Chapter 759 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

“Calm down, Axel,” Talia said. She couldn’t think with all the noise. “Can we get this chest in one of the labs? I would like to see how these items are tested.”

“Yes, Alpha,” Cassandra said and bowed respectfully.

Axel was irked. Why was Cassandra talking casually with him while bootlicking Talia? What was with that double standard? He was an important member of the pack also!

“You should listen to Lia,” Yasmin spoke softly to Axel.

Axel didn’t understand. “What?”

“I know you are anxious since Talia channeled her energies into me, but I am fine. You need to relax and not vent on the Oracle. We all want to get to the bottom of this, and Cassandra is just trying to help.” Shouting and pointing fingers were not helpful.

…

Cassandra stood behind a stone table that had magic symbols etched into it. In the middle of the table was a metallic cup with twelve colorful crystals arranged around it.

Calla and Remi were on Cassandra’s left and right, ready to assist when needed.

Axel, Yasmin, Dayson, and Talia were there, but Cassandra was focused on Talia.

“Is that a magical item?” Talia asked while pointing at the cup.

“No,” Cassandra responded. “Before we use relics, I want to show you what normally happens so you can compare.”

Cassandra started chanting under her breath while drawing patterns with her fingers in the air.

The crystals lit up, and then Calla and Remi joined with their chants.

The rays of light shot from each crystal toward the cup like lasers. At the point of contact, the rays of light paused, and then some seeped into the metal, while others reflected randomly, with much less intensity, like they lost power.

Dayson moved to dodge one blue ray of light that went straight for him, and Calla said, “No need to avoid them. They are used for training and are harmless.” To prove her point, Calla extended her hand, letting the purplish ray of light hit her palm.

Dayson felt silly. Why was he the only one who moved? But out of everyone present, only he was in the direct path of a ray of light. Did Cassandra do that on purpose?

Talia hugged Dayson’s arm. “You have impressive reflexes.”

Dayson’s mood soared. Talia praised his reflexes, and he decided to go with it.

Cassandra stopped chanting, and then she explained, “Depending on the item’s property, the energies will either be absorbed or will be repelled after being weakened.”

She replaced the metallic cup with a golden bracelet she got from the chest.

“Observe the difference,” Cassandra said, and she started chanting again with Calla and Remi.

The light from twelve crystals shot toward the bracelet, and when it reached about one inch from the bracelet, the light rays halted like they had reached an invisible barrier. Little by little, the light spilled like liquid to form a colorful sphere around the bracelet.

Talia looked at everything with eyes open wide in wonder. She never saw anything like it.

“Do all relics respond in the same way?” Yasmin asked.

“No,” Cassandra responded. “Some will absorb it, repel it, or change its properties.”

“Interesting…” Yasmin said, and she reached to get one oval-shaped brooch from the chest. “Do they react differently to abilities?”

“Yes,” Cassandra responded, hoping they won’t ask her for a demonstration because her fire was gone.

Yasmin held the brooch, and she turned her back to Cassandra. Her eyes widened in surprise as she stared at the brooch resting on her palm.

“What is it?” Talia asked Yasmin in a whisper.

“It should move.”

“It should?”

Yasmin confirmed. “I can move things. I am trying to move this, but it won’t.” Yasmin’s head snapped to look at Talia. “How about you try with your energies?”

Talia reached into the chest and took one necklace. It had a pendant with several pearls arranged to form a flower; the pearls reminded Talia of the necklace hidden under her blouse.

Did this one hold a secret message also? Could she activate it? Talia was reluctant to experiment on the necklace her mother left behind, but this was a different thing.

Dayson and Axel approached Talia to see what she was doing.

Talia held the necklace in front of her and focused on her palm, which started glowing in silvery light.

The necklace resisted Talia’s energy for a second, and then it started absorbing it hungrily. Talia increased the output, which made the whole scene fantastic as the necklace started glowing like it had built-in lights.

Talia’s eyes were solid silver now, and her hair turned silver also. Every time she used her energies, it was easier; she was getting used to it. The power coursing through her was addictive.

Talia was elated while looking at the necklace, thinking that it worked, but with every passing second, her brows came closer together. Other than glowing, nothing else happened.

