Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Dayson rubbed his face forcibly. ‘I’m sick of this shit and I want to be done with it. Let’s wrap this up and head home.’
Dayson stood up and Jaeden said, “We are supposed to meet generals in ten minutes.”
“I will be back by then…”, Dayson said and walked away, leaving puzzled Jaeden and Maya behind.
‘What’s got into him?’, Maya asked Jaeden through mind link after ensuring that she blocked Dayson from eavesdropping.
Jaeden shrugged. ‘I have no idea. Will you try to find that girl?’
Maya made a face. ‘I don’t have much to go with. Omegas here are extremely submissive toward Alpha Edward and it won’t be easy to make any of them talk against him. I can’t go and ask around if anyone saw a girl with bruises, it will only attract attention to us.’
Jaeden agreed with Maya. Asking random questions might bring trouble their way.
They are here on a friendly visit that should end with two packs creating an alliance through marriage, and if they are caught snooping around, it might backfire big time.
Just as promised, Dayson was back in time to meet the generals, and after that, he went to roam the place with the hope to pick up the sweet citrusy scent of freesia.
Dayson knew that as a guest he can’t go anywhere he wants, so he asked Alpha Edward to assign him an escort.
“Can Marcy accompany you?”, Alpha Edward asked. He obviously wanted to increase the time that Dayson and Marcy spent together. He immediately contacted Marcy through the mind link and after a brief pause, he said, “Oh, sorry. She is busy right now. Can you wait a little bit?”
Dayson guessed that Marcy is sulking after he left her hanging in his room. That was one thing he felt good about.
Dayson didn’t care who will accompany him. He had no clear goal in mind and as long as that person doesn’t get in his way, it’s fine. “I would like to start now if it’s OK with you. You can tell Marcy to join me whenever she is ready.”
Alpha Edward wondered why Dayson seems to be in a rush, but he didn’t question it. Dayson wanted to walk around, and he was even considerate to ask for someone to escort him.
It took Alpha Edward two seconds to find his next candidate. A person who knows what’s going on and won’t embarrass him.
Nora waited for Dayson in front of the study with a big smile on her face. “Alpha Edward asked me to escort you and to answer any questions you might have.”
Dayson hummed in understanding. “Take me to where Omegas are staying.”
“Sure.” If Nora was surprised by this demand, she didn’t show it.
Dayson observed the two-stories high building. The bottom floor had a kitchen, a common area that doubled as a lounge and dining room, and four bedrooms. The upper floor had ten bedrooms.
Based on the information they received about the Red Moon pack, each room had six to eight people, so Dayson estimated about one hundred people in each building.
Nora didn’t understand why Dayson asked to visit this place, but other than walking through the hallways, he didn’t stop.
“Do you want to see inside rooms?”
Dayson refused. “That’s not necessary. Is this the only building for Omegas?”
“No, there are three more.”, Nora responded.
“I want to visit them.”
Three buildings later, Dayson lost hope that he will find Talia.
There was not a single whiff of freesia, no matter how much he searched.
After four buildings without any hints of Talia, Dayson was frustrated.
“Are you looking for anything in particular?”, Nora asked when she saw Dayson spacing out in the middle of the hallway.
Dayson shrugged and shook his head. He was not sure himself.
Nora stepped closer to him and spoke in a sultry voice, “Whatever you want, I can give you…”
Dayson frowned. “Keep your distance, Miss Nora, or people might get the wrong idea.”
She didn’t move and his expression darkened.
“Do you want to start the rumors about us? I wonder, what would Alpha Edward say if he thinks there is something going on between us? I’m sure you are aware of my reputation. One more girl won’t make a difference, but for you who tried to ruin Marcy’s chances of becoming the Luna of the Shadow Fang pack…” Dayson clicked his tongue.
Nora gave him a tight smile and increased the distance between them.
She got the message to stay away. For now.
Dayson got immersed in his thoughts, completely ignoring Nora who fidgeted by his side.
He was recollecting everything he knew about Talia and trying to come up with something that makes sense.
Dayson assumed that Talia is an Omega because she brought towels into his bathroom, and because of the poor treatment she received.
If she has any standing, Alpha Edward wouldn’t be oblivious that she is mistreated. Of course, there was a possibility that Alpha Edward knew about it, and he was pretending to be oblivious. However, if he was concealing the issue, he would deny it and not tell Dayson that he will talk to Marcy.
Dayson spent the last decade among Alphas, and he learned a thing or two about reading them. He was confident that Alpha Edward didn’t know that Marcy (and maybe someone else) is physically punishing Omegas.
Dayson wanted to ask Nora if she knows something about beatings or the girl with copper-colored hair, but he quickly decided not to. He didn’t want to appear to be snooping into something that is not his business and if anyone suspects that he is specifically interested in one girl with poor standing, that can backfire big time.
The last thing he wanted was to jeopardize Talia in any way.
He had to connect the dots on his own.
Anyone with such injuries will probably stay in bed, either in the pack hospital or in her room, and an Omega would help her out. Hell, even if she is an Omega, someone should take care of her and not let her search for food in the middle of the night.
The fact that she was looking for food in the middle of the night while injured, means that she didn’t have dinner, and her skinny appearance told Dayson that she skipped many other meals as well. His heart ached.
He thought that maybe she committed some crime and was being punished, but if she was imprisoned or tortured, she wouldn’t be able to come to the kitchen, so he crossed off that as a possibility.
If Talia is an Omega, she would live in one of these common buildings, and Dayson could pick up her scent.
Another mystery was, why would she look for food in the packhouse when there is a kitchen in each of these buildings?
The more Dayson thought about it, the less sense it made. It all felt like he was trapped in a game of hide-and-seek.
He was exasperated and his mind was a mess.
His life was so much simpler before he saw that girl sneaking out of his room while Marcy was sucking him off.
Dayson didn’t want to think about Talia, and he couldn’t believe that he spent so much time searching for her. The girl ran away, and she probably doesn’t care about him.
The smartest thing to do is to leave this pack and return to his routine. Eventually, her addictive scent will fade from his mind, and he will be normal again.