Chapter 830 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

“JAMES!” Alpha Edward shouted.

“…and I reject Alpha Edward…”

“STOP!”

“…as my Alpha.”

Alpha Edward clutched his chest. What the hell did his son do?

James turned to Dayson. “Alpha Dayson, is the offer still valid?”

Dayson grinned. “Welcome to the family, Gamma James. We will get to the formality of the ceremony as soon as we finish here.”

Alpha Edward nearly vomited from anger. “Gamma!? You are abandoning the position of the future Alpha so that you can be a lowly Gamma!?”

James didn’t want to respond. He squeezed Cornelia’s hand, and they walked to Dayson and Talia.

Dayson and James shook hands, and Talia gave a hug to Cornelia, and then she hugged James as well.

“You should probably stay in the back,” Talia told Cornelia, to which the latter nodded.

“George!” James shouted. “Make sure to do a body search before fighting. You never know if someone might have a weapon on him.”

James gave Dayson a meaningful look, and Dayson understood that James said that for a reason. Did Alpha Edward have a concealed weapon? Of course, he did. Alpha Edward was a sneaky fox, and James never spoke without reason.

Alpha Edward was on the verge of passing out from anger. Did James snitch on him? He turned to Luna Layla. “Do you see this!? This is the son you gave me! Why didn’t you stop him?”

“Ha. Ha. Hahahaha…” Luna Layla was laughing hysterically. “To think that I got to live to see this day.”

Alpha Edward couldn’t believe this. “Are you crazy!?”

“Me? Crazy? I was crazy for being your mate and wasting more than two decades of my life. I am done.”

“WHAT!? You are leaving me!? I am the Alpha of this pack! See if you can leave this territory in one piece!”

Luna Layla shrugged. “Without an heir, your pack is doomed for failure. When warriors find out that their Alpha doesn’t have a future, they will riot and grab as much as they can before everything collapses. No one will heed your order.”

“What about everything we built together? What about our children? James is still my son. He will see reason and come back!”

“You don’t have children, dear,” Luna Layla said with venom in her voice.

Alpha Edward’s eyes flashed when he understood the meaning behind Luna Layla’s words. “Impossible!”

Luna Layla sneered at Alpha Edward. “Oh, it’s possible. On the first day I arrived here, I spiked your drink with drugs that made you infertile.”

Alpha Edward was raging now. “LIES! TELL ME YOU ARE LYING!” His Alpha aura was flaring uncontrollably, but his mark on Luna Layla’s neck made her feel like just a breeze was caressing her skin.

She looked at him sadly. “You knew I had a mate, and you still went with the deal and forced your mark on me the moment I reached eighteen years old. Did you really think I submitted to you? I vowed that your bloodline would end with you. The only pleasure I had while staying here was draining your treasury while buying useless luxuries.”

Alpha Edward moved toward Luna Layla in slow motion as possessed. “Marcy and James… who is their father?” His eyes moved randomly, and they flashed dangerously when it dawned on him. “Chester. Your fated mate.”

Luna Layla smirked. “I made sure to go to him the moment I felt the first signs of heat. Every. Time. You thought I’m a whore like you? For me, there was only him. You, I endured. Chester, I loved, and I still do.”

Luna Layla turned to James. “I have no hope that you and your sister will forgive me. I failed you, and I can’t take it back. I sent her away as a child, hoping to protect her from this monster you call father, but he still brought her back and… In my defense, I did what I had to do to survive. I was a horrible mother, but it gives me comfort to know you found your path and that Edward Redmayne can’t harm you.”

James stared at his mother. He suspected that Alpha Edward was not his father and that their relationship was complex, but this… he was not sure what to think. Who the hell was Chester?

Luna Layla looked at Alpha Edward. “Edward Redmayne, I reject you as my mate and as my Alpha, and I denounce the Red Moon pack.”

Alpha Edward fell to his knees, and he gasped for air. He heard that breaking the bond was torturous and could kill the wolf, but this was not so bad. Was it because they were not fated mates? Or because his wolf was stronger than others? It didn’t matter.

He had no intention of accepting the rejection. He will keep her with this half-ass bond forever and use it to track her and punish her, just like all others that dared to turn against him!

Alpha Edward didn’t look up as Luna Layla walked away. No one stopped her.

After Luna Layla’s footsteps faded, the only sound was the rustling of the leaves under the night’s breeze.

‘PAK!’

Dayson clapped loudly, and several figures jolted.

“Now that we got that out of the way, how about we go back to the challenge?”

Alpha Edward looked at Dayson. “You want to hit me while I’m down?”

Dayson stuffed his hands into his pant pockets. “You are the one who issued the challenge, Alpha Edward. I don’t remember you asking me if I had any family issues that might impact my state of mind. I came for a birthday party and ended up with a challenge on my hands. You don’t hear me complaining. As Alphas, we deal with whatever comes. The moment we agreed to the conditions, the challenge began. So, how about it? Will you fight, or do you forfeit? We have so many esteemed Alphas to bear witness to what’s happening tonight. Even the reporters from the WW Magazine are here.”

Alpha Edward shuddered. Why was this evening getting worse by the minute? “You want us to fight?”

Dayson shrugged. “Someone should fight to settle this challenge. You can pick another man to represent you, and feel free to choose if you will go against my Champion or against me.”

“Dayson!” Tony called with a warning in his voice, and Dayson raised his hand.

