Innocent Little Runt
Chapter 31

Xaviers POV

I stared at Celeste as she laid down beside me. She was falling asleep right now and I could feel her heart slowing to a steady rhythm.

She actually kissed me. At first I was going to k**s her but then I kind of. . . Chickened out. So I went to k**s her cheek but I kissed the corner of her lips. I thought she would freak out, maybe even hit me. Instead, she pulled me down to her and kissed me.

We spent the next few hours kissing. They were sweet and innocent but we didn’t care. We were content with just that. It was one of the best moments that I could ever ask for.

As soon as Celeste fell asleep I got out of bed. I can’t just sit here. I am too awake right now. I need to do something.

I run downstairs and outside. I pull off my shirt as I walk outside. I quickly run towards the woods and shift halfway. My wolf takes over and howls in excitement. I feel us run through the woods hopping over logs and boulders. We loop around trees and hop off small cliffs. We run past my mother’s clearing and chase away all the birds that were resting there.

I take back control and go to where I took Celeste to shift a while ago. I run towards the water and dive in. I take in the feeling of the freezing cold water as it covers my entire body, gliding through my fur. When I bob back up for air, the slightly cold air hits me and I shiver but only slightly at first. I climb out of the water and lay down.

I take a few minutes to just think about the night. I had actually kissed Celeste. Celeste. My goddess, she is beautiful. Her long brown hair that looks soft enough to run my hands through, which I often hold myself back from doing. Whenever her beautiful brown eyes meet mine I wonder what I ever did for the moon goddess to give me such a beautiful mate. And her lips. They were soft and plump against mine. They molded perfectly to my lips making me want to never stop kissing her. I think she was my new heaven.

I looked up at the moon and thanked the goddess for giving Celeste to me as a mate. Thanking the moon goddess for giving me a mate who is kind, beautiful, and the best person to ever walk into my life. She is the closest definition of perfect and for that I sit there for the longest time thanking the moon goddess.

I get up and start to walk back to the pack. I let my mind drift, thinking about the rogues. How are they masking their scent? What the hell do they want in the packs? And the question that I have had in my mind since those three rogues came looking for Celeste: what do they want with her.

I hope any other damned rogues that might want her, for whatever reason they do, will realize that they will have to get pass me to get to her. I will kill anyone who even dreams of harming her. She is my mate and I will not let anyone harm her or our future family.

Our future family. I wonder how she will feel about it. I will want however many kids as she will want. As long as they are healthy I will be okay with it. But I want at least one child of each gender. I want a boy who I can train to be as good of a fighter as myself. One who will take on the pack one day and who can have an amazing mate just like I have Celeste. And I want a little girl who I can protect with all of my might. She will be spoiled rotten. She will never have to deal with a broken heart because our family will love so much that we can keep it super glued together.

When I came out of my own thoughts I heard voices. They were whispering, but it wasn’t quiet enough. Usually, I wouldn’t care, but this is in my pack and I know for a fact that everyone is in their houses by now, except for patrol and I am nowhere near the patrol right now. I went behind a tree and looked around it, hoping they wouldn’t see me or catch my scent. I ignore all sounds except their conversation.

“Are you sure this is the right pack? Boss doesn’t want us to be sneaking into any other packs now that we have found her. He doesn’t want to raise any more suspicion until we have her and the secret.” Rogues. How the hell are they over here? How have they made it this far? And what secret? Who are they talking about?

“Yes, I am sure. The boss said that Celestial is here.” Celestial That is Celeste’s full name. Of course I never brought it up. She seems content with just Celeste. But right now it seems that she could be in danger. More rogues could be sneaking around.

Jared, I mind link my Beta.

Yes Xavier? I could tell that he was tired but right now my only concern is Celeste’s safety.

Go and get Celeste. Try not to make her worry but I want you to take her to Zay’s room. I want you to wake Jake and Josh and for all of you to watch after her.

What’s going on Xavier? I could no longer tell if he was worried or annoyed. My own worry was clouding my mind a bit.

There are rogues, two of them. They are talking about Celeste as if they are just going to steal her away and I don’t know if there are more of them. I can handle the both of them but for now just watch after her. That’s an order, I growl through the mind link after using my Alpha tine. I hate doing that to him but I need for Celeste to be safe.

I cut off the mind link as I look towards the rogues. They are both boys. One has a scar on his head and they other looks normal except for one thing. Grey eyes. They almost shine. The one with the scar looks as if he were on steroids, but that isn’t possible for werewolves. What the hell are they?