Chapter 792 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

They collected five scarves without any issues.

“This is a piece of cake,” Maya said.

“Don’t celebrate before it’s done,” Sandy said solemnly.

A few steps later, Talia stopped advancing, and several figures emerged from the shadows.

“Maybe you should go back,” a male voice spoke, and Talia recognized the guy who stepped forward when he was a few steps away from her. It was Mark from the soccer team.

“Who are you to tell me to go back?” Talia asked while her eyes moved over other figures. They were all members of the soccer team, elite warriors.

“We are warriors of the Shadow Fang pack. Unless you can defeat us, we won’t acknowledge you as our Luna,” a voice said from the back.

“You think you can stop me?” Talia asked. “Just you? What can you do?”

“We can make it so that Alpha Dayson doesn’t recognize you,” another shadow spoke.

Sandy’s temper flared. “Watch your mouth!”

“Pft! You are not a part of our pack anymore, Sandy. Do you think we will listen to you?”

Meg was about to say something, but Talia raised her hand, indicating to Meg to wait.

“I just need to defeat you. Is that all?” Talia asked.

There was no malicious intent from the people who blocked her way; it was all part of the show. No matter if Elders were plotting something against Talia as a last-minute resort, the warriors in front of her wouldn’t stand against her. They all met her as Talia, the team spirit of their soccer team; a silly girl with wolf ears headband on her head whose furry hand they held (and kissed) while praying for their team to win… and they did. They also knew Talia as the female who brought the scent-concealing mixture, which made their missions easier and possibly saved lives. The female who secured them a tribute from the Steelbite pack.

They all looked at Talia with admiration, and she was touched.

At the same time, she needed to put up a show as well.

With one thought from Talia, all figures in front of her fell to their knees. “Do you accept your defeat, or should I prove myself more?” She released a bit more of her aura to make her point, and a few groans were heard.

“We are convinced,” Mark said in a strenuous voice. “We acknowledge you as our Luna. Here is a token…”

Maya moved forward and took a black scarf from his hand.

“As I said, easy-peasy,” Maya said with glee as they continued walking through the forest.

“You said it was a piece of cake,” Sandy reminded her.

“Can you stop talking about food?” Meg complained. “I’m hungry now.”

Sandy stifled a laugh. “You are always hungry.”

Meg’s eyes flashed in outrage. “You don’t say such things to a pregnant woman!”

Talia, Meg, Sandy, and Maya burst into laughter. Ah, the mood was good.

“It will be alright,” Jaeden assured Dayson. “Do you want to hear their progress?”

“No need,” Dayson said. He could feel Talia’s emotions, and there was not a shred of negativity. Actually, she was happy, so he knew that his kitten was doing fine.

Dayson could mind-link Talia himself, but he didn’t want to interrupt. What if she ended up in trouble because he distracted her?

He could imagine her walking through the forest and stepping on a slippery rock and falling, and… what if their pup gets hurt?

Dayson shook those thoughts away. It will be fine. Talia was careful and not clumsy. And then he remembered that unless he was holding onto her, she was prone to accidents!

No, no… Talia changed. When they met, Talia’s body was covered with injuries, and she bumped her head into a fridge and she fell off a bed, but she was a different girl now.

Then, she was a weak she-wolf without her wolf, yet now she was powerful and confident, so falling off the bed was replaced with random explosions and teleportations!

He was super anxious now.

Dayson puffed his cheeks and took deep breaths while repeating that it will be alright.

‘Mate is close,’ Sapa’s voice sounded in Dayson’s head.

Dayson swiftly downed his glass of scotch and kept it on the nearby table before dashing onto the platform where Gideon and Mindy were waiting.

Jaeden was right behind Dayson.

“Are they coming?” Jaeden asked, and Dayson’s eyes were glued onto the darkness where the forest began.

Four figures emerged from there leisurely, like they were not participating in a challenge, but they took a stroll in the park.

Elders gathered in front of the podium, waiting for Talia, Maya, Meg, and Sandy to arrive and deliver the necessary number of scarves.

“Our Luna candidate is here!” Elder Agatha exclaimed to get everyone’s attention.

“Let’s see if she has the necessary number of scarves,” Elder Thomas said in a low voice, but everyone was quiet now, and they could hear him clearly.

Talia’s expression was unreadable as she extended her hand with black scarves. Elder Charlie accepted them and started counting while separating them.

“One. Two. Three… Six. Seven. Is that all?”

“That’s all from me,” Talia responded.

“That’s not enough!” Elder Agatha said while looking around at other Elders. Now what?

“These are from me,” Maya said while handing another bunch of fabric.

