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

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might be able to see her?" I ask,

her.

the night"

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 clearly wasn't buying what he had to say at

it home safely, that's all" replies Collin

Deimos, not liking Collin

He's clearly covering for his son, which tells me they did something way worse than

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

trying his best to

control. 'We can't fight other pack members just because

can'.

out without accusing them of having sex with her even though he could smell it all over them. 'Look, I know you're pissed, I am too but trying to start a fight with

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

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room for discussion as he turns to walk away along with his

were sure we were alone not wanting to offend

begins to rise

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was only a tiny bit strange that he never once addressed her by name, nor even told us who she was

also been self aware of Collins behavior