Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Axel’s eyes widened, and he reminded her, “I wanted to talk first, but you said that we should do other things, so…” His voice trailed.
Yasmine giggled, making her insides squeeze around him because he was still sheathed in her.
“Do you regret it, Axel Moonrider, Alpha of the Midnight Guardians pack?”
“No.”, Axel said right away. “And I will make sure you don’t regret it either.”
His head dipped for him to kiss the spot where he marked her a minute ago, and Yasmin released a shaky breath.
Axel grinned. That’s his mark, and that’s his mate, and nothing else mattered.
Axel couldn’t wait to see Kai and tell him how he is not the only one who did it! And he was looking forward to taking Yasmin with him and introducing her as the pack Luna. But what he wanted to do the most was…
“Can we do it again?”
Yasmin smiled and pulled him down for a kiss. He took that as a, yes.
Talia walked through the garden and observed the colors changing as dawn cracked.
Just as Talia feared, sleep didn’t come to her. Whenever she closed her eyes, mental images of Dayson and Marcy plagued her mind, so she gave up on sleeping and decided to take a walk.
She sat at the edge of a circular basin of a fountain and looked at the still water. In the middle was a sculpture of a woman and a wolf. The wolf was on his hind legs, two creatures leaning on each other while reaching up for something in the sky, and Talia guessed that from there water would flow if the fountain was working.
Talia dipped her fingers in the chilly water and tried to think how much time passed for Dayson.
Since Dayson passed through the portal, one day for Talia should be about one hour for Dayson.
Axel predicted that Dayson would need at least one day to reach the Shadow Fang pack, but Talia knew that Dayson would reach there in less. He was the fastest and the strongest guy she knew and in his wolf form, he was like a flash. Talia remembered her vision just before she passed out while opening the portal. Dayson didn’t wander. He was moving in one direction, with purpose. He knew where he was going, straight toward the territory of the Shadow Fang pack.
Talia’s heart tightened at the memory when she saw him the last time, in the cave.
She knew that Dayson was not himself when he pushed her away, but it still hurt.
Liseli told her not to worry about it because Dayson didn’t remember her and she shouldn’t blame him. But Talia remembered clearly all the gentle words and caresses and promises, and then it was all gone as he pushed her away with disgust like she has some disease.
It made her wonder if he even liked her or if it was just the bond. Talia snorted. How is she supposed to believe in a relationship that was relying only on a bond that was put there by the Moon Goddess?
‘Don’t go there’, Liseli said. ‘Sure, the bond was the reason why it started, but then Dayson got to know you and he saw that you are kind and generous and fierce and…’
‘And he forgot about it, so why does it matter?’, Talia interrupted Liseli.
‘It matters. Didn’t you think of him as a scary brute at first? If someone erased the memories of your time at the Shadow Fang pack, you would be glad that he left.’
Well, Talia agreed with that. But, was she supposed to forgive him for the harsh treatment because he didn’t remember her? And what if he ends up cozying up with Marcy? Should Talia overlook that as well? Her insides churned at that thought.
“Can’t sleep?”
Talia turned to see Evanora approaching her.
It was obvious that she couldn’t sleep, but Talia didn’t want to share her thoughts.
“When will the potion and the spell be ready?”, Talia asked.
“By lunchtime, it should be ready, but I recommend that you give us time to test the effectiveness before you leave.”
Talia was surprised by this. “Test it? Like… on a person?”
“Mhm…”, Evanora hummed and stood by Talia while looking at the unmoving statue of the woman and the wolf.
“You have a person willing to get under the effect of black runes in order to test dispelling it?”
Evanora cocked an eyebrow. “We have a person who made a deal to be helpful.”
Talia’s stomach tightened when she realized that Evanora was talking about Cassandra.
“How do your deals work?”
“Our magic bounds us to stick to the agreement.”
“How?”
“Cassandra won’t be able to leave this place until conditions are met.”
Talia was alarmed. She didn’t care about Cassandra, but what about Axel? The deal was a mate for a mate. Were they planning to keep Axel here until he finds his mate? And then what? And what if Yasmin was not his mate?
“How would that impact Axel?”, Talia asked, and Evanora’s expression tightened.
“If I knew this would happen, I would make a deal with you.”
“Me? Why me?”
Evanora shook her head, refusing to answer. “Don’t worry about your brother, Talia. He is the soulmate of my daughter. I would never harm her.”
‘Holy-moly!’, Liseli exclaimed in Talia’s head. ‘I think they wanted to keep Axel here as a breeding stud.’
‘As a what!?’
‘Didn’t you notice they are lacking males?’, Liseli asked. ‘But now that Yasmin’s future is tied to Axel’s, Evanora won’t force Axel into fornicating with other witches.’
‘Axel would never get intimate with a woman who is not his mate because that would be giving up on his powers.’
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