Chapter 555 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Talia and Dayson came out of the study in time to hear Maya shouting that she will give a call to someone, so they came to investigate.

Maya turned to Talia and looked at her with sparkles in her eyes.

“Talia’s Cupid services!”, Maya exclaimed.

Talia didn’t get it. “What?”

“You don’t like it?” Maya pursed her lips and her eyes lit up with another idea. “Malia. It’s a play on mate and Talia to make Malia or Melia. Which one do you like better? I prefer Malia.”

Talia really didn’t know what to think of this. “Slow down and tell me what’s going on first.”

“Another mated couple!”, Maya said victoriously and tilted her head toward the window.

“You mean… Cornelia and James?”, Talia asked with surprise evident in her voice. She saw them holding hands, but mates? “How is that possible? He is underage.”

Maya bobbed her head. “Everything is possible with Malia. Satisfaction is guaranteed within forty-eight hours or your money back. Malia delivers.”

Jaeden stifled a laugh. “That’s pretty good. You should write it down.”

“You think so?”, Maya asked enthusiastically. “I will get more ideas from Mindy and Kalina and we should create a logo and slogan and trademark it and…”

Talia turned to look at Dayson helplessly while ignoring Maya’s chatter.

“You are amazing.”, Dayson said dotingly.

Talia blinked. “You don’t believe that nonsense how I can bring mates together. Or do you?”

Dayson laughed and gave Talia a smacking kiss on the lips before scooping her in his arms and carrying her upstairs.

Talia didn’t resist. She wrapped her arms around Dayson’s neck and leaned on him to enjoy the carrying service he provided.

They had more than half an hour until they needed to get back to work mode, and both Dayson and Talia wanted to cuddle.

Jaeden frowned and he was about to call after Dayson to come back, but Maya grabbed his arm and gave him a squeeze with, “Let them go. We have so many things going on, that it’s rare to see the two of them relaxed and just happy.”

Jaeden snorted, but he knew that Maya was right.

Since Talia came to the packhouse it was one thing after another, and Dayson and Talia went to a secluded cabin to enjoy three days only to end up with dark magic possessing Dayson and a boatload of unknowns. But they knew that Marcy will make her public statement in less than an hour and that Alpha Edward will retaliate.

“Let’s do our part.”, Jaeden said. “We need to reinforce patrols at borders and to contact our spies and informants to keep their eyes and ears open for any signs of trouble.”

James and Cornelia returned to the packhouse, and they could hear the commotion from the living room where cameras were being set up and there were several people checking the lights and making sure that the background for Marcy’s upcoming public statement was perfect.

James looked at his hand that held Cornelia’s and he didn’t want to let go, but he knew that it could be troublesome if Marcy sees them like that. In just a bit, Marcy will be harmless, but until then, they all needed to stay vigilant.

The last hour passed like a flash. James and Cornelia walked in silence through the forest until they found a fluffy patch of grass and they decided to sit there.

James asked Cornelia to tell him something about herself, and he was surprised to hear that she came from a different realm and that she is a witch.

“Is that why you can feel the bond?”, he asked.

“We feel the energies and use them for our benefit. Your kind calls that magic, but we call it living as one with nature. If you pay attention, you will feel it. It’s all around us, and trying to communicate.”

He smiled a little. “What do those magical energies tell you about me?”

Cornelia felt her cheeks heating. “To get closer.”

Her breath caught in her throat when his hand that was holding hers moved and their fingers interlaced. It was just holding hands, such a simple gesture, but his fingers reached all the way to the point where hers connected, and that small movement of his thumb at the back of her palm was so intimate that she felt more exposed than if she was completely naked.

“Is this enough, or do you want us closer?”, he asked.

She had a feeling that he knew the answer, but she didn’t want to say it. “This is fine.” For now.

“Tell me about your realm.”, James demanded. He was genuinely curious.

“What do you want to know?”

“Everything. I want to know where you lived so far and how you normally spend your days.” He swallowed hard, and forced himself to ask, “Do you have a man there?”

Cornelia shook her head. “There are no men.”

He noticed she used the plural. “Not even one?”

“No. In my realm, after the portal was sealed, only females remained, if you don’t count the animals.”

James was elated to find out that it’s not that Cornelia didn’t have a guy there, but there were no men at all! Her response also contained other intriguing information. “If the portal was sealed, how did you get here?”

