Chapter 542 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Axel and Cassandra walking with Talia through the sparse forest… silhouettes of women dancing in front of a bonfire… Evanora, Cornelia, the deal that Axel made in Talia’s place… the moment when Axel and Yasmin touched for the first time in Evanora’s office… Talia learning spells… Talia working in the kitchen… The celebration with witches… Axel and Yasmin in the fountain, holding each other and glowing… The witches following them back to the portal… The potion that was mixed in his food so that he remembers Talia.

Talia thought that was enough and she wanted to move away, but Liseli didn’t let her.

And then Dayson saw the scene in the cave when he pushed Talia away, and he felt her anguish when he left and the pain that went beyond her broken tailbone… and then he saw Axel hugging Talia and comforting her and telling her that he will help her get Dayson back… and everyone gathered in the guest bedroom around Talia while planning to keep Marcy away from Dayson… and Talia watching on the screen Dayson having dinner and Marcy sitting in Talia’s place and holding Dayson’s wrist.

Talia yanked her head away from Dayson’s.

‘Why are you showing him this?’, Talia asked Liseli.

‘Because he needs to know. You can’t show him only pretty things and hope that he will understand what you went through.’

Talia could feel Liseli’s sadness. Sapa was not there.

‘We will get Sapa back, Liseli. In two days.’

‘Only if Dayson understands how much we suffered to reach this point and how much is at stake!’, Liseli said angrily.

Talia understood Liseli’s anger. She reunited with Sapa only for Sapa to be taken away again, but Talia thought that making Dayson feel worse than he already was, won’t achieve anything.

“Dayson?”, Talia called when she saw that his eyes were closed firmly.

Dayson wrapped Talia in a tight embrace and pushed her head into the crook of his neck, so that she can’t see his face, but his whole body shook, and she knew he was crying.

“You went through so much without me, because of me, and I would do anything to take it back, only if I could.”, he said in a broken whisper. “I don’t deserve you.”

At the thought of Axel comforting Talia, Dayson was torn that someone else supported his mate, because of the stupid thing he did.

Sure, at that time Dayson didn’t recognize Talia as his mate, but the emptiness he felt when they were apart should have made him stop and think about what was happening. Only Talia could fill the gap in his chest that was shaped so that she can fit in there perfectly, and if he was not a stubborn mule, he would realize that regardless of the mate bond.

Dayson held Talia tightly as turbulent emotions shifted and changed, the happiness of their reunion and her holding him mixed with grief and sadness that cracked his soul because he was a complete asshole. Can he ever fix all the wrongs he did to her?

The mental image of Axel and Yasmin celebrating their union with magic and witches was a painful reminder that he never acknowledged Talia in front of his people.

Talia got to see how mates react when they recognize each other for the first time, and every time Talia was genuinely happy for her friends even though Dayson never gave her such an experience. Actually, he sullied it because he was with Marcy at that time.

Dayson cringed. When Talia saw him for the first time, Marcy was sucking him off, and then Talia faced Cassie, and many other women he shagged without bothering to remember them with the last one being Nora, yet even with all that dirt, Talia accepted him. This same evening Talia saw him close to Marcy, and she was still holding onto him.

Talia was such a beautiful soul and the only thing he did was hurt her over and over again.

Talia was recognized as the MVP of the tournament, others knew her as his assistant, but only a handful of people were aware of how important Talia really was. And she endured all the scornful looks and gossips, and even fought for him. He wondered if he deserved such a wonderful mate.

Dayson’s turbulent emotions crashed on Talia, breaking the dam that held her together, and Talia hugged him tightly while dissolving into sobs herself.

Talia was happy that Dayson was back, she really was, but for days she was ignoring her grief, finding ways to push through her insecurities and keep going, and now it all swelled into an unstoppable tsunami that threatened to swallow her whole.

Dayson prayed that she stops crying because it was killing him from the inside, but he knew that she needed to let it out.

He kissed Talia’s hair and patted her back gently while waiting for her to cry it out.

Eventually, her sobs subsided, and he said, “I’m sorry that I hurt you so much.”

“Don’t think that way.”, Talia responded through sniffles. “This was not your fault.”

“But it is my fault.”, he said. “If I was stronger, I wouldn’t be influenced by some mumbo-jumbo.”

Talia smiled a little. “But you are strong, Dayson. You are my strength. Whenever I doubted if I can go on, I was thinking about you. You are my mate, my other half. We are meant to be together.”

He wanted to say how he feels the same, but he couldn’t because instead of remembering what was important, he was wandering aimlessly like a headless fly and who knew where he would end up if Talia didn’t show up to rescue him.

Considering his history, it was only a matter of time before he messes up again.

“How long will the potion work?”, he asked, fearing that he will forget about her.

“I’m not sure.”, Talia responded honestly. “Six to twelve hours, but it could be less or more.”

They tested the potion on Cassandra, but Dayson was much stronger than the Oracle, and that could mean that he will resist the dark magic, or maybe he resists the potion. I could go either way. And there was also the variable of Talia using her power to dispel the dark mist that seeped out of Dayson’s body. With any luck, he won’t need more potion in the next two days, but Talia didn’t dare to be so hopeful.

“If you feel strange, let me know and I will give you another dose. In two days, on the night of a full moon, I can perform a ceremony that will dispel the dark magic completely.”

Dayson didn’t like this uncertainty. Was there nothing he could do other than wait and hope for the best? “I was stupid before we met, and this incident showed that I am still the same bonehead because I couldn’t see that you are everything good in my life. Even if this thing wipes my memories completely, I need a foolproof way of reminding myself that you are my most important person.”

Talia smiled a little. She knew he meant it, but how will he accomplish that?

Without letting go of Talia, Dayson reached to the side table from where he got his backup phone.

He powered it on and recorded himself with a short message, “Trust Talia and drink what she gives you. You took her to see your parents.”

Satisfied with this, Dayson sent the video to Talia. “If I forget about you and I refuse to drink the potion, make me see this.”

“Will that be enough?”

Dayson kept the phone back and gave her a meaningful look. “You are the first woman I introduced to my parents. Even if I forget about you, I will know what it means that I took you there. If you tell me what you saw on that clearing, I will believe you.”

“Should I include the detail of you jumping into the waterfall?”

Dayson cocked an eyebrow at her. “Include that you jumped after me, and what we did after that in the grass.”

Talia pursed her lips, knowing that he was set on teasing her, but she couldn’t relax. She was unsettled at the possibility that Dayson might forget about her without any warning. It was like they had an expiration date and things could crumble at any moment.

Seeing that Talia’s mood was worsening, Dayson touched her chin to make her look up to him.

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