Chapter 873 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

“Aya! Your hair is a mess!” Dawn cried, and Talia was not sure if she was messy from teleporting or because of what she and Dayson had done before. Dayson helped her tidy up, but he didn’t know how to fix the braids and beads weaved in there.

“Come, come!” Zina gestured vigorously for Talia to sit in front of a mirror.

Dayson watched helplessly as females dragged Talia away, and Michelle ushered him out with, “We need to get Talia ready, and you also need to fix yourself…”

‘I will see you at the altar, kitten,’ Dayson’s voice sounded in Talia’s head, and by the time she turned to where he was, he was gone.

Two Omegas were busying themselves with Talia’s hair and makeup, and Mindy stood there and shook her head in disapproval at Talia. “You really know how to test my nerves.”

Talia looked at Mindy innocently. “It’s not like the ceremony will start without us. A few minutes here or there, no one would notice.”

Mindy didn’t have time to argue. They were running behind schedule. “It’s time for final checks. Do you have something old?”

Talia pointed at her necklace.

“Something new?”

Talia nodded. “Dress, earrings, shoes, pick one.”

Mindy asked her next question. “Something borrowed?”

“I got that covered!” Tatiana exclaimed and pushed a shiny hairpin into Talia’s hair. It had diamonds, and it matched Talia’s styling.

“You will need to return this. It belonged to my nana,” Tatiana said.

“If you don’t return it, it won’t count as borrowed, which will bring bad luck.” Kalina chimed in.

Talia wondered if offending the Wilkow sisters would count as bad luck, but she didn’t want to say it aloud.

Mindy approved the hairpin and moved on to the next item, “Do you have something blue?”

Talia froze. She HAD something blue. Those were her panties. But they were gone now. Dayson ripped them and probably stuffed them into his pants pocket. He collected her torn undergarments as souvenirs.

“Lia?” Mindy called suspiciously. “Something blue?”

Talia fidgeted, and she called through the mind link, ‘Dayson?’

‘Missing me already?’

Talia would flirt back if Mindy were not giving her a stinky eye.

‘Do you have my panties?’ Talia asked.

‘They are MY panties now, kitten.’

‘Can I have them?’

Dayson snorted. ‘What I take, I don’t give back.’

Talia was frustrated, and she wanted to bicker, but then she remembered that her panties were torn. Even if she snatches them back, it’s not like she could wear them.

“Is it OK if Dayson has it?”

Mindy couldn’t believe this. “No! The bride needs to have something blue! Please, tell me you are joking.” Mindy’s eyes widened when she realized they had a problem. “Ask him to give it back!”

“Will this do?” Cassandra said from the side, and they saw her pull out of her pocket a bracelet made out of blue beads.

Mindy didn’t like the shabby-looking bracelet. It didn’t match anything.

Talia was happy that she didn’t need to explain the absence of panties. Her father was right there! Seeing Mindy’s disapproval, Talia quickly snatched the bracelet.

“This is a relic that can suppress a Guardian,” Talia explained. “It is very precious.”

“It is not matching anything you are wearing,” Tatiana said from the side. “We are not going for precious or useful. This is your day to be just pretty, and that trinket is not cutting it.”

Kalina agreed with her sister. “It looks like it’s made of cheap rocks.”

“No one needs to look at it,” Talia said and pushed the bracelet into her cleavage. The tight bodice will keep it in place. “Thank you, Cassandra.”

Cassandra bowed deeply. “It is my honor, Alpha.”

Mindy gave up. “Alright. It seems we have everything.”

“That’s not everything,” Tatiana said and gave a big coin to Talia. “Put this in your shoe.”

“What is this?” Talia asked.

“The rhyme goes, something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a sixpence in your shoe. This is a sixpence.”

Talia was not sure about this superstitious nonsense, but she saw that Mindy and the Wilkow sisters were serious about it, so she didn’t object. She gave the coin to Zina, who was one of the few non-pregnant women around. “Can you help put this in my shoe? It’s difficult like hell to bend in this dress, and I don’t want to squish my belly.”

Zina took the coin and mumbled, “You had no problems bending earlier.”

Talia’s eyebrows shot up. “What?”

“Nothing. Lift your dress. Which leg? Left or right?”

Dawn giggled. “That was not nothing. We all heard you.”

Zina smirked. “Do you mean, you heard what I said, or you heard noises our bride and groom made in the packhouse?”

“Both!” Dawn exclaimed, and the females burst into laughter while Talia wished to disappear.

Valerian observed this from the side, and he was happy to see that Talia was surrounded by so many friends. Since he arrived at the Shadow Fang pack, he has been paying attention to the pack and Talia, and he confirmed that Dayson adored Talia and that she had a good circle of friends. That made him less guilty about the whole situation.

‘We are ready!’ Jaeden’s voice sounded in the minds of most of the females in the tent.

“Oh, my!” Mindy exclaimed. “Veil. Where is the veil!?”

“It’s right here,” Meg said while bringing the long see-through white veil that had white lace along the edges. Yasmin was right next to her, carrying a sparkly tiara. It was a piece of jewelry that belonged to the Moonrider family.

