Chapter 273 – Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Talia was surprised at how quickly Dayson can move with her in his arms, and it didn’t look like he was getting tired at all. His hold was solid, and she could feel his warmth and addictive scent and her body moved on its own to lean on Dayson.

Talia chided herself. Shouldn’t she be upset at him? She was traumatized by watching the nasty video of Dayson fondling Marcy!

She loved him to pieces and she hated that he was holding her with the same arms that he held many other women before her. Will she ever be able to accept Dayson’s past without her stomach forming painful knots? Talia thought she was over it, but that wretched video made her feel dirty.

“Can you let me down?”, Talia asked.

“Allow me to do this for you, kitten. Your struggle against your wolf exhausted you.”

“How do you know?”, Talia’s voice trailed when she saw Dayson’s knowing look directed at her.

“I know that your wolf thinks badly of me, and that was not you.”

Talia was not sure if he was right. Was that not her? Other than the words how Dayson is not worthy of her, Talia actually agreed with the rest. She wished that his past was different, she wished that she never saw that nasty video, she wished that Dayson never touched Marcy.

Talia wanted to chop off Dayson’s hand that fondled Marcy, or maybe to tear Marcy into a million pieces, but Talia knew that was irrational. It won’t solve anything. Besides, if Talia starts going after every woman Dayson touched, she will end up on the most-wanted list as a serial killer.

Talia thought that the best way to deal with the ghosts of Dayson’s past was to ignore them. Those are not hers to face. But if they are not hers, why are they haunting her? How can she pretend that numerous women like Cassie, Marcy, Ashley, and Heather are not important when they are popping out from everywhere and disturbing her peace?

Maybe instead of ignoring Dayson’s past, she should confront it?

“What my wolf said”, Talia paused while firming her resolve. “I agree.”

Dayson’s steps slowed down. “With which part?”

“About Marcy coming here.”

Dayson’s brows came together. “Are you serious?”

“Do I look like I’m joking?”

“No.”, Dayson was quick to respond. “But I fear that you will get upset. When your mental state is weakened, that gives an opportunity for your wolf to take over. It happens to all of us.”

“She was protecting me.”

“I know.” He regretted that the enemy, in this case, was him. “I am not against your wolf, but she just woke up and she should be familiar with the situation before she makes decisions in your stead.”

Talia agreed with this. Her wolf saw only the video of Dayson with Marcy and heard Talia’s thoughts at that time (which were not good). If her wolf knew how kind and attentive Dayson was, maybe she wouldn’t be so harsh, but that didn’t mean her wolf was wrong.

“My wolf said that you should get Marcy here and deal with her. I agree with that.”, Talia said sternly. “I know there is a risk of jeopardizing strained relationship bet**en your pack and the Red Moon pack, but they are the ones who came after you first and we will never have peace if others can p**ssure you by using politics or their position.”

The whole conversation would be much more serious if Dayson was not moving bet**en thick bushes while holding her in his arms like a princess, but Talia worked with what she had.

“Our pack”, Dayson corrected Talia. Whenever she spoke like the Shadow Fang pack was only his, she was distancing herself from him and he didn’t like it.

“Fine!”, Talia snapped. “OUR pack. Happy? Now can you focus on the important part?”

“Alright.”, Dayson said.

Talia didn’t get it. “Alright, what?”

Dayson inhaled deeply before responding, “When I became the Alpha of the Shadow Fang pack, others didn’t take me seriously.

They treated me like a youngster who didn’t know what he was doing, and they were right; most of the time, I didn’t know what I was doing, but I knew how to fight. When they realized that a direct approach was not working, they started using underhanded methods to manipulate me, including pushing women into my bed.

And I… was taking advantage of the situation. Jaeden helped me in gathering dirt on the women who coveted to be my Luna, and I would expose them.”

Talia understood that the folder ‘Evidence’ where she found the horrid video is the one with the dirt that Dayson collected with Jaeden’s help.

“I know it was despicable of me to do such things, but I didn’t force any of them. I only collected evidence on what they did of their own will.”, Dayson paused and looked at Talia with sincerity she could feel.

“When I did those things, I had no idea what it means to have a mate. Feeling your sadness is killing me on the inside. The only thing I can do is make sure I treat these issues seriously going forward. No more games.

I will send a message to Alpha Edward and everyone else that if they try something like that again, they are risking a war.”

Part of Talia was moved that Dayson told her all this. It was rare of Dayson to talk about his past and even rarer to admit he made a mistake.

But if he had any decency in that licentious mind of his, he wouldn’t end up in this situation! They were sending women to his bed only because they saw that he is not refusing them! Bastard!

Talia bit the inside of her cheek while wondering if that’s worth it. Surely, her peace of mind is insignificant when compared with a war bet**en packs. People will get hurt! And there is no guarantee she will be happy.

But her wolf said that Dayson needs to deal with Marcy and that Talia shouldn’t let him mark her until that happens. If Talia forgives Dayson before he redeems himself, her wolf will go ballistic. Talia could feel the beasts’ rage and she knew that her wolf was not joking.

Talia was reconsidering her idea for Dayson to confront Marcy when she noticed that his eyes were unfocused. He was mind-linking someone.

“Did something happen?”, she asked.

“No.”, Dayson responded. “We are entering a restricted area, so I was informing patrol to stay away.”

“Restricted area?”

“You will see in a minute.”, Dayson responded mysteriously and increased his pace.

Talia observed dense foliage that changed as Dayson moved and she noticed that there was an incline; and even though there was no path in sight, Dayson definitely knew where he was going.

Where was he taking her? Was he planning to imprison her somewhere? Is that why the area is restricted and has guards?

The sound of the water running was clearer as trees around them became scarcer with every step Dayson took.

Talia blinked at the bright sun when they emerged on a clearing that was speckled with wildflowers and there was a river going through the middle of it. The clearing ended with a sharp fall and Talia understood that the noise was coming from the waterfall. Based on the rumble, it was a long way down.

But Dayson didn’t carry Talia toward the river, or to the edge to enjoy the view. He took a right and stopped when they reached a deep shade of a lonely oak tree that shielded them from the scorching summer midday sun.

Dayson carefully kept Talia to stand on her feet and he supported her by the shoulders until she got her footing. He was carrying her for a while.

“I’m OK. Thanks.”, Talia assured him, and she was confused when he took her hand in his and started leading the way closer to the trunk of the tree.