SUV. Zack and George were escorting us and I couldn’t help but feel bad


    for them. They were warriors


    who had trained to fight battles, and here they were, supervising 3 girls on a shopping trip.


    “Celes-i mean Luna?” Maya said timidly.


    “It’s just Celeste, Maya” I said, I was still notfortable being called Luna.


    “I don’t have any money,” she said quietly.


    “It’s ok. Markus said we will use his card.” I smiled quietly.


    She shifted, “It doesn’t seem right. I didn’t earn this money”


    I sighed, I knew exactly how she felt, but instead of agreeing with her, I squeezed her hand gently,


    “Maya, we’ve worked for people without getting anything in return since we were little. I am not all that


    more than one change of clothes. We’ve never had anything new. So let’s just enjoy today and maybe


    we can find a way to let him know


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    how thankful we areter? Maybe you and I can make some dinners for the Packhouse at some point.


    OK? Think of this as an I.O.U.” She


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    smiled brightly at that and nodded and continued to look out the window in fascination. Neither of us


    had been outside the Packhouse


    since we were little. I could tell Kelly had been listening but decided not to intervene. She probably


    didn’t know our story and what we


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    “Alright girls, prepare for the shopping trip of your life!” Kelly said as she wrapped one arm through


    each of ours and dragged us across the parking lot towards the mall.


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    I was amazed at her energy. I was done with the thrill of shopping after 2 stores but she just kept


    dragging us from one to the other. Zack and George had to take a couple of trips down to the SUV to


    drop off all the bags. I was getting more and more anxious at the amount of clothes we were buying.


    She kept blowing off my protests and adding more and more bags. She brought us into a fancy store


    and insisted on a few outfits for “Luna official business.” I balked at the price tags but she just kept


    handing the credit card to the sales


    We also hit a couple of make-up


    stores. By the time we hit the food court, I was on the verge of tears. I could barely eat my fries, though


    tasty they were. Kelly and Maya


    were chatting it up.


    “Luna are you OK?” Kelly asked. I nodded, not trusting my voice.


    Kelly looked worried but continued to eat. I saw her texting on her phone every now and then. She took


    us to more stores here and


    there, but I couldn’t concentrate anymore. At thest store, she gave me a dress to try and I just burst


    out crying, unable to stop


    myself.


    “What’s wrong? Is there a pin still in the dress or something? Luna?”


    I tried to exin but nothing but blubbering came out. Kelly and Maya looked lost and Zack and George


    had barged into the changing room prepared to fight and then just looked fully ufortable once they


    realized the danger was a 19-year-old girl crying. It


    seemed like that was not something they had been trained to deal with. After about 10mins of trying to


    calm down, I felt sparks on my arms as someone knelt down to look me in the eyes. When I saw


    Markus’ concerned face, I started sobbing all over again. He picked me


    up and sat down on the same spot with me in hisp. He rubbed my back, leaving sparks along his


    trail.


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    ‘You ready to talk yet?’he mind linked me


    “I’m sorry’ I cried. ‘I tried to stop her.’ I sobbed as a new rack of sobs left my chest.


    ‘Stop what? Who hurt you?’ he growled.


    She what? Did she not let you buy them?”


    ‘She wouldn’t stop!’ I whined. ‘We’ve gone to 15 different stores and we spent so much money. I’m


    sorry. I couldn’t stop her. I kept the receipts, I can return a lot of itter. Please don’t be mad.’


    “How much do you think you spent today’


    It was $6,783. I kept a tally’ I said as another wrack of sobs imed me. I’m sorry. Please don’t be


    mad.’


    Suddenly, I felt a rumble rising from his chest. It sounded like he was in pain. I looked up at him to see


    that he was trying to stifle


    confused delight and the shock of


    everyone in the little changing room, he lost it. This tough but fair serious Alpha startedughing like a


    hyena. I got up from hisp and


    he just doubled over, holding his stomach with one hand and my hand with the other,ughing


    uncontrobly. The snortsing out of his mouth surprised even him but didn’t stop theughter. My


    confusion grew but I couldn’t help the smile that formed on my mouth as I saw this god-like man


    snorting. He had tears in his eyes when he was finally able to control himself and he tried to push his


    dark brown


    hair over his face. I tried to pull my hand away, still confused.


    “Come here,” he said and pulled me to hisp. “I told Kelly not to stop until you’d gotten at least 10


    outfits for every asion. You


    two have literally zero clothes. I don’t want you to ever feel like you arecking again. I want to see you


    happy, spoiled and eating full


    meals until you can’t fit into the clothes you bought today and then go shopping all over again. $7000


    doesn’t mean anything to me when it means you and Maya start having the life you were meant to


    have.” My heart moved at his words and I did my best not to tear up


    again.


    “Not to mention he’s loaded. $7000 is pennies,” Kelly added behind me.


    “Thank you Kelly,” he rolled his eyes and looked at me again, “You are my mate. I want to give you


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    everything you’ve been missing for thest 12 years. Please allow me to give you this?” | hesitated but


    nodded and my stomach growled. Heughed again as I


    blushed.


    “Come on, you guys can go shopping again another time. I think you probably had enough shopping for


    one day. Let’s go eat.”


    unnn, we technically already ate, but she was just ying with her food,” Kelly ratted me out and I


    blushed more. “How about we


    head home and you take her to eat? I’ll make sure all her stuff gets left in her room.”


    “Yeah OK. Thank you Kelly. Maya, I hope you got all you needed.”


    “Yes Alpha, thank you so much.”


    “Come on my little Tuli, let’s get some meat in your belly,” he said, offering me his arm.