Talia didn’t want to wear anything associated with Sophia, but Axel assured her that Sophia and Isaac didn’t have a ceremony that resembled a human wedding. That tiara was in a room displayed like decoration, and Talia had seen it before, but she didn’t care about shiny trinkets held under glass displays.

Eventually, Talia accepted the head ornament. It was part of the Midnight Guardians pack, and she didn’t want to exclude her pack.

Just in case Sophia and Isaac tried to harm Talia, Cassandra performed a ritual to remove any bad juju from the tiara.

Meg, Sandy, Mindy, Arya, and Kalina held the edges of the veil while moving around Talia with their hands up in the air. Tatiana was making sure everything was in the right position before gesturing to her five helpers to lower the veil.

After pins were stuck to secure the veil to the top of Talia’s head, Yasmin was ready to put the tiara on Talia, but she paused when Valerian stepped forward.

“Can I?” Valerian asked, and Yasmin gave him the tiara.

After confirming that Talia was ready, Mindy reminded everyone, “We should be going. Line up in the order we will walk out!”

Talia smiled while looking at her friends scurrying to stand at the door of the tent in a line.

Mindy was first, followed by Yasmin, Meg, Maya, Sandy, Cornelia, Tatiana, Kalina, Michelle, Dawn, Zina, Olivia, Amelia, Arya, Trisha, and Daria.

They spent days deciding on the order of bridesmaids because everyone wanted to go first. Mindy ended the discussion by saying they would be arranged by ranks, with people associated with the Shadow Fang pack and the Midnight Guardians pack going first, then high-ranking members of other packs, and lastly, Talia’s friends and guards. Based on that, Mindy was supposed to go after Yasmin, but Mindy argued that her mate was a Shaman, while Yasmin’s mate was just a proxy, so Mindy got the first spot. It didn’t make sense, but Yasmin didn’t want to argue.

It was the first time for Yasmin to see such a grand ceremony, and she got a front-row seat as a bridesmaid. The truth was that everyone was honored to participate in this event.

With females walking out of the tent, Talia turned to see Valerian looking at her with an unreadable expression. Even in high heels, she needed to lift her head to meet his gaze.

Valerian was wearing a white suit that had small details on the sleeves, which matched the details on Talia’s dress. Tatiana’s vision was that Valerian and Talia were matching in white, and Dayson’s completely black outfit represented his dark powers. Groomsmen had dark gray suits and white shirts, while bridesmaids’ dresses were a mix of black and white. It was full of symbolism.

Valerian’s physique now resembled an Alpha. Talia wondered who would win a match between Dayson and Valerian if they got serious. Her father had a bearing of a great warrior, and she was confident that he was awesome.

Valerian put tiara on Talia’s head. “This belonged to my mother. It is yours now.”

Talia’s heart tightened under the weight of his emotions because she heard the words he didn’t say. The tiara was supposed to be handed down from his mother to his mate and then to Talia, but that didn’t happen, and it never will.

“Thank you, dad. I will keep it for my daughters to wear on their special day.”

Valerian nodded in agreement and added, “Daughter-in-law is also fine.”

Valerian smiled a little. He didn’t smile often, but whenever he did, it was a sad smile, just like now. He was thinking of Astraea. And there it was…

“You look like your mother.”

“I do?” Talia asked while holding back her tears.

“You are like her. Strong, stubborn, righteous, and kindhearted. Even if she were not my mate, I would fall for her. When you use your powers, I can feel her presence.” Valerian stopped talking when he noticed Talia’s chin trembling. “Don’t cry, Natalia. This is a joyous day, and if you mess up your makeup, your girlfriends will gang up on me.”

Talia laughed. She could imagine Tatiana, Mindy, and others shouting and pointing fingers at Alpha Valerian Moonrider. Her girlfriends were fierce, and they didn’t care about the status of their opponents.

Valerian extended his arm for her to take. Talia put her hand into Valerian’s, and they walked out.

Talia thought that it was silly to be nervous. It was just a formality. She was already living with Dayson, and nothing will change with this, but she was emotional because this ceremony will announce them as a couple in front of everyone.

…

The lake behind the stage glistened under the setting sun in a fantastic display of yellows and oranges.

Three people on the stage were Dayson, Alpha Desmond, and his mate Luna Edith, Maddox’s and Mindy’s parents.

Since Maddox took over as the Alpha of the Blue River pack, the old Alpha-Luna pair spent most of their time traveling.

Alpha Desmond was a close ally of Dayson’s father, and he supported Dayson from the day he took over as the Alpha of the Shadow Fang pack. They provided guidance and assistance when appropriate, and they never sided with people who were against Dayson. Considering they were from a different pack, that was the most they could do for him. As an Alpha, Dayson needed to fight his own battles, and he did.

Alpha Desmond and Luna Edith were there to officiate the ceremony and show that their packs were united. Maddox and Dayson were friends from a young age, and with Mindy being mated to Gideon, the bond between the two packs strengthened and carried into the next generation.

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