Chapter 708 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Tatiana nodded in acknowledgment of this information and waved her hand impatiently. She needed more candidates! “Who else?”

Ten minutes later…

They had twelve solid bridesmaids and two as backups, but they were still lacking one groomsman that would be important enough.

Talia looked at the list of twelve females and eleven males, each with a line indicating who will be whose walking couple during the ceremony. Talia was pleased to see that she will be paired up with Dayson, and Kalina with Tony… and Talia’s eyes widened when an invisible lightbulb went on above her head.

“Wait! I need to make a call. I think I know the perfect candidate!”, Talia exclaimed.

The moment Tatiana nodded, Talia grabbed her phone and went to the bathroom.

A minute later, Talia exited the bathroom with a victorious smile on her face. “Twelfth groomsman is secured, and you will be pleased that he has a high status. Dayson and Tony agreed to teach him the procedure for the ceremony.”

“We are back on!”, Mario exclaimed, and Tatiana relaxed visibly.

Tatiana’s phone beeped and she checked to see that it was a message from Talia:

[Set the last groomsman as Cornelia’s walking partner. Put his name as X.]

Tatiana had no objections and she called Mario to handle the matchings.

Talia couldn’t suppress her smile. She was eager to see how tonight’s ceremony will unfold.

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In the garden, Alpha Edward was mingling with Luna Layla attached to his arm.

With the main ceremony getting closer, guests were coming to join the party, and the garden was getting crowded.

Without any warning, Alpha Edward’s mood worsened visibly.

‘Did something happen?’, Luna Layla asked through her mind-link.

‘James is not coming.’

Luna Layla didn’t understand. ‘Why? Is he unwell?’ She wanted to ask if he got himself into any trouble, but James was not a boy who gets in trouble, and no one would dare to provoke him, considering his status.

‘He said that he will participate in the ceremony’, Alpha Edward responded.

‘Isn’t that a good thing?’

Alpha Edward was irritated. He liked when things went his way, and James was supposed to obediently come down and represent their pack and also… ‘What kind of a role could he have?’ For a normal Luna ceremony, the only people important were Alpha, Luna, and the Shaman. Others either served or were guests. Did James accept to serve drinks and food, as an Omega?

Ever since James returned from the Shadow Fang pack, Alpha Edward noticed changes in James’ behavior. Alpha Edward couldn’t put his finger on it, but something was different, and he didn’t like it.

Luna Layla was not so skeptical. ‘Didn’t you send James to the Shadow Fang pack to establish connections? Alpha Maddox was there as well, and they trained together. Is it unusual to think that our James made an impression? Besides, even the Shadow Fang pack needs to curry favors with us, and how does the Blue River pack compare to them? They will definitely want to include James as a way to get closer to our pack. In any case, they won’t dare to embarrass us.’

At the mention of their status, Alpha Edward relaxed. It was natural for the lowly ones to suck up to them.

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The tension was rising as the ceremony was approaching.

News leaked that Alpha Dayson came to attend this event without his Luna, and people wondered why he would leave her behind. It was unusual. Other than their relationship being fresh, there was also the point of werewolves not leaving their mates after marking because they didn’t know when the heat will strike.

A she-wolf might go into heat days or weeks after marking. Her body would get flushed as hormones go out of whack, stimulated by the venom of her mate. A she-wolf in heat would get aroused to the point of her mind getting clouded with the need to copulate, and only after a male ejaculated inside her, her heat would subside temporarily, and then the urge will return in a cycle that can last for several days.

Freshly mated werewolves would be hostile toward other males because pheromones from a she-wolf in heat will make any unmated male go crazy to the point of forgetting about hierarchy, friendships, and blood relationships when facing the primal call to extend their species. The only ones spared from that effect were mated werewolves as the mate bond would block inviting scents from any female that’s not their mate.

