Alpha Markus and Celeste

Chapter 38

Chapter 38 – Markus

Markus P.O.V.

“What the hell?” I whispered as I saw the love of my life levitating from the burnt bed. Her entire body

was covered in flames. She

was radiating so much heat. The flames licked at the bed below her, yet they didn’t spread. She didn’t

seem to be conscious, yet her eyes

were open and her pupils had been replaced by fire.

She is our Aztec goddess – Atlas whispered in awe and love in the recesses of my mind. I didn’t

disagree, but I was concerned for her.

The amount of heat coming from her was not normal and I was afraid she might be hurt. Now that I was

close, I could sense the drain on her body. Had she been like this for 2 days? I worried. I slowly

approached her, afraid of getting burned but willing to do whatever was

needed to keep our mate safe.

We were made for her. It will not hurt us – Atlas assured me.

How do you know this? – I asked.

Goddess Selene made us for her. To protect her and love her. We wouldn’t be able to protect her if her

fire hurt us.

OK / trust you. Here goes. – Isaid as I reached out tentatively through the flames. They licked and

danced on our hand but didn’t

burn. I put my hand on her face, caressing it. Her eyes snapped to us.

Mate – Kara and Celeste said into my mind. Her body stopped burning and she fell downward. I caught

her in my arms. She curled

into my arms and inhaled my scent. I held her tight, my face in her hair. Her delicious scent soothing

every part of my soul. She was

sleeping. Her heart beat was strong, and her body was back to normal temperature. She was naked

and dirty from her run. It was clear to

me that she had indeed been in this suspended state of burning since she left us two days ago. The

kind of power that it took to maintain

that kind of burn must have been giant.

I sat down on the floor for a long time. Just holding my mate, my goddess. The most important piece of

my life. I let my hands roam her body, relishing the feeling of the bond sparks that I had missed so

much. Hearing her sweet little moans of contentment coming from her mouth as she slept. Once I was

sure she wouldn’t disappear from my arms, I got up and walked with her to the bag and picked up the

phone Maya had dropped in there. It was hers. It was getting close to 4 in the morning. I dialed Danny.

He picked up on the first ring.

“Alpha,” he said tentatively.

“She’s here. Can you send a car to pick us up?” I said.

“I’ve got the car ready. Maya and I will see you there. Is she alright?” he said, relief evident in his voice.

“I think so. She was floating in a ball of fire. She’s asleep now.”

“Ball of fire?” Danny said incredulously.

“Ball of fire. If I hadn’t seen it myself, I would not believe it either. My Tuli has got a hell of a lot more

power than we thought,”I

said.

“We’ll be there in a flash. Make sure you eat,” he said, and hung up. I picked up the shorts and wiggled

them on as best as I could with

Celeste in my arms. I then dressed Celeste as best as I could, but she wouldn’t let go of my neck so I

had to lay her on a couch with her

arms wrapped around my neck as I slipped the dress up through her feet. Not that I was complaining, I

didn’t want her to stop touching me. I went to the steps of the mansion and ate a couple of sandwiches

Maya had added to the bag and a couple of protein bars. I drank

some water and managed to get her to drink some water, though she didn’t wake.

An hour later, one of our SUVs approached. I got up with Celeste still sleeping soundly in my arms.

Maya, Danny and Gillian got out of the car. All looking relieved. Maya had a fuzzy blanket that she

draped over Celeste and I returned her phone. Feeling the blanket around her made Celeste snuggle

further in my arms, putting her head into my chest, making a noise of happiness that had my heart

soaring.

“We need to find out more information about her lineage. There’s no way there’s no record of the

abilities in her line,” Danny said as

we drove back to the PackHouse and I described to them how I found her.

answered.

“What if we’re looking at this from the wrong angle?” I wondered out loud. All three heads looked at me

as I caressed my hands

through the hair of an unconscious Celeste, trying to brush some of the knots in her hair. “We’ve been

trying to follow her lineage but

what if these abilities only follow the women? That’s much harder to track and much easier for there to

be no mention of abilities. Think about it. How often does a Luna need to exert power in front of outside

packs?”

Gillian’s eyes widened with realization, “That makes sense actually. Otherwise, these abilities would be

common knowledge if males

possessed it. We’re not known for being bashful of our power.”

