Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Three glasses later…
“Maddox”, Dayson called in an official tone. “I might need your help.”
Maddox perked up. It sounded important. “With?”
Dayson told Maddox about his current predicament that included Marcy from the Red Moon pack, and how she was about to arrive, and he needs to deal with Marcy without disclosing that Talia is his mate.
Maddox burst into hearty laughter.
Dayson’s exp**ssion darkened as he waited for Maddox to get it out of his system.
“What’s funny?”
“Oh, man”, Maddox said while wiping tears from the corners of his eyes. “You are whipped.”
“You will be the same when you find your mate.”, Dayson sulked. He didn’t like that Maddox t**sed him about being whipped, but he couldn’t deny it either. Just thinking about Talia made his heart flutter and his crotch tighten.
“I know that Lunas have spunk, but yours is special.”, Maddox said mysteriously.
Dayson was alerted. “What do you know?”
“By insisting that you handle Marcy with such tricky conditions, she is testing you. It takes a special kind of woman to invite a bedclimber into her house only so that she can assess your sincerity.”, Maddox explained. When he saw that Dayson was visibly relieved, Maddox guessed that Dayson suspected something else. “Was I off the mark?”
“No, no.”, Dayson was quick to deny it.
There was no way Dayson will admit how he feared that Maddox knows about Talia’s talking wolf or her unusual powers.
It’s not that Dayson didn’t trust Maddox, but the more people know about a secret, the higher are chances it will reach ears that shouldn’t know about it. After all, there are methods to make people talk, no matter how much they are resisting.
“Talia is awesome.”, Dayson said with a silly grin on his face.
Maddox couldn’t bear to see Dayson with invisible pink hearts floating above his head. “You look horrible.”
Dayson chuckled and shook his head. “Trust me, if you told me a month ago that I will be uninterested in any woman other than Talia, I would punch you. But here I am, on the verge of ditching you and this bottle of fine liquor so that I can go upstairs and cuddle.”
Dayson r*bbed his face to snap out of his lovey-dovey daze. Talia is with Mindy, having girl-time (whatever that is) and if he goes to demand cuddles, he will interrupt them and Talia might scold him.
“Will you help me in dealing with Marcy?”
Maddox c**ked an eyebrow. “What’s the plan? Do you want me to seduce her?” Marcy is a fine-looking she-wolf, and Maddox would make that sacrifice gladly. “You can barge in and catch us in the act and then kick her out. If you throw a punch at me, it will be more convincing. Just don’t hit the face.”
“I wish it’s that simple.”, Dayson said. “When I visited, Marcy showed a lot of restraint, and we didn’t go beyond a blowjob. In my house, she will be even more cautious. Besides, I think she still has her v-card.”
Maddox grimaced. “Bitches with v-card intact are the worst.”
Dayson nodded in agreement. “If you go after her, she might accuse you of molesting her and turn that to her advantage. If you have any other ideas, I’m all ears.”
Maddox r*bbed his chin while thinking. “Whatever happens to her, it should be outside your territory. Since they are coming this soon, we can’t do anything properly on short notice, but we could stage an ambush on their way back and” Maddox ran his thumb over his neck. “We can make it look like it was rogues.”
Dayson made a thoughtful exp**ssion. He was considering it.
Unfortunately, if they go that route, Dayson will need to pretend that everything is fine while Marcy is visiting so that she doesn’t suspect something is fishy. If by some miracle Dayson managed to execute the suicidal scenario of him being lovey-dovey with Marcy in front of Talia, he would still face another problem.
“If Marcy is on her own, that would be an option, but she is coming with future Alpha James. If something happens to that kid, Alpha Edward will turn heaven and earth to find the culprit and execute him personally. And also, commander George will be with them, and he is not easy to deal with.”
Dayson knew that his situation was specific, and he hoped that Maddox will come up with something he can work with. He looked at Maddox expectantly. “Any ideas?”
“Only one.”
Dayson perked up. “Which one?”
“We need women.”, Maddox said matter-of-factly.
Dayson’s exp**ssion darkened. What the hell was wrong with Maddox? “Do you have short-term memory loss? I told you only a few minutes ago that Talia is my mate. How can you suggest women? Are you getting a kick from adding trouble to my misery?”
Maddox waved his hand, indicating to Dayson to calm down. “Not the type of women to sleep with. The ones with brains. I am good at breaking bones and making others submit, but when there is a need for subtlety, I consult my sister.”
Dayson paused and he had to agree with this. Whenever he needed a plan, Maya would handle brainstorming, and he and Jaeden would execute on it.
“Do you think Mindy will help?”, Dayson asked.
Maddox smirked. “You know what Mindy likes. Give her a fat check or endorse one of her projects and she will help out.”
Dayson thought how that might work. With Marcy arriving no earlier than tomorrow evening, Dayson will have plenty of time to catch Mindy and talk about this.
Dayson raised his glass toward Maddox. “I’m glad you are my friend, Max. Thank you for helping me out.”
Maddox clinked his glass with Dayson’s. “That’s what friends are for.”
They downed their glasses and Maddox smacked his l*ps in approval. “This is good stuff. Let’s have a few more rounds while girls are getting ready…”
“I hope you didn’t plan to finish the bottle without me.”, Jaeden said from the door while approaching the duo.
“Is Maya with girls?”, Dayson guessed while retrieving a glass for Jaeden. Why else would Jaeden be on his own?
“Yeah. They are getting ready in Mindy’s room.”
Since Jaeden was there, Dayson thought of asking, “Do you think that Maya will help me figure out how to deal with Marcy? If Maya and Mindy put their heads together, I’m sure they can come up with something good.”
“Didn’t Talia ask you to deal with Marcy yourself?”, Jaeden reminded Dayson.
“That doesn’t mean I can’t seek advice.”
“You can seek, but don’t get your hopes up.”, Jaeden said. “They have some sistership going on, and Maya is eager to see how you will wiggle out of this one. She wanted to bet if you will mess up as soon as Marcy arrives, or if you will last a day.”
Dayson frowned. He knew that Maya was rebellious but mocking his predicament was too much. It seems that Maya forgot how Jaeden was away because of her attempt to set up Talia with random guys. Maybe he should send Maya to survival training. But then Jaeden will be miserable and probably go after Maya. Looking at Jaeden, he didn’t seem to be worried about Dayson either.
Don’t they realize how important this is? If he fails, they will lose their Luna!
Dayson got an idea. He will go on a vacation with Talia, and Jaeden and Maya will need to deal with whatever is here. Yeah. That sounded like the best punishment.
But Marcy was set to come in twenty-four hours, and Dayson was running out of time!
Dayson wished for a pill or a spell that will put him to sleep for a week so that when he wakes up all the guests (Marcy included) are gone, and he can go back to being lovey-dovey with Talia. Just the two of them.
“Don’t act like it’s the end of the world.”, Jaeden said to Dayson.
Dayson made a face. “Easy for you to say. Your mate didn’t give you a task that might break you apart if you fail.”
“Why are you so dramatic?”, Jaeden asked Dayson. “Talia gave you a task, but I’m sure she won’t let you walk over that bridge on your own. Don’t forget that the mate bond works two ways. You need her, but she needs you as well. As long as she sees you are trying, Talia will be happy with the outcome.”
Dayson responded with a stiff smile. Yes, that might be valid if Talia doesn’t have in her mind a grumpy talking wolf who dislikes him to the core.