Novel Xo
Chapter 37
Chapter 37
Chapter 37 – Markus
Markus P.O.V.
It’s been two f*****g days without Celeste. I hadn’t slept. I hadn’t eaten. Every time I closed my eyes I
flash to the look of pain in
Celeste’s eyes as she was coming up the steps. The whole evening was a disaster.
Thadn’t caught the undertone of Marcie’s talk, but apparently Celeste did and so did Kelly as I
explained what happened through the
dinner. She called me an i***t and stalked off after I finished telling her what happened at the
restaurant. She had joined the search for
Celeste and would only occasionally mind link me to remind me that I was an asshole who hurt her
friend. I didn’t know what to do. I had
been caught off guard by Marcie’s kiss. I always knew that she wanted more from me, but I had never
been interested. I was friendly because the chef made amazing food. I didn’t expect her to make a
move on me, especially considering I had brought what I made sure
to point out was my mate.
When I saw Celeste turn and run, it took me a second to react. I ran after her but by the time I was out
of the restaurant, I couldn’t see Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org
her. I followed her scent and found pieces of her dress around the corner of the restaurant. I shifted
and Atlas tried to catch up to her but
Kara was fast and we both realized that she was much faster than she’d led on. We lost her scent in
the woods. She had looked to be
headed to the Pack grounds, but when I reached the borders, my guards at the gate said she hadn’t
been by. I had sent every guard and
tracker to search for her and, so far, we hadn’t found her. Atlas was pissed at me. We hurt our mate
and made her leave us. He never liked
Marcie and now he was ready to rip her to shreds.
‘Anything?’l mind linked Gillian for the 500th time as I searched the area she’d taken off from to see if
we could pick up her any sign
of which way she went.
‘Nothing from the trackers yet,’ Gillian said. It was 11 at night and i knew they were all exhausted.
Wherever Celeste was, she didn’t
want to be found. I would spend another night without her.
‘Call them all back to rest. They can start back up again tomorrow, I told him. ‘Yes Alpha, he said. I
could feel the sadness in his voice. Everyone loved Celeste.
‘Hey man, you coming back?’ Danny asked.
‘No, I need to keep looking!
“You haven’t eaten or rested in 2 days.’
I need to find my mate.’
‘How are you going to do that if you pass out?
IAM NOT GOING BACK TO AN EMPTY ROOM. I NEED TO KEEP LOOKING,’
my voice and Atlas mixed together through the mind link
unable to keep the raw emotion from my voice.
Danny sighed in my head, At least come back and grab a bag of food. Maya will get something ready
for you and for Celeste when you
find her.’
growled and began running
‘Fine, but have it ready by the time I get there or I’ll keep going without it. I’m not wasting my time,’
towards the Packhouse.
I arrived at the pack gates. They were instantly opened as I passed by. I tried not to notice the looks of
pity and sympathy from my guards as I passed by.
“Alpha?” Maya said tentatively as I walked towards her. I hadn’t shifted back to human form in 2 days.
Atlas nodded for her to
continue as he picked up the bag. I noticed that she had put some clothes in the bag. A dress that
smelled like Celeste. We inhaled her scent like a drug. Whimpers coming from Atlas. “Have you
considered she’s not in the area?” she asked as Danny came and put his arms around her. Atlas
turned away from the sight. It hurt too much to see the love they shared, knowing ours was in tatters at
the moment. I
opened a communication with Danny and Maya.
‘Where would she go? The only place she would know to go is the Blood Moon Pack and she hates
that place.’
head towards her. Why hadn’t we thought of that? It was far, but not far enough that she couldn’t get
there.
‘Danny, your mate is a genius and I will buy her a new wardrobe if Celeste is there,’
I said, and Atlas went up on two legs, and licked
both of their faces.
“Dude, gross,” Danny gagged as Maya laughed.
Atlas took the bag of food, water and clothes and we took off. Hope giving us the energy for the long
trek to the Sky Moon Pack
grounds.
It was almost lam as we approached the grounds. We couldn’t see or hear anything moving about.
It’s late, maybe she’s here but
asleep. – Atlas said desperately. I am not sure either of us could handle not finding her here.
Let’s go inside. – I said as we got closer. – There’s a weird glow coming from the other side of the
house. Maybe she has a fire going for heat. We can go through to the back.
We walked inside the house. We could see a faint track of paws on the dusty ground. I tried to mind
link Celeste. I got no response but there was a connection. She was here. I could smell her faintly and I
followed the pull of the mate bond. I went upstairs but I slowed. I could see an orange glow coming
from one of the rooms and I also felt heat. I dropped the bag and shifted. The closer I got to the door,
the hotter it got. We were sweating but I couldn’t stop. I knew she was in there and I was concerned at
the amount of heat coming from under the door. If I was sweating, she could be in trouble or hurt.
I slowly opened the door and my eyes went wide. In the middle of the room was my mate. And she was
floating, covered in fire.