Chapter 704 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

“Hahaha! Mama and Papa will go crazy when they hear about Ria!”, Kalina laughed loudly while clapping, pulling everyone out of their stupor, and then she turned to Talia. “Lia, that’s your guard. Is he a good man?”

Talia nodded with a big smile on her face. “He is.”

Tatiana bobbed her head happily. “I guess we can cancel her return flight to Germany.” Tatiana was elated that another of her sisters will stay nearby.

Tatiana was in the final stages of moving her “Dama T” fashion business. Maddox secured her a fantastic office space that was in a human city, close to the territory of the Blue River pack. He got her a whole building that included private offices, shared and collaborative areas, storage spaces for fabrics and garments, and even a store that looked like a series of VIP lounges where customers can see catalogs and have private shows of the latest collections. The whole building featured high-tech cabling and security, and every room had controlled temperature and humidity.

Tatiana was impressed. Her mate thought of everything. Once the move of “Dama T” completes, Tatiana won’t have a reason to go to Europe, so she was very happy that one more of her sisters will stay in the continental US.

“Talia, you are awesome!” Maya exclaimed.

“Oh, yes.”, Mindy was quick to join. “We need to document this and use it to feature our mate-matching business.”

“Don’t make decisions related to my Alpha without involving me”, Meg protested.

Talia wanted to tell them to stop that nonsense because she had nothing to do with Pierce and Daria being mates, but she didn’t want to argue with them. It was useless anyway.

With the latest news being Daria and Pierce being mates, Tatiana introduced her newly-arrived sisters.

“These are Lidia and Varya”, she said, and then she called out the names of everyone who was in the dining room before they continued eating.

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After breakfast, Cornelia went to the study with Dayson and Talia.

Cornelia wanted to talk only to Talia, but Dayson insisted on tagging along, so here they were.

“I told you that I want to be treated as a member of your party”, Cornelia said.

Talia had to voice her concerns. “You are aware that James and Alpha Edward will be here.”

Cornelia made a face. “Yes, I am. The old bastard is setting up my mate with some sluts.”

Talia’s heart was beating wildly as she realized that Cornelia was about to do something reckless. She was aware of Cornelia’s situation and if that was her and Dayson, Talia would burn everything. However, that would be an emotionally driven action, and not a wise one.

She had to ask, “What will you do?”

“I will prevent that from happening.”, Cornelia said with confidence.

“How?”

“To be honest…” Cornelia paused. “I’m not sure.” Was choking Alpha Edward to death an option?

“Don’t be impulsive”, Dayson said.

Cornelia snapped to look at him. “Would you be able to sit and watch as other men are swarming your mate?” Seeing Dayson’s expression darkening, Cornelia smirked. “I thought so. If you don’t plan to help, then let me deal with my problem.”

“We want to help, we really do”, Talia was quick to say. “But we can’t create a commotion at an event that will be full of Alphas and high-ranking members.”

“If things go as planned, there won’t be any commotion”, Cornelia said.

Talia’s face lit up. “So, you have a plan!”

“I have almost a plan”, Cornelia admitted. “How things turn out will depend on Alpha Edward and how persistent those women are to get their hands on James. However, no matter what happens, I need to attend the event as someone important, important enough that I can interfere.”

“A member of my party is not important”, Talia said sourly. If it was a Beta or someone high-ranking, it would be different, but how can Cornelia impersonate a high-ranking she-wolf when it was obvious that she didn’t have a wolf?

Cornelia knew that it was a long shot filled with dangers and uncertainties, but how could she stay on the side when James was facing an evening where other women will try to get their hands on him?

Cornelia knew enough about Alpha Edward to be able to predict two likely outcomes. One was that Alpha Edward successfully pressures James into being close to another woman. Even if James doesn’t get touchy-feely with that woman, just him being friendly with a female who was flirty would break Cornelia’s heart, and then Cornelia will break something… or someone. The second possible outcome was for James to resist his father, which will make Alpha Edward punish him. Again, it was not a scenario Cornelia would approve of.

‘What do you think?’, Talia asked Dayson through their mind-link.

