Chapter 61


    Chapter 61 – Markus


    Markus P.O.V.


    It took Dash and As a few deer and ck bear kills to get their rage under control. A few times, I had


    to steer Danny and Dash from turning around towards the Packhouse. I knew it hit him harder. As bad


    as the pictures had been of Celeste, l’d actually seen her before she was healthy. Danny met Maya


    when she had already been cleared to shift. He never saw her before that. It took a lot of talking down


    before I managed to calm him. We bathed in the river’s cold water beforeing back to the


    Packhouse. He gently picked up Maya from Celeste’s arms and headed back to their floor.


    I woke up early the next morning to someone banging on the door. “Alpha, Luna. You both need to get


    up. We are having breakfast on time for once because the hair stylist ising in promptly at 1pm. We


    have a packed schedule and everything has to go right. You have 2mins to open this door, before I


    break it down,” she yelled through the closed door.


    “Can we just banish her?” Celeste mumbled and Iughed.


    “Gillian would probably hurt us if we tried,” I said, leaning over and kissing her on the lips. Her arms


    instantly wrapped around my neck and she deepened the kiss. I growled, feeling my c**k twitch. I


    started to move on top of her when I heard another knock on the


    door.


    “1 min! Unless you’re not very gifted, Alpha, you don’t have time to do what I heard you growling to do!”


    “Maybe we just banish both of them,” I said as I pressed my forehead to hers before moving off the bed


    and going to open the


    door.


    “Good Morning Kelly.” I said.


    “Good Morning Alpha, we need to go have breakfast with the guests. Mom has put me in charge of


    shoving both of you along so


    you’re both ready in time. She’s handling Maya and Danny, then we will switch at 3 so Maya, Luna and


    I can get ready and you and Danny and Gillian will get ready under mom’s watchful eye,” She said as


    she went into the walk-in closet and grabbed some clothes for us to wear for the day. She had already


    picked for us. I rolled my eyes as I took them and headed to the bathroom to change.


    “Wait! I have to pee,” Celeste yelled, and tried to beat me to the bathroom. Iughed and went into the


    walk in to change. Once !


    changed, I came out of the closet, waiting until she came out to brush my teeth and make sure I was


    presentable. I heard a weird noise in


    the bathroom before it opened.


    “Are you OK?” I asked.


    “Yes, it’s just nerves,” She smiled as she went to sit on the bed to wait for me.


    “Three minutes, Alpha. The cook just linked me. Your food is ready.” Kelly said and I rolled my eyes.


    Again. Today was going to be a long day if Kelly took her duties so seriously, which it seemed like she


    did. I loved this girl like a sister, but I just wanted to make Celeste my Luna, get Alpha Geoff arrested,


    go rescue the girls and then forget about the world in this room with Celeste. That wasn’t too much to


    ask of a morning, was it?


    Maybe we can take her on a trip after? – As said, wagging his tail. -Don’t humans call it a


    honeymoon?


    Yes, I like that idea. We’ll talk to Gillianter about arranging it. –


    I said.


    We headed back down to breakfast. Celeste was wearing a turquoise silk shell top with a light, ck


    cardigan, blue trousers and some low-heeled ck pumps. She looked stunning as always. Her curls


    cascading down her back in a pony tail. We weed the


    arriving Alphas and Lunas and went in for breakfast. Some remembered her from when we were at


    Blood Moon andmented on how


    beautiful and healthy she looked now.


    We ate breakfast and I noticed Sandra kept ring daggers at her and Maya. It seemed she finally


    realized that they had both been mated to ranked members while she was not only still mateless, but


    more than likely mated to someone without rank. I saw her keep eyeing Gillian and Kelly sitting


    together. She was trying to figure out if they were together.


    ‘Sandra is eye f*****g you,’ i mind linked him.


    me, I might just throw up my breakfast all over her hair,


    he said and I almost choked on my toastughing. My face heated as a tew


    amused heads turned my way as I tried to clear the blockage with coughs.


    We spent the rest of the morning weing and settling in the Alphas and their people as they arrived.


    Celeste and Maya were


    getting pulled one way and another. Kelly kept flitting in and out the back yard to ask questions or


    dealing with something or other rting to the Ceremony. Each was always discreetly followed by one


    of their guards. They were smart enough to keep rotating between


    the 4 of them so that it went unnoticed by the guests.


    I was a little concerned over the fact that Beta Trevor and Sandra couldn’t take their eyes off Celeste


    and Maya. Every time they came into view of the sitting room, they zeroed in on the girls. I was talking


    with one of the Alphas halfway through the morning when Maya came in through the sitting room and


    towards the kitchen, seemingly alone, when I saw Beta Trevor get up and follow her out.


