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‘What just happened?’Markus asked. I could tell he was stressed that he didn’t know what was being discussed. He was out of his element here and wasn’t comfortable.
‘He just asked me about my order. He said it was an acquired taste. Relax love, I won’t discuss anything important without including you,’I reassured him, taking his hand. He sighed and kissed the back of my hand.
The food arrived, and we were too busy eating to talk. Everyone was enjoying their food.
“What are those?” Gillian pointed at my dish when he realized my tacos looked a lot different from everyone else's.
“You sure you want to know?” Tomas asked with a grin.
“Yeah?” he answered with a little apprehension.
“These two are beef tongue. This one is cow brains, this one is cow intestine, and this one is pork,” I said, pointing to each one. Zack looked at his plate as if it had sprouted legs and poked at it, looking for anything weird in it.
“But my sour cream and onion chips gave you morning sickness.” Mateo laughed but quickly quieted when Markus growled.
“You are pregnant?” Tomas asked.
Well, that was in the open a lot sooner than we wanted. I nodded
“I will ask them to give us some capirotada for the trip back. It helps with the nausea,” he said.
“Since the cat’s out of the bag, do you mind keeping that beer away from me? It makes my stomach turn,” I said, pointing at his beer.
Tomas laughed.
“Your warrior is right. How can you eat brains and intestines, but something like beer makes you throw up?” he teased as he went and put his beer back in the fridge before grabbing a glass of horchata instead.
I shrugged and dug in. It was delicious, and the pups and Kara both seemed to enjoy the food with me. I tried to give Markus a taste, but he politely declined with a grin. After eating and thanking the owner for such a wonderful meal, we were on the road again. Tomas assured us there was only an hour and a half left on our trip.
‘I wish we could have kept the pups hidden until I felt safe,’Markus mind-linked me.
‘I know, but not much we can do now. We didn’t exactly tell the other warriors to keep it under wraps,’I replied.‘I don’t sense any malcontent from them.’
‘I don’t either, but we’ve yet to meet the rest. I don’t like having this many factors out of my control.’I laid my head on his shoulder and allowed the sparks to soothe his worry. I didn’t realize I fell asleep until Markus nudged me awake. “I think you will want to see this,” he said, pointing out the window.
I gasped. There were mountains to either side of us. The natural beauty around us and the sinking sun made everything look magical. Markus pulled me onto his lap so I could see out of the window better. His hands slowly petted the tiny bump hidden by my blouse. I spent most of the remaining drive with my nose practically plastered against the window. After a while, I started seeing little buildings here and there, and we finally entered a town called San Juan Tlatotenco.
“We’re only about twenty minutes from the pack grounds now,” Tomas advised.
We went through the middle of the town and were almost to the edge of the town when I saw something I recognized.
“Stop!” I called out, and we screeched to a halt. I opened the door, but Markus was holding onto me.
“Celeste?” he asked.
“That place, Markus,” I replied, pointing. “I know that place.” He followed my hand to where it was pointing, and I saw the recognition in his eyes, too. He let me go and climbed down behind me. I walked toward the Cantina de la Loba. It looked the same as it did in my vision, and I walked inside with Markus hot on my trail.
“Tuli, we can’t—”
“Bella? No, no puede ser. Bella murio,” (No, it can’t be. Bella died). I heard someone whisper from over the counter. I looked at the woman manning the bar. She looked familiar. I think she was in one of the pictures we found in the deposit box. She came around the bar and walked toward me. “Tu pelo esta mal, y tu piel no es tan morena,” (Your hair is wrong, and your skin is lighter) she said while she looked at me, but it felt like she was talking to herself. “Celeste?” she asked me, and I nodded. “Pero por la luna. Te pareces tanto a Bella.” (By the moon, you look just like Bella)
“Como conocias a mi mama?” (How did you know my mother?) I asked as Tomas came into the bar.
“Mama, estas bien? (Mom, are you okay?)
His mom ignored him, then in a very thick accent, she asked, “Can I hug you?” I was going to say no, but there were tears streaming down her cheeks, so I nodded. She closed the rest of the distance and hugged me so hard I heard Markus growl when I squeaked.
“Mama, dejala ir, es la pareja del alfa de Estado Unidos.” (Mom, let her go. She is the mate of the alpha visiting from the US.) She reluctantly pulled back, grabbing my face with her hands.
