Page 165 of A Female Alpha for the Lycan Prince

Celine nods thoughtfully. “Harmony, Garret, and I are needed here, and I don’t feel comfortable sending Elias to investigate.”

Elias opens his mouth to say something, but she shakes her head. “Blood Snow was a traumatic experience for you, and I am not sending you back to relive it.”

“What about Marcel?” Garret suggests.

“Not a bad idea,” Celine nods. “I was also thinking about asking Steve. He is strong and eager to prove himself, following his sisters footsteps.”

“Steve?” I am surprised. “Isn’t he your younger brother, Harmony? Is Steve a little too young for such a mission?”

She smiles at my concern. “He is eighteen and has graduated from school. And Celine is right, he is full of energy, strength, and motivation.”

Celine nods. “Steve is desperate for a chance to prove himself. He has worked hard during training, has improved rapidly, and I think it’s only fair to give him this opportunity. He can be impulsive, but Marcel is one of my elite warriors and will keep Steve in check.”

“Good,” I nod thoughtfully. “I will talk to Liam and my father about it. I know my brother Finn is currently searching for his mate, and I think such a mission might be something he would like to take on to clear his head of everything, but I’ll ask him first before making any promises on his behalf.”

Everyone agrees on this current strategy and soon starts discussing all of our options.

Once the meeting is over, I get the feeling that I may not be as hated as much as before. I’m even asked to stay for dinner, which my fellow warriors and I happily agree to. We’re sitting at the alpha’s table as Celine’s guests, and when Garret shows me where to grab something to drink, I notice Cedric is following us.

“Marius,” he says. His voice calm, yet firm. He doesn’t need to say anything more. I know what he is thinking.

“Alpha Cedric, I give my word.”

He nods. “Good.”

I can see in his eyes that he doesn’t fully trust me and plans to keep a close eye on me. I’m glad he doesn’t intend to intervene in my attempts to build a relationship with Celine. Neither he nor Harmony have been disrespectful towards me, but their trust won’t come easily. I don’t blame them though.

Once he has returned to the table, Garret looks at me in confusion. “What was that?”

“A conversation?” I offer.

“You didn’t even exchange ten words!”

“It was more than enough,” I say with a grin.

As the evening begins to wind down, Celine motions me to follow her. She leads me outside to one of the nearby parks. It’s small and currently deserted, but idyllic. I wonder what she’s up to. “Marius,” she says. “I have a favor to ask from you.”

“What can I do for you?” I ask, curious as to what she would want to ask me. Whatever it is, I’ll make sure to help her.

“Danica wants to come forward,” she says, much to my surprise.

“Danica?” I blink, while my charming lycan counterpart pops up in my mind at the mere mention of his mate’s name. “Your wolf wants to talk to me?” I feel nervous, but if this is what she wants, I’ll talk to Danica.

She shakes her head. “I think it’s a bit too early for that,” she admits. “What I meant was that I would like to give her a moment with Cyrus.”

At her words, I have to fight hard for Cyrus not to hijack my mind and take over.Human,he growls at me.I love you, but if you don’t let me meet my woman, I’ll bite your ass!

Don’t worry,I chuckle.Like I would dare stand between the two of you.

“Cyrus and Danica have never really talked to each other,” I admit quietly. “It’s such a nice thought to give them this moment.”

She smiles at me. “I think she and Cyrus deserve to hear each other after everything we’ve put them through. All this had to be so hard for them. I don’t think we should shift, but I want them to be able to have a moment together.”

“Yes,” I say softly. “I really owe that to Cyrus.”

Cyrus’ joy at my words is palpable.

I am lending you my body, bro, don’t do anything stupid,I warn him.