    “Maya, kitchen. Go now,’ I mind linked Danny, who quickly excused himself and dashed to the kitchen. I


    heard a few raised voices and then Beta Trevor came back to the area they had upied, his jaw tight.


    ‘Good looking out. Now I’m going to go figure out where the damn guards are. Check on Celeste and


    Kelly,”


    he said.


    ‘Tuli, are you ok?” I asked, nervous and angry that Maya was not with a guard when I specifically told


    them they were not to be alone.


    Ever.


    ‘Yes. Is everything OK? I’m with Luna Kiara. She seems to be avoiding the other Alphas,”


    she said.


    ‘Is one of the guards near you?”


    ‘Yes, Gabrielis. I think Luna Kiara might benefit from having one. It seems when she became Luna, it


    was not pleasantly received and


    she’s still afraid of them,’s he said.


    ‘I will make sure one is assigned to her so she feels safer. Make sure you’re always followed by one. I


    don’t trust your old Beta. I love


    you. Come sit with me when you have a chance.’


    “I love you more,’ she said, and we ended the mind link.


    ‘Kelly, are you OK? Do you have a guard near you?’ Tasked.


    ‘Yes Alpha, he’s currently helping me hang some decorations that fell with the windst night. Is


    everything OK?’


    ‘Yes, just checking in,’ I said and cut off the mind link.


    Celeste and Kelly are both with guards. Did you figure out what happened?’


    I asked Danny.


    “Yes,’he growled, ‘Maya sent him away to get more wine from the cer. She is a little shaken up that


    Beta Trevor would try to get her


    alone. The asshole had promised to take her once she turned of age and now I’m just trying to get her


    to calm down and me before I go


    in there and beat the s**t out of the man.’


    Just a few more hours, brother,’


    I’m counting the minutes,’ he halfughed.


    “Alpha, the rest of the council has arrived together. One of my gate guards mind linked.


    ‘Thank you, let them through.’ I said. ‘The council is here.’ I mind linked Kelly, Dad, Giin, Celeste,


    Danny and Maya at once.


    “The rest of the council has arrived. You’re wee to join us outside as we wee them,” I told the


    room. Most followed behind us, Sandra falling in step with Gillian as he passed and trying to get a


    conversation going, but Kelly came up and wrapped her arm


    through his and led him away. Sandra red at their backs. I looked at Kelly as they fell in step with us


    as Celeste, Maya and Danny joined


    the group. My father behind them with Marie. She winked at me and I smirked.


    “Councilmen, Wee to Crescent Moon Pack. We are honored you epted our invitation to see my


    mate be my Luna,” I said


    as they starteding up the steps.


    “Alpha Markus, how could we miss such a momentous asion? The Crescent Moon Pack has been


    without a Luna for far too long,”


    one of them said.


    “And with all due respect, may I add that she is truly a rare beauty,” Councilman John said. He was my


    least favorite of the bunch and


    the way he eyed Celeste had As stirring in anger under my skin. I felt Celeste shift ufortably


    next to me, getting just a little closer


    “Well, shall we go inside? I believe we are still in time for lunch and I’m afraid we haven’t had the


    chance,” One of the councilmen


    broke the tension, sending a small re at Councilman John.


    “Of course. We’re still missing a couple of Alpha’s. I am at your service for anything you may need.


    Celeste has arranged your suites and every staff member here should be able to help you find it. Lunch


    is at noon, and I’m afraid at 2, we will have to take our leave to be ready for the ceremony which starts


    at 5pm,”I told them as we walked back into the dining room. The Alphas and the councilmen were


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


    using this opportunity to talk some business. Lunch was fairly informal, small groups littering the


    for more than a couple of minutes. I was taking notice of everyone that


    did so I could be sure to look to see if there were any issues from those Packs.


    “Alpha, it’s time.” Gillian’s mom approached me with Danny and Gillian on her toes.


    “Go, son, Alpha Rhett and I will keep down the fort for you.” Dad said. I nodded as I watched Kelly,


    Maya and Celeste being followed by all four guards.


    See you soon Tuli’


    ‘We should just run away together. There’s too many people here.’s


    he said and Iughed through the link.


    want everyone to see that I’m the luckiest wolf alive to have you by my side,’


    said.


    ‘You sure know how to take the fight out of a girl,


    sheughed, I will see you in 3 hrs. I love you.’


    ‘Love you more.’ I said as we headed to Gillian’s floor to get ready.