Because Dayson showed up without his Luna, people speculated if she already had her heat and was now at home, pregnant with his pups. But that didn’t make sense, because an Alpha wouldn’t separate from a female who was pregnant with his pups. He would either bring her with him or stay home with her. And that ignited another round of rumors that included the option of Alpha Dayson abandoning his mate. Considering his lively past of womanizing, it was not impossible.

Maya warned Talia that people will twist her absence as Dayson’s Luna into something bad, but Talia thought that it was more important to lure the enemies than to save some face. Besides, she already confronted Dayson’s ugly past (more than once), and she survived. How bad can this be? Soon, they will reveal the truth, and everyone will shut up, and until then, Talia wanted to take advantage of people’s ignorance.

Talia believed that other than the power-hungry Alphas, there were also Guardians lurking in the shadows and if they knew that she was Dayson’s Luna and the Alpha of the Midnight Guardians pack, they would act with caution.

Mates would protect each other regardless of the dangers, and if people don’t know that the most powerful Alpha of their generation was the one guarding her, they will be more relaxed, and Talia hoped that they will be reckless enough to make a move and expose their evil intentions.

In the room with bridesmaids…

Mario was the final checker, walking among twelve females that wore matching blue dresses with golden details. He would touch the hair, tug a hem, and make a lot of ‘hmm-hm’ sounds no one understood.

Talia craned her neck to see her left side. The makeup artist applied concealer over Dayson’s mark, so now it was almost invisible. If anyone paid close attention, they would notice small grooves, but that would be it. She was pleased with this outcome, and she hoped that Dayson was able to conceal her mark with equal success.

Talia’s attention was drawn toward the witch by her side.

“Are you alright?”, Talia asked Cornelia in a whisper.

Cornelia was staring at her high-heeled sandals like they were her mortal enemy. “How am I supposed to walk in these?”

“Can you use some magic?”, Talia asked.

“Do you want me to fly?”

“No, no. Just to make yourself more… stable.”, Talia said.

“Sorry, but I’m not aware of such a spell.”, Cornelia said bitterly.

“Don’t worry about that”, Mario startled them both because his head was now between Talia’s and Cornelia’s as he approached them from behind. He heard them talking about magic and spells, but he assumed it was just a codeword for making it happen.

Mario pointed at Cornelia’s sandals. “This is just until downstairs, and then you can lean on your walking partner as you go hand-in-hand. After the ceremony is over, you can change sandals for flats.”

Cornelia looked at golden flat sandals and she really wanted to put them on right now, but she knew that was not an option. She asked already and Mario had a mini mental breakdown.

While thinking about leaning on some male, Cornelia had another concern. With the whole afternoon being crazy, Mario took away their phones. He said that was to ensure no one takes photos and sends them to spoil the big a-ha entrance Tatiana was going for, but that also meant Cornelia had no way of contacting James.

Was he at the party already? She took a few peeks through the window to see the crowd gathering in the garden, and even though she didn’t spot James, she guessed that he should be there.

Was he thinking about her? She was not sure.

What if he was surrounded by slutty females? Just by thinking about it, Cornelia was on the verge of blowing this place up.

…

In the room with guys…

James was checking the time every few seconds.

He was wearing a blue suit with golden details, just like other groomsmen. It was a bit tight in the shoulders, but it was bearable.

James couldn’t wait to get out there and see his chocolate-colored Goddess. Will she be happy to see him? He surely hoped so.

When he got a text from Talia asking him if he wanted to join the groomsmen, he accepted immediately because it would give him the perfect excuse to postpone going down there where the crowd was with three females he should pay attention to.

When he reached into that room, James saw Alpha Maddox, Alpha Dayson, Alpha Cristian, Beta Oliver, Alpha Anthony, Beta Jaeden, Shaman Gideon… it was quite an impressive lineup.

James’ mood worsened when they told him that he will need to walk down the flowery aisle while holding a female’s hand, and he was about to refuse, but then Dayson pulled him to the side and told him that Cornelia will be his walking partner and James wondered if his ears malfunctioned.

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