Chapter 790 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

“More?”

“Mhm,” Keith hummed in confirmation. “The Oracle of the Midnight Guardians pack gave me prophecy. She said that my luck is tied to Talia’s and that by protecting her, I’m protecting myself. I didn’t know what that meant until the night I found you. While kneeling next to Talia who was holding your battered body, I realized that I needed to protect Talia so she could save your life. If Talia was not in that forest, you would succumb to your injuries, and we wouldn’t meet. So, you see, Arya…” Keith looked at her dreamily. “I will be forever grateful to Talia because thanks to her, I have you.”

Arya’s chin trembled. “When you put it that way, I feel even more like an idiot for thinking badly of her.”

Keith shook his head. “You have the right to think what you are thinking and feel what you are feeling. We are all products of our previous experiences. But I hope you will keep an open mind and don’t let prejudice guide you. Talia is kind and forgiving. Once you spend more time with her, I’m sure you will see how wonderful she is. The Shadow Fang pack is lucky to have her as our Luna.”

Arya never had so many conflicting emotions. She wanted to slap herself for acting like a bitch to her savior, and she wanted to slap Keith for thinking so kindly about another woman. Was she the bad guy in this situation?

But there was one more thing. Keith’s acceptance. He didn’t think badly of Arya, no matter what she said. How was that possible?

Keith could feel Arya’s conflict. “Talia is your Luna now, and Dayson is your Alpha. I hope you will find pride in the fact that the two strongest Alphas are leading us. Their glory is ours, and ours is theirs. We are one pack, bound to face challenges and prosper together.”

Arya left the Spring Leaf pack and joined the Shadow Fang pack. She could feel that the pack bond was different, but she still needed mental adjustment in accepting it as her new normal.

“I want to know more about the pack,” Arya said.

“You can ask me whatever you want to know, but first…” Keith spread his arms, silently inviting her into his embrace.

Arya blinked. He was completely naked, and she had only a towel around herself. Arya was not sure if she should ask him to cover up (at least his erect cock, if nothing else). Or should she remove the towel? Was he really going to talk with that hard-on? And there was still some food left.

Arya decided not to be fussy, and she scooted closer to him.

Keith liked seeing Arya settling into his embrace. It was natural, and she fit in there perfectly.

Keith resumed feeding Arya and himself, and then he started telling her about the pack.

“As you already know, our pack is the largest in North America. For a long time, it was just Alpha Dayson with his Betas. A few months back, he found his Luna, and things started changing.”

Keith put a piece of steak into his mouth, and Arya used that chance to ask, “Only Alpha and Betas? What about Elders?”

“We have Elders, but they don’t hold any real power. Alpha doesn’t consult them when making decisions.”

“What’s the point of them being Elders if they don’t do anything?” Elders normally held influencing positions and had a say in managing the pack.

“I’m not sure,” Keith admitted. “I heard stories that things changed when Alpha Dayson took over, and he stripped away their power while letting them hold titles. I was in middle school then and not interested in pack politics. We can go to the library where we can check our archives.”

“Isn’t it simpler to ask Alpha and Betas?”

“I guess it is, but if it’s a sensitive topic…” Keith’s voice trailed, and Arya nodded in understanding. Alphas get touchy if someone questions their decisions.

“Library it is,” Arya said. “What else?”

“Whenever you are up for it, we will go for a run, and I will show you the territory. Our wolves could use some bonding time.”

Arya agreed with this. She felt that her wolf was happy to be with Keith, but she also wanted to meet her mate’s wolf form. Arya wondered about the fur color of Keith’s wolf and how big he will be. Her cheeks heated at the thought that their wolves will go for a run, and they will want to mate as well.

Keith’s nostrils flared when he picked up the scent of her arousal. They still didn’t finish the steak, and there was dessert also! Or should he just leave that on the side and tend to more serious matters? He was hard ever since they exited the bathroom, but he focused on feeding Arya at talking because he didn’t want to appear like a savage. However, if Arya was willing, there was no need to hold back.

Keith contemplated what to do, and then he decided it was safest to ask, “What’s on your mind?”

Arya lowered her gaze. She had no intention of admitting her thoughts. She was imagining two wolves going at it, and for some reason, it turned her on. How embarrassing.

