Chapter 864 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Talia turned just in time to see heavy shutters closing quickly, and she glanced at Dayson.

‘A female closed it,’ Dayson said. ‘I didn’t see the face, but fingers were thin, and it gave me that feeling.’

Talia didn’t doubt Dayson. She closed her eyes to sense the surroundings. There was no one in the proximity, but she confirmed there was one person inside the house. Who could it be if not Olivia? Talia was excited.

‘KNOCK-KNOCK’

Talia knocked on the window shutters that had closed less than a minute ago.

“Olivia?” Talia called.

No sound was heard, and Talia looked at Dayson questionably.

“Maybe we should try the door,” he said with a straight face.

Talia circled the cabin while ignoring Dayson’s chuckles that followed her.

Talia knocked on the door several times, and Dayson took a few steps back, thinking that maybe his presence was scaring the female.

Talia knocked a few more times, and she was on the verge just opening the door when it creaked ajar, just enough for an eye to peek through the gap.

“Olivia?” Talia called.

The female frowned. “Who are you?”

“Talia.”

After a second of hesitation, the door opened enough to reveal a face.

Talia’s brows came together in a frown. Her light brown hair was messy, and she looked like she had lost a considerable amount of weight, but that was definitely Olivia. She was wearing worn-out clothes, a t-shirt and jeans, and she had a tan-colored apron.

Talia’s heart tightened when she realized that Olivia was looking at her without signs of recognition.

“Don’t you remember me? I was an orphan, staying in the attic of the packhouse of the Red Moon pack. You would bring me food and books and teach me how to read and…”

“Talia.”

“Yes. Yes,” Talia said enthusiastically.

“Why are you here? Is your mate from this pack?”

“No. Can we talk inside?”

Olivia hesitated, and her eyes widened in shock when Dayson stood behind Talia. He didn’t want to interrupt, but they couldn’t stay outside for long without being noticed. Even if no one was physically there, werewolves have very good vision and can spot them from a distance. There was also a possibility that they triggered some security or were within the range of cameras.

Before Dayson could say anything, Olivia bowed her head and pulled her shoulders together to protect her neck.

“He won’t harm you,” Talia said quickly. “This is my mate, Dayson. Can we come in?”

Olivia took a step back, silently giving them an OK to enter, but she didn’t raise her head.

Talia and Dayson stepped inside the cabin to find themselves in one room that was a kitchen and a dining area with a table that had two chairs. On the left was an open door through which Talia could see a sofa and a coffee table.

Talia didn’t know how to react to Olivia’s submissive behavior. She expected many things, but this was horrible. Even abused she-wolves at the shelter were not this timid, and it seemed that Dayson’s presence made things worse.

“Can you wait in that room?” Talia asked Dayson while gesturing to the door on the left.

Dayson nodded and went there.

“Olivia?” Talia called as she stepped toward the female, and she touched Olivia’s chin, making her lift her head. “What happened to you?”

“Nothing.”

“This is not nothing,” Talia said sternly. She remembered Olivia as a bubbly girl with a smile that compared to sunshine, and this was different. The Red Moon pack treated Omegas horribly, but no one dared to bully Olivia because her father was the chief pack doctor.

‘You are scaring the girl,’ Liseli spoke in Talia’s mind. ‘She is obviously abused. I can barely sense her wolf.’

Talia’s temper flared. How dare they abuse Olivia to the point of harming her wolf!

Talia released a long breath to calm down and spoke softly. “I won’t harm you, and neither will my mate.” She waited for Olivia to nod before asking, “Where is your mate?”

“He won’t be back until tonight.”

“Will anyone else come?”

Olivia shook her head.

“Good,” Talia said and moved toward the table. “How about we sit, and you tell me what you’ve been up to since you left the Red Moon pack?”

Olivia apprehensively looked toward the direction where Dayson went.

“He won’t disturb us,” Talia assured her, and Olivia gingerly sat on the chair.

“What do you want to know?”

“Everything,” Talia said. “I remember you telling me that your mate was talking to your dad. His name is Luis, right?”

Olivia nodded a little.

