Chapter 85


    Chapter 85 – Markus


    Markus P.O.V.


    Danny almost got rejected and somehow Celeste made everything better. She helped him and Maya


    figure out the misunderstanding. Now, my childhood friend was expecting a pup. I walked over to


    Celest?, whooping for Danny. I dipped my head and


    gave her a giant kiss. She smiled slightly dazed back up at me. I wondered if she knew how proud I


    was of her.


    Daniel was still in shock. Nothing but love and shock evident in his eyes. He pulled back slightly from


    Maya, lifting her face with his


    hands tenderly until she met his eyes.


    “Is this true? Is my pup in there?” He asked her. She nodded and the biggest smile formed on his face.


    He grabbed her face and


    kissed her over and over and my heart was overfilled with joy. He suddenly threw his head back and


    howled. Gillian and I threw our heads


    back and joined him.


    “I’m going to be a dad. I am having a pup,” he said as he grabbed Maya, lifting her up bridal style, and


    carried her over to the front of


    Packhouse. “I’M HAVING A PUP,” he yelled as sheughed.


    “I’m going to spoil you rotten. I am never letting you walk again,” he said as he carried her back inside.


    “Danny, I have to walk,” Maya said.


    “Yeah Danny, weren’t you the one that said I was being over protective of Celeste when I found out she


    was pregnant? You said


    she-wolves have been having pups for thousands of years. Give her some space or she’ll tear out your


    nuts and feed them to the Pack,”I


    teased my friend.


    Danny growled back in response, but there was 0 heat behind it. “Danny, why don’t you just go


    schedule an appointment with Dr. West so he can determine if Maya will require any special vitamins


    so she can carry the pup safely.” Celeste said, and he seemed to think on it before he nodded and


    turned back towards the door.


    “She can walk Danny,” I yelled after him.


    “Not until Dr. West says she can,” He screamed back on his way out the door.


    I snickered at his response. “Well, I need a nap after that,” Celeste told me. I looked down at her and


    then lifted her into my arms and


    walked up the stairs. A nap with my mate sounded perfect right about now.


    “Your wish, mymand,” I smirked down at her and she rolled my eyes, but I saw her smile.


    “I hope you like your new digs, Cam! We’ll connect after dinner,” She called over my shoulder,


    yawning at the end.


    “Thank you Luna,” she called.


    “Everyone, I’d like to introduce you to several new members of the pack. Cam is our new Beta


    Female. Brenda is mated to Gabriel


    and will be the twins’ guard. Valeria is mated to Evergreen, both of whom will take up permanent


    residence in the Packgrounds from now


    on. I hope you all wee them warmly. Eddie also found his mate and has chosen to join her Pack to


    be their new Beta. I wish him all


    the luck and blessings of the moon goddess.”I waited for all the wees to be done.


    “Now, Danny and Maya have an announcement” I said, sitting down at the dinner table and letting them


    take the floor.


    “Maya and I are having a pup.” Danny said, puffing his chest out. There were many congrattions and


    a fair number of quiet chuckles as many of them had already heard him yell it through the packhouse


    repeatedly before he also yelled it out the open car


    window on his way to tell his grandparents.


    “Our pack has been many times blessed over thest couple of months. May Selene keep smiling


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    down on us. Let’s eat!” I said.


    We started digging into the steak and mashed potatoes that Mrs Wriley had cooked for us, when one of


    the staff came walking in with a bottle of siracha and cubed pickles. She set it in front of Celeste, who


    took it and enthusiastically mixed it with her mashed


    potatoes. She looked up and noticed everyone was looking at her.


    “What?” she said as she put a spoonful of the weird mixture into her mouth.


    down.


    It’s not that weird is it?’ She asked me via mind link.


    I grinned at her, took my fork and tried it. I did my best not to show my reaction when the heat and


    vinegar hit my tongue. “It’s pretty


    good,”I lied.


    “You know I can feel you’re lying to me, right?” Celesteughed, but at least she started eating again.


    Way to take one for the team – As approved of our sacrifice, though I could feel my stomach rolling


    over on itself already.


    After dinner, Celeste, Cam and Maya went into the conference room to meet and talk about their


    Pack responsibilities, how things


    work and what’s been happening.


