Chapter 606 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Mindy jolted when a pair of arms snaked around her waist as Gideon approached her from behind.

”Do you want us to go for a run, princess?”, Gideon’s breath splashed on her ear.

Mindy’s lips lifted into a smile as she remembered their wolves running and bonding on the previous night. It was exhilarating. But Mindy had something else on her mind. “How about we check out a house?”

”A house?”

”It’s close by. Talia suggested it as a temporary solution until we find something better, and if we love it, we can keep it.”

”How close is it?”

Mindy shrugged. “I’m not sure. Talia showed me the general direction. We can ask one of the guards. What do you say?”

Gideon looked at Mindy helplessly. How can he say anything other than, yes?

With Gideon and Mindy leaving the living room, Dawn, George, Maya, and Jaeden were left with Doctor Travis who was going through the motions of doing a health checkup on Jade. Travis figured that there was nothing wrong with Jade, but since Talia and Dayson told him to check on Jade, he had to do it.

Jade didn’t resist when Travis listened to her heart, or when he asked her to open her mouth, and she blinked when he pointed a flashlight in her eyes. It distracted her from staring at George.

”You are Commander in the Red Moon pack.”, Jade said to George after some time. He looked familiar as she saw his picture somewhere, and now that the commotion settled, she connected the dots about who he is.

George’s silence was confirmation, and Jade’s eyes moved to Dawn who was definitely cozy with him. Jade noticed the mark on Dawn’s neck. If Dawn was not George’s mate, they wouldn’t be that close.

”How come your mate is an Alpha?”, Jade asked George.

George narrowed his eyes at Jade. Should he just kill her now and remove the risk of Alpha Edward finding out? And why was Jade blabbering in front of Doctor Travis?

Dawn giggled and hugged George. “He was lucky. Not everyone gets as his fated mate Alpha’s daughter.”

Travis’ hands paused for a moment. He knew Dawn’s parents and they were definitely not Alphas, but he didn’t want to meddle. While working as the main doctor in the pack hospital, Travis heard all kinds of secrets and he learned to keep them to himself. It was for his safety.

”Dawn, no…”, George said but Dawn gave him a comforting smile and he knew that she said that to conceal his identity. If Jade talks about how George’s mate is Alpha’s daughter, George won’t be targeted even if Alpha Edward hears about this, but it won’t change the fact that the old fart will covet Dawn.

”Alpha’s daughter?”, Jade asked suspiciously. She was confident that she knew everyone who was someone. “And who is your father if I may ask?”, Jade asked Dawn, thinking that maybe she is a child from an affair. It happens.

”You shouldn’t ask such questions.”, James said from the door with Cornelia one step behind him.

James arrived in time to hear Jade asking about Dawn’s background and he frowned at the people in the room.

Maya, Jaeden, Jade, Travis, Zina, George, and Dawn.

Where was Talia? Wasn’t she the reason why they came early from the human city?

”Talia and Dayson went for a run.”, Dawn said, answering James’ question he didn’t ask aloud.

Zina and Dawn called Cornelia to the side to give her updates on what happened, and Maya and Jaeden tagged along because they wanted to hear it also.

James’ lips lifted into a smile as he comprehended the situation. This was perfect! Because of this summon, they left Petra, Erik, and Zack in the human city, and it was just him and Cornelia. Since Talia was well enough to go for a run, James and Cornelia can go to his room. Privacy. He will introduce Cornelia to the PlayStation and show her how to use the controller and they will be close and… Ah! He was getting hard already!

”Future Alpha James”, Jade called, and James’ smile fell as he turned to look at her suspiciously. What did she want?

”You need to help me clear up this misunderstanding.”

”I don’t need to do anything.”, James said dryly. “Who are you?”

Jade’s eyes widened. How was it possible that he didn’t know her? How embarrassing! She cleared her throat awkwardly. “I am Jade from the Silverfur pack. My father is Beta Milo.”

With James not saying anything, she continued. “I came here to…”

”She came to seduce Dayson.”, George interjected. “Unfortunately, Jade assumed that Talia was Omega, so she showed her ugly face which earned her a punishment of staying in the Shadow Fang pack and working as Omega until she proves her sincerity.”

James understood that keeping Jade here meant containing the information leak. It was a smart move, but… “Why did she get to work instead of staying in the dungeon?”

