Chapter 783 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Keith was not the one to disappoint a lady, especially not his mate.

His arms wrapped around Arya, and he held her as their lips glided against each other in sensual movements, and no other female ever fit so good against him. She was made for him.

His fingers curled at the back of her head to fist her hair, and he swallowed her whimper when he deepened the kiss.

Keith kissed many girls, but this was his first cantaloupe-flavored kiss, and he knew he will never get enough of this. And the best part? She was hugging him back while returning his kisses with equal fervor.

Talia and Dayson walked toward the pack hospital, noticing several people gathered on the left.

Keith’s and Cristian’s fight attracted attention, and no one left so far, waiting to see how Cristian will deal with this situation because that didn’t look like a friendly sparring match. Who would spar in front of a hospital?

Talia’s eyes lit up at the sight of Keith and Arya locked in a kiss. She squeezed Dayson’s hand excitedly while talking through their private mind-link, ‘I was worried because we came late, but it seems we were not needed at all.’

They were supposed to come in the afternoon, but after their lovemaking, Talia fell asleep, and she crashed for the rest of the day. Once she woke up, Dayson demanded that she eats first, and they hurried to the pack hospital. Talia feared that Arya’s condition might have worsened, but now it seemed that everything was great. Better than great.

Dayson was happy as well. Finally, that measly coach found his mate, which meant he will stop ogling at Talia.

Dayson’s eyes moved to Cristian to see the latter’s disheveled appearance. Michelle was with him, fixing his hair while inspecting his face, which was bruised, and there was some blood there.

‘Why does Cristian look like he came out of a fight?’ Dayson asked.

Talia thought that it was weird. And there was one more point. ‘Why are they outside? Arya seems better, but she doesn’t look like someone discharged from the hospital.’

Dayson agreed that things don’t seem normal. Why would people gather to watch a mated couple kiss? Dayson tugged Talia to head to Cristian and Michelle and find out what was happening.

“Rough day?”

Cristian made a face. “You have no idea.” After the attack of rogues, Cristian was busy organizing patrols, assessing damage, reading reports from interrogations, assuring his people that things were under control, and pretending that everything was fine in front of Ashton and guests. This visit to the pack hospital ended up in a fight that bruised his reputation. It was a horrible day!

Michelle frowned at the people who were watching the show. She waved at them, gesturing toward the pack hospital. “If you have time to idle and gossip, maybe we should give you more responsibilities,” Michelle said, and people quickly dispersed.

As for the newly mated couple…

Keith wanted to kiss Arya more and to do more than kissing, but Arya was wearing a hospital gown, and wherever he touched her, he felt bandages. That reminded him that she was hurt, and she needed to get inside, and that anything beyond kissing was out of the question. For now.

Keith leaned his forehead on Arya’s, and they both took a moment to compose themselves before inching away.

“I am Keith,” he said.

“I am Arya. Your mate.”

“My mate.” Keith liked the sound of that, and his expression hardened. “Mine only. I don’t care what you did before this moment, but if you want this to work, you need to understand that I am not a man who will share.”

Arya blinked at him. His bossiness turned her on. “Same goes for me, except for the man part. I am a woman who won’t share. You are mine, Keith of the Shadow Fang pack. If you can handle that, everything else is negotiable.”

Keith’s lips lifted into a smug smile. “We will see if you can handle me.”

Arya wanted to respond something snarkily, but she was distracted by a dimple that formed on his left cheek as he smiled, making him even more handsome, if that was even possible.

Keith licked his lips, wanting to taste more of Arya, but he knew he shouldn’t. “Let’s get you back into the room and call a doctor to check your condition.”

At the mention of doctors, Arya remembered, “Thank you for saving my life and taking care of me.”

“Don’t mention it.”

“I want to. You see… I am an orphan, and no one ever stayed like that with me, for me.” Only for her. Will he see that as a negative?

“An orphan? I hope you are ready to meet my family. They can be noisy, but they are good people.”

Arya was nervous. “Will they like me?”

“They will love you.”

“How can you be certain?”

“Because they love me, and you are my other half, so… They might think you are a pain in the ass, but that comes with my family, so don’t take it personally.”

“They sound like nice people,” she said.

“They are the best.” Now that he thought about his family, Keith remembered that he was using one room in a house that belonged to Katya and her mate. That might be a problem.

“Come,” Keith said to Arya while giving her hand a squeeze. “Before we go to your room, let me introduce you to my Alpha and Luna. Soon to be yours.”

Arya looked at their connected hands and smiled. It was like Keith’s hand could wrap around hers in a promise that he will take care of her.

Arya liked that Keith wanted to introduce her as his mate, and she could feel his nerves. This was important to him. It made her feel welcome.

Arya didn’t dare to look at Alpha Cristian, fearing what his expression might be. She kissed a guy in public, in front of Alpha. What if he disapproves?

Insecurities swelled in her heart.

Will Alpha Cristian be angry that she was leaving with her mate? Will he ask her to stay? Will that make her change her mind? Will he be indifferent? Or will he be glad that she was leaving? Each of those was gutwrenching in its own way.

Keith struggled with his own emotional turmoil and didn’t notice Arya’s.

The last twenty-four hours were turbulent. He found his mate, nearly lost her, and he was on the path to accepting her, but then she stood up for another man, he ended up fighting an Alpha, and then she threw herself at him, saying how she wanted to be with him. It was a mess of ups and downs, and he needed a moment to organize his thoughts and emotions, a moment he didn’t have.

