Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Photos!? Talia held her breath while panicking internally, but she obeyed. She didn’t want to cause a scene because of the people watching.
The reporter nearly squealed from joy. He just got permission from Dayson to take their photos!
At one table in the back
‘Are you OK with this?’, Nora’s voice sounded in Marcy’s head through the mind-link.
‘OK, with what?’, Marcy responded with a question while pushing the food on her plate.
‘Your future husband is entertaining some nobody.’, Nora said.
Nora couldn’t believe that Marcy showed no interest in investigating the situation or going to greet her future fiancé (aka Dayson).
Nora was unsuccessful in seeing Dayson earlier that afternoon and Alpha Edward warned them to stay away, but Nora had a feeling that if Dayson sees her in person, he might ask her to stick around. After all, if she managed to get intimacy from Dayson right under Marcy’s nose in the packhouse of the Red Moon pack, why couldn’t she do it again here, regardless of who Dayson’s date is?
However, Nora was not completely confident and that’s why she wanted to tag along with Marcy, but with Marcy being indifferent, Nora was stuck sitting at the table.
As for Marcy, she knew that Nora was instigating her. Did Nora really think that Marcy will fall for that trick?
But what Marcy didn’t understand was, what was Nora trying to accomplish? Even if Marcy went there and made a complete fool of herself, it’s not like Nora can take her place; not as Dayson’s (future) fiancée, and not as Alpha Edward’s daughter. Nora can’t be that stupid to sabotage Marcy without getting anything in return, right?
‘What do you expect me to do, Nora? Did you forget what my father said?’
Nora rolled her eyes. ‘Come on. You are his daughter. He won’t kick you out of the pack.’
‘True. My father won’t go that far, but Alpha Dayson might send me to the dungeon.’, Marcy said matter-of-factly. ‘You are the one who told me what happened. I have no intention of being a cellmate to whatever-her-name-is.’
Marcy came from Europe less than a month ago, so she didn’t get a chance to meet Cassie, but the news spread fast, and Nora and Marcy knew what happened in the hallway, even though they were not there.
‘That woman used some witchcraft to come here with Alpha Dayson and get his attention. Everyone is laughing at you.’, Nora snapped.
Marcy cringed. Witchcraft? Really? ‘Let them laugh. That woman won’t last. A week from now, I will laugh while announcing my engagement to Alpha Dayson.’
For the first time since coming from Europe, Marcy was glad that she was the new face and that she didn’t know people present. It was easier to ignore them.
Was Marcy OK with this? Of course, she wasn’t! But what were her options? One was worse than the other, and the safest thing was to stay put and wait for this torturous evening to end.
This was Marcy’s first major event outside the Red Moon pack since she came from Europe, and Marcy was pissed that instead of strutting around with her head held high, she needed to lay low.
Yes, she should go and greet Dayson, but she was determined to postpone that as much as possible.
Marcy’s priority was to befriend Kalina. That’s why she came here.
Marcy couldn’t leave early without angering her father, but if Alpha Dayson leaves, Marcy will have a good excuse as to why she didn’t greet him. As for that woman who is latched to Dayson, Marcy will show her who is worthy to be by Dayson’s side, if she dares to show up in front of Marcy.
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Talia shivered suddenly as the malice toward her nearly took physical form and it gave her goosebumps.
“Are you cold?”, Dayson asked while rubbing Talia’s shoulder and upper arm.
“No.” She was not cold, but she couldn’t explain why she shivered. It was like something icy formed in her heart and caused discomfort.
“Are you sure?”, Dayson’s brows came together in concern. Yes, it was a warm summer evening, but Talia didn’t have her wolf and Dayson was not sure how her body temperature was regulated, but he definitely felt those goosebumps under his palm.
He got an idea.
“We are done with food, how about dancing?”
They still didn’t have dessert and Omegas were refilling trays with a variety of snacks, but the official part of dinner was done.
Talia stared at Dayson. Did he just ask her to dance? She kind of danced in the Shifters nightclub, but that was packed with people and the music was loud and upbeat, and this was jazz. On top of that, Talia didn’t see the dancefloor or people dancing. Will they be the only ones?
“I don’t know how.”, Talia said weakly. She really had no clue how to dance to this slow music.
Dayson chuckled. “Me neither. Come. It will warm you up and help with digestion, and when we return, we can have dessert.”
Dayson could see that Talia was hesitating, but he didn’t want to let her wiggle out of this.
He glanced at the four people at their table. “We are going to dance and will be back in a bit.”
Before Talia could figure out what to say to avoid it, Dayson was already holding her hand and leading the way.
To Talia’s horror, they were going to the stage where Alpha Magnus held his speech when he introduced Kalina. It was elevated, for everyone to see! Talia saw two other couples who were dancing there, but the stage provided enough space for at least fifty more couples, and those two definitely didn’t provide any protection from all the gazes directed their way.
“Nervous?”, Dayson asked Talia with amusement in his voice.
Talia nodded in small jerky movements.
“Don’t be. Just relax and follow my lead.”, Dayson said and pulled her closer to him.
Dayson put Talia’s hands on his shoulders and his palms pressed gently on her back. With small nudges, he was telling her which way to move.
Dayson smiled. “You are doing very well.”
Talia narrowed her eyes at him. “You said that you don’t know how to dance.” It was obvious that Dayson knew what he was doing.
Dayson took Talia’s hand into his and he made her twirl once, twice, and then he pulled her back toward him.
“It’s been so long since I danced, that it doesn’t count.”, Dayson said, and seeing Talia’s questioning gaze, he explained, “My mother taught me. I didn’t see the value in dancing, but my mother insisted. Every time we had a pack event, she would drag me to dance. She said that I need to practice because once I meet a special girl, I will want to dance with her.”
Dayson leaned closer and murmured close to Talia’s ear. “It’s more than a decade since I danced last time. You are the second woman who made me come to the dancefloor.”
Talia’s heart fluttered, making her lightheaded.
Did he just say what she thought he said?
“I I”, Talia stuttered. “I didn’t make you come here.”, she blurted out.
Dayson chuckled. “Are you sure? I had an inexplicable urge to dance with you, kitten. This is another first for me. With you.”