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 ck curls that went down to her waist shone in the light. The midnight blue shirt made her eyes


    pop and the cks made her


    small waist look even smaller. Her luscious breasts were ying peek-a-boo along the top of her


    blouse.


    ‘You’re wee.’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.”


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    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 beautifulugh 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 wee for not lying and making her make my favorite instead,” Gillian said and the whole


    table chuckled.


    I almost growled at the orgasmic moan that Danny let out as he took his first bite, but I realized that I


    would probably have to fight


    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 te


    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 te and nodded to


    his clean te 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 iming 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 ess 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 ws 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 toplete it. Maya was crying and whimpering. Celeste pulled her onto herp 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


    bing ethereal. Her eyes began glowing.


    “A nanita nana, nanita e, nanita e


    Mi ni?a tiene sue?o, bendito sea, bendito sea


    A nanita nana, nanita e, nanita e


    Mi ni?a tiene sue?o, 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


    blue. Her body was glowing. Her Alpha aura was radiating, but it didn’t feel heavy like most Alpha


    auras. You could recognize the power of the Alpha in it, but it was almost soothing, instead of


    frightening. Her hand would leave a shimmer on Maya’s face that lingered for a few


    seconds before absorbing into her. Slowly, Maya’s whimpering slowed. She was no longer in pain. Her


    body resumed the contortion that urs during a first shift. Her bones snapped and realigned, light


    brown fur exploding from her body. She didn’t appear to be in the pain we all knew she should be


    feeling. Her wolf was small. She got up and shook her fur once her shifting was done. She nudged her


    nose at Celeste in gratitude, who smiled and caressed her fur. Her eyes were still glowing. I felt her


    exhaustion and moved of my own volition. I dropped behind her and held her against my chest as she


    suddenly passed out. I ran my hand through her hair and kissed her head. / could tell she was fine.


    Though I didn’t like to see her unconscious, As and I could tell that she was physically alright.


    “I’ve never seen anything like that,” Dr. West said, approaching Maya’s wolf and checking her vitals.


    “What happens in this room, stays between us, Dr.” I said, using my Alpha voice. Dr. West bowed his


    head. “Of course, Alpha. Would


    you like me to check over the Luna?”


    “No, help Maya shift back and then you can go. The Luna is fine, she just needs to rest.”


    Dr West guided Maya into shifting back, giving her a robe to change into. Maya came to check on


    Celeste, tears in her eyes. She


    looked scared to touch her. “She is OK Maya. She’s just resting. I can feel her heart beat. It is steady.”


    “I could hear her voice, through the pain, and Kara helped Esmeralda get the strength to finish shifting.


    She took our pain Alpha. Her


    and Kara absorbed it and gave us back warmth. How did she do that, Alpha?”


    “She is special. I’m d you’re OK Maya. We will work on your nutrition over the next few weeks to


    make sure you can shift on your


    own during the Full Moon run,” She nodded.


    “Alpha?” she said.


    “Yes?”


    eaten anything. We should make sure she gets a lot to eat from now on.”


    I smiled at Maya “I’m working on that.” I stood up and took Celeste into my arms, “Thank you for your


    concern over the Luna. I’ll let


    you know once she’s awake. She’s lucky to have a friend like you.”


    “No, I think we’re all the lucky ones to be in her life,” She whispered, and I could not agree more.


    I went upstairs andid her in my bed. I pulled off her clothes until she was in her underwear and put


    one of my shirts on her. It was giant enough on her to double for a night gown. As was raging in my


    head as we noticed the extent of her malnutrition and the


    scarring on her back and legs. I knew it was selfish, but I was d I was seeing her body now and not


    the day I met her, because I was sure


    this looked a lot better than it would have then. If I had seen it back then, I’m sure I would have killed


    every f*****g piece of trash in that


    pack. I removed most of her make-up gently and just settled into the bed and cradled her in my arms.


    As much as I told everyone she just


    needed rest, and as much as I knew that to be true, I couldn’t tear myself away from her. I needed to


    be there when she woke up so I


    could verify she was really OK.