Chapter 548 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Talia was touched by Dayson’s words. There was no questioning, no doubts, no fear, only acceptance.

“Aren’t you worried that my abilities might get out of control?”

“No.”, Dayson said right away. “The only thing that worries me is that one day you will realize I am unworthy of you, and you will leave me.”

“That won’t happen, silly.”, Talia said and poked his chest with her index finger in fake anger. “I didn’t leave you when I didn’t know we were mates. How could I leave you now when I know that you are mine?”

Dayson pursed his lips. “True. You shouldn’t abandon me. I will be lost without you.”

Talia looked at the Alpha who melted her into an emotional mush with a few words. But a second later his mood worsened.

“What’s wrong?”, Talia asked.

“I want you to tell me who gave you hard time or looked down at you. They can’t be left alone.”

“You know I can take care of myself, right?”

“I do. But I hope you will allow me to take care of you. I am your mate and making sure you are safe and happy is my right and duty.”, Dayson said earnestly before asking, “Will you allow me to do it?”

“Only if I can take care of you in return.”

Dayson’s lips lifted into a smile. “I will be counting on that, Mrs. Blake. I want to announce to the whole world that the Shadow Fang pack will be led by two Alphas, as equals.”

Talia’s heart soared. She thought that being Dayson’s Luna was an honor, yet here was Dayson, wanting to place her on a pedestal as his equal, and change the structure of his pack that was there since its founding by Dayson’s ancestors. Can he be any sweeter? But there was one technicality… “Let’s leave that announcement for after the dark magic is dispelled. Our pack should know about it first, and then the rest of the world.”

‘Our pack’, words echoed in Dayson’s mind. “I think that I saved a planet in my last life to deserve such an amazing mate.”

“And you probably destroyed a few while saving that one because you have Marcy and so many others clinging onto you.”, Talia said without missing a beat.

Dayson was not discouraged, not now when he had a plan to take care of Marcy. And when the world finds out that Talia was not only his fated mate but also his equal, other women will be nuts if they still feed their delusions of being worthy of him. No one was better than Talia.

Dayson nuzzled Talia’s nose with his. “There can be millions of them dreaming about me, but those will stay dreams because I have eyes only for one woman.”

“Mine.”, Talia said.

“Mhm…”, Dayson hummed in agreement. “Yours, kitten. And you are mine.”

He touched her neck with his index finger and Talia’s eyelids became heavy. He loved her reaction.

“My mark is showing.”, Dayson said with pride, and Talia’s eyes snapped open.

“What?”

“It’s faint, but it’s there.”

Talia scooted higher to check his neck and she smiled a little.

“Is there something?”, Dayson asked and a moment later an image flashed in his mind, showing his neck with an irregular light pattern on the skin that looked like an old scar, but Dayson knew that he never had scars there. Talia’s mark was forming there.

“Show me mine.”, Talia demanded and a second later she frowned. “It’s a hickey.”

Dayson narrowed his eyes in protest. “What do you mean, a hickey? Don’t you see the lines? Normally it takes a few days for a mark to take shape.”

“If you say so.”, Talia responded and moved closer to plant small kisses at the base of his neck. She didn’t really think about Dayson wearing her mark, but now that it was there, she was happy and eager to see how it will look when it was done forming.

Dayson shivered at her butterfly-light kisses on his skin. It aroused him almost as much as Talia’s naked body sticking to his. His eyes widened when he felt her teeth there.

“What are you doing?”, Dayson rasped.

“If I bite you again, I might speed up the process. I want everyone to know you are mine.”, Talia said cheekily.

A hearty laugh ripped from Dayson’s chest. He really loved that she was claiming him as hers.

In one swift move, he rolled them over, ending on top of her.

“Did you forget that marking is the sweetest when I’m deep inside you? Should we start?”

“Aren’t you just sweet-talking your way into sex?”

