Our Luna, Our Mate by Linda Middleman

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Chapter 19

Ares & Eros's POV

Dinner could not have ended any quicker than it should've as I was now approaching 8:30pm when everyone was beginning to finish up with dessert, my eyes continuing to watch the door that our mate had left through only minutes before, fighting the urge to chase after her.

"Dam it" I growled, not liking the fact she had yet to return after excusing herself from the Alpha's table.

"Mate in trouble, Mate needs us' whines Zeus who was feeling on edge, not liking the fact that the Future Beta, Gamma and Delta had all but followed her when we could not.

"Trouble?" I ask, wanting to make sure that he truly meant it, an uneasy feeling washing over me as well as I move to glance at Eros who also nods, the rest of our group nodding to confirm theirs. as well which gives me all I need as I quickly move to stand not wanting to stay and mingle with

all the others when our mate needed us.

"What the fuck is going on?" growls Eros just as we move to exit the dining hall only to be stopped by a voice, indicating that someone had approached us during our haste to leave.

"Alpha Moonheart's, did you all enjoy dinner?" asks the Beta, Beta Collin as he appears next to us.

"Yes, dinner was wonderful thanks, but please if you'll excuse me, me and my brother are hoping to find someone" replies Eros, hoping that Collin would leave them alone so they could search for the missing girl, her scent now faint with all hope of tracking her. "Oh? Maybe I can help you" asks Collin, his gaze neutral.

"If you must know, we are looking for a girl" answers Kai, trying to keep things simple and straight to the point.

"A girl? What kind of girl? As I'm sure you're both aware there are plenty of women here" chuckles Collin, his voice holding a musing tone to it.

"And we are, but no, we are not looking for these girls" I snap. "We were looking for the one who

was sitting at the Alpha's table, the one who left abruptly."At the mention of Athena does Collin's facial expression change, changing from one of humor to one of a tight lip as if she was the last person he had wanted to speak about to anyone.

she had to leave rather quickly, for she was not feeling well this evening" admits Collin, who was all but

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see, well is there anyway that we might be able to see her?" I ask, noticing how he

her.

the rest of the night" comes Collin's reply as if he was trying to stay calm

sure about this when we clearly saw the Future Beta, Delta and Gamma all leave with her, and yet you sit here and say that she doesn't wish to be disturbed" asks Seth, who

she made it home safely, that's all" replies Collin who was trying to avoid

lying' growls Deimos, not

He's clearly covering for his son, which tells me they did something way worse than just escorting her home' replies Eros to his wolf, his gaze never leaving

to gaze behind the group just as Brian and his friends had walked in, each. of them looking disheveled as they did. "Ah there they are, see I told you that's all they did, so please do not

he tried to take control of Ares who was also trying his best to hold

say trying to stay in control. 'We can't

can'.

them of having sex with her even though he could smell it all over them. 'Look, I know you're pissed, I

bad but it would lead to a whole lot of questions, questions we could not answer especially since we had yet to officially meet her let alone claim her as our mate. Once satisfied that Zeus would not take over, I moved to focus my attention back on Collin who had seemed to be talking with son before turning his attention

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to walk away along with his son

was... odd" whispers Sam, once we were sure we were alone not wanting to offend anyone who could

for our mate as a sense of dread begins to rise from within as if something

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told us who

aware of Collins behavior