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Must be. It smells nice with her honey and strawberry scent. We should ask her to wear it more often,he said, wagging his tail. It was true. Her honey and strawberry scent, combined with that touch of crisp apple, smelled terrific.
‘Are you okay?’Celeste mind-linked me. ‘Councilman Matthias asked you a question.'
“Sorry, Councilman, I missed your question. Can you repeat it?” I asked.
“I was wondering if you wanted to meet today or tomorrow about that private matter you mentioned over the phone?”
“Oh yes, today if you’re not too tired from your trip. I don’t think I want to deal with unpleasantness tomorrow,” I answered, happy when he nodded. We were chatting amicably after dinner when another mind-link interrupted.
‘Alpha, Alpha Geoff has arrived with his luna, beta and daughter. We have the daughter on our banned list. How would you like me to proceed?’I growled, and the entire dining table looked at me, startled.
“Please excuse me. I have to deal with an urgent matter. Celeste, would you please join me for a minute?” I asked, standing up and trying not to alarm everyone. Gillian cocked a questioning eyebrow at me, and I shook my head slightly.
We left the dining room, and I pulled out my phone. “I have to make a call, but I need to know what you want to do before I do,” I said, not wanting to actually say the words as I knew this would ruin her night.
“What’s the matter?” she asked, her voice laced with concern.
“Alpha Geoff, his luna, beta and Sandra have shown up unannounced. We specifically told them they were to come for the ceremony only so that they could be put in front of the council when we presented our proof. I am not sure why they are here early. How would you like me to handle this?”
Celeste sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose.
“Of course they would. Alpha Geoff likes to challenge orders as he believes to be above them.” Celeste thought about it momentarily before continuing, “I think we should consult with Maya, as she was just as abused by them as I was, but I would imagine we just put them in one of the empty guest suites. If we kick them out now, they might head back and take it out on the girls, and they won’t be here to face the council. I will link Maya, and then you can make your call.” I nodded to her and waited. Maya came out shortly after, and I was surprised Danny hadn’t followed.
“Danny didn’t want to alarm the guests. I told him I’d just let him know what was happening,” she explained.
“Maya, we are going to have to host Alpha Geoff, Luna Luisa, Beta Trevor and Sandra. Will you be okay with them here?” Maya paled slightly at the mention of the beta but quickly composed herself.
“Of course. I’ll be okay, Celeste. As long as they don’t try anything,” she said, then her eyes sparkled mischievously. “You know, Luna. While we have space to accommodate the alpha and luna, we don’t have any additional guest rooms. We will need to place Sandra and Beta Trevor in the staff suites. The ones near the bathroom.”
Celeste and I laughed.
“Danny has corrupted you. I do love that idea, though,” I told her proudly before I dialed the gate booth line. “Let me speak with Alpha Geoff,” I said.
“Alpha Markus,” I heard the oaf grunt moments later.
“Alpha Geoff, I’m surprised you arrived so early.”
“Yes, well, my luna doesn’t like traveling so close to a party. You know how women are. We decided to get here early. Perhaps catch up with our old pack members. Make sure they are being treated right,” he said, and I caught the mocking undertones of his supposed plan. My eyes flashed black as Altas tried to take control, but Celeste’s comforting hand on my arm helped me regain control.
“Well, I wish you would have checked with us first. I’m afraid Maya and Celeste will be quite busy with details tomorrow. It could have saved you a trip,” I answered with as much fake pleasantness as I could muster.
“No matter, we are here. Will you host us, or should we find a hotel and hope there are vacancies?” he growled.
“Well, that’s the thing. We have a room for you and Luna Luisa, but we have all the other guest suites prepared for other alphas and their company that already RSVP’d. I’m afraid we'll only be able to settle your beta and daughter in two of the staff rooms we can make available,” I answered casually.
“You expect my daughter to sleep in the staff’s quarters?” he roared.
“I’m afraid that is all we have. If you’re uncomfortable with that, we can always call the local inn to see if they could find you a room. And before you answer, please remember we agreed that your daughter would not step foot in my pack grounds. We’re doing this as a courtesy, as tomorrow is the harvest full Moon, and many people will be coming. She has a chance to find her mate, and Celeste insisted she was given a chance to be as happy as we are.” I winked at Celeste, who tried not to giggle loudly.
“Fine, tell your guard to let us in,” he huffed, and I heard the phone shoved into my guard’s chest.
“Let them in,” I said. I ended the phone call and sighed, leading the girls back into the dining room. “Pardon my absence. Alpha Geoff decided to surprise us, and I needed the luna and our gamma female to help deal with the accommodations for their last-minute arrival,” I told them and watched Gillian’s jaw drop.
“Well, I believe that’s my cue to retire to our room,” Alpha Troy said. “Kiara is uncomfortable around the alpha and luna of Blood Moon.” He began to lead an apologetic Luna out of the dining room.
“Don’t apologize, Luna Kiara. No one can relate to those feelings more than the people in this room. Please let me know if we can do anything to make your stay more comfortable,” Celeste said with a comforting hug to Luna Kiara.
“I believe we will also excuse ourselves,” Alpha Nicholas stated, leading his mate and beta out.
