Chapter 730 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Lulu thought for a moment. “For a warrior, honorable is to die in a battle. But right now, I’m not a warrior. I’m a guard.” Lulu snatched the device from Talia’s hand. “Now, Luna, please step back so I can flip this switch.”

Before Lulu could react, the cube was back in Talia’s hand. “I’m not going anywhere. If you don’t want to go, you are welcome to stay.”

Lulu opened her mouth to protest, but Talia already flipped the switch.

“You can open your eyes now,” Talia said to Lulu teasingly.

With the device turned off, Talia closed her eyes to sense her surroundings. Everything in close proximity was clear, but that didn’t stretch far before images in her mind became blurry again.

‘Kitten! Kitten!’ Dayson’s voice sounded in Talia’s head, and she nearly teared up at the anguish that came with it.

‘I’m here, Dayson.’

‘WHERE ARE YOU!?’ There was a relief, but the anger came quickly to cover it up.

Dayson, Maya, Jaeden, Keith, and Caleb reached the packhouse only to discover that Talia went out to investigate the disappearance of guards.

Didn’t he tell her to stay put!?

Dayson found Ivy, Lily, and Mila with ease. From them, Dayson heard that Lulu and Talia went into the forest, and he couldn’t find them in the direction Lily pointed at. Since then, Dayson was running around aimlessly, hoping to find Talia and doing his best not to lose his mind while tearing into the bodies of a few rogues who were unfortunate enough to be noticed by Dayson and his unit.

‘Goddamit, kitten! Are you set on making me die early from anxiety? Where are you!?’ Dayson was still shouting, but Talia could feel that he was calmer now.

‘Follow the bond,’ Talia said. ‘I’m with Lulu. We found a device that disrupts the mind-link. There are more of those in the area. If your mind-link is not working, you are close to one, and it seems they are also jamming our ability to sense surroundings.’

Dayson remembered that his ability was acting up this evening. He thought that maybe he drank too much or someone drugged him, but it didn’t cross his mind that there were devices that could interfere with the ability of an Alpha. Who could make such a thing?

Dayson focused on sensing his bond with Talia, and he could feel the pull in a specific direction, telling him where Talia was. That was all he needed to run as fast as his paws carried him.

“I can reach Pierce!” Lulu said excitedly. “Their group bumped into rogues. Lidia and Daria got hurt, and Pierce and Jordan took them to get medical help. Kalina, Varya, and their Omega went to meet up with Mila, Ivy, and Lily, and I’m sure they will come here soon. Keith and the guys are also reachable!”

Talia mind-linked Meg, confirming Talia’s suspicion that rogues hid these signal-jamming devices through the forest.

Talia realized that someone clever was behind this. If they cut off all communication, people would notice right away. Instead, rogues covered some specific areas, making it appear that the other person was unavailable. They crippled the defenses of the Blue River pack, and people were not aware of it.

Talia stared at the electronic device. “Who could make this?”

Lulu leaned closer to give it a sniff. “It looks human-made.”

Talia’s silvery eyes widened. “Humans?”

Lulu looked at four rogues with a sneer. “They work for whoever pays. Humans included.”

Talia’s eyes were perfect circles now. “Are you saying that humans are behind this?”

Lulu shrugged. She didn’t know, but… “Anything is possible. We might be concealing our existence from humans, but that doesn’t mean they don’t know about us. Didn’t you watch a movie or two about our kind? Sure, humans got a lot of things wrong, but they got some things right also. That’s not a coincidence.”

Talia didn’t like this. Humans? Didn’t the rogue say how they came here for Luna Talia? Why would humans want Luna of the Shadow Fang pack? If they wanted to discuss business, they would contact Dayson. Or were they planning to keep Talia hostage and force Dayson into something?

All this was giving her a big headache and she really missed Dayson and his hug that could make everything better.

“What the…?” Lulu’s question was cut short, but it alerted Talia to pay attention to their surroundings.

Small movements could be detected, and Talia figures approaching.

“Seven of them,” Talia said under her breath, hoping there were not more that she couldn’t pick up.

“Is that Alpha Dayson?”

Talia’s body tensed when she realized that her senses were messed up again, and the range of how much she could feel clearly on her left was reducing. “It seems they have on them one of those jamming devices.”

“Oh, shit…” Lulu mumbled when she confirmed that her mind-link was not working again. “How many of those interfering gadgets are there?”

Talia didn’t want to find out.

Four rogues still suppressed by Talia’s aura were visibly cheerful now, and one of them said, “Give up, Luna Talia. It will be easier for everyone. Our orders are to not harm you, but we will resort to force if necessary.”

Talia ignored them.

“Dayson and guys are on their way,” Talia said to Lulu, loudly for others to hear, hoping that they would give up and run before they got caught.

Lulu understood the meaning behind Talia’s words, but the rogues didn’t show an intention of retreating, so there was only one option. “Let’s keep them busy until Alpha Dayson comes. Maybe he finds a way to interrogate them successfully.”

