Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
“Don’t worry about her, kitten.”, Dayson said with haste. “She is nobody. How are you feeling?” Talia looked normal, but Dayson was worried about the dark specks in Talia’s eyes from before.
Talia was not willing to let it go. “If she is a nobody, why is she here?”
Jade shuffled in her seat. By now, she realized that Talia was someone important. Why else would all these people make a fuss around her? But, how important could Talia be?
“I came to visit Alpha Dayson.”, Jade responded. “Nothing more.”
Talia pushed herself into a seated position while eyeing Jade suspiciously. “Really? Alpha Dayson just said that you are a nobody. Are you close enough for social visits or are you a nobody? Which one is it?”
“She is…”
“Did I ask you?”, Talia snapped at Dayson whose mouth closed so quickly that his teeth clattered.
Jade confirmed that her deduction was right. Talia was important. Why else would Dayson allow Talia to cut him off like that?
Alphas cared about their position and pride, and unless Talia was equal to Dayson or above him, he wouldn’t submit so easily. But how could Talia be above Dayson? Dayson was the most powerful Alpha of their generation!
Jade’s heart tightened. Was the rumor true? Did Dayson find his mate? Was this the girl?
Jade had difficulty accepting the current situation, however, Jade knew that she needed to figure out who this mysterious woman was.
Jade stood up from the chair and introduced herself, “I am Jade from the Silverfur pack. My father is Beta Milo.”
Talia eyed the woman in front of her. Jade was nearly as tall as Dayson with a slender body and super-long legs whose elegant shape was shown through the skinny jeans she was wearing. Jade’s blonde hair was shining as it came out of a shampoo commercial, she had almond-shaped hazel eyes, a straight nose, perfect lips… really a model-worthy appearance.
“Beta’s daughter?”, Talia asked. “Are you here on a pack-related errand?”
“No. As I said, I came to visit Alpha Dayson.”
“Why?”, Talia kept on pressing.
Jade’s eyes moved nervously over people in the room and then she looked at Dayson whose expression was unreadable.
“It’s OK.”, Talia said. She stood up and crossed her arms over her chest. “Dayson doesn’t have secrets in front of us. You can tell us.”
Jade licked her lips nervously. “I came to visit…”
“WHY?”, Talia shouted making Jade and everyone else twitch.
“Tell her.”, Dayson urged Jade. He feared that Talia’s condition will worsen and she will pass out again. He looked at the door impatiently. Where are that doctor and the witch?
Jade swallowed a mouthful of air. “Alpha Dayson and I had a deal to pretend to date. My father is forcing me to marry, and Alpha Dayson is facing similar pressure, so we can help each other…”
“LIES!”, Talia roared, and her voice boomed to shake the windows. “TELL ME! WHY ARE YOU HERE!?”
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Jade felt that the air was heavy, and her mouth opened to respond against her will, “I heard that Alpha Dayson organized dinner with Elders where he announced his Luna. After my modeling gig was over, I rushed to see if it’s true and if I can become his Luna before he marks her.”
Talia couldn’t believe this. Jade rushed here to take the spot of Dayson’s mate? “Why didn’t you call?”
”I did, but he didn’t pick up and I thought he was avoiding me, so I came in person because I couldn’t miss this opportunity now that Marcy was out of the running to be his Luna.”
Cold sweat beaded Jade’s forehead.
Why the heck was she talking nonsense? But it was not nonsense. Sure, she wanted to get closer to Dayson by fake-dating, and then slowly she would incorporate herself into his life. She would show herself as non-intrusive and useful. Everyone thought that Dayson will make Marcy his Luna, but Marcy was out of the way, and Jade was confident that things would move in the right direction given enough time.
If he would dote on her, that would be great, and if he didn’t, she would continue modeling and traveling. In either case, it was a win-win for her, and now it was ruined.
Who the hell was this woman? Was this an Alpha command? Even Alpha Adam doesn’t have this power.
Talia was angry again. Jade came here to be Dayson’s Luna before he marks the woman he choose? Well, too bad because Dayson already marked Talia, and they were fated mates, but it seemed that none of these bed climbers cared about what they will destroy in order to get what they want.
Talia turned to Dayson. “What do you say, Dayson? Do you need a fake girlfriend? Should I leave so that you can mark this woman?”
Dayson pinched the roof of his nose as he remembered Jaeden telling him that Jade was bad news and that her talks about independence and keeping their fake relationship fake were just to reel him in. At that time, Dayson suspected that Jaeden was dramatic because Jade always spoke about her career, but what was this nonsense about her being his Luna?
”Let me clarify a few things.”, Dayson said. “First, I never agreed to the fake-dating scheme. It was Jade’s idea. Second…” He walked to Talia and took her hand into his. Dayson’s heart tightened when he felt how stiff Talia was, but the good thing was that she didn’t yank her hand out of his grasp.
He clasped her hand between his and gave her a squeeze.
”Nothing else matters, kitten.”, he said. “You know that none of these women are important. You are and you always will be my only one. I admit, it’s my mistake that Jade is here.” He turned to look at Jade. “I believed that Jade’s only interest in me was to get her father to stop forcing her into marriage. I believed that she puts her career first. I believed that she was strong and independent and that she won’t allow them to use her for a political marriage.”
Talia could feel his sincerity and she knew that he meant it, but the anger in the pit of her stomach was still swelling.
”You are telling me that she lied to you.”, Talia said. “You are saying that she came here to seduce you and to use you for her own benefit.”
Talia spoke to Jade. “You are a pitiful woman, Miss Jade. Did you really think you can use Alpha Dayson for your agenda? I don’t care what happened between you in the past, but you definitely got the message that he found his Luna, yet you came here to snatch that position. Are you worthy? Do you think that being Beta’s daughter is enough qualification to be Dayson’s Luna? Or were you relying on your looks? Will Dayson’s Luna just stand there and allow others to question her in a degrading manner?”
This got Jade’s attention. “Why are you talking to me like I did something despicable? I admit that I came here with the hope to get Alpha Dayson’s attention, but I didn’t do anything wrong and Alpha Dayson didn’t refuse me.”
”And you assumed that his silence is agreement.”, Mindy interjected. She was angry for Talia, and she was also angry because this reminded her of Nina. If Gideon pushed Nina away decisively, Nina would get the message that she was in the past and that she should scram, but he didn’t, and Nina continued advancing and disturbing Mindy’s peace.
”Who are you?”, Jade asked Mindy.
”I am a woman who knows how it feels when an insignificant ex comes to disturb MY mate!”, Mindy responded.
Jade’s eyes darted from Mindy to Talia, and she was confused now. Was Mindy Dayson’s mate?
”I knew you were impressive, but I didn’t realize you have more than one mate.”, Jade said to Dayson while trying to lighten up the mood.
”One or ten, that shouldn’t be your concern.”, Dawn said. She saw Jade as an ex who can’t get the message that she needs to back off, and that reminded her of Marcy. “What you should remember is that Alpha Dayson is taken and you are not IT.”
Jade was still looking at Dayson. “Alpha Dayson, I think we have some misunderstanding here… ahh!” She cried when another wave of pressure made her collapse down to her knees. She thought that it was Talia or maybe Dayson, but Mindy was glaring at her.
Jade gaped at Mindy. From where did that Alpha aura come?
”The only one who doesn’t understand her position is you, Miss Jade.”, Mindy said with a malicious smile on her face. Her father was an Alpha, and even though Mindy’s aura was weaker when compared to Maddox’s, she could still handle Beta’s daughter with ease.
Gideon looked at Mindy with sparkles in his eyes. His pumpkin-infused princess was fantastic!
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