Chapter 586 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

“You expect me to believe that?”, Dayson asked angrily.

Talia looked into his icy-blue eyes which were full of questions.

“You don’t need to believe me but believe your wolf. Ask him. He is not saying anything, is he?”

Dayson frowned at these words. How did Talia know that his wolf can talk? He never told anyone. And how did she know that the old guy was unreachable?

“Don’t you feel that your wolf is sealed? I know it’s not in your nature to trust others, but this time…”, she licked her lips nervously. “I need you to trust me.”

Dayson looked into her honeyed eyes that pleaded with him to believe her, and for some unknown reason… he did.

Talia was not sure what to expect when he released her thigh. His emotions were unreachable, and she was nervous. The only good thing was that Keith, Liam, Pierce, Caleb, and Sandy were breathing normally now, which meant that Dayson stopped pressuring them with his aura. She hoped that they were not hurt too much, but she didn’t have the capacity to check on them as Dayson was unstable.

“What do you want me to do?”, Dayson asked.

Talia’s heart leaped in her chest. “We need to go there.” She gestured with her chin to her left. Dayson moved from her, and they got on their feet at the same time. Talia took his hand into hers and their fingers interlaced.

“This…”, Dayson said while staring at their connected hands. “This feels right as well.”

Talia smiled a little. “It always did.” She wanted to celebrate this small victory, but she also felt that it was too early.

Talia led Dayson to the diagram she made previously and both of them stood in the middle to face each other.

“Don’t let go, Dayson.”, she said while tightening her hold on his fingers.

Something flashed in his eyes, like recognition of some kind. “Never.”, he responded.

Talia looked up to see the full moon and she silently prayed that this will work. It had to work.

She took a deep breath and started saying ancient chants, when Cornelia interrupted her with, “You can’t cast a spell if you are in the circle.”

“Can you do it?”, Talia asked Cornelia. She didn’t know about this limitation, but she really didn’t want to let go of Dayson. There was a familiar part of him awakening and she feared that if she lets go, that part will be gone.

Cornelia didn’t approve. “We don’t know what effect it will have on you.”

“I will be fine.”, Talia responded.

“What you are doing is reckless.”, Cornelia said sternly.

“I am doing what feels right, Cornelia.”, Talia responded without breaking eye contact with Dayson. “Without him, nothing matters.” She didn’t care about being Alpha or Luna of the Shadow Fang pack, and if anything happened to her, Axel would take care of the Midnight Guardians pack. In a way, everyone had someone, and Talia had only Dayson and nothing mattered without him.

Dayson didn’t understand the meaning behind Talia’s words, but he knew they were heavy. Something told him that the small woman in front of him would risk everything for him, and support him with no questions asked, even when he was an asshole and when he mistreated her. Unconditional acceptance. It was something he didn’t remember, yet he knew that it can be given to him only by the woman who stood in front of him.

Dayson reached with his free hand to touch her cheek.

“Kitten…”, he murmured, and a lone tear escaped her eye to settle on his index finger.

Dayson’s eyes were distant and full of confusion, and she knew that memories were struggling to emerge, but that was still not her Dayson. She needed this spell to remove black runes once and for all, so she can stop worrying that he will forget about her and about everything they’ve been through so far.

Cornelia opened her mouth to try and reason with Talia, but James grabbed her hand and gave her a squeeze.

“Do what she asked.”, James said. “I know you don’t approve, but I would do the same for you in a heartbeat.”

Cornelia looked at James for a long moment and then she nodded in understanding. She would do the same for him as well. But there was one problem. “What about the payment?”, Cornelia asked.

“I will pay.”, Dayson said, surprising everyone. “It seems that this ritual is for me. If my memories return, and I realize that the girl in front of me is my mate, then… I will pay whatever you want.” It was more of a challenge than a promise, but Cornelia didn’t care about his motives.

“I will take your word for it, Alpha.”, Cornelia said with a smirk.

“Didn’t I pay already for this?”, Talia asked with urgency. Actually, Axel agreed to pay, but then Evanora waived the fee, a mate for a mate.

Cornelia looked at Talia like she asked something silly. “That was to provide you with a ritual, and it didn’t include me performing it. But don’t worry, I won’t ask for too much. I’m confident that your mate can afford it.” Seeing Talia’s disapproval, Cornelia spread her arms, hands up. “Do you want this to happen or not? It’s not like you have other options unless you step outside.”

‘She is right’, Liseli spoke in Talia’s head. ‘Let her do this.’ How Liseli saw this, Dayson should suffer because all this mess was caused by him, and Liseli didn’t forgive Dayson for how he treated Talia just a few minutes ago.

Reluctantly, Talia gave a nod of agreement.

Happy to get this confirmation, Cornelia glanced at James to say, “Stand back.”