The leader of the rogues shouted at their reinforcements, “Alpha Dayson is coming! We need to hurry! Watch out for Luna Talia’s…”

He stopped talking when Lulu punched him in the face.

Talia realized that with more rogues coming, the ones they captured were becoming bolder and she worried that they will distract them if the fight erupts.

Talia waved at Lulu to step to the side, and then the crunching of bones was heard as four rogues cried and collapsed.

‘We got just their legs, right?’ Talia asked Liseli.

‘Can you stop worrying about the people who don’t have good intentions?’ Liseli snorted when she felt that Talia felt guilty about it. ‘Just do you, girl, and let me handle bad stuff. Focus on our guests who are approaching steadily.’

At Liseli’s words, another wave of anxiety hit Talia. These rogues had no intention of talking as they were already in their wolf forms.

Should she use her powers? Didn’t she already expose herself? Talia thought that it didn’t matter, not anymore.

Talia could feel the adrenaline rush coming from Liseli, and she gave in.

With a flash of light, Talia became a light gray wolf enveloped in silvery light which made her glow in the dark forest.

The first wolves had reached them already, and growls shook the area as Lulu was entangled in a fight.

Talia kept Lulu on her left, and she exerted her aura in other directions, effectively suppressing the rogues coming from her right.

One rogue from the front jumped at Talia, and she avoided him clumsily, regretting that she didn’t get any training to fight in her wolf form.

Sure, Liseli was deadly and charged with instincts to avoid danger and strike enemies. They also had powers, but when everyone was moving swiftly, and there were friendly units around, it was difficult to use those powers.

Talia didn’t have time to count, but there were more than ten newcomers.

Talia glanced at Lulu to see that she was facing three wolves, jumping, biting, and kicking, each looking for a chance to get closer to the neck and deliver an incapacitating injury.

Everything around Talia was horrid, but she didn’t allow herself to freeze in fear.

Talia’s insides jolted at the sight of a dark gray wolf coming from behind Lulu, and Talia rushed to intercept that one, hoping to lessen Lulu’s burden.

The moment Talia’s wolf collided with the dark gray wolf, her control of aura slipped, and the five wolves she was holding down moved to jump into the fray.

Talia gave Liseli control and focused on suppressing rogues that were mobile.

Talia tried not to think when Liseli twisted her body and got her fangs into the neck of the dark gray wolf. The sensation of ripping the flesh of a live creature was nauseating, but Talia managed to keep it together and not disturb her wolf. This was not a game.

Once the dark gray wolf stopped moving, Liseli released him and turned to find her next target.

A yelp escaped Liseli’s maw when two light brown wolves jumped on her from behind, making her lose her balance.

Talia could feel Liseli’s rage mixing with adrenaline as she got back to her feet, and then the whole world slowed down.

Lulu pounced on one of the two light brown wolves that attacked Liseli, pushing him to the side. In the next moment, Lulu was back in the air, about to jump on the second light brown wolf, when two other wolves came from behind Lulu and slammed into her, effectively changing her trajectory.

Lulu’s wolf rolled, and before she could stabilize herself, those two wolves were on top of her.

‘No! NO!’ Talia screamed mentally at the sight of two wolves tearing with their fangs into Lulu’s body at the same time.

Talia yanked control from Liseli and dashed toward Lulu as the surge of silvery light exploded in all directions, sending the nearby rogues flying.

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Dayson was on the verge of losing his mind. Where the hell were Talia and Lulu?

He followed the pull of the mate bond, but then it was gone.

The whole forest was eerily quiet, which was never a good sign.

To make things worse, his mind-link was broken, and he was not sure if it was because of those devices Talia mentioned or because Talia and Lulu were engaged in fighting, and they shut down the mind-link so they wouldn’t be disturbed.

Dayson’s anxiety was amplified whenever they bumped into rogues. He could barely sense them, and when spotted, instead of fighting, they would run. What the hell was that?

Dayson would chase them if not for the priority of finding Talia. He hoped that patrols of the Blue River pack would discover those loose rogue units.

‘Don’t!’ Dayson mind-linked Maya, who started chasing two rogues who were running away. They discovered that even with their mind-linking obstructed, it still worked when they were close by.

‘They might have answers,’ Maya said to Dayson.

‘And they might run for reinforcements,’ Dayson grumbled. ‘Our priority is to find Talia. Let’s not separate.’

Maya didn’t like that they were running in circles without knowing what was going on, but she knew that Dayson was right.

A blinding flash of light exploded through the trees, and Dayson rushed that way like crazy. There was only one person capable of doing something like that.

‘It’s my Liseli!’ Sapa shouted in Dayson’s mind. ‘She is amazing! And she is angry.’

Dayson didn’t like it. Talia used her ability, flashing for everyone to see. Didn’t he tell her to stay inside and not reveal her powers? But he knew that Talia wouldn’t do that unless necessary, which meant she was facing a crisis.

‘Faster, Sapa!’

‘Any faster, and my paws will come off.’

Keith was right behind Dayson, regretting that he didn’t have some super-boost or teleporting ability like those witches. He would be there already and see the situation and help Talia and…

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