‘I don’t like it’, Dayson responded honestly. ‘Cornelia is a loose cannon, unfamiliar with werewolves and our ways. Considering that Alpha Edward has plans with James that include other women, Cornelia will explode.’

That was exactly what Talia was thinking, but how can she deny helping Cornelia when it was a matter of mates? If Dayson was in trouble and her friends refused to help, Talia would be devastated.

‘You want to help her’, Dayson’s voice sounded in Talia’s head.

‘Of course, I do’, Talia confirmed. ‘If that old guy is scheming against fated mates, I will help her get rid of him and hide the evidence.’ Those were Talia’s honest sentiments, but as an Alpha responsible for a pack, she also knew that she needed to exercise caution. Going wild based on emotions was not a good thing.

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“Introduce me as your special advisor”, Cornelia demanded from Talia. “Considering the mystery surrounding the Midnight Guardians pack, no one will dare to question it.”

Talia didn’t see a problem with introducing Cornelia as an advisor, or as anything else Cornelia wanted. After all, other than Yasmin, Cornelia was the second witch that provided assistance without demanding some kind of a deal for the smallest things. In addition to that, Cornelia was mated to James, a teenage genius, and doing a favor to Cornelia will definitely help them keep James as their ally.

However, Talia was concerned about Cornelia’s safety. If Cornelia gets compromised and people realize her special background, Cornelia will get a big invisible target on her back. It will also cause a cascading effect where everyone close to Cornelia will be put under scrutiny. Talia already had so many problems on her hands that she didn’t want to add more.

But even with weighing all that, Talia couldn’t just refuse Cornelia.

Talia needed a few moments to come up with something.

“Cornelia”, Talia called. “Promise that no matter what happens, you won’t reveal your identity as a witch.”

Cornelia was quick to agree. “No one will find out.” And live to tell about it. She kept this second part to herself.

Seeing that Talia was reluctant, Cornelia decided to give her another push. “Do you want us to make a deal?”

Talia refused. “That won’t be necessary. I consider you as my friend and friends help each other when they can.”

Cornelia was surprised that Talia called her a friend, but the witch didn’t care about that mushy stuff. Her mate was pressured to go against their bond or suffer consequences, and Cornelia had no intention of giving up here.

“Talia”, Cornelia spoke solemnly. “My mate is facing a tough situation. Without my involvement, he will end up harmed, no matter what he does. I need to help him. I need to try. Please…” Cornelia didn’t say more, but Talia didn’t need to hear anything else.

“I understand. Feel free to use identity as my special advisor. But promise me one thing.”

“Another promise?”, Cornelia asked suspiciously.

“If you are over your head, tell me. Dayson and I will help you. And it’s not just the two of us. Our friends also believe in the mate bond, and no one approves of Alpha Edward’s methods. Don’t think that turning Alpha Edward into a frog will solve anything. He is still alive because he is crafty and dangerous, and his disappearance will have unimaginable consequences.” This was the reason why George still didn’t issue an Alpha challenge to Alpha Edward. George was ensuring that the society of werewolves won’t blow into shit after he defeats Alpha Edward. The old guy had many spies with orders to eliminate certain people if anything happens to him.

Cornelia was confused. She only wanted to save James from sluts, yet Talia was talking about Alpha Edward. Cornelia didn’t think that the old guy was worth mentioning. “What are you trying to say?”

“You are not alone, and you should reach out if you need assistance.”

Cornelia agreed. “That is something I can promise.”

With James-related business out of the way, Cornelia thought of giving some information, “James is coming here with Alpha Edward, Luna Layla, and Nora.”

Both Dayson and Talia frowned at the mention of Nora.

Nora was one of the few outsiders who were in close contact with Talia, and Nora doesn’t know that Talia (Dayson’s mate) is Alpha Natalia Moonrider. Sure, Nora took the blood oath not to harm Talia (among other people), but what if she recognizes Talia and speaks without thinking? Nora was not the sharpest tool in the shed.

Cornelia left the study, leaving Dayson and Talia behind.

“Are you worried about Cornelia and James?”, Dayson asked.

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