Chapter 477 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Mindy was genuinely moved. She was sure that Gideon spent years arranging this place to fit his needs, yet he was willing to leave it all and start anew with her.

Well, she was leaving her life behind also, but it was common for werewolves that female makes adjustments for her mate.

Mindy wrapped her arms around Gideon’s neck. “Hold onto the thought about planting a new garden for later. Right now, this place is fine. If we find that it’s not working, we can discuss a move. It’s not something we should rush into.”

“It seems you have things figured out.”

“Mhm…”, Mindy hummed in confirmation. “Both of us will come up with a list of things we expect from our new place and find one that’s perfect. If that kind of a place doesn’t exist, I will take care of that.” She winked playfully. “I am close to the Luna and can pull some strings. We will get our dream home in a perfect location, and neither of us will have regrets.”

Gideon chuckled and tightened his hold on her. Mindy’s cheerfulness and easygoing way of talking were refreshing. But the best part was that he could feel her emotions and he knew that she really felt that way. She wanted them to be happy… both of them. And he wanted that as well.

Mindy took a deep lavender-infused breath while imagining their future house.

A big house won’t do because she didn’t like to clean, and she didn’t want to get Omegas to serve them either. Privacy was the top priority, and they can’t have that with others snooping around.

Two bedrooms, one for them and one that can be used when they have guests. A library for his books, a spacious backyard that can accommodate all his herbs, and a shed that would serve as his workshop for drying herbs and whatever else Shamans do. A small patio where two of them could sit and have a snack with his aromatic teas while enjoying the view of the garden.

As for the location… Closer to the town than this, but not too close to the noise and crowd.

Just the two of them would be perfect. The two of them, and… kids… maybe? The thought of the baby-making process made her heart race.

Gideon’s nostrils flared when he picked up the scent of her arousal.

“What are you thinking about, princess?”, he asked huskily.

She looked at him and waggled her eyebrows playfully. “I’m thinking about us continuing to get to know each other. On a deeper level.”

A hearty chuckle escaped Gideon’s chest and he scooped Mindy in his arms and carried her into the cabin.

He closed the door with his leg and continued walking upstairs, loving the way her soft body clung to him.

His adorable mate wanted them to get intimate, and he had no intention of denying her that.

When they returned to the packhouse, Dayson went with Jaeden to handle some pack-related business as Maya was swamped.

Maddox was restless after leaving Mindy with Gideon, and there was also the point of telling his parents that he and Mindy both found their mate. But the matter that weighed on him the most was the upcoming talk to Tatiana. Will she accompany him to the Blue River pack?

Maddox and Tatiana touched on the topic of their future, but Tatiana was talking about her company and upcoming fashion shows, and there was no mention of the Blue River pack and her being a Luna and Maddox’s mate.

Maddox was nervous. Will she leave him?

In order to release some of his tension, Maddox decided to join Tony when he headed to the training grounds.

That left Tatiana, Kalina, and Talia in the living room.

Talia decided to give attention to her two friends.

Until then, she was thinking about Gideon’s words, and about the incident in the study when her wolf took over for a few endless minutes, and about every time her aura came forth and… nothing. Other than her getting a hint of a headache, there was nothing.

Talia needed a mental break, and there were many other things to think about. Like the possibility of an upcoming war.

“Did you guys decide how long you will stay here?”, Talia asked Tatiana and Kalina. “I’m not chasing you away, just asking.”

Kalina nodded in understanding. “I guess you don’t want us to be implicated if Alpha Edward makes his move.”

Talia gave Kalina a grateful smile. She was glad that her friend understood. “I know that Tony and Max believe how your presence will deter him from acting, but I think that the man is power-hungry to the point of not caring of who is watching. I don’t want you to get hurt just because you are here.”

Kalina reached to hold Talia’s hand and gave her a reassuring squeeze. “We can help.”

“I know.”, Talia responded. “But I believe you will be of more help if you are out there. Talk to people who are willing to listen until they understand that Alpha Edward is unreasonable. They don’t need to provide reinforcements to the Shadow Fang pack, but if they can decline assistance to Alpha Edward, that will already be a lot of help.”

Tatiana slumped back in her chair and let out a long breath. “To be honest, I like it here.”

Kalina cocked an eyebrow. “You are just shagging your mate. What is there not to like?”

Tatiana stifled a laugh. “That’s not what I meant. I was talking about being myself.”

“You sound like you were holding back so far. I don’t remember that you lived a life of solitude.”, Kalina said teasingly.

“No. I mean…” Tatiana paused while thinking about how to explain. “I spent a lot of time among humans, always watching that I don’t move too fast or squeeze too hard during a handshake. Humans look like us, but they are not. I felt caged while suppressing things that come to me naturally, and here I don’t need to do that.”

Kalina pursed her lips. She grew up around humans also, but she didn’t see it as caged. “I always thought about that like practice in control.”

Tatiana leaned forward, resting her elbows on her knees. “That’s exactly it. Control. With humans, we need that. Here, I can do what I want, how I want it, and people won’t look at me like I’m a freak. I remember attending one of my first parties and when I took the champagne flute, the delicate thing shattered in my hand. My date looked at me strangely, and after the third one I broke, the waiter said how the glasses must be flawed because there was no way a refined lady like myself would end up breaking them on purpose. Ah, I still remember going home thirsty because I didn’t dare touch those anymore, and everything was fragile crystal…”

Talia’s chest tightened when Tatiana’s story reminded her of herself. Dayson was warning her to be careful but why did she need to control her powers? Will people think of her as a freak if they find out what she did? What about her friends?

Will Tatiana be grateful that Talia stopped water currents so that Maddox can save her, or will Tatiana fear her?

Gideon said that whatever she can do is a gift from the Moon Goddess, but what’s the point of a gift if she can’t use it because people might look at her like she is a monster?

Was there a place for Talia where she can be herself and break stuff without people looking at her strangely?

Somehow, Talia remembered Axel. He said that she was welcome in the Midnight Guardians pack. Based on the scene of Meg glowing in the car and Kai’s silvery eyes, it appeared that people in the Midnight Guardians pack have such powers. Was that the place where Talia could be herself? But they won’t accept Dayson because he was not one of them. Was she one of them? How can she know if she belongs to a place she never visited?

Talia nearly jumped out of her skin when a pair of strong arms circled her from behind.

“What’s weighing on your mind, kitten?”, Dayson murmured close to her ear, and she took a deep breath of the forest and the dark chocolate that had the power to ease her nerves.

That’s right. Dayson was her home. With him, she could be herself and he won’t judge her or think of her badly no matter what she did.

“Just… stuff.”, she said. Was she actually thinking of going with Axel? No, that’s not happening. No matter what, she won’t leave Dayson.

She looked up at Dayson to meet his icy-blue eyes full of concern.

“I am fine. Really.”, Talia did her best to assure him. They already had so many things to juggle and adding more to it won’t help.

Acting like things were normal was one of the things that helped her from running away. Where would she run? She didn’t know. Maybe into the mountains, or out of the country; wherever she ran, it would be fine as long as Dayson was with her, but… would he want to leave all this behind? She shook useless thoughts away.

This place, this pack… it was important to Dayson, and he was her most important person and she didn’t want to put him in a position to choose. She will be with him in this, for better or for worse. Together. Isn’t that what mates do?

Before any of them said anything else, James entered the living room.

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