Alpha Markus and Celeste novel Chapter 16

Celeste Chapter 16 – Celeste 

Celeste P.O.V. 

“Bella?” He whispered. I stared in shock at the gentleman in front of me and heard the shattering of a bottle.

“Who is Bella?” Beta Gillian asked.

I started hyperventilating and felt the room spinning. How did this man know who my mother was? Wastin danger? I felt my eyes

glow and then flip back and forth to black as Kara tried to take over. My flight or fight response forcing her forward even though she kept

telling me to breathe.

We’re safe. Markus won’t let anyone hurt us. He is our mate. He can protect us. Breathe Celeste. –

Kara said gently, trying to push

herself back into the recesses of my brain.

“Celeste? Are you OK? Talk to me. Dad, what did you do to her

?” heard Markus growl. And then it hit me. This was his father. Of

course he must have known my parents. He would have been Alpha at the same time as my parents. I felt tears flow from my eyes as I realized I must look like my mother. I could barely remember her, my mind having pushed those memories back in order for me to live. I

suddenly felt my body jerk backwards and I could see my mother and father laughing and playing with a 4-year-old version of myself by a lake. My mother looked like me, but she had straight brown hair whereas I’d gotten my hair color, curls and eyes from my father. I felt myself jerk back to the present and an instant migraine hit me. I tried not to cry out. “Celeste! What’s wrong?” Markus lifted me and placed me on the couch as he felt my pain. It was so overwhelming, but his scent was beginning to soothe it. I hung on to him for dear

life.

“Who is Bella, Dad?” he asked this time.

“Bella was my mother.” I said, knowing that I had hit the point of no return. I worked hard to get my breathing under control. It was time to come clean about who I was. I gently extricated myself from Markus’ arms and stood up, looking at everyone in the room. “My name is Celeste Aurora Dellarosa, daughter of Alpha Cory and Luna Belta Dellarosa, the last leaders of the Sky Moon Pack,” I said with a raised head, my eyes glowing. I then saw everyone’s eyes go wide as they realized who l was.

“You’re the spitting image of your mother. Except for the hair and eyes,” Markus’ dad said. His brows furrowed, his eyes watered, “I thought you were dead. We looked for you among the bodies. We were told there were no survivors that day. How is this even

possible?”

“My father’s Gamma saved me. He warned mel would be in danger if anyone knew who I was. He gave me his last name. He tried to get help,” I said, and then, because I needed the warmth of my mate, I sat back down on the couch and leaned against him. I felt his arms go around my waist before I continued, “They killed all the mated werewolves in my pack and most of the male children that would remember the slaughter. I heard them looking for me, but as I was one of the few ranked pups at the time, not many knew who I was. I lied about my age and my name. The unmated women were taken back to Blood Moon Pack. The ones that didn’t find a mate there, disappeared shortly after. The few of us pups that were taken before we had our wolves, were basically slaves until we came of age. We

know once one of us reached the age, they were sent to be introduced to the unmated warriors on the next full moon. The ones that

didn’t find a mate were never seen again.”

I felt rage building in the room as I talked. Markus’ fingers were almost digging into my hips as he tried to restrain himself. His eyes

were black.

“That’s illegal! How is he getting away with this!” Markus’ dad raged. His mate was silently crying while clutching him tightly. “What is

happening to these women? How has no one noticed this happening? Why has no one denounced these heinous behavior?”

I was about to begin talking when I felt Markus shift. I looked back up at him and he was looking at Beta Gillian, “Tell them.” He said calmly while stroking my back.

“We have been noticing some strange behavior from the Blood Moon Pack for a couple of months. We had suspicions that they have

been trafficking she-wolves in the black market for a while now. We have been trying to figure out which Alphas can be trusted and which

can’t, but we also need to find proof. It is the only way to bring other packs in as allies and to make sure the council will take our

of the trafficking.”

Itensed, “Trafficking?”

“On the black market,” He nodded.