“Alpha Talia opened it.”, Cornelia responded, and she wondered if Talia opening the portal was a secret. Why was she blabbering whatever came to her mind? But talking to James felt natural and she had difficulty keeping her guard up, so she warned him, “You can keep that as a secret, right?”

“Of course”, James assured her, but more than opening the portal stuff, he picked up another interesting bit. “Alpha Talia?”

“Is it wrong to call her like that? Others are doing it.”

“Who are others?”

“People in the Midnight Guardians pack.”

James wondered if he misunderstood. “Are you saying that Talia is the Alpha of the Midnight Guardians pack?”

“Axel is acting as an Alpha when she is not there, but…”, her voice trailed when she realized that James’s mouth was half-open in surprise. “I guess I should stop talking now.” She didn’t know that was a big deal. Was that another secret? But everyone was talking about it openly there, and Cornelia didn’t think it was a big deal.

James needed a few long seconds to process this information. He knew that the timid girl by Alpha Dayson’s side was more than it meets the eyes, but he would never dream that she was the Alpha of the Midnight Guardians pack! What happened with Alpha Isaac and Alpha Sophia? Even if they were unable to lead, or thought of retiring, Axel should take over, but now Cornelia told him that Axel was only Talia’s proxy. How did Talia manage to become an Alpha?

James wanted to ask more questions, but he noticed Cornelia’s troubled expression and he cursed internally. Why did he allow his greed for information to take over?

James touched Cornelia’s chin, to make her look at him. “Cora, don’t ever stop talking. I want to hear whatever you are willing to say and don’t worry that you said too much. Your secrets are safe with me.”

Her lips lifted into a dazzling smile in slow motion and then she told him about her Coven and how they are living there, and time passed like someone put it on fast forward, and then he got a call from Maya and here they were, in the packhouse, and James didn’t want to let go of Cornelia’s hand.

James glanced toward the living room. “My sister will be there any minute, and I need to get to work. It shouldn’t take more than a few minutes. Ten, at most.”

He lifted his hand that was holding Cornelia’s and planted a kiss on the back of her palm.

His lips rested there as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Now that her knuckles were touching his nose, he could clearly pick up her sweet and mysterious scent, like sensual wild berries and his wolf stirred again. When they were in the forest, it was faint and it mixed with other scents of the forest and wildflowers, but now he sensed it clearly.

James’ eyes snapped open to meet Cornelia’s that were staring at him. He knew that she was not breathing, and he held his breath as well because more than just attraction and accepting their closeness as something natural, that specific scent confirmed his suspicion (or maybe his hope) that Cornelia was his mate.

What will he do with that information? Can he take her home and risk her being bullied or mistreated because she doesn’t have a wolf? Forget about not having a wolf, his father will go ballistic!

Alpha Edward didn’t try to matchmake James so far, but James knew that his father had plans, and if James brings Cornelia home, she will be either treated like a not-important girlfriend or chased away because Alpha Edward won’t allow James to be in a serious relationship with a female who won’t bring them benefits.

And what will happen if people find out that Cornelia is a witch? Even James was not sure what it meant.

But… could James return to the Red Moon pack and leave Cornelia behind?

James decided to push those thoughts for later. First, he needed to deal with Marcy and then he will spend the day with Cornelia, and everything else will come later because he needed time to think things through and figure out something that will work, for both of them.

“Wait for me, Cora.”, he spoke against her skin, and then he kissed her there again.

Marcy was sitting on the sofa and facing the camera while delivering the speech that James prepared for her. She knew it was streamed live, and that thousands of people were watching her. Marcy could ignore that online audience; however, she was painfully aware of the people in the room.

On the other side of the camera were Dayson, Talia, James, Maya, Jaeden, Dawn, and George.

Another person sitting there was Calvin, a reporter from WW Magazine who lives in Darkbourne. Maya called him that same morning, and he couldn’t believe that he got this opportunity. Maya told him that the princess of the Red Moon pack will make a public statement, and when she was done, he will get a chance to ask questions.

Calvin was confident that this will be Marcy’s announcement of becoming the Luna of the Shadow Fang pack and he wondered why they didn’t make a bigger deal out of it, but it was not his place to be nitpicky about it. Considering that he was the only journalist present, Calvin was confident that this story will earn him a promotion.

What Calvin didn’t expect was that Marcy will talk about following her parents’ wishes to come to the Shadow Fang pack, and how she realized that as much as this was a fantastic place, her heart was in Europe, and she craved to explore the world. She didn’t mention becoming Dayson’s Luna or her companions who came with her.

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