Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Sandy was in the pack hospital, giving Keith company for the evening. They were taking turns so that Keith was not bored while waiting to be discharged.
“Guys, why do you look like you are guarding Talia?”, Lulu asked while eyeing Pierce, Liam, and Caleb who were standing to form a protective half-circle around Talia as she was sitting on the barstool.
“We are her guards.”, Liam responded matter-of-factly.
“You don’t need to do this.”, Talia said.
Caleb shook his head. “Do you think that Alpha will forgive us if anything happens to you and we are around?” He leaned closer to continue in a lower voice, “Besides, standing next to Luna is increasing our popularity.”
Talia laughed at Caleb’s cheeky expression.
Pierce ordered a round of shots to toast for their Luna, and the mood became lively quickly.
…
In the VVIP booth, George was going through the folder that Jaeden gave him. It contained information about Penelope Faith, twenty-two years old daughter of Alpha William Faith from the Night Sentinel pack.
When looking at the number of pack members, the Night Sentinel pack was the third pack in North America. However, their influence was not significant as they were sixth in terms of the military and fourth in terms of economy, and they were ranked eleventh when looking at the size of their territory. But they couldn’t be dismissed as insignificant either because Alpha William formed various alliances with other packs, and one of those was with the Red Moon pack.
George flipped through the files that were in the folder to see pictures and information on Penelope Faith. Her education, hobbies, friends, favorite foods, music, books she likes to read… it was detailed.
“I assume there is a reason why I’m looking at this.”, George said.
Dayson took a sip of whiskey from his glass before responding, “We are watching movements of Alpha Edward. His interaction with the Night Sentinel pack increased in the last few weeks, and our spies confirmed that he is putting an extra effort for Penny to attend James’ sixteenth birthday.”
George cocked an eyebrow as he picked up something amusing. “Penny? Are you so close to the daughter of Alpha William to address her by a nickname?”
Dayson froze and cursed at himself silently. These small things will get him in trouble!
Actually, he forgot about Penelope as she was one of many, but when he saw the blonde in those pictures, and her name in the files, he got a flashback or two.
Should he tell George how Penelope was one of his bride candidates that he explored thoroughly about two years ago? It was one night and a number of unanswered texts and voicemails. Dayson decided not to share those details. His past was not important. Dayson was glad that Talia was not nearby because he didn’t want to risk another meltdown.
Dayson cleared his throat. “The point is that Miss Penelope will attend James’ birthday party. I suggest you keep an eye on her. We know that Alpha Edward is trying to secure his alliances through marriages.”
George didn’t understand why he should be concerned with that woman. For years, there were many females buzzing around James, but it was nothing serious because… “Alpha Edward won’t pressure James to choose his mate before his eighteenth birthday.”
“I was not talking about James.”, Dayson said, and seeing George’s confused expression, Dayson clarified, “I’m sure you know that there is a shortage of unmated young Alphas who are willing to mark a chosen mate, so ambitious ones will target the next best thing. You are the youngest Commander of the Red Moon pack, with the position just below Beta Raymond. Officially unmated. Available.”
George’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when he realized, “Are you saying that Alpha Edward wants to set ME up with this woman?”
“We are not sure why Alpha Edward is so eager for Penelope to attend James’ birthday party.”, Dayson said to George. “However, other than being easy on the eyes, and having Alpha for her father, she doesn’t have much going for her. As you said, James is too young to choose his mate, and it doesn’t make sense to ask them to date for two years. On the other side, Alpha Edward doesn’t know about Dawn being your mate, which makes us believe that he will match you with Penelope. But even if our guess is false, you should keep an eye on Penelope because she will be there, and she will come with an agenda.” Dayson’s brows came together. “And I don’t need to remind you to keep Dawn safe.”
George rubbed his forehead with force.
George was planning to bring Dawn with him to the Red Moon pack and conceal her existence from Alpha Edward. Estelle and other people who are close to George would know that Dawn is his mate, but he didn’t want her to draw attention to herself.
