Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
There was no need for a minute because only a few seconds later, the door opened, and Zina entered.
Zina and Dawn stood side-by-side, facing Talia and blocking the door, both with their arms crossed over their chest.
“You are avoiding us for so long. It’s time to talk.”, Zina said with a mischievous grin.
Talia bit her lip guiltily. Ever since she went to the Lightclaw pack with Dayson, she knew that Dawn and Zina were bubbling with questions, and she made sure they were never alone so that two nosy women can’t ask tricky questions. And now they kidnapped and are holding her hostage in this room.
Talia was not sure if she should laugh or cry, but she knew that Dawn and Zina were determined and there was only one way out.
“What do you want to know?”, Talia asked.
Zina rolled her eyes. “Don’t play stupid. You know what we want to know. What’s going on between you and Alpha?”
Talia hesitated. Should she tell them? They will find out anyway, the only question was when and from whom. But, what if they hate her? Will they look at her differently? What if they think she is not worthy of being Dayson’s mate, his Luna?
Talia loved that Zina and Dawn spoke to her openly about everything, from how to make French toast to sleeping with guys. What if they stop talking to her?
“Well?” Dawn’s question got Talia’s attention. “Will you tell us, or will you leave us guessing?”
Zina frowned a bit. “I thought we were friends but seeing that you were avoiding us and now you won’t talk… maybe I was wrong.”
Talia steeled her resolve.
“We are mates.”, she said.
Dawn and Zina had matching confusing expressions.
“What did you say?”, Dawn asked.
“We are mates.”, Talia repeated.
When Dawn and Zina stood there without moving, Talia nodded to confirm they heard her right. Both times.
“Wow!”, Zina said under her breath. “Mates, eh? Why didn’t you tell us? I mean… we were cooking and messing around and…”
“I didn’t know.”, Talia said in her defense. “My wolf was hurt and whenever Dayson told me that I’m special, I thought that he was teasing me. And before you ask, we didn’t announce it because there are many things we need to figure out, and we will reveal it when we are ready. At this point, Maya and Jaeden know about it.” Talia gave a short version, and she was relieved to see Zina and Dawn nod in understanding.
“That’s amazing!”, Dawn said eventually. “Will you let us be your bridesmaids?”
Talia’s brows came together in confusion. “What’s a bridesmaid?”
Zina responded, “Those are women who get nice dresses and help the bride get ready for her wedding, and they are part of the wedding party. It’s a human custom, and it became popular with us recently.”
Talia looked at Zina and Dawn helplessly. “We didn’t talk about that, but if I need bridesmaids, I will definitely count on you.”
“Yaaay!”, Zina and Dawn exclaimed in unison, and both rushed at Talia to give her a hug.
Talia hugged Zina with her left arm and Dawn with her right one, happy that those two were still acting freely with her and they didn’t mention Talia’s non-existent background.
“Imagine, we will be bridesmaids at the Alpha’s wedding!”, Dawn said excitedly. “The WW Magazine will be there and many guests. We will definitely find our mates there.”
Talia’s heart cracked at the thought that neither Dawn nor Zina have their mates, yet they were truly happy for her.
She never wanted a big party, but because of Dawn and Zina… “I will tell Dayson to invite everyone. I’m sure you will find your mates.”
“Hehehe…”, Zina giggled foolishly. “It’s good to be chummy with the Luna.”
Maddox fed Tatiana and listened to her talking about herself.
His hunger was long forgotten, and he couldn’t register his empty stomach because his heart was full.
Tatiana’s voice was melodious, sounding like a song of a nightingale, pulling him into a dimension where colors shone brightly, spring breeze caressed his cheeks, and everything smelled of strawberries.
Maddox heard something about a catwalk, fashion shows, Paris, Milan, New York, and London, but even though he focused mightily on what she was saying, her words refused to register as meaningful sentences in his mind because his attention was on Tatiana’s enchanting lips that moved as she spoke, and he really wanted to taste her again.
The memory of their kiss and Tatiana’s tongue expertly flicking his in inexplicable ways made him hard. Everything about Tatiana made him hard.
Seeing Maddox’s goofy expression and that he was stuffing food into her mouth in the middle of a sentence, Tatiana had a feeling that Maddox didn’t hear most of the things she said.
Tatiana didn’t talk more than a few minutes, but she saw that her words were being wasted as the super-hot male specimen in front of her was obviously somewhere else… in bed probably, naked, with her (hopefully).
She wondered if his problematic attention span was something permanent. Surely, as an Alpha, Maddox should be able to focus on the person he is conversing with.
But Tatiana would be lying if she said that she didn’t want to jump on him and ride him wildly.
The pull of the mate bond was impossible to resist, and it made her needy for his touch and for his addictive taste of coffee.
Tatiana is a passionate coffee lover, and she tasted many hedonistic brands, but the Maddox brand was at the top of her list because it was the only one that could stimulate every cell in her body.
The sparks upon their touch created tingles that made her feel alive and she wondered how will an orgasm feel when powered with the energy of their bond.
“What’s on your mind, Max?”
Maddox’s smile widened. His nickname sounded sexy when it rolled off Tatiana’s tongue laced with an Eastern European accent, making it exotic. And he wanted her tongue to roll around a certain part of him that was standing in attention, eagerly waiting to be introduced and to prove its worth.
Maddox took Tatiana’s hand into his and kissed the back of her palm.
A low hum formed deep in his throat as he savored addictive sparks that danced over his lips. The mate bond was fantastic!
“I am thinking that we should finish food and find some privacy.”, he admitted his thoughts after running them through the no-lust filter because saying how he wanted to be balls deep into Tatiana didn’t sound appropriate at that moment.
“I am done with food.”
Maddox’s eyebrows shoot up and he stared at Tatiana while processing her words.
It took him a moment to spring up to his feet.
He winced when his erect cock smacked into the table as he stood up, and he swiftly put his free hand there to press on it with the inside of his wrist while controlling his facial muscles not to grimace.
The searing pain came a second later, making him tear up a little. Maddox gritted his teeth and showed an ugly smile while chanting internally how it wouldn’t be appropriate to cry. Not in front of Tatiana.
Damned shorts! If he knew that this would happen, he would wear jeans that are firmer and more effective in keeping his erection from sticking out.
But who would guess that after exhausting himself with two she-wolves for hours, his guy down there would still be eager to explore a woman? And this was not just any woman. Tatiana was a Goddess.
Luckily, his Alpha healing worked fast to soothe the piercing pain.
But… did Tatiana spot anything odd? Was she thinking of him like a horny teenager?
Well, he was horny, for her, and he hoped that she didn’t notice because he wanted to appear cool.
“We can go to my room.”, Maddox said in a deep voice, and he smiled when Tatiana responded with a nod.
Maddox was all giddy from excitement and Tatiana appeared composed, but her fiery gaze told him that there was a storm brewing inside her. Seductress!
He didn’t let go of her hand as she stood up in slow motion, and Maddox’s free hand moved around her waist as they walked into the packhouse.
That curve of her body under his palm felt just right and he gave her a little squeeze while pulling her closer to him as they walked side-by-side, and Tatiana didn’t resist when their hips connected.
Maddox felt like howling in anticipation of what’s coming. He just knew it, they will have sex! And lots of it! And it will be amazing!