“I know what you are going to say,” Dayson said. “Commander George is not an Alpha. However, he is a capable warrior, and the rules state that one won’t use weapons the other doesn’t have, which means that Alpha Edward won’t use his Alpha aura. I trust that Alpha Edward will follow those rules, and I trust that Commander George won’t go easy on him just because he belongs to the Red Moon pack.”

People looked at Dayson like he had lost his marbles. Since when was Alpha Edward following rules? And how can a Commander fight against his Alpha?

But it was Dayson’s fight, and George was in the fighting area, and it was not theirs to meddle.

Of course, Dayson knew that Alpha Edward would use anything available to secure a win, cheating included, but Dayson also knew that George was an Alpha, motivated by the thirst to avenge his parents.

Alpha Edward pressed his lips into a line while thinking about the best course of action. Sure, his wolf got a few blows with Owen, James, and Luna Layla leaving the pack, and Luna Layla rejecting the bond, but it was not hopeless. He was the Alpha of the Red Moon pack, and George was not. George was a member of the Red Moon pack, which meant that Alpha Edward had authority over him.

If he defeats George, isn’t that like defeating Alpha Dayson?

With this, Alpha Edward’s spirit soared.

Yes, yes. He will defeat George, and then he will punish Owen, James, and that traitorous woman (aka Luna Layla). Who cares about a little setback? What matters is who will stand at the top last, and that will be him. With Alpha Dayson defeated, the Red Moon pack will be the largest in North America. He will snatch Zina and Dawn, and even Alpha Natalia will admire him. Maybe Alpha Natalia comes to comfort him because of Luna Layla’s betrayal?

The more he thought about it, the better it sounded.

Alpha Edward pushed himself to stand. “I accept. Me against George. The fight ends with death or when one side accepts defeat. The winner will decide if he will show mercy.”

Dayson didn’t need to look at George to know that the latter was barely containing his Alpha aura from bursting with bloodlust.

“One thing, first!” Dayson exclaimed.

Alpha Edward balled his hands into fists impatiently. “Now what?”

“Let’s not forget body search for weapons,” Dayson said. “Just in case. My men will search Alpha Edward and you…” Dayson gestured toward Alpha Edward, “… can pick who will search Commander George.”

Keith and Owen were quick to go to Alpha Edward and pat his clothes. Keith found a gun, and Owen found a knife.

George moved to the side to give his shirt to Dawn.

Alpha Richard patted George, and he found George’s cell phone; Dawn was quick to snatch it from Alpha Richard’s hand. It had racy text messages between the two, and Dawn didn’t want to risk anyone seeing those. Those were private.

George looked at Dawn, and he regretted not having a mind-link.

“Be careful,” Dawn said.

George’s jaw ticked. To hell with secrets and everything. After this fight, he will come out as a victor or loser. In any case, there will be no need to hide.

George was confident that Dayson and Talia would protect Dawn if the worst happened. With that, George made two quick steps to Dawn and wrapped his arms around her as his lips crashed on hers with urgency.

“Watch me win, my love,” George said, his voice barely above a whisper.

“I will,” Dawn responded. “Your parents will be watching too.”

Alpha Edward closed his eyes and took deep breaths while chanting to himself that he can do this. Sure, he didn’t fight in ages, and using his aura was not allowed, but he could always use a small burst, only to obstruct George’s movements.

George was a Commander for a reason. He was the best warrior of the Red Moon pack, but Alpha Edward was still the Alpha of that same pack, and no one should take him lightly.

Alpha Edward heard people whispering about three people leaving the Red Moon pack, right in front of their Alpha, two of them part of the Redmayne family. Alpha Edward was never this humiliated in his life, and to make everything worse, the wretched reporters were documenting everything!

It didn’t matter. He will turn this situation around. As long as spectators don’t get too close to feel his Alpha aura, it will be fine. Actually, George was his Commander, the most faithful warrior. Will he dare to fight seriously against his Alpha? With this thought, Alpha Edward’s confidence soared.

Penelope watched the scene of people gathering around George and Dawn, who held each other.

Penelope remembered how cold George was toward her during the party, yet Dawn was cocooned in George’s arms for everyone to see. No man ever held her like that, passionately, possessively, in front of people. And George was shirtless and undeniably handsome.

And then there was Dayson. Tall, muscular, powerful… with Talia by his side.

She saw them all during the party. Sandy and Tyler, Keith and Arya, Alpha Maddox with Tatiana, Alpha Anthony with Kalina, Owen and Zina. Everyone had someone. Even young Alpha James was holding onto an unknown woman.

Penelope released a frustrated breath. Were all Alphas taken?

Talia’s words still echoed in her mind. Was she incapable of doing anything without her identity as the princess of the Night Sentinel pack?

From the corner of her eye, Penelope saw a figure moving away from the fighting area. It was Nora.

Penelope moved swiftly to catch up.

“Are you not interested in the fight?”

Nora froze. Why was this female blocking her? The whole evening, Nora kept a low profile. Her father told her she had to attend, so she did, but now that things had reached this point and her father was not in sight, Nora decided to make her exit.

Maybe others didn’t know who George was, but Nora saw plenty while in the Shadow Fang pack, and she knew that Alpha Edward was screwed. Nora was on her way to her room to pack her belongings and scram before the whole pack went to hell, but she couldn’t say that to Penelope.

“What is there to see when the outcome is obvious?” Nora asked.

“You don’t want to watch your Alpha showing dominance?” Penelope asked. “I thought the two of you are… close.” She gave her a meaningful look.

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