Chapter 186 – Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Talia stood up in front of the full-length mirror. She couldn’t recognize herself.

Her hair was nicely sleeked back to come together in an elegant low ponytail, and she had dangling circular golden earrings that went great with the golden floor-length dress which fit her like it was made for her. The golden sequined bodice was separated from the delicate golden skirt by a black belt that had intricate golden details on it, perfectly accentuating Talia’s narrow waist.

There was a golden necklace in the set, but Talia refused to wear it.

The bodice of her gown was sparkly, and Talia thought that if she wears a golden necklace, it would be too flashy.

When Talia was barefoot, her gown was touching the floor, and Talia hummed in approval to see that it was just right after she put on heeled black shoes with golden details that came with the dress.

Talia twirled on her toes and a giggle escaped her lips at the sight of the flowy skirt that opened in layers, like delicate butterfly wings.

She felt like a princess after this makeover and it reminded her of the Cinderella story.

Talia took a mental note to hold onto her shoes because those must be expensive. Will she be able to cover the cost of damaging or losing a shoe? That came to her mind because Cinderella found her prince after losing a shoe. Actually, Talia had no need to relinquish a shoe because her prince was only one door away, getting ready to attend the party with her.

Mental images of Dayson wearing various clothes flashed in Talia’s mind and she was confident that Dayson will be dashing no matter what he wears, as always.

Talia thought how life was not fair. Why does the prince look good in anything, while Cinderella needs a makeover?

“You will be the most eye-catching lady at the party tonight.”, Ivy’s compliment reminded Talia that she was not alone.

Lily hummed in agreement. “You look like a fairy, Miss Talia.”

Talia smiled at the compliments. Maybe they were just polite, but it still felt good to hear something like that. Eye-catching. Fairy.

What will Dayson think?

Ivy and Lily were packing makeup and hairstyling gadgets, and their movements stopped when they heard noise from the bathroom which announced that Dayson will come out any minute.

“We will take our leave.”, Lily said and gestured to the lip gloss. “Keep this in your purse to retouch it through the evening. Feel free to call us if you need anything else, Ms. Talia.”

Lily’s words reminded Talia that her outfit came with a matching purse. It was black with golden details, just like her shoes and belt on her gown.

“Don’t you want to stay? You did a great job, I’m sure that Dayson will praise you.”, Talia said.

Ivy was tugging Lily’s arm toward the door. “We need to leave. It was an honor to serve you, Ms. Talia.”

Talia exhaled helplessly. “Thank you for helping me get ready. I really appreciate it.”

Ivy and Lily bowed and scurried out of the room.

The main door closed and a second later, the bathroom door opened.

Talia turned to see Dayson standing frozen and looking at her from head to toe several times. His expression told her that he approved. He approved very much.

Dayson was wearing black trousers and a black shirt. There was no necktie and the top button of his shirt was undone. At first glance, it was nothing fancy about his outfit, because Talia saw him wearing similar clothes before, but then Talia noticed golden details on the collar of Dayson’s shirt and along the strip that covered the buttons.

The designs matched the ones she had on her purse, belt, and shoes, and the colors matched her outfit with the difference that she had more golden while Dayson had more black.

Her heart fluttered at the thought that they were wearing couple’s outfits.

Dayson ran his hand through his hair that was still damp from the shower. “I don’t think we are going to the party, kitten.”

Talia looked at him in disbelief.

“You are kidding. Why did I suffer through this styling session?”, she whined.

Dayson chuckled and stalked toward Talia, stopping only an inch from her. The scent of his aftershave splashed on her, but she could still clearly distinguish Dayson’s scent of the forest and the dark chocolate.

“If you go out like this, I will end up killing guys who are gawking at you.”

This reminded her. “And what will you do if one of those guys comes knocking on the door of our room and demands to see me while refusing to say why?”

Dayson frowned. That was oddly specific. “Did we have a visitor?”

Talia was impressed that he got it right away. “Nora. Beta’s daughter from the Red Moon pack.”

Knots formed in Dayson’s stomach when he remembered a brunette following after him. He couldn’t recall her face clearly, but he definitely remembered taking her from behind.

Why did he feel so guilty about it? Is it because that happened after he met Talia? Or is it because he imagined Talia’s coppery hair bunched in his hand instead of Nora’s?

Dayson shook those thoughts away. There was no point in regretting anything. Besides, it’s not like he was cheating. He didn’t even know Talia’s name then!

But it was undeniable that something gnawed his insides.

Dayson bedded more women than he could count, but that incident with Nora was the only one he really wanted to scrape from his memory.

“What did she want?”, Dayson asked stiffly.

“To see you. She didn’t say more than that.”

One knot in Dayson’s stomach was undone. At least Nora didn’t cause trouble. For now. But there was another thing. “Did she recognize you?”

“No.”, Talia said and glanced toward the mirror. “To be honest, I don’t recognize myself.”

Dayson touched Talia’s chin, making her turn to look at him. “You are beautiful, as always.”

Talia blushed. “This is not how I normally look. This is definitely an upgrade. Thank you for getting Lily and Ivy to help me get ready and for the dress and everything.”

Talia wouldn’t call herself beautiful, but she was definitely more sophisticated and sparkly.

Dayson leaned closer and pecked her lips. “No dress is doing your wonderful body justice, kitten. If you want an upgrade to your appearance, you should get naked, but don’t forget that’s only for me to see.”

Talia thought that the air in the room was getting thin. Why else would she get this breathy?

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See in the comments Talia after her makeover

“Why would Nora come here?”, Talia asked Dayson, feeling that visit from someone that belongs to the Red Moon pack shouldn’t be skimmed over. “Nora was confident that you will see her.”

Dayson shrugged. “I don’t know. I barely spoke to her at the Red Moon pack.” Well, they were doing something else, but there was not much talking involved.

Talia thought how Nora’s behavior was odd. What was she missing? Even if Marcy sent her, Nora was too courageous. Or was she brave only because Dayson was not in sight? Who would know how Nora’s brain is working?