“I was wondering about Darkbourne. I heard it is large enough to support the economy of the Shadow Fang pack without trading with other packs or humans. And there were fantastic stories about the Summer Solstice festival.”

Keith decided to let this one slide. He didn’t want to starve his mate. They will get frisky as soon as they finish the food.

“Darkbourne has good restaurants and a sweetshop that will make you gain a few pounds… I guess the best way to see the town is to go shopping. We can get you some new clothes…” Keith imagined holding Arya close to him and walking around for everyone to see that he had found his mate, and that she was gorgeous. “The lake gets chilly in the winter, but otherwise, is a great gathering spot…” He told her about bonfires in the evening, how he will show her the perfect spots to watch nature blooming in the spring and the explosion of yellows and reds in the fall.

Arya smiled while listening to Keith’s stories that had the power to dispel her worries, and she was looking forward to seeing all those places with Keith. Her mate.

They picked this evening in order to conceal any possible magical effects due to the bond forming between Talia and pack members.

When a new Alpha or Luna are introduced to the pack, every pack member will feel the bond changing to some degree. Considering Talia’s unusual background, they couldn’t predict how this would affect members of the Shadow Fang pack.

Another risky variable was the point that Talia was an Alpha of the Midnight Guardians pack, and there were no recorded cases of an Alpha having two separate pack links.

Talia’s Luna ceremony overlapped with the event where people will be in high spirits. Unless something extreme happened, people would think that whatever they felt was due to the joy of an unexpected event (like a fair where several packs participated). Everyone loved parties.

Dayson and Talia considered officially merging their packs, but that was not feasible because the Midnight Guardians pack was still not in a position to come out openly. There was also the challenge of their territories being physically separated with great distance between them.

Amelia’s and Cornelia’s research on portals was progressing, but they were still far from coming up with a working portal. If they could open the portal into the Midnight Guardians pack, that would open them up to the possibility of merging two packs into one. However, until that happens, Talia’s pack still needed to maintain their secrecy as they were gradually being introduced to society.

Another benefit of cramming the mixer event and Talia’s Luna ceremony on the same evening was that after the ceremony, they would all head to the mixer. That will give Dayson and Talia the perfect excuse not to shift into wolf forms and go for a run. Normally, that would be expected, but Talia couldn’t shift due to her pregnancy, and she didn’t want to reveal that at this time.

Talia’s Luna ceremony was supposed to be private, but the number of people attending was rising by the day.

Other than Mindy and Gideon, in attendance will be Dayson, Maya, Jaeden, Talia’s guards and their mates, Elders of the Shadow Fang pack, several high-ranking warriors, and Doctor Travis. They will be official witnesses.

Maya and Jaeden moved their vacation to one day later so they could attend this event. Maya said that she had no hints of her heat coming (yet), and she didn’t want to miss Talia becoming their Luna. Maya was looking forward to it since she realized that the girl coming out of the trunk was Dayson’s mate.

With everyone important being busy and low-key about Talia’s Luna ceremony, Erik, Petra, and Zack were stuck with ensuring everything went well at the mixer event until Talia, Zina, and Mindy (main organizers) returned to their posts.

Talia was surprised that all Elders agreed to attend without making a fuss, and they collaborated in keeping this a secret.

Maya believed Elders were obedient because they already had a pack run where Dayson announced Talia as his mate and a future Luna, so any agenda Elders had was ruined. In addition, no one could deny the positive changes happening since Talia came to the Shadow Fang pack. Everyone knew that Talia was responsible for the tribute from the Steelbite pack and the scent-concealing mixture. Those were not secrets before, but now that it was revealed Talia was Alpha Dayson’s mate, all those contributions became much more significant.

In short, Elders had two choices, either to support Talia as their Luna and maybe get some benefits or to accept being non-relevant.

In addition to the people from the Shadow Fang pack attending, Cornelia was there. She would come to the Shadow Fang pack daily, so she knew about the ceremony. James didn’t want to separate from his mate, so he was there as well, and how could Dawn miss this? Of course, George will come with Dawn, and then there will be Cristian, Michelle, Tony, Kalina, Maddox, and Tatiana. Axel and Yasmin were due to arrive with Kai, Meg, Tyler, and Sandy.

Most of them were set to come for the fair-like mixer event, and since they would already be in the area, Talia thought it would be wrong to exclude them.