Elder Charlie took them and counted, “One. Two. That’s a total of nine.”

Elder Agatha frowned. “Still not enough.”

“Maybe with these, it will be enough,” Meg said while extending her hand.

There were two more scarves there, and it was more than ten, but then Sandy also gave two more.

“We have thirteen!” Elder Agatha announced.

“These should be presented by the future Luna,” Elder Patsy said with a frown. “How are we supposed to interpret these? Will Alpha Dayson take four Lunas?”

Talia couldn’t believe this. Was he trying to stir trouble?

“There will be no such thing,” Talia said sternly. “I am here to be the Luna of the Shadow Fang pack, but I have no intention of doing it alone. My aides will work with me just how they did in this challenge.” Talia established eye contact with every Elder without flinching. “The Shadow Fang pack is the largest pack in North America, and it’s my honor that the Moon Goddess decided I should be your Luna. However, I will rely on my friends to advise and keep me in check so I don’t get consumed by the power that comes with this position.” She lifted her chin arrogantly. “Any complaints?”

“No, no,” Elder Agatha was quick to say, and she shot a glare at Elder Patsy. “I am sure there are no complaints. You presented thirteen scarves out of twenty. That’s three more than necessary. We, the Elders of the Shadow Fang pack, approve of you as our Luna.”

With that, Elders moved to open a path for Talia to the podium where Dayson waited for her.

Jaeden was also there, but Talia’s whole world narrowed to her mate.

Dayson was wearing a ceremonial leather garment that hung at his waist like a miniskirt, and the rest of his body was covered in black symbols that were painted on him. Dayson wore a necklace made of teeth that gave him an air of danger, and nothing concealed his impressive form.

Dayson noticed Talia was checking him out, and he straightened his back to give her a better view.

‘You like what you see?’ Dayson asked through their private mind-link.

‘You look delicious,’ Talia responded.

‘Not only look. I am delicious,’ he said cockily. ‘Now, come here, so we finish the formalities, and I can see what you are hiding under that skirt.’

Talia strode with confidence that made Dayson hold his breath, and he couldn’t stop staring at her face, which was adorned with blush.

‘You are beautiful,’ he said.

‘I was going for fierce, but beautiful is fine.’

Dayson’s smile reflected in his eyes as he extended his hand for Talia to take.

‘Did you have any issues with the challenges?’ Dayson asked.

‘No,’ she responded.

If it were anyone other than Talia, it would be difficult. Some traps were well hidden, and thanks to Talia’s ability to sense surroundings, they avoided a few spots that would be dangerous. But even with that, Talia found that some scarves were missing. There were only fifteen scarves hidden in the forest, which meant that someone wanted to sabotage her.

One scarf was tied to the top of a rotting tree, and Sandy climbed it under Talia’s guidance on where to put her weight without falling.

Talia knew that even if she returned with less than ten scarves, Dayson wouldn’t care, but it would give a reason to the Elders to create problems. She was unsure how much trouble they could cause, but she knew that when a seed of doubt was planted in people’s hearts, it didn’t take much for it to grow. Talia wanted to start this right.

Dayson gave Talia’s hand a squeeze. ‘It’s happening, kitten.’

‘It is.’

‘You still have a chance to change your mind.’ They talked about this more than once.

Dayson told her that she didn’t need to go through the ceremony as she would always be his mate and Luna, and he will never accept any other. However, Talia didn’t want to hear about it. Yes, there was a chance of things going haywire because she was the Alpha of another pack, but she wanted to be Dayson’s Luna for everyone to know, and she didn’t want to choose between those two.

Talia wanted the acknowledgment of the Shadow Fang pack. It was important.

If they didn’t go through the ceremony, she will never be a member of Dayson’s pack, and his people would wonder why Talia didn’t become their Luna. Rumors would spread that she might be incompetent or maybe that Dayson was ashamed of her, and their enemies would definitely use that to sow discord. That was something Talia didn’t want to allow.

Talia looked Dayson straight in the eyes and continued with her voice for everyone to hear. “I don’t know what lies ahead of us, but I am confident that we will go through it together.”

Dayson was emotional. His timid kitten, who he found hiding in the attic, was standing proudly in front of him and the audience, and she spoke to him as an equal. And she was his.

Dayson reached for the necklace made of teeth that was around his neck and lifted it over his head.

“Talia Blake, the Moon Goddess made us fated mates. The Elders of the Shadow Fang pack accept you as their Luna. I stand before you, humbled by your beauty, kindness, and power. Do you accept to be my Luna and lead the Shadow Fang pack with me, as the pack Luna and my equal?”

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