“Speaking of power. Does anyone have a lighter? I have a theory to test,” Danny looked confused but

handed me a lighter from the

glove compartment. Maya was sitting on his lap since Celeste and I were taking up the entire back

seat.

I flicked on the flame, took a breath and then put my hand over it then quickly removed it as I felt the

sting of the flame. “Ouch”

said, and Celeste whined slightly in her sleep.

“Alpha?” Maya looked concerned for my mental health, “Did you forget fire hurts?” her confusion at my

actions was so genuine that I

had to chuckle.

“Fire bad,” Danny smirked.

“I was checking to see if I was immune to all fire or just Celeste’s. The only way I managed to calm her

out of her state of fire was by touching her. Her fire didn’t burn me. In fact, it seemed to like me. It was

jumping on my skin like it wanted to play,” I explained.

“That kind of makes sense. If she’s immune, since you’re fully mated, you should be too,” Danny said,

“Never heard of though. Kind

of badass.” I smiled at his words.

Celeste was still sleeping when we pulled up to the Packhouse. Hints of pink and orange were starting

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sun began to rise. Gillian told me he had let everyone know that we had found Celeste. They all had

come out, anxiously waiting to see their Luna before beginning their day. I was moved by their love for

our mate. She had become loved by everyone in the short time she’d

been with us.

‘The Luna is sleeping, you will have to be quiet. She is fine. I thank you for your concern,’

Imind linked them as I gathered Celeste in

my arms as I got her out of the car.

I saw each and every face light up as they saw her in my arms as I passed by them and they bared

their necks in submission to show

their love for their Luna.

‘Damn, that’s something you don’t see every day. Bowing at a Luna who isn’t even awake

Gillian mind linked me, Danny and

Maya.

‘The Pack loves her.’ I was proud of my people and my mate.

‘We should have woken her up to see this. She should know we love her as much as she loves us,

Danny said.

I took a video, Maya giggled.

‘You are so smart baby,’ Danny said huskily.

‘Aaaand that’s my cue to go to bed. Good night Markus. I’m glad we got our Luna back,

Gillian said, and I saw him yawn.

“Good night brother. Maya, can you please let the cook know we won’t be needing breakfast but to

leave some snacks outside the

door? I’m fairly certain Celeste will be hungry when she wakes up, but I don’t think she’ll wake up

before lunch time. I could feel her drain, she will sleep a long time. I know I will.’

‘Will do. Good night Alpha.’ She said as she let Danny carry her up the stairs. None of my friends had

really slept much while Celeste

was gone.

I carried Celeste to the elevator and pushed the button for our floor. I sighed as we started going up. I

looked down at her in my arms

and I felt all of my emotions of the last 2 days come crawling out of the box I put them in while I looked

for her. The tears were flowing

down my face as I finally made it into the bedroom and I laid her down gently in the bed. I removed my

shorts and put on some boxers

and crawled in after her, pulling her to my chest. I cried silently as I just held her. I had never been so in

love and so scared that I had lost her. A small pessimistic part of me had shown me a life where I

wouldn’t hold her in my arms again while I looked for her. It was not a life

We can’t lose mate. We will not survive her loss. –

Atlas whined in my head.

You did not lose us. Celeste needed to heal her heart. Not from you, but from the life she’s led. She

knows you did not betray us. But

she doubts her own worth. We have talked to Selene. There’s a storm coming, but as long as we are

united, we will OK. We are special.

Not just us, but you and Atlas. Our bond goes deeper than most. We have shared so much and we will

share more of us soon. The

stronger our bond, the more invincible we will be. Celeste has suffered so much, it is hard for her to see

just how special she truly is

sometimes. You have done so much to heal her heart and mind. Just show her how much you love us

and she will do the rest.

– Kara’s

voice came through into my mind, soothing our soul and raising so many questions I knew we would

get no answer to. The moon

goddess Selene does not make mistakes. We were made for them and they for us. We had to trust the

bond.

We won’t let you down – Mine and Atlas’ voice said back.

I know you won’t. We were made for each other. We are strong. –

Kara and Celeste’s love flowed brightly into us and for the first time

in 2 days, I was able to fall asleep while inhaling the wonderful scent of our mate.