Chapter 487 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

After a painfully long pause, Talia’s wolf spoke in her head. ‘Can I come in front? I can talk to Sapa, and you… listen.’

Talia was not sure why her wolf asked her that. And who the heck was Sapa? Was that how her wolf addressed Dayson or was that the name of Dayson’s wolf? But most importantly… ‘Do you need my permission to come in front?’

‘Not really, but…’

‘It takes a lot of energy to fight me. Doesn’t it?’, Talia asked as she remembered when she was trying to yank her wolf back the last time. And Dayson told her that he tires easily when he takes control in wolf form and that the same is for his wolf when in human form.

‘We are spirits, and the most taxing is when we fight against our hosts who are strong.’

Talia snorted. ‘Me? Strong?’

‘Your spirit is strong, Talia, one of the strongest. There is a reason why you survived all those years in the Red Moon pack. Now, do you want to know what this is about or not?’

‘Yes, but… If you reject him, I will never forgive you.’

‘I won’t reject your mate, Talia.’, her wolf said, and Talia had a feeling there was a second part that her wolf kept to herself. ‘I wouldn’t be here if you didn’t insist.’

‘But you suppressed Dayson’s wolf.’

‘And if you let me in front, you will find out why. I know you have many questions, and there will be plenty of time for us to talk, but for now, can you just listen?’

Dayson looked at Talia and anxiety swelled inside him when Talia’s eyes started glowing silvery and her expression turned solemn.

Dayson wanted to greet Talia’s wolf, but he felt his own wolf stirring and fighting to come in front.

‘Let me talk to her!’

Dayson had no idea what his wolf wanted, but considering his previous interaction with Talia’s wolf, Dayson was happy to let his wolf handle this but, ‘Don’t mess up this for me, old guy. Talia is important.’

His wolf snorted before he took over control of Dayson’s body.

“Liseli, is that you? Does this mean that Selena saw my sincerity, and we can…”

Talia’s wolf jerked her hands out of Dayson’s grasp.

“You remember me?”

“How could I forget? You are the only one on my mind since… we parted.”

“Lies!”, Talia’s wolf hissed.

“Why would you say that?”

“You didn’t know it was me, yet you wanted to mate this girl.”

Dayson’s head shook. “No. I had a feeling it was you, but I wouldn’t mate her. Not without confirming…”

“LIES!”

“Liseli…”, he called with a voice full of grief. “You have no idea what I went through…”

“Why don’t you enlighten me?”

“I lived a thousand of lives in the hope to find you. Selena took you away, but she left me here, and just when I thought that my death will save me from loneliness, I realized that I was unable to die, but without a body, my soul ended up attracted to the strong ones. I ended up transmigrating every time my host would perish. Some lasted a few months, and some a few decades, but no matter who my host was, I didn’t mate any other.”

“Then, what’s this?”

“I can’t leave them mateless, Liseli. I help them find their mate, and then I step back. None of my hosts mated in their wolf form, and I’m sure Selena will confirm that if you ask her. Don’t you see? This was my punishment… to see others mated and happy. Every time my host found his mate, a part of me died because I didn’t know if I will ever see you again. I was lonely but I persevered. That’s probably why she let you come here, in that body, as Dayson’s mate. Can I show you?”

Talia could sense that her wolf’s attitude softened, and she gave a stiff nod.

Talia observed Dayson, and she could see him clearly, but the whole view appeared like she was sitting in the back seat of a car and looking in front.

She could see things, smell Dayson’s addictive scent, hear the noise that was made by the critters in the bushes around them, and feel the light breeze caressing her skin. It was a strange feeling of knowing she was right there and that was her body, yet she didn’t have control over it. The last time her wolf took over, it happened too quickly for her to process it, but now Talia realized she was the spectator and the whole experience left her unsettled.

‘You get used to it’, Talia’s wolf spoke.

Talia was not sure she wanted to get used to this.

Dayson’s hands reached for Talia’s and both of their wolves jolted at the contact that was charged with the sparks of their bond.

Talia’s wolf was overwhelmed at the sensation of touching her mate after many centuries. But this touch was different than before, after all, when they saw each other last time, they were wolves, and these human forms were… different.

‘My senses are dulled…’, Talia’s wolf said and Talia felt the opposite like everything got an upgrade.

“Relax, Liseli. Open your mind and let me show you.”, Dayson’s wolf said.

Talia gasped when unknown images started flashing in front of her eyes, and she remembered Maya’s explanation on how mates communicate, as their minds and souls were connected. At that time, Talia didn’t get it, but now she understood.

Numerous faces, smiles, tears, hugs, and goodbyes…. wars and challenges from times that were far in the past. There were flashes of familiarity, but never belonging.

Those were mental images from Dayson’s wolf, memories of thousand lives he lived without his mate. But it was more than just images. It included scents and emotions, and Talia was overwhelmed by immense loneliness and despair that threatened to break her heart into pieces. And her wolf felt that also.

Dayson observed all this from the back seat of his mind, and to say that he was shocked was an understatement. Before Dayson’s parents died, his wolf was a spirit that communicated through instincts, urges, and shared emotions. When the ancient creature spoke into his mind for the first time, Dayson thought of him as an upgrade, and now he understood that he was wrong. His wolf told him that he used to be Alpha Jacob’s wolf, and many others before that, but Dayson never suspected that it would go this deep.

Dayson was wrapping his head around the information the two wolves spoke about. Selena, the Moon Goddess? Selena took away Talia’s wolf and left his wolf to roam the earth and move from one body to another while hoping to find his lover? They were punished? Did they break some ancient tradition?

‘No, not tradition.’, Dayson’s wolf spoke. And then the mental images changed, showing a lush meadow in the forest, and Dayson’s breath caught in his throat at the sight of a beautiful light gray wolf that shimmered in silver under the moonlight.

‘This was the first time I saw Liseli. I knew right away that she was my mate. My only one. Beautiful, isn’t she?’

‘Yes.’, Dayson responded, feeling slightly drunk under the influence of his wolf’s emotions. He really loved her. Dayson wondered how his feelings for Talia compare to that.

‘Don’t overthink it. You will see the changes after you seal the bond.’, Dayson’s wolf said.

The images changed, showing two wolves rubbing their heads on each other, running through the forest, sunsets, sunrises, a tall rock that showed magnificent views of valleys… Images changed, but what was constant was that Liseli and Sapa always moved. They never stayed in one place for too long, and even though they were happy, there was a sense of uneasiness, like someone was always watching.

Dayson’s wolf spoke to Dayson, ‘Liseli was Selena’s favorite student. She was supposed to remain pure, yet we fell in love. Selena warned us to stay apart, deeming me not worthy, but how does one stay away from his mate? I would sneak in there whenever I could, and Liseli would join me gladly and we would run as far as we could, but Liseli knew that she had to return or face Selena’s wrath. Eventually, we were caught. Selena punished us by taking her away and leaving me behind. For centuries, I didn’t know what happened to her. The bond was still there, so I knew she was alive, but I feared that Selena punished her harshly or… that she forgot about me.’

Dayson could feel his wolf’s emotions and he believed him. But what he couldn’t believe was that this wolf was with him for a full decade, yet this was the first time Dayson heard about it.

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