“For sex with you, I will do anything. Sweet talking included. But that is only for you, kitten.” Dayson cocked an eyebrow when Talia pursed her lips. “There is no point in faking grumpiness because I can feel your emotions, and there is this…” Dayson took Talia’s hand into his and lifted it at their eye level, both hands glowed in rhythmical pulses of silvery light like the rest of their bodies.

“What about it?”, Talia asked, unsuccessful in suppressing her smile.

“The bond between us is stronger. I can feel it inside me and all around me, just like this glow. It’s magical. You are magical. Mine. And I know you want me just as much as I want you.”

Before Talia could respond, Dayson captured her lips with his, and she realized that she didn’t want to talk because there was no need for words between them. They could feel each other’s emotions, and the sense of belonging and acceptance was overwhelming, making their love swell to another level, igniting the passion that came with arousal they were eager to quelch, even though they knew it will never be enough.

During their morning shower, Talia checked Dayson’s condition.

There were no black runes visible on his body, Sapa was unreachable, and their bond was solid.

Witches told Talia that the black runes were unpredictable, and she really hoped that the full moon ritual will be effective and that Sapa won’t suffer any permanent consequences.

Dayson assured Talia that he was fine, other than not being able to reach his wolf.

After double-confirming that both of their necks still had remnants of the last night’s marking (even though they didn’t mark each other again in the morning), Talia and Dayson reluctantly left the bedroom in time to join others for breakfast.

They enjoyed the privacy that the third floor of the packhouse provided, but they had guests and many important things to handle. Lovey-dovey time was over. For now.

Talia and Dayson descended the stairs into the lounge on the main floor to see Cornelia sitting on the sofa. She stood up and looked at them, as an obvious sign that she was waiting for them.

Cornelia saw Talia and Dayson coming down the stairs and holding each other tightly like they didn’t want to put a single fraction of space between them. Cornelia never met Dayson, but she knew that he was Talia’s mate because he looked at Talia in the same way Axel looked at Yasmin.

Cornelia hid the dejection that grew inside her behind a stiff expression. Will she ever get to experience that feeling of intimacy that only a mate could provide? Before last night, Cornelia believed that her mate was out there, and they will meet eventually, but now that she met him and the magic didn’t happen… Cornelia was not sure what to expect.

‘That is Cornelia. She is a high-ranking witch.’, Talia told Dayson through the mind-link. ‘Thanks to her we have the potion and spell to remove dark magic.’

Talia was happy that the mind-link came in handy already. It was like their little secret and it made her feel even closer to him.

Dayson knew from memories Talia shared who Cornelia was, but he appreciated this reminder because any female other than Talia was not important, hence, in danger of being forgotten.

When Dayson and Talia reached the bottom of the stairs, Cornelia called, “Talia, may I have a word?”

Seeing that Dayson had no intention of letting Talia out of his hold, Cornelia added, “I will appreciate it if I can talk to Talia in private.” Dayson was Talia’s mate, but to Cornelia, he was a stranger.

Dayson frowned, but he didn’t object, so Talia took that as an OK.

“Let me introduce you first. This is Dayson, my mate.”

And just like that, Dayson’s sour mood was gone. This was the first time for Talia to announce him as her mate!

“Dayson, this is Cornelia, the Priestess in the Silver Flame Coven. Until we officially open the passages, and our people start mingling, we will be introducing her as Gideon’s cousin.”

Cornelia and Dayson exchanged a few pleasantries and then Cornelia went with Talia to the living room, leaving Dayson to stand in the lounge.

Dayson didn’t want to go to the dining room without Talia and he also didn’t want to leave Talia out of his visual range but sneaking on them didn’t seem right.

Dayson got an idea.

He took his phone and turned on the feed from the security camera in the living room, and then he put a Bluetooth earpiece in to listen to what was going on there. With that, he went to the dining room.

In the living room…

“It seems that the potion worked.”, Cornelia said.

“Yes, thank you. Is that why you wanted to talk to me in private?” Talia didn’t want to waste time on chit-chat because being away from Dayson was making her nervous, and Marcy might be there any moment.

Dayson told Talia the plan and she knew Dayson got this under control, but still, she needed his proximity.

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