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“We have a contact that can come and go as she pleases. She owns an Italian restaurant just outside the pack grounds but doesn’t belong to the pack. Lucas knows her from school. He mentioned to her that we wanted to kidnap a she-wolf who recently joined the pack, and she seemed very eager to help. Something about how the she-wolf didn’t deserve what she had worked to get for so many years. She took the two bugs we gave her and put one in the landline and another in your office, Alpha Markus. Except you haven’t been in there much in the last week, but yesterday we heard two females talking about you and the luna being gone in the morning and scheduling the caterers and some farmers to deliver produce and menu samplings. They were looking for some contact among your files, and when they found it, they used the landline to arrange the deliveries. It didn’t take us long to find the company and a matching vehicle to follow them in.”
“Find Marcie, bring her here NOW,” Atlas raged, taking full control of their body. Three guards scuttled like roaches out of the basement to follow his instructions.
‘Atlas, breathe. We’re almost there,’I cooed.
‘That bitch thought they were talking about you. I’m sure of it. She will pay for everything,’Markus and Atlas’ voices came through. I looked at Markus again and noticed he was back to sharing control of his human form.‘I won’t let anyone hurt you.’
‘I am here, and I am fine. The important thing is to continue the video. We have almost everything we need to take the Blood Moon Pack down.’
‘Fine,’Atlas pouted, and I struggled not to laugh.
”Where are the tablet and burner phones you have for this?”
“Alpha, we took a bunch of items from the cave where we found them. There are a few electronics among them. I’ve already called Evergreen and he should arrive tomorrow afternoon,” Danny answered for Levi.
“So we don’t need this piece of trash then?” Markus asked, grabbing the syringe again, making Levi pale. The smell of piss filled the dungeon and Markus put the syringe down with a smirk.
“Hose him down and then put him back in the silver restraints. Put Lucas back in the restraints as well. The iron ones,” Markus said as he walked out and turned off the phone recording. “Remove the gag before you leave. Levi can spend the next few days listening to his pal. We’ll let the council sentence them.”
Markus walked over to me and wrapped an arm firmly around me before guiding me out of the dungeon. I leaned on him the moment the dungeon door was closed, and he placed an arm under my legs and lifted me into his arms. I was so emotionally drained by now. I just wanted to go to our bedroom and ask Markus to hold me.
“You did so well. Let’s get upstairs and sleep. I need to hold you, to make sure you’re safe in my arms.” Markus said, his voice full of emotion and desperation.
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AllIwantedwasto hold my Tuli for the rest of the night. It was almost midnight, and I could feel her mental and physical exhaustion. I wanted to shower and hold her in my arms to rid myself of the thoughts and actions I had to make tonight and to assure myself that she was safe. I hated torture, but I didn’t want to make anyone else bear that burden on their souls. Atlas and I always shared control, which helped put fear into them. Even Gillian said he was still not comfortable seeing Atlas’ one black eye and my one gray.
I picked Celeste up and was heading to our floor when I saw Gillian arguing with the three warriors I sent to get Marcie. I sighed. I had a sneaking suspicion I knew what the argument was about. Gillian made eye contact with me, and I knew my night was not over yet. I sighed again and kissed Celeste on the forehead.
“Evil never sleeps,” she half giggled.
“I wish I could, though,” I grumbled as I headed for the office instead. I was about to sit on the couch when I remembered what Levi said about the office being bugged, and I turned around to back out of the office when Gillian came in.
“Not here,” I said.‘Bugged, remember? Not sure who might still be listening,’I finished through mind-link.
He grinned at me and pulled a small Tupperware container out of his pocket. “No more bug. I’ve had people scanning the entire pack house for more. All except your bedroom and personal office. I’ve got someone waiting outside for your permission.” I looked closely at the Tupperware and saw the little electronic bug inside.
“Do it now. I would like to sleep at some point tonight.” I sighed and sat down on the couch. I didn’t want to let go of Celeste, so she sat on my lap. Gillian’s eyes glazed over as he instructed them to scan our bedroom and office.
“We couldn’t find Marcie,” he said, and even though I had already figured as much, I couldn’t help the growl that made its way out of my chest. “It appears she cleaned out in a hurry. The guest apartment she was staying at looked like it was ransacked. I called the restaurant since it was still open, and they said she returned to Italy yesterday. Some type of family emergency.”
“Family emergency, my ass. She knew what they planned,” I spat.
“I believe so as well. We’ll have to speak with the council. They’re the only ones that can request her parents’ pack to hand her over.” I buried my face in Celeste’s hair and took a deep breath, allowing the mate bond to calm my rage.
“Alright, it looks like that’s all we can do today. Get some rest. We will revamp the security measures not only for everyday tasks but also revisit the security measures for the luna ceremony. I don’t want any more incidents like what happened today. They got too far in for comfort.”
“Yes, I already asked Evergreen to revamp our electronic security measures. He’s bringing his tools with him. He’s also requested that while he’s home, he be allowed to stay until after the full moon run, as it’s been four years since he’s made some rounds.”
“Alright. Good night, brother. We will talk in the morning. Thank you for everything you’ve done today.”
“Of course. I only wish it would have had a different outcome,” he said sadly.
“Gillian,” Celeste said, getting up.
“Luna?” he questioned before Celeste hugged him.
“Thank you for being in our lives,” she said. When she pulled back, she smiled at both of us. “You, Markus, and I will be going to Mexico next month. Please make sure to learn some Spanish. I can help you with some of it, but I have been looking online, and there’s an app that will teach you how to communicate. Can you do me a favor and download it? I would prefer not to be the only person translating.” My jaw dropped, reflecting the shock visible on Gillian's face too, and Celeste only giggled at us. “Come, love. I think we’re overdue a shower, and I‘m exhausted,” she said, holding out her hand. I took her hand and allowed her to lead me to the elevator, leaving a confused Gillian still in the office. As we ascended, I finally looked at her still-smiling face.
