Alpha Markus and Celeste

Markus Chapter 17 – Markus 

Markus PO.V. 

When my father came into the room and confused Celeste with her mother, everything changed. For someone that had seemed so

fragile to me, I felt her Alpha aura snap into place when she said her full name. It was like her aura had also been pretending to be

something she wasn’t. Her attempt to protect herself went so deep. I believed her when she said she had been in danger.

I was still young when it happened. My father had been outraged and demanded the council investigate. He’s been friends with Alpha Cory and Luna Bella. I never met them myself, though I know their territory had only been a half hour’s drive to from the most southern end of our territory. I should take her there sometime if she wants to, I thought to myself as I rubbed her back in little circles as Gillian told them of our suspicions. Suddenly she stood up and I frowned at the loss of contact with my mate. I looked at her and I

couldn’t believe what I was seeing. You could feel her powerful aura blanket the room, but more importantly, her eyes were glowing with

fire. Not the simple glow that wolves get, but actual fire seemed to replace her pupils. I heard everyone gasp and move back. I tried to use

the bond to calm her, unsure if this would hurt her.

“Celeste? Are you Ok? Sweetheart can you look into my eyes?” I pleaded. I saw her face move to look at me and suddenly the fire in

her eyes was replaced with her striking blue eyes once more. I felt her exhaustion and migraine through the bond.

Gillian alerted us to a fire and he and my father went to stomp on the curtains, which appeared to be the origin of the fire. I know Celeste had caused it somehow, but that was something to think about later.

I lifted her in my arms. Atlas was happy to be touching our mate once again. The implications of what just happened was not lost on

either one of us. The urge to protect was currently more fierce than our need to mate.

“Let’s continue this conversation in my room.”

My private conversation with Celeste as we made our way to our room made we want to tear Alpha Geoff in small little pieces.

‘Will she think I failed her?’

‘Fail her? How could you possibly fail her?’

I am the Alpha’s daughter. They were still my people and I let the Alpha do this to them’

stop at the growl that

wait out here for a moment? I need a moment with the Luna.” I said and

would obey.

made her meet my eyes. I could see the deep sorrow she felt for what was happening to her people and that she believed that she had failed. I realized then what Maya had said. She had taken the beating Sandra was going to give both of them. She took beatings from the Ranked in Blood Moon in order to be able to feed the other girls. Despite being starved, beaten and in

were starved, beaten and

of the bravest warriors I have ever met and I could

was not able to say

hugged me. “Markus?”I heard

nose scrunch against my chest as she wondered

dad’s name?”

“What?”

never introduced us” she

I laughed.

mate and my beta shuffle in. I went to the other side of the bed

chest, so we were

an j***t child, “Celeste, this is Alexander Salonen, the previous Alpha and his mate, Marie.” I felt Celeste trying to get off the bed but I

I could still feel the exhaustion

meet you,” She said shyly, It’s rude not to shake

initiated the

alright, she gave me a light growl with no heat

boy had lost all faith in the mate bond.

Celeste blush

going to handle this new information,” I said, bringing us back to

someone like Alpha Geoff won’t be enough. We still need to get proof. I am not sure why Alpha Geoff was looking for her after he killed her parents, but we will have to be prepared for a possible act of aggression after he finds out she was

why,” my father spoke up then and all heads snapped to him. He sighed and sat on the chair near the living room. Marie was next to him a

had on him. Maybe if I had, I would have looked for Celeste sooner. Maybe I could have saved her from the suffering she endured a lot sooner. “When Alpha Geoff challenged Cory for Bella, there had been rumors that he’d barely even

else.” He looked at Celeste, “There

as his chosen mate, produce an heir and provide him with more power. When your mother chose to take her life, his next best choice was to take the current heir, but you disappeared. Everyone concluded that

I was here. Atlas

until my

of mine. Our parents were both Alphas and we shared the same upbringing. When your father met your mother, he was instantly in love with her. Duties kept our friendship after we took over as Alphas to mostly phone calls, but when you were born, I was there. I had been on my way back from a meeting at another pack when your father called me. He was

a little boy. I went there to support him and I

She could conjure the winds. I thought the Pack Hospital would get swept away by the tornado. Almost s**t my pants,” he laughed, “That’s when he told me about her blood line. I was sworn to secrecy, I never quite managed to come see them as much as I hoped. It was mostly quick 10mins stops on the way home from somewhere. When I found

dungeons for two months after it happened. I never knew why, but