Chapter 692 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Talia didn’t think that Axel and Yasmin will also leave. Won’t this make Evanora hate them more?

Talia was aware that there could be many benefits if they stayed longer. Other than investigating the disappearance of Yasmin’s father, Dayson and Talia could learn more about portals, their abilities, Guardians, and many other things. But Talia was unsettled as her instincts told her to leave, and no matter how much knowledge was in the Silver Flame Coven, there were also many traps. Cassandra’s wretched condition was proof of it.

Would witches do something so vile to her and Dayson if they could? Talia didn’t want to think about it.

But no matter what they would do to Talia and Dayson, Yasmin and Axel were safe. After all, Yasmin was Evanora’s daughter, and Axel was her mate. Considering how protective Evanora was of Yasmin, Talia was confident that no harm will come to Axel because harming Axel meant harming Yasmin.

“Are you sure you want to leave with us?”, Talia asked. “Don’t you want to stay here and bond with your mother-in-law while researching the phenomenon we observed? I’m sure that Yasmin would like to investigate it more.”

Axel waved his hand dismissively. “We don’t need to be here to figure out what it means.”

Talia eyed him suspiciously. “It seems you know more than you are telling me. Is that why you called me here?”

“I don’t know much about what we observed, but…” He told her that his ability evolved and how he used it to mentally devour thousands of books. Serena was keeping an eye on him when they went to the archives in the afternoon, but then he returned on his own after dinner, and he spent the night reading anything his hands could reach.

“Wait, wait…”, Talia said. “Are you telling me that you just need to touch a book and you know its contents?”

Axel was surprised by Talia’s excitement. “Yes.”

“Woah! Can you go through a few textbooks and then explain them to me quickly?”

Axel was not sure where she was going with it. “Textbooks?”

Talia was embarrassed to admit her situation, but if Axel was about to help, she needed to tell him. “I am taking online courses to get my high school degree. With Dayson’s help, I’m making good progress, but I still need at least a year to complete everything. With your help, that can go down to months.”

Axel couldn’t believe this. “You want to use my ability to cheat?”

“That’s not cheating. It’s not like I’m asking you to take exams in my place.” Even though, that would be a good idea. Did she really need calculus in order to be a good Luna and Alpha? Does anyone need those things?

Axel chuckled. She was adorable and he couldn’t refuse her. Besides, it will give him more time with Talia, and he wanted to get to know her better.

Talia was happy that Axel agreed, and he even said how she can bring books to the Midnight Guardians pack, and even if it takes her a week of studying (with Axel’s help) to prepare for an exam, that would just be hours in the human realm. Talia liked this.

Thinking that they were done, Talia was  ready to leave the room and join Dayson. Only when he was in her visual range, she was at peace.

But Axel stopped her, saying that there was one more thing he wanted to discuss.

“Now that I’ve had time to think about everything I’ve read, I noticed one oddity. As much as witches’ archives have a lot of information, there are gaps in data, like someone purposely removed specific records.”

“And you are telling me that because…?” Talia waited for him to finish that thought.

“Because I noticed a similar pattern in the Midnight Guardians pack.”

Talia could sense the concern behind his serious tone. “Can you explain that?”

“I will need to double-check when we get back, but I am fairly confident that specific documents were removed.”

“Like?” Talia could see that he was not talking randomly.

“Like information related to the portals. There might be other gaps but without knowing what should be there, I can’t guess what was taken.”

“Didn’t Evanora say how witches who went to investigate portals took that information with them?”

Axel looked at Talia like she said something silly. “Do you really believe that? Witches treat their archives like a treasure. If it’s a book or two, maybe they would allow it. However, how was it possible for them to take ALL information about portals to the field?”

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After thinking about Axel’s words, Talia thought about how it was logical. Why would witches take all information about the portals from the archives? Considering they were witches, and how Feya made specific information from the Catalogue fly out and appear on a different paper, there must be some copying spell they could use.

However, one thing didn’t make sense. “Why would Evanora lie about that?”, Talia asked Axel.

“Because she wanted to conceal her incompetence. Someone sneaked into their precious archive on Evanora’s watch. It’s a matter of Evanora choosing to save her reputation instead of telling us the truth.”

Axel knew about this because his parents would twist the facts so that they look good.

Talia understood the point about Evanora caring for her image more than about the truth. However, she remembered one thing that drilled a gaping hole in Axel’s theory.

“We found information about the portals in the Midnight Guardians pack.” Talia reminded him.

Axel shook his head. “Whatever we got was hidden in the safe of my parents’ study and in Cornelia’s quarters. When Yasmin told me how they had a lot of portals in their realm, I went to our archives wondering if I will find some similarities, but I didn’t find anything. I thought how that was odd because there were several books describing draught from five centuries ago, yet there was nothing about portals. Nothing. Now that I’ve seen the same thing here, I can’t help but think that those two were connected.”

Talia stared at Axel while information sank in. “You are saying that someone came to this Coven and to the Midnight Guardians pack and removed information that was related to the portals.”

Axel touched his nose with his index finger, indicating to Talia that she was spot on.

Talia pressed her lips into a line. This was more than just getting access to archives and taking things. This was about someone going to both realms, and entering those areas without being exposed. Talia had no idea what to do with this information, but somehow… she had a feeling it was important.

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James was lying on his side and observing the sleeping chocolate-colored Goddess by his side. Her breathtaking features looked amazing under the rays of the morning sun that sneaked in through the windows.

James knew that Cornelia was his soulmate, mated, marked, his, yet he had difficulty adjusting to that reality.

He never imagined that having a mate would be so fulfilling.

How could his father sleep around if having a mate fills one’s heart to the brim? Or was that because Alpha Edward and Luna Layla were not fated mates? James was not sure, but he knew that he will never-ever do anything to betray Cornelia because betraying her meant going against himself.

With Cornelia by his side, it seemed that all problems in the world faded  and James hoped that this bliss will continue for many years to come.

Cornelia took a deep breath and her lips lifted into a smile before she opened her eyes.

“Good morning, Jay”, she said lazily.

James’ insides trembled from the joy that swelled within him. She smiled and greeted him and the whole world brightened.

“Good morning, Cora”, he responded.

Her brows came together. “Is it time to go?”

James didn’t know the time, but he could hear the footsteps and voices from the hallway. Since he marked Cora, his senses intensified.

“Not yet. I will wake you up for breakfast.”, he said.

He took her hand into his and kissed the inside of her palm, that gentle action made her eyes flutter open.

“I’m awake”, Cornelia said, and her smile reflected in her eyes.

James stared at her, dazed by her beauty and emotions that poured into him through their mate bond that was solid now. James feared that Cornelia won’t come with him, or that she will change her mind at the last moment, yet he could feel her love and devotion and he knew that she didn’t want to leave his side.

James’ eyebrows shot up when he felt Cornelia’s dainty fingers tracing the grooves of his abdominal muscles.

Since the ceremony, the two of them were naked, mostly in bed, making love, and he thought that his witch won’t be able to keep up, but it seemed that her libido was matching his. Was that one of the effects of his mark on her?

He licked his lips and inched closer to kiss his mark on her neck.

Cornelia’s body trembled upon contact, and her breath splashed against his ear, “Oh, James…”

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