Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
He had no idea what caused this outburst. Talia said how she wanted to leave him and… he remembered that Travis told him that Talia was bullied by two women.
They were doing fine, they were making progress, and he will be damned if he allows some unknown wenches to separate him from his mate!
Dayson’s eyes flashed with murderous intent.
He was focused on Talia and didn’t think much about she-wolves like Cassie and Marcy, and he definitely didn’t think about some random women who were present in his life just long enough to scratch his itch once, and he had a feeling that those two women who bullied Talia in the town square, belong to the latter group.
Dayson’s eyes lost focus as he mind-linked Maya, ‘Maya, two women approached Talia this afternoon at the town square, and they bullied her to the point of Talia wanting to leave. I need you to find out who they are.’
‘Yes, Alpha’, Maya responded right away.
‘We need to talk. Some Elders want to see you.’, Maya said before Dayson closed the mind-link.
Maya wanted to discuss this during their regular sync-up after dinner, but since they were already talking, she decided to bring this up. It was important.
Dayson pressed his lips into a line. Elders want to talk to him?
Elders are senior people whose previous service to the pack earned them a title of an Elder. They are not ready to retire and still want to serve the pack by guiding younger generations. They would normally have roles as advisors to the Alpha and manage issues within the pack for which Alpha shouldn’t bother with.
Once Dayson took over as the Alpha of the Shadow Fang pack, he removed Elders as his advisors because he suspected that some of them were involved with the death of his parents, and also because they wanted to manipulate him.
Dayson hated their condescending attitudes. Yes, Dayson was much younger than they were, but he was still their Alpha! The only thing that saved their necks was that his parents respected them.
He let them handle minor issues within the pack because stripping them of their positions completely would give them a lot of free time on their hands (probably to cause trouble for Dayson) and it would also add to Dayson’s workload dealing with things like determining punishment for a guy who broke into the bakery on the main street of Darkbourne after the Summer Solstice festival.
Elders wanting to talk to Dayson, meant nothing good and Dayson didn’t want to meet with them, but he still needed to understand the situation.
‘I will be in the study in a few minutes.’, Dayson told Maya before shutting down the mind-link.
“Come with me.”, Dayson said to Talia.
Talia looked at Dayson apprehensively. She just said some unpleasant things… or were they unpleasant to him? What if he wanted to get rid of her? That thought hurt, but it would make things easier.
“Where?”, she asked.
“To the study. You are my assistant. There is work that I need to handle, and you should assist me.” Dayson ended by gesturing toward the door of the bedroom.
Talia walked out and he was one step behind her.
Dayson had no intention of leaving Talia out of his visual range.
She wanted to leave? That’s not happening.
Some people dared to talk rubbish? He will find them and teach them a lesson.
Dayson didn’t want to force Talia to stay by his side, knowing that she has an uncanny ability to escape his grasp. If he pushes too much, she can give him a slip when he is not paying attention.
But how can he make her stay with him? He needed some time to figure out how to deal with this.
…
Maya entered the study, and it was obvious that she was dispirited. Her cheeks were sunken and her always-present smile was not there. She was missing Jaeden.
Maya paused when she saw Talia standing in attention next to Dayson.
‘We should talk in private’, Maya told Dayson through the mind-link.
Dayson waved, indicating how that’s not happening. There was no way he will leave Talia out of his sight.
“Whatever you have to say, Talia can hear it.”, Dayson said aloud.
He wanted Talia to know about ins and outs of the pack and the matters he was dealing with daily. She will need that, as his future Luna.
Maya cleared her throat. “As I said before, Elders want to see you.”
“Which ones?”
“Elder Charlie and Elder Samson”, Maya responded.
“Did they say why?”
“No, but I have a guess.”, Maya said while putting the latest edition of WW Magazine on Dayson’s desk. “We all know that those two Elders are close to Elder Parker, and considering the coverage you and Talia got in this magazine, and the timing… We should assume that this will be related to you and Marcy from the Red Moon pack.”
Dayson’s brows came together. “Anything from our people in Europe?”
Maya shook her head. “Nothing yet.”
Dayson was irked. How come they can’t find any dirt on Marcy? But he didn’t have the luxury to vent because he was running out of time.
This also reminded him that Marcy was only days away from coming to the Shadow Fang pack unless he finds something solid to deter her.
Talia could see that both Dayson and Maya were worried about this.
“I’m sorry for causing you trouble.”, Talia said in a small voice.
“Yes, when you wander alone, you get me worried.”, Dayson responded without looking at her.
“That’s not what I meant.”, Talia said, and Dayson turned to look at her questionably.
She pointed at the magazine. “If I didn’t go with you, this wouldn’t happen, so…”
Dayson stared into Talia’s honeyed eyes that looked at him with sincerity and he got an idea.
“Yes, you caused me trouble. Will you take responsibility for it and help me fix it?”, Dayson asked.
Talia didn’t know what he was getting at, but how could she refuse? “Sure.”
Dayson’s lips curved into a smile, and he told Maya, “Tell them to come tomorrow morning. I will give them an explanation.”
Knowing Dayson’s explosive personality, Maya feared that he will put those two Elders into the dungeon, or maybe kill them and make it look like an accident.
Maya was afraid to ask, but she had to, “What explanation?”
“They are Elders of the Shadow Fang pack. They are putting the needs of our pack first.” Dayson waited for Maya to nod in agreement before continuing, “I need to prove that no matter what benefits Alpha Edward or Elder Parker offered them, Marcy from the Red Moon pack is not the best choice to be my Luna.”
Maya was suspicious. Did Dayson actually have a plan? But Dayson is not the guy who comes up with schemes and plots. Dayson is straightforward and he says what’s on his mind, and when facing opposition, he would settle it with a fight. Did he plan to beat up two Elders?