Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
“I wanted us to clarify this, and to let you know that whatever you need, I’m available to help. And also” Maya paused. “Is Lisa giving you a hard time?”
Talia was alerted. “What makes you think so?”
Maya didn’t want to say that she overheard Lisa ranting about Talia in the kitchen. That was not important. Whatever happened already was Jaeden’s part. Maya’s role was to talk to Talia about the future.
Maya chose her words while speaking, “Lisa is struggling to accept the reality where she is not Tony’s partner, and she is not the future Luna of the Lightclaw pack. Because of that, she is bitter and angry. Considering your position, I fear that she might target you.”
Talia nodded in understanding. “I know that even if Lisa says mean things, she is only trying to release her frustration and it’s not related to me.”
“Don’t let your guard down.”, Maya warned Talia. “You are not the cause of her predicament, but that doesn’t mean she won’t try to harm you. If Lisa does anything to upset you, I need you to speak up. Fight back or tell us about it and we will teach Lisa a lesson. She had a pampered life so far and is heartbroken, but those are not giving her a free pass to be a bitch.”
Talia nodded in agreement, but Maya had a feeling that Talia didn’t understand the severity of her situation, so she added, “Now you know that you are Dayson’s mate, the future Luna of the Shadow Fang pack. Keep that in mind. Even if others don’t know you and Dayson are mates, it’s obvious that Dayson values you. If anyone bullies you, they are disrespecting Dayson and the pack.”
Maya was pleased that Talia’s exp**ssion changed. Just as Maya guessed, even if Talia allows others to bully her, she will stand up for Dayson.
“Alright!”, Maya exclaimed. “Now that we got this out of the way, there is one more thing”
Talia watched as Maya dashed into the closet and she returned with several skimpy garments in her hands.
“I never wore these”, Maya said. “Look, the tags are still on. Pick one or two. When we get a chance, the two of us can go shopping for more.”
“What should I do with this?”, Talia asked while suspiciously eyeing a see-through babydoll. That night dress didn’t provide any coverage.
“Now that you know you are mates, you should make it special. This spark will set the stage for the rest of the night”, Maya said in a singing voice, and her eyebrows wiggled suggestively.
Talia’s face exploded in fierce blush. “I can’t take this.”
“Yes, you can.”, Maya said sternly. “Pick one, or I will pick for you. Don’t worry about returning it because Dayson will probably rip it into shreds. I use these as disposable garments. Oh, tomorrow we can get negligees and costumes like a sexy nurse or a slutty maid. Jaeden loves cosplay, and I’m confident that Dayson will get fired up when he sees you in it…”
Talia was not sure how to respond to this. Any more fire and Dayson will set the whole packhouse ablaze.
Maya stood up and started swaying her h*ps in slow motion. “When I do this, Jaeden goes crazy… he loves a good chase so I run and he needs to work for it…”
Talia stared at Maya without blinking. Was she supposed to run around in those see-through garments?
…
In the study
Dayson’s face was dark as he watched a video showing a scene from that morning. It was Talia and Lisa in front of the study. There was no sound, but it was obvious that Lisa was not friendly because their minute-long interaction ended with Lisa bumping Talia with her shoulder, even though there was plenty of space to pass. It was intentional.
Dayson forgot that they have video surveillance in the hallways and public areas of the packhouse and around it. They installed it shortly after Dayson became Alpha and as he stabilized his position, they stopped checking it.
“After this, another camera shows that Talia went straight into the garden, and from there, she headed into the forest where she met rogues.”, Jaeden said. “In the hospital, Talia told Maya that she went for a walk, but Maya didn’t buy it. It was Maya’s idea to check the surveillance and see if we can find something out of place.”
Dayson remembered that he asked Talia why she went into the forest, and Talia didn’t mention it was related to Lisa.
Dayson knew that Talia is not a person who would engage in arguments. Actually, he saw firsthand how Cassie bullied her and Talia endured without talking back and based on what he saw in the video, this was a similar situation.
Dayson didn’t get it. He understood that Lisa was hysteric because Tony dumped her, but how did that relate to Talia? If Lisa was his ex, he would understand her hostility toward Talia, but considering that he and Lisa never crossed the line and that Lisa was obviously enamored with Tony, Dayson was confused.
Did Lisa and Talia have some interaction he was not aware of? Talia didn’t know that Lisa ate food Talia made for the two of them. Or was there something else?
“Did you talk to Lisa to clarify this?”, Dayson asked.
“No. I wanted to show you this and also to tell you that Maya and I overheard Lisa talking to Steph. Lisa has trouble accepting that Talia shouldn’t be treated as an Omega.”
Dayson gestured toward the paused video that showed the scene from that morning, Talia standing in the hallway after Lisa left. “Does Lisa treat all Omegas like this? Even if she believes Talia is Omega, this is not acceptable.”
Jaeden shrugged helplessly. “She came from the Lightclaw pack. You know they are different. Anyway, I only wanted to let you know about this. Maya and I warned Lisa to treat Talia with respect, but it seems that she didn’t take our words seriously. Actually, based on this, I can conclude that it only increased her indignation.”
Normally, they would punish such behavior, but considering that Lisa is Stephanie’s daughter, Jaeden and Maya didn’t go beyond verbal warnings.
Stephanie was loyal to the Shadow Fang pack from before they were born, and they all respect her.
Dayson understood that it’s up to him to decide on what to do. Well, there was only one thing.
“Thanks for showing me this, Jaeden. I will talk to Lisa.”
Dayson really didn’t want to talk to Lisa, but what were his options?
He told himself to calm down and investigate first.
Talia obviously didn’t want Dayson to find out about this, and he wondered if she didn’t want him to worry or maybe Talia wanted to handle this herself. In any case, he didn’t want to risk that Lisa escalates and draws a wedge bet**en him and Talia.
Talia just found out they are mates, and even though she can feel the sparks, Dayson was aware that Talia still doesn’t feel the bond to its full extent and things bet**en them were still somewhat fragile.
In Lisa’s room
As soon as she returned from the kitchen, Lisa lathered her hands in a thick layer of moisturizer. All that water and dirt from dishes and cleaning the kitchen was ruining her perfect skin.
Once she settled down in her room, Lisa took her tablet and was checking online sources for the latest news related to Tony and Kalina. She knew that she shouldn’t do that because it only increased her dejection, but it was like a deadly addiction she couldn’t extricate herself from.
Since Lisa returned home, she is on her own. No one understands her. Those few who spoke to her said how she will get over it eventually and that she should move on, but Lisa didn’t know where to start. Everything she knew was taken away from her and she was lost.
It didn’t take long for Lisa to give in to her demons that whispered how she was suffering injustice, she was set up, everyone was mocking her, how nobodies like Kalina and Talia get Alphas to dote on them while Lisa was stuck in her room with only her misery for company.
Lisa gritted her teeth at the photo of Tony and Kalina who were gazing at each other lovingly, and there was a zoomed-in part of Kalina’s neck that had reddish patterns, a clear indication that Tony’s mark was forming on her skin.
For everyone, that mark signified that Kalina belongs to Tony, but for Lisa, that was a symbol of Tony being out of her reach… Lisa will not be the Luna of the Lightclaw pack. It’s official.