Keith hoped his wolf was right and that the cantaloupe-infused girl was the right path to happiness.

Keith bowed to Dayson and Talia. He wanted to talk about Arya, but Cristian’s glare reminded him there was a more pressing matter.

“Alpha Dayson, I caused an issue by starting a fight with an Alpha of another pack. It was not a challenge for his position. I was just…” Keith released a long breath. “There are no excuses. I only hope that you won’t implicate my mate in this. It was all my doing.”

Dayson’s eyebrows shot up when he realized Keith was in a bad state. Keith and Cristian were fighting!

At first, Dayson thought it was because Keith faced rogues last night and his wounds didn’t heal, but then Dayson remembered that they saw Keith in the morning, and Keith looked better than this.

Dayson knew that Keith was a skilled warrior. As an instructor, Keith was an expert in close combat, but still… fighting an Alpha and living to tell about it was formidable.

How could he avoid being suppressed by Cristian’s Alpha aura? It didn’t make sense, just as it didn’t make sense that Keith broke from Guardian’s restrictions… That’s it! The necklace! Dayson remembered that Talia said it had the purpose of healing and protection, which was the only explanation for why Keith was still standing. The necklace protected him.

His kitten was awesome, but he couldn’t announce her unique abilities to the world.

Dayson decided to leave that for later and to focus on the matter at hand. Keith was fighting Alpha Cristian and was waiting on a verdict. Based on Keith’s behavior, Keith started it. Why did they fight? It didn’t matter.

“Did you win?”

Keith’s head snapped to look at Dayson. Did he hear that right? “What?”

“Did you win?” Dayson repeated.

“I don’t think there was a winner,” Keith said honestly.

“So, it was a tie?” Dayson kept on pushing.

Keith nodded, and Dayson turned to Cristian.

“Hahahaha!” Dayson burst into a hearty laughter. “Oh, Cristian, did you get rusty, or were you always weak? If my Lieutenant can go toe to toe with you, you are in trouble.”

Keith wished that Dayson stops teasing Cristian. It will just make his punishment worse! Or was Dayson doing that on purpose?

Cristian’s nostrils flared in anger at Dayson’s provocation, but he didn’t say anything. He had no excuses.

Sure, he was caught by surprise because he didn’t expect that Keith will attack, and he definitely didn’t expect that Keith will not be impacted by his Alpha aura, but those were just excuses. The facts were that a plain warrior fought him, and Cristian struggled.

“I won’t punish you, Keith,” Dayson said. “You don’t get punished by making your pack proud. However, I’m not sure if Alpha Cristian will throw you into a dungeon. We are allies on a friendly visit, and you caused a ruckus. I leave your punishment to him.”

“I understand, Alpha,” Keith said and turned to Cristian, waiting to hear what was coming.

Before Cristian could say anything, Dayson spoke again.

“Cristian, I don’t know what happened here, but considering that Keith is alive, I will assume that his offense was not inexcusable. I hope you will keep in mind that Keith is my Luna’s head guard. As such, he is indispensable. No matter how you punish Keith, I expect him to be able to perform his duty.”

With that, Dayson stepped aside and pulled Talia to lean on him.

Talia was grateful that Dayson stood up for Keith. Dayson always took care of his people. If there were any issues, Dayson would deal with Keith in private, while in front of others, they would be united. She admired Dayson for that.

Arya’s eyes darted from Keith to Cristian, and she couldn’t stand the silence.

“Alpha,” she called to Cristian pleadingly. “My mate didn’t mean harm. Can you forgive him? For me?”

Cristian snorted. “For you? Who are you? My ex-general?”

Everyone stared at Arya. Dayson and Talia were shocked by the ‘ex’ part, and Keith didn’t know that his cantaloupe-infused mate was a general.

“Just a minute ago, you asked me to leave not only my army but my pack as well, and now you want favors?” He was irritated that she was talking about leaving like it was not a big deal.

Michelle put her hand on Cristian’s shoulder. “Isn’t that what children do when they grow up? I know it’s hard on you as you watched her grow, but she is not a child anymore, and it’s time for Arya to spread her wings and find her own path.”

Michelle could sense Cristian’s emotions, so she knew what he was going through. He was genuinely worried about Arya. Arya was energetic, with a spunk and bravery of a thousand warriors. Arya would act like she was invincible, which caused Cristian to take over the role of her guardian, and even though there were no romantic feelings behind it, Michelle didn’t like it. It was her possessiveness of a werewolf, and it probably wouldn’t be so extreme if Arya didn’t look at Cristian with sparkles in her eyes.

However, as a Luna, Michelle needed to soften Cristian’s edginess and create non-violent solutions when there were none.

“I believe we all agree that this was a misunderstanding,” Michelle said, knowing that people were eavesdropping from the pack hospital. Yes, they left, but their werewolf-enhanced hearing allowed them to hear things over great distances.

Michelle told Keith, “Cristian knows that your emotions toward your mate are fresh, and that is why he didn’t go all out on you.”

Cristian put his hand over Michelle’s that was resting on his shoulder. She said he didn’t go all out as a good excuse to save his reputation.

Cristian was an Alpha, in charge of a pack, but he also had a duty to take care of his mate. After more than a decade together, Cristian wondered if he was taking Michelle for granted. When did that start?

Did his thoughtless actions cause more harm than a misunderstanding between Keith and Arya?

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