”If she makes a mistake, she will end up in the dungeon.”, George explained.

”They want me to work. I am a model, Beta’s daughter. How can I work as an Omega? My hands will be ruined.” Jade’s expression was pitiful. She hoped that James will use his status to get her out of that mess.

”I see…”, James said thoughtfully. “So, what do you want me to help you with, Miss Jade? Do you expect me to justify why you came to seduce an Alpha who has his fated mate? Or do you want me to urge Alpha Dayson to place you in the dungeon right away so that you avoid ruining your hands?”

Jade couldn’t believe this. What the heck was James talking about? She wanted neither of those! She wanted to go home!

Jade was not sure if James was messing with her on purpose, or if he didn’t understand the situation. But she chose to believe the latter because James was just a teenager, so she decided to explain, “When I came here, I didn’t know that Alpha Dayson found his fated mate. If I knew, I wouldn’t act so freely.”

James didn’t buy it. “Alpha Dayson announced the pack run which he will lead with his fated mate during dinner that happened a week ago. I find it difficult to believe that you came here one day after the pack run and you had no clue that Alpha Dayson was mated. They even marked each other, so even if I assume that you were completely oblivious to the news related to the place you came to visit, you should see the mark on his neck.”

Jade pressed her lips into a line. Yes, she heard about that dinner, but the ongoing rumors were related to Marcy being Dayson’s mate, and since everyone watched the live feed with Marcy announcing that she will be traveling the world, Jade assumed that the position was vacated.

“But I…”, Jade stopped talking when James narrowed his eyes at her.

“Miss Jade”, James called ominously. “Am I that young and na?ve looking that you are trying to manipulate me so that I jeopardize my relationship with the Shadow Fang pack? You are Beta’s daughter, insignificant, and that’s why your punishment is to do menial work. Bear with it for a few days, and you will be free to leave. However, I am the future Alpha and if I offend Alpha Dayson, I will not only end up in the dungeon, but it could cause a war. Do you see the difference caused by our status? Before you try to swindle me to settle your petty grudges, think about the consequences of your actions. Alpha Adam will hear about this.”

Jade couldn’t believe this. Why was James talking about war? And what will he say to Alpha Adam? Jade was trying to get out of this, yet why was she getting deeper?

“What do you mean?”, Jade asked.

James straightened his back and looked down at Jade who was sitting on the sofa and getting a checkup from Doctor Travis.

“As Beta’s daughter, you should know better.”, James said. “If your target is a regular member of a pack, no one would care. But your target was Alpha Dayson. Even if your father didn’t send you, it will look like he did. And now you tried to use me. I could brush it off, but the pattern of your behavior shows that you are prone to reckless actions that could cause war. It’s in your best interest that you are punished now, than to allow for things to escalate. Depending on Alpha Dayson’s mood, I might need to involve my father in this. I am not an Alpha and I shouldn’t play with these matters.”

George’s words sounded in James’s head through their mind-link, ‘Dayson will charge her for the offense of trying to seduce him, and for the service of educating her about how packs work. Can we use this situation to get some benefits?’

James wanted to dismiss that idea. He didn’t care about making the Red Moon pack richer. And if he asked for himself, benefits from the Silverfur pack will leave a trail that Alpha Edward can use to figure out that James was preparing resources for his life after everyone finds out that he is not of Alpha bloodline.

But then James remembered who the woman in front of him was. Jade from the Silverfur pack, the world-renown model. Other than a successful modeling career that earned her a lot of money, Jade also recently launched her fashion brand, Starlight, and it was doing rather well. Now, that was something he could work with.

“I will contact Alpha Adam and my father in order to clarify how the Red Moon pack had nothing to do with usurping the position of Alpha Dayson’s Luna. You attempted to make me your accomplice, but it didn’t work.”, James said.

Jade felt the whole room spinning. The Red Moon pack will complain about her also? For the last few years, her father was nagging about how she should stop the modeling nonsense (how he called it), and he wanted her to stay home and find a husband, yet she brushed him off while saying that it was still early and hinting how Alpha Dayson was interested in her. When Alpha Adam and her father find out that the two largest packs were complaining about her, it will be bad. Really bad. If her father doesn’t skin her alive, Alpha Adam will.

“Please, don’t.”, Jade pleaded with James.

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