James and George shouldn’t show their faces, so Cornelia performed a spell to conceal their true appearances from everyone other than their small circle of friends.

Somehow, Talia’s private Luna ceremony turned out to be a big deal, but Talia didn’t hate it. She loved the idea of her friends witnessing this monumental event. She became Alpha of the Midnight Guardians pack when she was at her loneliest, and Dayson couldn’t remember her, and this will be the complete opposite.

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Zina, Trisha, Caleb, Pierce, and Daria were in the garden behind the packhouse, setting up chairs and tables for their guests that were due to arrive soon. It will be a short ceremony, and the afterparty will be at the mixer event, but they still needed some drinks and snacks in order not to look shabby.

Mindy and Gideon were on the platform in the back of the garden, preparing the ceremonial altar. Now that Gideon and Mindy had relocated into their new home close to the packhouse, this platform became the official spot for ceremonies. The stone altar was moved from Gideon’s old home to here, and it took several warriors to lift each stone block that was etched with ancient symbols.

Gideon could create a new ceremonial altar, but the old one carried a lot of history, and he didn’t want to discard it. Shamans believed everything in nature had a soul and was worthy of respect, stones included.

Gideon was busying himself at the ceremonial altar, and Mindy smiled when she heard him hum a tune; he would do that often since he found out that she was expecting his pup. Gideon was truly happy, and it reflected on Mindy as well.

“Do we need more osage fern?” Mindy asked while showing him the container with dried plants that was among the others on the side of the platform. It was her duty as his helper to pass him ingredients during ceremonies.

Gideon took a glance at what she was showing and shook his head. “No, those are more than enough.”

Mindy picked up the next container. “How about climbing sorrel?”

“We have enough of those also.”

Mindy puffed her cheeks. “Is there something I can help with? I feel useless.”

Gideon shot her a side-glance. “You can help me organize these.”

Mindy saw that he was pointing at the altar, and she happily went there.

No matter how she looked at the altar, it looked neat.

“What can I do here?” Mindy asked, and she sucked in a sharp breath when she felt Gideon hugging her from behind. It was not about the hug, but she could feel him pressing his erection on her bottom.

They were both wearing ceremonial clothes that didn’t provide much obstruction for their private parts to meet.

“You can do plenty,” Gideon’s hot breath splashed on her neck, just above his mark, and she felt tingles all over.

Mindy nervously looked toward the garden, where several others were busy with preparations.

“There are people there,” Mindy whispered with urgency when Gideon’s palm moved up her thigh under her skirt.

Gideon chuckled. “I see no people, princess. It’s just me and you and…” He released a low hum when he felt her pumpkin-infused moisture at the tip of his fingers. Mindy’s pregnancy was making her super-horny, and he loved it!

They were both wearing ceremonial clothes that provided easy access (and no underwear). He just needed to push her skirt higher, and his on the side, and… damn it!

Now he had a raging hard-on and an aroused mate right there that wafted of the most delicious pumpkin he wanted to devour. Unfortunately, Mindy and Gideon were on the podium, and if they did anything their bodies desired, they would give a good show to the people below. The surrounding forest was full of patrols, and their home was far away.

Gideon’s eyes flashed when he got an idea.

“We need sage,” he said. He took Mindy’s hand into his and tugged her to the side.

Sage? Mindy wondered if he was about to cook or conduct a ceremony. OK, sage was needed for some rituals, but not for the Luna ceremony. In preparation for this event, Mindy read Gideon’s notes, and she was confident no sage was mentioned.

Gideon led the way into a small shed only a few trees deep into the forest. It was used as temporary storage for ceremonial items.

The place was cramped with shelving all around and one counter filled with various containers to the brim.

Gideon pushed containers with powders and crystals to the side, making them clatter and fall to the ground, and then he hoisted Mindy to sit on the counter.

Mindy’s arousal swelled when she realized what Gideon was up to.

The shed was enclosed from all sides, but the thin walls made of wood and plastic mixture didn’t provide soundproofing.

“Someone will hear us,” Mindy protested, but she lifted her butt when he pushed her skirt up.

Gideon smirked. “Then, this is your task. Be quiet. Not a sound.”

“Ah!” She moaned loudly when he entered her in one mighty thrust.

“You failed,” Gideon said grimly. “How will I punish you now, princess?”

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