Chapter 757 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

A million questions popped into Talia’s mind. “What else did you see? Is that the only vision you had? Did you see something about our pack? How often do you have those?”

“I have many visions, Alpha. Some are clearer than the others.” Cassandra responded. “Most of the time, it’s just bits and pieces that don’t make sense until it actually happens.”

Talia was visibly disappointed to hear this. But maybe it was bits and pieces for Cassandra, while someone else could figure it out easily.

Keith felt a need to say something. “When we were in the Silver Flame Coven, Cassandra told me she had a divine message from the Moon Goddess. She said that my fortune is tied to yours and that by protecting you, I am protecting myself. Since then, I was carrying that necklace with me.”

Cassandra also exposed Keith’s attraction to Talia and told him his wolf knew that if anything happened to Talia, Keith would never be happy. Were those words also true? Keith was not sure, but he knew that thanks to the necklace, he saved Talia.

Keith remembered one more thing, “The Oracle also said that her fate is tied to yours.”

Talia was still looking at Cassandra. Was that why Cassandra gave the necklace to Keith? Was she hoping to score points and Talia will return her ability?

‘What did you expect?’ Liseli sneered in Talia’s mind. ‘The Oracle was always selfish.’

Talia wished for that to be untrue. As an Oracle, Cassandra should think about benefits for the whole pack and not only for her own interests.

The biggest issue Talia had was that she couldn’t trust Cassandra, not after the Oracle tried harming Dayson. Even if Cassandra came with a warning that the sky was falling, Talia wouldn’t believe it until the world was flattened. It was ironic that the person giving prophecies had zero credibility.

Talia could see Cassandra looking at her expectantly, probably wanting to make amends, but Talia doubted that it could ever happen.

“The necklace you gave Keith, where did it come from?” Talia asked.

“It’s one of the relics we have in this pack. No one uses them, so… when we headed to the realm of witches, I thought it will be handy to have an anti-magic item, and I brought it with me.” Unfortunately, it didn’t work against potions.

Talia thought that she had heard something interesting. “There are more of those relics?”

Cassandra confirmed. “Would you like to see them?”

“Yes.” Talia was excited. Whatever that necklace was, it managed to repel Guardian’s restrictions. Caleb told them that he couldn’t move a muscle, yet Keith didn’t only break free, but he jumped on Gregory and beat him up. Talia definitely wanted to check other relics.

Talia reached to touch her chest, pressing on the necklace she was wearing under the blouse. Would Cassandra be able to recognize it as a magical item and make it work? What if she ruins it or…? Can Talia risk anything happening to that necklace? Talia was back to wondering how much she could trust Cassandra.

‘Kitten?’ Dayson’s voice sounded in Talia’s head. ‘Are you alright?’

‘Yes, yes,’ Talia responded with haste, realizing that Dayson could pick up her excitement. He probably thought she was in some kind of trouble.

Talia remembered that she left Dayson a while ago in the cafeteria, saying she would be back in a minute. How much time passed? Talia was not sure, but she knew it was much longer than she thought it would be.

“How about you show me the relics tomorrow, after breakfast?” Talia asked Cassandra.

Cassandra responded right away. “Anytime is fine.”

“Please forgive Keith for the necklace he lost. I will make it up to you.”

Cassandra’s eyes lit up. “Of course, Alpha.” Cassandra bowed at a ninety degrees angle. “I am available to show you relics anytime. As our Alpha, you don’t need to ask for permission. I am at your service. If you excuse me…” And then she left.

Talia eyed Keith suspiciously, and she waited for Cassandra to move out of the earshot before asking, “Did you really throw it away?”

Keith avoided Talia’s gaze.

“Keith?”

“I threw it away, but…” He hesitated. “Then I picked it up.”

Talia watched as Keith reached into the back pocket of his pants and pulled a necklace out of there.

Talia couldn’t’ believe this. “Why did you hide it from Cassandra?”

Keith puffed his cheeks. “Because it’s not working anymore, and it’s the thing that saved my life.”

“Saved your life? You mean… saved MY life.” Talia corrected him. If Gregory got his hands on her while she was in heat… Talia didn’t want to think about that, but she knew her life would be horrible.

Keith raised his gaze and looked at Talia sadly. “My life. If I couldn’t protect you, Alpha Dayson would kill me.” And even if Dayson spared him, Keith would never forgive himself.

“He is right, you know…” Yasmin said from the side. “Dayson would kill him if anything happened to you. How I see it, Keith deserves to keep that necklace, regardless of if it’s working. He put his life on the line for you, thanks to that necklace.”

“Thank you, Keith, for everything. I am lucky to have you watch my back,” Talia said. And she really meant it. Other than Dayson, no one else did so much for her without asking for anything in return. But she couldn’t give him more than a thank you, no matter how unfair it was.

Keith balled his hand into a fist to hold onto the necklace firmly, and he lowered his head. “It’s my honor to be your guard, Alpha Talia.”

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After breakfast, Talia wanted to seek Cassandra in order to see ancient relics, but Yasmin blocked her path.

“I spoke with Axel. He agrees.”

Yasmin gave Talia a knowing look, and Talia understood this was about Talia channeling energies to Yasmin.

Talia craned her neck to see Axel. “Are you sure?”

He was not really excited about it, but he nodded. “If that’s what Yasmin wants, we should do it. But start slowly and if anything seems amiss…”

“I will stop,” Talia ended instead of him.

“What’s this about?” Dayson asked.

