Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Dayson r*bbed her back gently. “It’s OK. The rogues are gone.”
She punched his arm weakly. “I was not scared of rogues. I was scared that I will lose you. There was a knife, and they were shooting and” She whimpered. “So much blood Your blood… What would I do without you?”
Dayson smiled at the silly girl who was more worried about him than about herself.
“I’m sorry.”, he said eventually. “I should have been more careful.”
Talia shook her head. “No. I’m sorry. I will never go to the forest again.”
He knew that she won’t fulfill that promise. The forest was all around them, and what kind of a werewolf can resist going to the forest? But her words reminded him “Why were you there?”
Talia didn’t want to tell him. Lisa was already hurting and directing Dayson’s anger at the heartbroken girl would be too much.
Talia believed that Lisa didn’t hate her. After all, Talia barely interacted with Lisa. How can you hate a person you don’t know? Lisa’s mental state was not stable, and she was only projecting her anger and dejection on Talia. Lisa would do that to anyone, and Talia was only in the way.
“Can we talk about it later?”, Talia asked and buried her face in his ch*st.
“Sure.” Later was fine.
Dayson chuckled at the silly girl who was r*bbing her cheeks on his ch*st happily, and he froze when he realized that his cheeks were tingling with the familiar sparks.
It was faint, but he could definitely feel it.
What was that supposed to mean? How much stronger did the bond get if he could feel the sparks without actually touching Talia?
He looked down at her and a crazy idea hit him. “Kitten, do you feel something when you touch me?”
“Feel something?” She definitely felt many things. “Like what?”
“Like something more than just skin-to-skin sensation.”
Talia paused. Was he on the same medications? “Do you feel it also?”
“Feel, what?” It was Dayson’s turn to ask.
“I don’t know”, Talia said. “It’s like a small electrical current that tingles wherever we touch, and I can’t stop myself from wanting more.”
Dayson’s eyes widened. She can feel it. She can really feel the bond!
“Kitten, do you know what you are saying?”
“I know, it sounds crazy. It’s probably due to medications”
“No, no!”, Dayson interrupted her excitedly. Seeing that she was completely off the mark, Dayson decided to guide her toward the right answer. “Kitten, how much do you know about mates?”
Talia remembered Lisa’s words, how Talia is only temporary entertainment for Dayson because she is not his mate.
“Why are you asking me that?”
“Answer me.”, Dayson insisted. “How do two people know they are mates?”
Talia could see he will not give up easily, so she answered, “Their wolf announces it.”
“What else?”
“There is the scent and attraction and”, Talia paused.
“And?”, Dayson urged her to continue.
“The sparks of the bond.”
Dayson waited as her exp**ssion changed, reflecting Talia’s internal fight bet**en facts, desires, and insecurities. After a few endless seconds, she looked at him questionably.
“Didn’t you say that my scent is special?”, Dayson asked, and Talia nodded in confirmation. He continued, “That special, is only for you, kitten. I know you are attracted to me, and this” He touched her cheek with the tips of his fi**gers. “Are the sparks of our bond.”
Talia’s honeyed eyes opened wide to the point of hurting. “What are you saying?”
“I am saying that I feel the same. The only thing I have, and you don’t, is the confirmation from my wolf.”
Talia inhaled a shaky breath. “Mates”
Dayson looked at Talia with sparkles in his eyes and his heart expanded from happiness.
She knows.
Finally.
But why was she frowning? What’s up with those negative emotions?
“Kitten? What’s wrong?”
“Are you sure this is not a mistake?”
Dayson shook his head at the silly girl. “There is no mistake, kitten. We are mates. My wolf told me even before I saw you.”
“So you knew we were mates when you came to the attic in the Red Moon pack?”
“Yes.”
“And when we met in the kitchen before that?”