Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Talia paused. With all the mess happening, she forgot about the possibility of a phone call. Whom should she call? Maya and Jaeden? What would she say? Would it make any difference?
“No.”, Talia said.
“Are you sure?”
Talia confirmed. “With Cornelia’s help, I will be there before Dayson.” She didn’t want to waste time explaining things over the phone.
“Do you have a map of the human realm?”, Talia asked Axel. “I need you to point at the location of the Shadow Fang pack, and where you came to pick us up when I called.”
Axel frowned at this second piece of information. “You are not going to the packhouse?”
“No. Dayson will be there and if I appear, it will only cause a commotion.”
“Didn’t you say that you will reach there before him?”, Axel asked.
“I hope I will get there before him, but if he is already there, I need to assess the situation and approach him carefully. I trust his Betas and several other people in the packhouse, however, if Dayson catches me talking to them before he remembers me, he might isolate them, and that will backfire.”
Talia had two things, a spell that will remove black runes, but that can be used on the night of the full moon, which Talia hoped was still a few days away, yet not too far away. Until then, she can suppress the effect of black runes with a potion, but Talia was confident that Dayson wouldn’t take the potion willingly. She needed a plan.
“What do you think Dayson will do when he sees you?”, Axel asked.
Talia pressed her lips into a line at the memory of Dayson pushing her away with disgust obvious on his face. “I’m not sure. In the best case, he will kick me out. And in the worst-case… a dungeon?” Or maybe he just snaps her neck.
“Why don’t you go as the Alpha of the Midnight Guardians pack?”, Axel suggested. “He won’t dare to be hostile.”
Talia rejected that idea. “Dayson won’t shrink in front of authority. He suspected that I did something devious to him, if I show up there as an Alpha, he might see that as a declaration of war. In case things go wrong, I don’t want to implicate this pack.”
And she didn’t want people to know that she was the official Alpha of the Midnight Guardians Pack. Now that Axel found Yasmin, Talia’s intention was to make Axel the only Alpha, but with all the things going on, she decided to postpone that talk with Axel for later.
Axel didn’t like that Talia was planning to go there as a mate Dayson forgot about, but he understood Talia’s intention. He would also do everything in his power to keep the pack out of that mess.
If Dayson loses his temper, he might imprison Talia and start a war without giving her a chance to fix things. This mental image made Axel’s insides churn, but he pushed the discomfort away with the thought that Talia was stronger than he was, and it was obvious that she had a plan.
Axel got a large map that was rolled and standing upright in a corner. “What are we looking for here?”
“Shaman’s house.” With Mindy and Gideon onboard, Talia can come into the packhouse and stay there without being noticed and take it from there. “He lives in the middle of a forest. However, on our way to the cabin, we passed the intersection that leads there, so if you show me Darkbourne and where you picked me up with your father, I will be able to estimate the location of his home.”
“Give me a few hours to introduce Yasmin, and then…”
“No.”, Talia interrupted Axel. “I can’t wait for that long, and you should stay here.”
Axel didn’t approve. “You will need help. This is beyond just removing a spell from Dayson. The Red Moon pack won’t accept this without a fight.”
Talia agreed with this, but… “The fight won’t come for at least a few days, and that will give you and Yasmin a few months here. You won’t leave Yasmin here, and if she bumps into humans right away, it might be too much. Let me handle Dayson and I promise to call you if there is trouble with other packs.”
Talia saw Axel frowning, and she continued before he could object again, “I’m sure you felt the unease of our people from the moment we stepped into this territory. They believe in us, however, they are also anxious because they lost their Alphas and we left on the same day. Be here and show them that you have your Luna and that they have strong leaders. Tell them about witches and introduce Yasmin to this realm. Besides that, there is also the task of watching over previous Alphas and making sure they don’t stir trouble, and you should come up with rules about crossing the portal for witches. I know you wanted us to do this together, and I promise to join you as soon as Dayson is free from the effects of black runes. Until then, I know that Meg and Yasmin will get along great.”
With every next argument, Axel’s motivation to go with Talia deflated. He knew she was right. Even his parents divided work into internal and external, and he thought how that was exactly what he and Talia were doing now.
The noisy trio entered the study together, and they were all delighted to see Talia and Axel in one piece. Meg wanted to ask where did they lose Cassandra and who the two new faces were (one woman almost naked!), but then Axel dropped a bomb how Yasmin is his fated mate, and everyone forgot about the poor Oracle.
Tyler was trying mightily not to stare at Cornelia’s exposed breasts, but it was hard.
Talia introduced Cornelia, “In their realm, they have only witches, all females. They believe that clothing blocks their connection with nature, so they are scarcely dressed…”
Tyler swallowed hard. Other than scarcely dressed women, he didn’t hear anything else. “When are we going to visit there?”
Talia shook her head at the Gamma. “Axel will tell you more. Cornelia, I need you to take us to the portal that leads to the human realm. Once we pass through it, I will give you another destination.”
“You are leaving already?”, Meg asked with disapproval obvious in her voice.
“With Dayson out there, I can’t stay. I will be back as soon as I can…” With Dayson. Hopefully.
Meg and Kai wanted to join, but Talia refused them with a promise that she will call if she is in a pinch. She was grateful to see Axel, Yasmin, Kai, Meg, and Tyler eager to help. And Cornelia was there also.
The only one missing to make this scene heartwarming was Dayson, and she was determined to get him back.
~ The Shadow Fang pack ~
Talia looked around while trying to figure out where Cornelia teleported them. She got her phone and after powering it on, Talia’s face lit up when she saw the signal.
“Alright!”, Talia exclaimed excitedly. “We are in the human realm.”
“Did you think we will end up somewhere else?”, Cornelia asked dryly.
Talia smiled awkwardly and opened the app for maps. “The Shaman’s place is just a bit further this way.”
Talia hoped that Gideon and Mindy were home and that they were not rolling in the sheets. Interrupting them can’t be good.
She remembered that Axel told her how the energy buzz from the Midnight Guardians pack will diminish when she crosses the portal, and she paid attention to that energy that bubbled somewhere in the depth of her chest. It was a bit fainter, and while in the realm of witches, Talia assumed it was just her anxiousness acting out, but now that she knew what to look for, she could definitely feel it… the Midnight Guardians were with her. Somehow, it made her feel less alone.
‘Let me know when you want to open the mind-link.’, Liseli spoke in Talia’s head.
‘Will it work through the portal?’, Talia asked.
‘Probably not. But you will sense when someone from the pack is nearby.’
Talia thought how that’s a double-edged sword. ‘Won’t they be able to sense me in return?’
‘Pack members don’t hide from each other. And don’t forget that you are the Alpha. With a little practice, you can conceal your presence while sensing others.’
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