    Danny, Gillian and I went into our almost finished office. We needed to design a space for all of us to


    work. Now that the ranks had


    filled out, the offices needed to be reconfigured. Again. We decided that we would turn my and


    Celeste’s new office into the conference/meeting rooms. We would knock down some of the bedrooms


    on the third floor. Only Dad and Marie upied that entire


    floor now and theirrge apartment was at the end of the west wing. We were cing the offices at the


    end of the east wing.


    None of us wanted separate offices, so we decided to set up arge office area with 3 double desks for


    each of us. Across from it, we


    would set up two mini conference rooms for project nning as needed. We also figured we’d surprise


    the girls by creating a day care room of sorts for our pups. We were just finalizing rough ns for it


    when the entire packhouse went dark. The emergency lights turned on and I heard the newly installed


    shutters begin to close. A loud speaker could be heard advising all women unable to fight, pregnant


    women, children and seniors to make their way to the Packhouse. The three of us ran out of the office


    and were met by Celeste, Maya and


    Caming out of the conference room. Gabriel, Brenda, Zack and George showed up and stood


    around the girls defensively.


    Celeste tried to say something but the ring was so loud, all I saw was her lips move. I opened a


    Grabbing Celeste close.


    ‘What is going on? Who breached the border?’ / asked.


    ‘We’re not sure Alpha. We haven’t seen or felt anything cross the borders,’


    The head warrior answered. I felt someone pull at the


    mind link.


    Alpha, it’s just a drill. They finished installing the system while I was away and I wanted to make sure


    everything worked. I also thought it would be a good idea to see the Pack’s response time, Evergreen


    said. I sighed and rxed.


    ‘How about next time you let me know before you do. Also, these ring sirens make it impossible to


    hear anyone. Make them intermittent, like every minute or something. I feel myself going deaf.’


    ‘Yes, Alpha. It definitely needs tweaking.’


    ‘This is a drill,’ I told my warriors, and everyone around me who all visibly rxed. Everyone had their


    hands on their ears. The


    ring sirens stopped, but the speaker continued to ask everyone to retreat to the Packhouse.


    We walked into the hall. There were women, children, seniors and men, escorting families in. Everyone


    looked scared and confused.!


    sighed and walked up a few stairs so people could see me. Meanwhile, I heard the shutters on all the


    windows lock. I saw Evergreen walk


    in with a stop watch and a blush on his face as Valeria followed him trying not tough at her mate.


    I nodded at him and he pushed some buttons on his tablet and everything went quiet. “I apologize to


    anyone that was scared. Due


    to the two incidents that urred within pack groundsst month, we are trying out new emergency


    procedures and response times. It


    clearly requires some tweaks. We will improve the system based on today’s performances and


    suggestions. I do expect all of you to take each drill seriously. Develop your own ns on getting here


    as soon as possible if an emergency were to ur. Talk to your neighbors, n on who’s bringing our


    pack members that can’t make it on their own. I trust each and every one of you to help each other


    keep our pack safe. You are dismissed, please turn in your suggestions to Evergreen via text or email,”


    I grinned thatst part while looking at


    Evergreen, who had paled when he noticed several people alreadying up towards him.


    I looked at my watch. It was 9:30. I turned to Celeste. “Do you guys have a lot more to go over today?”


    Celeste yawned. “Nothing we can’t go over tomorrow.” She walked over to me as I pressed the elevator


    button.


    “Good night guys. Congrattions again,” she said to Maya and Danny as we got to their floor.


    “Good night,” She said to Gillian and Cam as they exited.


    “Night,” Gillian said as Cam waved back. Finally, it was just the two of us and she leaned against my


    shoulder. I picked her up and


    carried her to our room. Iid her on the bed.


    “You’re an amazing Luna,” I told her and she smiled that sleepy smile I loved. I went to change into


    boxers. I grabbed some clothes


    for Celeste, but she was softly snoring by the time I came out. I chuckled and I could feel As push


    forward so that we could both admire our mate in our bed. I climbed in and threw my arm over her


    belly. I felt a tiny kick and I smiled. “I love you too pups,” I said as I fell


    asleep.