Alpha Markus and Celeste

Chapter 2 – Celeste

Celeste P O V

It was only 4am. The entire house was sleeping, but I preferred it this way. Blood Moon Pack wasn’t all bad, but the Packhouse was reserved for the ranked family and mostly unmated warriors. Almost everyone in this house was cruel and heartless. The days where I could avoid seeing any of them by finishing my tasks before they awoke, were the only good days I could remember having. The rest were filled with beatings, spittings, groping. I could only thank the goddess that raping a minor was punishable by death even here and no one had tried yet. By werewolf law, a werewolf was only considered of age once they got their wolf. Another reason I was glad they thought I was younger than I am.

My day starts the same as always, turn on all the ovens, start proofing the absurd amount of croissants, biscuits and other baking required for the day.

Clean the common areas while the proofing was taking place. One could confuse the warriors for werepigs as it was guaranteed to find bottles, plates, broken items and occasionally even body fluids from ones that managed to drink enough alcohol to get themselves drunk. Werewolf metabolism was so quick, that drinking enough to get drunk took talent and dedication.

After cleaning, the baking went in the oven as I got the batches of breakfast ready. Three types of eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns, cut fruit, waffles, pancakes, toasts, shakshuka, bagels, spreads. They all went into commercial style buffet bars on either side of the dining room area. Once breakfast and baking was complete, I would begin preparations for lunch and dinner. Today, that was marinating steak, peeling and cutting potatoes, slicing onions, slicing and prepping garlic bread. Starting and filling the giant rotisserie oven so that lunch would be ready in time.

and hearing the positive comments on the food. Most of the other girls could barely manage to put together sandwiches, so it was up to me to get them set up for the other shifts. We had found over the years that this reduced the bad moods of Alpha Geoff and we could avoid some beatings. Occasionally,

up, I could do whatever I wished with the rest of my day, as long as I was not needing to help another Omega if they were sick. I started to hear movement upstairs as the first of the warriors woke up

kitchen! Hurry!” I groaned. When the Alpha spoke with the Omegas, it was usually to let us know that something was not done how the

kitchen while trying to smooth my bed hair. My curly

to join us.” The

Sandra received her wolf two months ago. All unmated Alphas, Betas and their unmated sons will be arriving for the full moon to see if they are mated to my daughter as they are the ones worthy of being her mate.” He puffed his

place under the moon goddess’s light. This was also when the she-wolves were most fertile so pregnancies were usually planned around a full moon. This made it extremely difficult for unplanned pregnancies though not unheard of. Luna Luisa, the old Gamma’s daughter, had managed to get the Alpha drunk enough during a full moon and seduced him. When it was found out that she was pregnant, his father’s Gamma had tried to make him take responsibility. It is said that he was the young soon-to-be Alpha Geoff’s first kill. Sandra was slightly younger than I was when Alpha Geoff took the throne and challenged my father for his pack and Luna. When my mother took her life, Alpha Geoff came back and took Luna Luisa as his chosen mate. The rumor was that although she was Luna, the Alpha took women to bed at any time he wished. It made me feel bad

the ranked members coming to visit would be her destined mate. Selene, the moon goddess, did not reward cruel wolves. Alpha Geoff had never found his destined mate. I had a feeling the moon goddess would never grant

to ready all 30 guest suites to accommodate any added high ranking members that may accompany them. They arrive the night before the full moon. I want dinner to be ready. Breakfast, lunch and dinners while they remain in the Pack Territory will need to be perfect. There will be a Pack celebration dinner the night of the full moon to celebrate my daughter’s mate. Spare nothing. Celeste, you are in charge of all meals during the duration of their stay. Give a list of the supplies you need to the Gamma. Cook to impress, anything less and you will deal with me after the visitors are