Alpha Markus and Celeste

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

Celestë, 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 she laughed.

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

“I hope you like your new digs, Camila! 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. Camila 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 welcome 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 welcomes 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 congratulations 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 the last couple of months. May Selene keep smiling

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?” Celeste laughed, but at least she started eating again.

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

over on itself already.

After dinner, Celeste, Camila 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 occupied that entire

floor now and their large apartment was at the end of the west wing. We were placing the offices at the

end of the east wing.

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

each of us. Across from it, we

would set up two mini conference rooms for project planning 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 plans 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

Camila coming 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 blaring was so loud, all I saw was her lips move. I opened a

communication to my warriors.

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 relaxed.

‘How about next time you let me know before you do. Also, these blaring 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.’ Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

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

hands on their ears. The

blaring 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 to laugh 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 occurred within pack grounds last 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 plans on getting here

as soon as possible if an emergency were to occur. Talk to your neighbors, plan 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 that last part while looking at

Evergreen, who had paled when he noticed several people already coming 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. Congratulations again,” she said to Maya and Danny as we got to their floor.

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

“Night,” Gillian said as Camila 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. I laid 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 Atlas 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.