Alpha Markus and Celeste novel Chapter 4

Chapter 4 – Markus

Markus POV

“I don’t know why I let you talk me into this visit. We have more than enough on our plates at the moment. I should not be leaving the pack” I grumbled to Gillian as I started going through the outstanding papers that needed to be dealt with before my trip.

“Because we need a Luna and you need to get laid already. You’re getting grumpier by the day” Gillian, my Beta laughed at me.

“I’m more than capable of taking care of the pack without a Luna. Besides, I don’t want to be tied to the Blood Moon Pack if I can avoid it. This is a bad idea, I should just cancel,” I said, looking at my phone to see what time it was. Gillian snatched the phone out of my hand and I growled.

“You’re going and that’s that. The Pack duties will still be here when you get back. You’ve gone nonstop since you took over the Pack 4 years ago. You need a break. Even if you’re not her mate, you just need a break brother,” he said.

We need to see who his allies are. If the reports are true, we may be headed into a conflict – Atlas, my wolf said in my head.

You’re right. We need more recon – I agreed.

“Fine, but you owe me one,” I said to Gillian. He rolled his eyes, “I take it you’re all packed and ready to go? I have to go grab my bag from my room. It’s too bad Daniel isn’t back yet. He enjoys this s**t way more than I do.”

“He’s not due back until about a week after the full moon. He said he thinks he’s close to something big,” Gillian said. His eyes flickered to black and back at the thought of what Daniel was doing. If we weren’t still trying to stabilize things in the pack, he would be right there with Daniel. The rumors that surrounded the Blood Moon Pack were enough to make any decent wolf rage; the little we’d already been able to see for ourselves will make it hard not to separate Alpha Geoff’s head from the rest of his body.

“You going to be able to control Otto while we’re staying at the Packhouse?” I asked. “We can’t afford to give ourselves away just yet. We still need proof.”