Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
She collected herself before asking, “How can I make it up to you?”
Dayson shrugged. “You can help me with my work.”
“I have no idea what to do.”, she said honestly.
Dayson didn’t think it’s a big deal. “I will show you. What do you say?”
‘Do I have a choice?’ Talia’s lips twitched. “Sure. As long as you tell me what to do, I will do my best to help you.”
Dayson hummed in agreement and glanced down at the space between them.
Talia followed his gaze and her eyes widened when she saw his hand resting on the sofa, palm up, and his fingers were wiggling.
This time, she didn’t ask anything. It was just the two of them, and this confirmed that she was having a sandwich with the clingy Alpha Dayson.
Talia placed her hand in Dayson’s, her fingers slipped between his, and even though no one could see them, she felt jittery in her stomach.
Why did the atmosphere suddenly become intimate? Or was that only in her head?
Talia wished that Jaeden and Maya are in the room. Someone, anyone would do.
Dayson observed as Talia’s blush increased and he wondered what’s on her mind. He thought that she was adorable.
They ate in silence and after cleaning their hands (the ones that were holding sandwiches), Dayson got a box that was resting on top of the filing cabinets and placed it on the coffee table.
“Sort this mail into official correspondence and spam. From the official pile, separate the ones that are from Alphas. If you are not sure, ask me, and if you can organize them into different categories based on topics, that will help me a lot.”
Talia looked at the envelopes. There were at least one hundred envelopes. When was the last time he checked his mail?
“How will I know what’s official and what’s not?”, she asked.
“Open it and check.”
Talia paused. “Aren’t some of these confidential?” She was certain that there are things only Alphas should know.
Dayson smiled a little. “I trust you.”
Talia stared at Dayson who was back at his desk, looking at the documents, and a warm and fuzzy feeling spread in her chest.
People called her names, some ignored her, some bullied her, a few were nice to her, but this was the first time that someone said she is trustworthy.
It was a big deal.
It made her feel important.
Later that evening…
Dayson was sitting in his office with a glass of whiskey in his hand and thinking about the talk he had with Jaeden and Maya after dinner.
They discussed the upcoming festival and the issue of Marcy.
The preparations for the festival were on schedule and increased security was already in effect, so they focused on discussing Marcy.
They decided to work on delaying her visit.
It was Maya’s plan.
“Instead of telling her not to come, we will tell her WHEN to come.”
Dayson didn’t like it, but he gestured to Maya to keep on talking.
“Two weeks.”, Maya said. “We will tell Marcy that your schedule is packed and that you can’t entertain her now, but in two weeks she can come, and you will make it up to her.”
“You think Marcy and Alpha Edward will accept this two-week delay?”, Dayson asked.
“No.”, Maya said bluntly before elaborating, “This is not about getting two weeks, but about negotiating. I expect that they will ask for Marcy to come sooner. I believe that we can settle for somewhere between one week and ten days. I will tell them that we will move your schedule around and you will work overtime so that you can see Marcy sooner. That will soothe their bruised ego while keeping their belief alive that you are interested in making her your Luna, and we will get an extension to find something tangible to discredit Marcy.”
It sounded OK as a short-term solution, but Dayson had a bad feeling about this overall.
If Marcy was a careless party girl, they would find things right away.
Jaeden summarized to Dayson that they already checked schools Marcy attended and dorms where she stayed, forums, media, her personal pages, news involving her classmates and roommates… there was nothing.
Every day passing without finding evidence of Marcy’s wanton behavior, confirms that whoever was with her when she acted in a non-ladylike manner, knows that it should be kept lowkey. Jaeden said that their people are trying to find people who are willing to talk, but the problem is that if they are not careful, they can actually tip off Marcy that they are digging her dirt.
But no matter how bad it sounded, with no better plan, Dayson agreed.
“Alright. I will let you handle that. Let me know if you encounter problems, otherwise, I will expect that we have at least a week before we need to revisit this topic.”
Maya and Jaeden confirmed and left Dayson’s study.
Dayson really didn’t want to waste any time thinking about Marcy. For Dayson, Marcy became insignificant the moment they left the Red Moon pack with Talia in the trunk of their car.
Dayson also needed to figure out what to do with Talia during the Summer Solstice festival while he entertains guests that are coming from other packs.
Dayson has one meeting with them in the afternoon, and they will stay in the guest bedrooms of the packhouse. That will change the dynamics they currently have, and Dayson was not sure how many will stay overnight.
He never liked entertaining guests, and now that Talia is here, he really wanted to cancel everything.
Dayson knows people who will come, and they are not enemies, but they are not friends either, so he is not comfortable letting them know that Talia is important.
The best thing would be to spend that day away from Talia, or even better… away WITH Talia. But how can he do that? He is the Alpha and can’t disappear.
Should he let Talia go to the festival with Maya or with someone else, outside of his sight? Or should he lock her up in her room?
Dayson didn’t like any of this, and if he could have one wish, he would wish that he is not Alpha, at least for that one day. Then he would spend it with Talia and no one would care.
There was one more thing related to Talia that distracted him. Shortly before dinner, Travis contacted him through the mind-link.
‘Alpha, is this a good time?’
‘What is it?’, Dayson responded.
‘It’s about Talia and awakening her wolf.’
Dayson was alarmed. ‘Get to the point.’
‘We spoke about food and mental state, but we didn’t discuss the spiritual.’