“You were so happy to find your mate. How is your life?”

Olivia’s face fell.

“You can tell me,” Talia encouraged her.

Olivia’s head fell, and Talia decided to do something.

Talia released some of her aura. Comforting warmth wrapped around Olivia, holding her tightly, yet gently, like a mother’s embrace.

Olivia’s shoulders shook, and she started crying silently. It was a long time since someone was so caring, and she missed it immensely.

“What happened to you, Olivia?” Talia asked. “I need to know. Everything…”

Olivia was a sobby mess, but she started talking about how Luis was polite and stern, maybe a bit distant, but she believed that was because they had just met, and he needed to warm up to her. But the moment they reached the territory of the Shadowbite pack, things changed.

“He changed,” Olivia said and wiped her nose on her apron. “Or maybe he didn’t change, but I was too blind to see who he was. He told me that here, he was in charge, and I must obey him or suffer the consequences. I thought he was joking, but soon I realized that he didn’t…” Verbal abuse quickly turned into a physical one, and he would deny her food and medical help if she even looked at him wrongly.

Olivia was his cook, cleaner, and a bedmate when he wished one. He would keep her contained within their cabin, and contact with other females was rare and supervised.

She got pregnant during her first heat, but she miscarried when he hit her because dinner was not flavored as he liked it. After that, he called her incompetent to give him a pup, and the beatings intensified.

Olivia said that not all females are treated this badly, at least not to her knowledge. “But it’s not all bad. When I make the dinner right, my chores are completed how he likes them, and when his day with warriors is not bad, Luis will be good to me.”

Olivia poured her soul out, venting her grievances and telling about her everyday life, and Talia cried with her.

‘That’s not good for our pup, kitten,’ Dayson’s voice sounded in Talia’s mind, and she was grateful that he still stayed out of sight.

“Olivia,” Talia called while wiping her tears with the back of her palm. “If you could leave, right now, would you?”

“Leave? Where?”

“With me, to the Shadow Fang pack.”

“Luis will never allow it. I don’t know how you got here, but Alpha Silas won’t allow it either.”

“That is not their decision to make, Olivia,” Talia said. “Don’t think about them. Think about yourself. I can take you away from here.”

Olivia paused. “You never told me… why are you here? Don’t tell me you were in the neighborhood and came to say hi.”

“I have an event, and I wanted to invite you,” Talia said while omitting the Alpha and Luna business. “Unfortunately, your Alpha prevented our messengers from delivering an invitation, so I came to do it in person.”

“An event you can invite me to?” Olivia asked absentmindedly.

“Yes. A party.”

“And you can take me away and return me without anyone noticing?”

Talia was confused. Why was Olivia talking about coming back?

“I won’t return you here unless that’s what you want. I won’t force you to come to the party either. It’s your choice. If you wish to leave this place forever, I can give you a new home. You need to break your mate bond and denounce this pack.”

Olivia stared at Talia. She wanted to say something, but the door flew open.

A male appeared, and he glared at Talia. “Who are you?”

Olivia was quick to stand between them. “She is my friend.”

Talia realized that the burly guy was Luis, Olivia’s mate. She couldn’t see him clearly because Olivia was blocking the view, but the guy was huge!

Talia was about to introduce herself when Dayson appeared at the door, and before anyone could react, Olivia’s body flew to the side, and she hit the stove with her hip violently.

Talia gaped at Luis. “Why did you hit her?” And this was not just a hit. Olivia flew like she was a paper kite.

Luis snorted. “She dared to stand in front of me and show disrespect… Ahhh!” He ended with a shriek and fell to his knees as Dayson’s aura pressed on him.

“Why didn’t you attack him right away?” Dayson grumbled at Talia. “What if he hurt you?”

“He couldn’t harm me, and I was hoping we could resolve this peacefully,” Talia explained. Well, she was hoping for peace until he hit Olivia.

Seeing that Luis’ eyes were rolling at the back of his head, she reminded Dayson, “Don’t kill him. He can be useful.”

Talia moved to Olivia and helped her to stand. “Are you alright? Where did you get hurt?”

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