The thing was that if Alpha Edward hears that George found his mate, even if George tells him that Dawn is insignificant Omega, she came from the Shadow Fang pack and the old guy might want to meet with her. George wanted to avoid that.
Asking Dawn to keep a low profile would be inconvenient, but only temporary until George finds the right time to issue an Alpha challenge to Alpha Edward. Per George’s plans, it shouldn’t be more than two-three months until everything is ready, but if Alpha Edward starts pushing women into George’s lap, and George refuses them, Alpha Edward will figure out that something was off.
Ah, this was a problem!
There was an option for George to say how he was not interested in other women because he found his mate, but Alpha Edward was known to be sick and greedy; what if he tries to harm Dawn or eliminate her in order to make George available? Or what if Alpha Edward finds out that Dawn is an Alpha female and tries to take her for himself?
George was not sure what to do. It would be safer if Dawn stays in the Shadow Fang pack, but no matter what the best choice was, the mate bond urged them to stay close, and if they separate, both of them will suffer.
“Don’t make any decisions without talking to Dawn. She is smart and strong, and most of all, she is your mate. It happened for a reason.”, Jaeden said.
George nodded gratefully, and then he asked, “Is there something else, or can we join the girls?”
Jaeden took the folder with information on Penelope Faith. “You can get a copy of this if you want.” And then he gestured toward the bar, indicating that George can join his mate.
George downed his drink and turned to his right. “Will you…” His question was cut short when he realized that Dayson was not there. Where did he go?
Jaeden chuckled. “Dayson left a while ago.”
Actually, Dayson left after delivering the threat about how George needs to keep Dawn safe. Those words reminded Dayson that he needed to keep Talia safe, and he couldn’t stay away from her anymore.
…
At the bar, Dawn and Zina were chattering with Talia’s five guards excitedly. Their new statuses made them all feel important.
Talia was sipping her drink while thinking how this was different. Wherever she looked, Talia met gazes directed at her that were full of curiosity; some held admiration, some were happy, but none were mocking or malicious. Talia concluded how that was because now they knew she was Dayson’s fated mate and their relationship was serious.
Well, at least no woman will dare to come and talk to Talia like she was Dayson’s temporary entertainment.
Talia was concerned about she-wolves that were coveting Dayson. Will they give up, or become craftier in getting close to him? Whichever it was, Talia hoped that they won’t try anything funny because she didn’t want to send any more women into the dungeon.
At the thought of the dungeon and women, Talia remembered Nora. George and James were not interested to discuss Nora’s situation, as none of them liked her, and Talia feared that they will head to the Red Moon pack and leave Nora behind. She didn’t want to keep Nora in the dungeon forever and letting her out didn’t sound good either. The right thing would be to send her to the Red Moon pack, but the transportation seemed to be a problem. Talia shook those thoughts away. Surely, Dayson will come up with something and they will get rid of Nora.
Talia glanced toward the VVIP booth, and she wondered what Dayson, George, and Jaeden were talking about. It took a while. Talia measured her time at the bar as: four shots, one cocktail, and one beer.
She wanted to check on him. Should she go there?
Talia remembered one thing. Their mind-link! ‘Are you done with your secretive thing?’
‘Almost’, Dayson responded. ‘Are you missing me?’
‘Immensely.’
“Good thing that I’m close.” His breath splashed on her ear.
Talia’s eyes sprang open and then she jerked to face him. She was lost in her thoughts, and she missed that the chatter around her quieted down.
Maya, Dawn, Zina, Lulu, Liam, Pierce, and Caleb saw Dayson approaching, but none warned Talia. They were all watching them with amused smiles on their faces, obviously entertained by seeing Dayson cheekily sneaking on Talia, and Talia couldn’t blame them. It was a rare sight for Dayson to be so playful in public, and Talia was happy to know how that was because of her.
“Hey, handsome, are you here to buy me a drink?”, Talia asked Dayson.
Dayson chuckled. “It will be my honor to treat such a beautiful lady.”
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