Cornelia and Amelia also perked up their ears, eager to hear Talia’s response.

Talia felt guilty for not telling Dayson right away, but she didn’t think that Axel will agree to this stunt. Besides, they spent most of the evening talking about the safest approaches to bring members of the Midnight Guardians into the human realm, and then they made love, and Talia fell asleep.

“While you tell him the details, I will inform healers to get ready,” Axel said, and his eyes lost focus as he issued orders. He didn’t want to take any risks.

Talia told Dayson what Yasmin wanted, and ended with a question, “What do you think?”

Dayson shrugged. He didn’t have an opinion about it. “As long as it’s not a strain on your body and they agree, I guess it’s fine.” Dayson turned to Axel. “Why didn’t you take Yasmin to the human city? They can do measurements and ultrasound and… stuff. Even my pack doctor can do a better job than your healers.”

Dayson was not an expert in obstetrics, but he knew that human medicine was more precise than chants, potions, and hopes that the Moon Goddess will take care of everything. Travis studied with humans and did his internship there, so he would know a thing or two about what’s going on inside a woman’s belly when there is a baby inside.

Normally, werewolves wouldn’t go to a doctor for pregnancy. The pack doctor would confirm it, and that was it. With their fast healing, she-wolves would let the nature take its course, but Yasmin was not a she-wolf, and she needed frequent checkups.

At Dayson’s complaint about how they didn’t take Yasmin to a modern doctor, Axel lowered his head in embarrassment. It’s not that Axel didn’t think about it, but… “Healers said there was no reason to worry. One day passed after another, and here we are.” And he was so busy with everything. Now he regretted not making time for Yasmin and their unborn babies. What kind of a mate and a father was he? Horrible.

They all moved to one large room where healers were ready with incense that was already lit up. Cassandra was there as well.

It was a circular room without a roof, allowing daylight to illuminate it. There were incense burners along the walls, one big altar, and four smaller ones to form a circle, leaving the middle of the room empty. Talia could imagine that healers would do ceremonies here under the moonlight.

Cassandra was at one of the smaller altars, carefully arranging colorful crystals in a pattern only she understood.

All eyes were on Talia and Yasmin who stood in the middle of the room, facing each other.

Yasmin asked everyone to give them space, she didn’t want anyone to disturb this procedure accidentally.

Yasmin was thinking about this for ages, and she barely managed to convince Axel to give it a shot. She threatened him that she would go back to the Coven because the atmosphere in the Midnight Guardians pack was not suitable for babies. Axel panicked and said that he will do anything, and Yasmin asked that he lets her do what she feels it’s right. He agreed.

Axel was confident Yasmin would do something drastic and leave him. He had a duty to stay in the Midnight Guardians pack and take care of it, people depended on him, but Yasmin was a different story. She was not attached to the pack, as she still didn’t form the pack link. In addition to that, Yasmin still spoke about the Silver Flame Coven as her home. Yasmin was a witch, and the soulmate bond affected her differently. If she left, Axel would be torn between following her and abandoning his people. It would be tough, and no matter what he chose, he would be on the losing end.

When they spoke on the previous night, it sounded like Yasmin was giving him a choice, but Axel knew that was not the case. Yasmin was never so determined, and he was never so nervous.

Axel prayed silently that Talia knew what she was doing. He didn’t want anything bad to happen to his babies, and he definitely didn’t want a scratch on Yasmin’s body. He didn’t dare voice his concerns, out of fear that he will fall apart and ruin this, and then Yasmin would leave.

Amelia and Cornelia were standing closest to Yasmin, ready to chant protective spells if needed.

Talia looked around. “Considering all security measures, maybe we shouldn’t do this.”

Yasmin smirked at Talia. Did Talia think of wiggling out of it? “Considering all security measures, we should definitely do this. Come on. I’m ready.”

Yasmin waved at the healers who added more herbs into incense burners, and then they started chanting.

Talia looked down to see a diagram appearing below their feet.

“This helps gather energies,” Yasmin explained. “It’s not harmful. Healers do this daily to focus and sense the connection with nature.”

Talia had to acknowledge the freshness that surrounded her like someone infused more oxygen into the air.

‘Lis?’ Talia called.

‘Calm your mind and think happy thoughts,’ the ancient spirit instructed. ‘This is not an attack nor defense. Follow your instincts. You want to grow the most delicate plant in the world. Slowly. Carefully. Gently.’

Somehow… Talia knew what to do.

“Give me your hands,” Talia said to Yasmin.

Yasmin extended her hands and Talia held them.

“I will send you my energy. It will be up to you to channel it where needed,” Talia said.

Yasmin nodded enthusiastically and she stared at Talia as Talia’s eyes started flickering in silvery light.

Faint pulses of silvery light traveled across Talia’s arms to meet Yasmin’s hands where they disappeared.

Yasmin gasped when she felt the energies that warmed her hands with a dose of chill. It was a strange sensation, yet familiar.

Yasmin guided Talia’s energy up her arms, and then into the rest of her body. Her lips lifted into a smile when her stomach absorbed that energy hungrily.

Yasmin felt that her babies were happy as if they were being fed after a long period of starvation.

“More…” Yasmin said in a whisper. “Give me more, Lia.”

Dayson, Axel, Cassandra, and a number of healers watched the spectacle in front of them without breathing.

Talia was enshrouded in silvery light that spilled on Yasmin. They looked like two ethereal creatures that held hands while smiling at each other. It was magical.

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