Alpha Markus
Chapter 85

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 Celeste, whooping for Danny. I dipped my head and gave her a giant k**s. 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.

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“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.

“I think I got acid reflux just looking at you eat that,” Gillian joked. Camila elbowed him when Celeste blushed and put her fork 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?’ I 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.’

‘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. I 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,” they both told us as the elevator closed.

“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.