‘Don’t stop,’ Liseli said.

‘What’s going on?’ Talia asked.

‘The item is reacting, but it needs more energy. Let me help.’

‘Wait!’ Talia called. ‘What will happen when we add more energy?’

‘There is only one way to find out. Are we doing this?’

Talia exhaled helplessly. What were her options?

‘What if something goes wrong?’ Talia asked.

‘Uhm… We can cast a protective shield to contain whatever wrong is about to happen.’

This pacified Talia a bit. She didn’t want to risk negative energies impacting Yasmin’s babies.

With a boost from Liseli, the bracelet started flickering from silvery to white, nearly blinding everyone looking that way.

‘Zzzz…’

A low buzzing sound started emitting from the necklace, and Dayson’s eyes flashed when his instincts told him something was wrong.

In one swift move, Dayson snatched the necklace from Talia’s hand and threw it in the far corner of the room.

‘BOOOOM!’

A thunderous explosion shook the room, and Talia found herself in Dayson’s embrace. He shielded her with his body from the debris.

The dust settled, and Talia blinked to see on the side Axel holding Yasmin protectively with his back facing the explosion, just as Dayson was holding her. Cassandra, Calla, and Remi were hiding behind the stone table.

Talia’s eyes widened when she saw the area where the necklace exploded. Everything in that corner was blasted away, including the walls. There was a gap big enough for a person to pass into the adjacent lab. Three panicked heads were peeking through there to see what caused that explosion.

“It’s OK!” Cassandra exclaimed while waving at those three healers to leave. “Just an experiment went out of hand!”

Talia silently thanked the Moon Goddess that no one else was in the lab. If this stunt ended up killing someone, she would blame herself forever.

“Is everyone OK?” Talia asked.

“We are fine,” Yasmin responded for her and Axel.

Talia felt his breath fanning her hair, and his arms were around her while her back pressed to his chest. After a round of carnal pleasures on the floor, they moved to the bed, and now they were both sated and naked, breathing as one. Normally, she would sleep after all that, but this time, Talia had too many things on her mind.

“Dayson?” Talia called.

“Yes, kitten?”

“The thing that happened with the necklace… I will do it again.”

“I know.”

Talia turned to face him. “You do?”

Dayson smiled a little. “I know that you are curious about those things for more than just because they could resist the powers of the Guardians.”

Talia was glad they didn’t need to argue about this. And he was right. Her curiosity went beyond Keith’s necklace with the ability to resist Gregory’s restrictions.

“My necklace,” Talia said. “Don’t you think it looks like something that could come out of that chest?”

Dayson’s eyes fell on the necklace Talia was wearing. “You think your mother had something to do with the Guardians?”

Talia was not sure, but… “I need to find out the truth about this necklace and about me. I am tired of secrets and ambushes.” And she didn’t want anyone else to die in front of her, because of her. “I need to know who is after us and what I can do. I don’t want to hide, Dayson. They have already come after me more than once, and I’m confident they are planning their next attack. By staying in the packhouse, they will know where I am, and they will hurt my friends in order to get to me. I… what happened to Lulu…” Talia choked on her words.

“Shh… it’s OK.” Dayson said.

Talia shook her head. “It’s not OK. What happened to Lulu, I can’t go through it again. I hate this feeling of waiting to see from where the next enemy will come. I want to fight. I want to be ready when they come next time, or even better, I want to attack them before they can. I want us to fight together. Will you support me?”

“Always.”

“We can do this, Dayson. I know we can. With my power and yours, and with the help from our friends, we can do this.”

Dayson puffed his cheeks, and Talia felt that his mood had dropped.

“What?” She asked.

“Don’t you think I should have an ability also?”

Talia blinked. “What?”

“You marked me. Don’t people get an ability when someone from the Midnight Guardians pack marks them? Meg can blow up stuff, Sandy can see the spirits, and what about me?”

Talia realized what he meant. Dayson was powerful already, and he was not a greedy man, but considering their situation, he needed more. If their roles were reversed, she would be impatient to get a power boost also. Unfortunately, those things couldn’t be rushed. She remembered Axel telling her that some people spent decades without discovering their ability.

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