Chapter 499 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Meg gingerly approached and took Dayson’s arm to wrap around her shoulders and they pulled him away from that platform.

Talia held half of Dayson’s weight on her shoulder, and she turned to Cassandra.

“You speak of the Moon Goddess, yet you don’t know her.”

Cassandra’s chin trembled. Silver strands of light danced around Talia’s form, like electricity that could discharge with deadly sparks at any moment.

“The Moon Goddess loves when her children grow strong. Who are you to take that away?”

Cassandra scrambled backward until her back hit the wall. “It was an order from the Alpha.”

“Keep telling that to yourself.”

“Talia? We should go. Inject her with that stuff.”, Meg reminded Talia that they were in a hurry.

“No. I want her to remember.”, Talia said sternly and leaned to stare into Cassandra’s petrified eyes. “Remember that even when one turns to darkness, there will always be light to lead him to the right path. But if you give in to the darkness and refuse to see the light, no one will save you. No one.”

Talia extended her hand and pointed her index finger at Cassandra’s forehead.

Cassandra’s body flashed in silver for a moment, and then the woman slumped on the ground.

“What did you do?”, Cassandra asked Talia shakily.

“I took away your power.”

“What? No!” She was waving frantically, but nothing happened. She groaned in frustration and desperation. “Please. I need my power.”

Talia smirked. “It will come back if the Moon Goddess finds you worthy. If you tell anyone what you saw here, your powers will never come back.” She pointed at the skylight. “The Moon Goddess is watching. Start praying.”

Cassandra pushed herself to sit and she prostrated herself while mumbling prayers that only she understood. And maybe the Moon Goddess.

She didn’t react when Talia and Meg left the room with Dayson in hurry.

“Can you turn off the glowing?”, Meg asked Talia in a hushed voice. “Someone will see us from a mile away…”

Talia smiled and rubbed her cheek on Dayson’s shoulder. She had no idea what awaits them at the end of that hallway, but she was glad that Dayson was with her. Talia made a silent vow to never let go of him, no matter what.

Meg lead Talia through numerous twists and turns before the last tunnel narrowed and curved to become an opening between two rocks.

Once Meg and Talia stepped out with Dayson between them, they found themselves in the dark lush forest.

“Good that you are out…”, Kai called in an urgent whisper while making his way toward them. “Stay low. We don’t want to risk being seen.”

After giving Meg a quick kiss, Kai got on his knee, and they hoisted Dayson for Kai to carry piggyback style.

Talia turned to see from where they emerged. The opening between two rocks looked natural, and if she didn’t know that was the entrance to a network of underground tunnels and dwellings, she would just walk by it without noticing it.

She wondered how many such entry points exist. Many, probably.

Talia walked behind Kai and her eyes were trained on Dayson’s listless body. Her brows came together whenever she saw a black pattern slithering over his skin and she hoped that it was not permanent.

Liseli was growing restless, they had no idea what those runes were doing to Dayson, but they could guess it was nothing good. However, this was not the time to act rashly.

‘We need to pay attention and not get caught. Everything else will come later. Dayson and Sapa are strong. Believe in them…’, Talia coxed her wolf.

Everyone was tense. This was not a game.

Talia looked up to see tall trees with canopies connecting to block the sky completely, deepening the darkness that clung stubbornly as the dawn cracked in the face of the sunrise. Luckily, neither of them had issues with seeing where they were going.

The thick tree trunks were surrounded by bushes with occasional patches of grass and wildflowers that filled the air with a sweet fragrance. Talia spotted numerous rare plants she read about in books that Travis gave her, and it was beautiful, but Talia was not in a mood to appreciate any of that.

Part of Talia feared that this might be another trap. At the same time, she hoped that her instincts were right, that Meg and Kai were trustworthy, that Tyler did his part as expected, and that Axel was not watching all this with his parents like it’s a twisted survival show.

On a few occasions, they stopped and listened, and then they would take a sudden turn like they were avoiding something.

Talia lost track of time as they navigated through the dense foliage.

Her anxiety was increasing because Dayson was not showing signs of waking up, and his body seemed to twitch unnaturally whenever those black runes flickered on his skin. She wondered how far their destination was, wishing that it was close so that she can check on Dayson properly, but also wishing that they keep moving as far as possible from that wretched place where Cassandra tried to harm Dayson.

Eventually, Kai stopped in his tracks. He turned to glance in all directions before ducking between two bushes on his right and his form disappeared together with Dayson who was on his back.

Talia followed after him to find herself in a low tunnel that was wide enough for one person to pass without squeezing. Talia was half-bent while walking toward the beam of light ahead.

Eventually, the tunnel widened into a cave that twisted to the right. The cave walls were made of dark rocks with patches of moss, and the light seeped in through the opening that was on the high ceiling.

At the far end, there was a crude bed made of dried grass and leaves and two backpacks. A wide rock was sticking on the right and it had logs of various sizes stacked on it, obviously to build a fire in the circular area where the ground was charred.

Kai groaned while lowering Dayson on the bed, and Talia rushed to help him.

As soon as Dayson was down, Talia ran her hands over his face, feeling his temperature was high.

“He is burning up.” Talia suppressed a sob that was stuck in her throat.

“It’s time for the medicine…”, Meg said and moved toward one of the two backpacks.

“Is this your place where you come in case of emergency?”, Tala asked while looking around, trying to distract herself so that she doesn’t start crying in front of Kai and Meg.

Backpacks were there when they arrived, and it was obvious that this cave was used before.

“Axel prepared these. I brought them here.”, Kai said. “There is food to last you a week; dried fruits, cheese, and meat mostly.” He gestured toward the left. “There, you will find a tunnel that opens to a small area that has a stream; water is safe for drinking. You have wood there and feel free to light a fire if you want.” He pointed up at the opening through which daylight seeped in. “This tunnel branches while going up, so smoke will split and won’t be visible. There are dry herbs next to the wood, put some in the fire to conceal the scent of smoke.”

Meg found what she was looking for, and she said to Talia, “Watch me do it, so you can do it later.”

Talia observed as Meg opened a light green bottle and used a syringe to measure the right amount of whitish liquid before injecting it into Dayson’s bicep.

“This will stabilize him, but for the most part, he needs to endure while absorbing the power.”, Kai explained while looking at Dayson with eyes full of awe. “This is more than any of us ever received, and the medication is barely working. I can’t imagine how powerful he will be when the process is done.”

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