Cornelia raised her arms, and her fingers twisted to form complex seals. James wondered if the wind gathering there was a coincidence or Cornelia’s doing.

A few seconds later, Cornelia’s whole body was shrouded in a silvery glow and ancient words came as whispers from her lips.

The diagram below Talia and Dayson lit up in a pulsating white light that was getting stronger with every beat.

The light rose from the ground to envelope two figures who stood there holding hands, until they were just outlines.

The wind picked up to carry leaves and small branches, creating a twister around Talia and Dayson. Cornelia’s voice echoed into the night, causing goosebumps to rise on the skin of everyone who heard her. The whole scene was magical.

Talia observed Dayson and her eyes narrowed on the black runes that pulsated on his skin, as if an invisible force was ripping them from his flesh.

Dayson groaned as his whole body felt like it was set ablaze, but his eyes didn’t leave Talia’s that were now glowing in silvery light.

Dayson’s vision blurred and he bit the inside of his cheek in an effort to stay conscious. Talia’s form was glowing, and her hair turned silvery; she looked like a Goddess. Was this really his mate? She was beautiful.

Dayson gasped at the sharp pain that assaulted every cell in his body, and he remembered a girl in the dark kitchen who gave him the slip when he was dazed by her scent which he couldn’t track… and then he saw her in the attic, hiding behind her knees… he licked her wound and smuggled her out of the Red Moon pack… he tended to her wounds clumsily in a hotel, and he fed her, and he took her shopping for clothes… amusement park… the Summer Solstice festival… party at the Lightclaw pack… it all came to him like an unstoppable flood that filled his mind with memories and his chest with emotions that were always there, yet he couldn’t reach them. And pain. So much pain for what he had done.

She was his most precious person, yet he treated her like she was not important. Again.

‘You are such a prick!’, Sapa shouted in Dayson’s head and Dayson agreed with the old beast.

Dayson closed his eyes. Maybe he should stop resisting and just lose consciousness, and when he wakes up, he will see that this was another bad dream.

“Ahhh!”, Talia’s scream over the howl of the wind around them made Dayson’s eyes snap open to look at her in panic. What happened?

He could see black lines slithering on her skin.

‘What is that?’, Dayson asked his wolf in panic.

‘I don’t know’, Sapa responded. ‘It could be remnants from the dark magic.’

Dayson’s heart tightened. ‘Will she forget about me now?’

Sapa had no idea if those small lines will have any effect on Talia, but he didn’t feel like comforting Dayson. ‘Maybe that’s not a bad thing.’

“NO!”, Dayson shouted, and his arms wrapped around Talia. He looked up in the tunnel of white light that opened up to show the full moon at the top. “You can’t take her away from me. She is the only one I care about. I know I fucked up, more than once, but I can’t fix it if you take her away! Please… don’t take her away. You can’t take her away, not now. I just found her…” For nearly three decades he was wandering on his own. When he found Talia, he was not ready to acknowledge her, and now when things fell into place… “IT’S NOT FAIR!”, Dayson hollered against the howl of the wind, desperation breaking his voice.

The white light around them pulsated strongly once, twice, and then it dispersed as a silent explosion in all directions that carried leaves, twigs, pebbles, and dust. Everything was numbly quiet.

Maya blinked to see the dust settling and Dayson holding Talia in his arms. They were covered in fine powder and looked like statues. If not for Dayson’s chest heaving, Maya would think that they got petrified and for a few long seconds, no one moved.

“Kitten…”, Dayson called in a low voice while touching Talia’s cheek gently, as if he was afraid that he will break her. “Can you hear me? Say something.”

Talia blinked to see Dayson’s concerned expression as he examined her face, and her lips lifted in a crooked smile when she recognized the flood of emotions. Her Dayson was back. But her happiness lasted only for a second because she remembered how they found themselves there.

Dayson forgot about Talia and didn’t feel the bond, and she ended up sparring with him, and Dayson manhandled her like she was a cheap woman willing to sleep with him for everyone to see, and then he hurt her guards.

The mental image of Keith struggling on the ground while telling Dayson to get off Talia was painfully etched into her memory. Keith knew that he didn’t stand a chance, yet he still struggled in an attempt to keep her safe.

Talia was not sure if the pinch in the back of her throat was because of Keith’s readiness to sacrifice himself for her, or because Dayson was the one who caused Keith to go to such an extreme.

Talia pushed Dayson away and she looked around to see that Liam, Sandy, Pierce, and Caleb were getting up to stand. Dawn, George, James, and Cornelia seemed to be OK, and Maya was helping Zina to stand up.

Talia sucked in a sharp breath when she saw that Keith was still on the ground. The poor coach got the biggest hit from Dayson’s aura.

Talia swiftly moved to kneel next to Keith, leaving Dayson to stand awkwardly with his arms half-outstretched where Talia used to be.

“Hey…”, Talia called Keith. “How are you feeling?”

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