Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
“So, now what?”, Maya asked dejectedly.
“Now we wait and hope that Dayson will give you another chance. In the meantime, try to stay low.”
“What will you do if he wants to punish me? Send me away? Banish me?”
Jaeden didn’t want to think about it. “Let’s hope it doesn’t come to it.”
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While his paws dug into the dirt and winds whipped through his black fur, Dayson thought about his predicament.
The only thing that can calm him down is a solution, a plan.
Dayson knew that Maya was hardheaded loose cannon, and he waited for a day when it will come to bite him.
If Dayson uses his Alpha aura and issues an order, Maya will submit, but that is not the type of Beta that Dayson needs.
Actually, Dayson never gave Maya the title of a Beta. She became Beta as Jaeden’s mate.
During the mating ceremony, when Jaeden marked Maya and injected her with his venom, Maya got a power boost which granted her an aura of a Beta. She was Jaeden’s mate, with Beta qualities, so Dayson didn’t object when Jaeden suggested that Maya acts as a Beta in the Shadow Fang pack.
Dayson trusts Jaeden (and Stephanie) to act in his best interest, regardless if Dayson is present to issue orders or not.
Maya is different.
Maya came to the pack only a few years ago, and if she is not Jaeden’s mate, Dayson would never let her close to him.
Dayson’s parents were ambushed and killed because someone close to them betrayed them, Dayson is certain of that. Yes, the official report says that it was rogues, but only a few people close to Dayson’s parents knew that they were heading for that trip. Unfortunately, many people had access to the packhouse, and they could sneak into Alpha’s study to get access to important documents.
Dayson has no intention of repeating the same mistake.
He will rather work with a few trustworthy people than hundreds who will backstab him when he is not paying attention.
Dayson and Maya don’t share history or a bond of friendship, and now Dayson confirmed that she doesn’t see him as her Alpha either; if she does, Maya wouldn’t dare to bring Talia anywhere near unmated guys. To make things worse, Maya knew Talia was Dayson’s mate.
Without Jaeden, Dayson would see Maya as a spunky (above average) warrior. There are plenty of those around and are easily replaceable.
However, Jaeden is indispensable.
Dayson trusts that Jaeden has his back in any case, other than one… when Maya is in question.
Talia and Dayson didn’t go through the mating ceremony, yet Dayson would put Talia above anything and anyone, and Dayson was confident that Jaeden feels the same for Maya.
Can Dayson allow Maya to stay close when he doesn’t trust her? But if he pushes Maya away, he will lose Jaeden also. Damn it!
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After returning to the packhouse and tidying up, Dayson went to search for Talia.
He calmed down significantly, but he craved her proximity. All that talk with Maddox and Axel about Talia leaving him and his thoughts about messing up their relationship made him needy for cuddles. And kisses. Yes. A lot of kisses.
Talia was not in her room, nor in the garden, nor in the kitchen. Ah, finding Talia would be so much easier if she had a mind-link.
Dayson’s steps halted when he saw Mindy in the living room, reading some fashion magazine. She was sideways on the sofa, with her legs up. She definitely made herself at home.
The last thing Dayson knew was that Mindy and Talia went to chat.
“Do you know where Talia is?”, Dayson asked.
“She left.”, Mindy responded casually.
Dayson’s eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets as his worst nightmares replayed in his mind. “Left? When? Where?”
Mindy lifted her gaze from the magazine while wondering why was Dayson freaking out.
“I didn’t check the time, but it can’t be more than half an hour since Talia left for some training session. I’m not into sweating, so I stayed behind…” Mindy’s voice trailed when she noticed that Dayson’s expression worsened. Did she say something wrong?
Dayson’s mind was racing. Training session? Sweating? Does that mean Talia went to the training center? Does that mean WITH KEITH!?
Mindy guessed that Dayson was worried about Talia. After all, Mindy already knew that Talia is skinny and weak, and Dayson announced that she is under his protection so… “Don’t worry about Talia. She is in safe hands.”
“What hands?”, Dayson asked stiffly.
“Max and Axel went to accompany her…”
Dayson didn’t hear the rest. He saw black and red spots in front of his eyes. It’s not only Keith but Maddox and Axel also? What the hell!?
Mindy stared in disbelief at the empty doorframe from where Dayson dashed like the wind, without an explanation.
Her brother has a temper, but Alpha Dayson tops the charts.
Mindy shook her head in disapproval and decided to continue reading the magazine.
She always said that Alphas are nothing good. Yes, they are powerful and packed with muscles, but that also comes with the baggage of being willful and moody, and sometimes violent. It’s not their fault, it’s just that their animalistic urges are too strong and sometimes they take over. Mindy knows it very well because one of those difficult-to-get-along Alphas is her brother.
Dayson’s appearance at the training center caused many eyes to turn toward him.
The gym area was fairly filled with only a few machines being free.
It was a usual day as many warriors come to train unless there is something else going on. Because warriors were using the equipment, a number of Omegas were also on duty to keep it clean, and it all added up to how many people were present. Even the lounging area upstairs was lively.
The noise quickly simmered down and almost everyone stopped what they were doing in order to bow toward their Alpha.
ALMOST everyone.
The far right corner had several people chatting around the punching bag that was suspended from the ceiling, and Dayson didn’t need to think twice before heading in that direction.
Just as he suspected, Alpha Maddox and Axel were there with Talia and Keith.
Dayson’s mind stuttered at the sight of Talia who was wearing dark blue biker’s shorts and a blue sports bra. The clothes fit her snugly. Why was so much of her skin exposed?
Wasn’t Talia aware of her hotness and how many horny guys were in the visual range?
Dayson really wanted to wrap her in a towel, a bathrobe, a winter coat… anything that will cover her up. The thicker, the better.
Luckily, the three guys that were closest to Talia were at least one step away from Talia, so Dayson was able to control his temper. As a bonus, because of Alpha Maddox and Axel’s presence, other guys had to keep their distance from the group.