Mavericks lost after install Windows 8.1 on other partition

So, I have MacBook pro 15' retina display running Mavericks. Then I need to have Windows 8.1 on my Mac as well for college, so I decided to have dual boot Mavericks and 8.1.
After I successfully install my Windows, then I restart my computer cause I need to access my Mac. But it doesn't drive me to refind, instead it opens the windows directly.
Then I tried to press alt/option button on booting, and I only found my windows partition there.
Is there any solution to get my Mavericks back? Is it gone? Why is it gone?
How to avoid this problem in the future?
Thank you.

If your OSX partition is gone you have done something wrong when using Boot Camp Assistant. Look in Disk Utilities to see what partitions you have on your drive.

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paul dave,
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