Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
In a blink of an eye, the movie was done, and all plates were empty.
“It’s still early. Should we watch another movie?”, Talia asked while looking around expectantly.
Of course, Dayson agreed. “Sure. Pick one.”
Jaeden and Maya said that they will go to sleep early, and Dayson stopped them with, “Jaeden, be ready tomorrow to head to the Blue River pack. They will expect you at lunchtime. I will give you the details in the morning. Plan to be absent for about one week.”
Jaeden paused. “What work we have with Alpha Maddox to last a week?”
“Maddox shouldn’t keep you busy more than a day or two.”, Dayson responded. “After that, you will go to Los Angeles to check on our shipment from Russia. The container is stuck in customs for more than a week. And after that, you will head to the Fantomcrest pack to do knowledge transfer on how we are storing supplies for the winter.”
Jaeden knew that all these were genuine things that needed to be done in person. He glanced at Maya and then turned to Dayson. “Will you be OK for a week without us?”
Dayson smirked. He was waiting for this.
“Without YOU, Jaeden. Maya is staying to help pack members deal with the drought and excess heat, and we are expecting two families of refugees to arrive in the next few days. As for me, Talia will start working as my assistant from tomorrow.”
Dayson observed Jaeden and Maya who were both reluctant to accept. One week of separation is like seven eternities. At the same time, they didn’t dare to reject. As Betas, it was their duty to help Dayson take care of the pack and its needs.
“If there is a problem, I want to hear about it.”, Dayson said.
“No, Alpha. There is no problem.”, Maya responded and forced a smile while glancing at Talia and Dayson. “We will see you in the morning.”
With that, Jaeden and Maya left.
Talia noticed the awkward mood, but she didn’t want to ask about it. This was between Dayson and his Betas, and the last time she poked her nose in there, Dayson ended up asking some half-baked questions related to trust.
Dayson wondered, at what point will Maya and Jaeden realize that he is sending Jaeden away as Maya’s punishment?
Maya took actions that could separate Dayson from his mate (aka Talia), and per Talia’s suggestion, Maya will experience firsthand how that feels.
Jaeden will be busy traveling and handling things that are assigned to him, while Maya will be alone here, missing him.
By sending Jaeden away, Dayson is not doing anything to Maya, but she will be apart from her mate, wondering where he is, and with whom. Sure, Jaeden won’t cheat on Maya, but werewolves are jealous and possessive, and after a few nights apart, it will be inevitable for Maya to start imagining things that are not happening.
That should teach Maya a lesson she will remember for a long time.
Dayson also didn’t forget that Maya is yet to apologize.
Maya is prideful and stubborn, but as a Beta, she needs to learn her place.
It’s an elegant solution where Maya gets to feel the burn of the punishment without Dayson doing anything, and he came up with this idea thanks to Talia.
“Hey…”, Dayson called to get Talia’s attention. “Since it’s just the two of us, how about we take this movie-watching upstairs?”
Talia paused. Isn’t it upstairs just the two of them? But then she realized that with Stephanie, Jaeden, and Maya retiring for the night, and no Omegas in the packhouse at this hour, it was just the two of them on the main floor also, so she agreed.
“Sure. But I want to clean up this mess first.” She gestured toward the table that had empty plates, utensils, and glasses.
Dayson had no intention of letting Talia do all the work. Together, they tidied up the place and took dirty dishes to the kitchen.
While there, Dayson noticed chocolate cake in the fridge, and he asked Talia, “Dessert?”
Talia stifled a laugh while thinking how chocolate is offering her chocolate cake. Isn’t that a double-chocolate?
“What’s funny?” He really wanted to know.
Talia shook her head, refusing to answer. “I would love some cake…”
In Dayson’s bedroom…
Talia looked around. “Where is the TV?”
Dayson kept the plate with chocolate cake on the low table and walked to the wooden panels that are covering the wall next to the fireplace. With one slight push, the panels moved to the side smoothly, revealing a massive flat TV.
Talia’s mouth formed a big ‘O’. She didn’t know there is such a hidden thing in the wall.
“Is there one of those in my room?”, Talia asked and immediately regretted her blunder. The walls in her room are not covered in wooden panels, so it should be obvious that there is no hidden TV either.
Dayson chuckled while giving her the remote. “Kitten, when are you going to stop with mine and yours? Aren’t you sleeping here? This is our room.”
Talia stared at him, and her limp hand nearly dropped the remote.
She thought that he might say how all this is his and she only gets to use it temporarily, but then he said the word ‘ours’. That means, his AND hers.
A moment later, she chided herself. Why is she getting so easily flustered when he was just teasing her?
But she wanted to point out the flaw in his joke. “How can this be OUR room when my clothes and toiletries are across the hallway?”
Dayson’s lips stretched into a wicked smile. “Alright. We will move your things here.”
Talia opened her mouth to protest, but then she closed it. There was no point in arguing with the Devil. He was just teasing her anyway. Right? RIGHT!?
Dayson dimmed the lights and went to fetch drinks from the minibar while Talia picked a movie.
Now that it was only the two of them, Dayson sat on the sofa and opened his arms, silently inviting Talia into a hug, and she gingerly snuggled next to him while flipping through movie options. There were so many, and she didn’t know which one to watch first.
“Do you have a movie you want to watch?”, Talia asked Dayson.
Dayson refused to help. “We will go with whatever you want.”
He didn’t plan on watching the movie anyway. He was absolutely content with just sitting next to Talia, holding her, and inhaling her scent.
Dayson wanted to hug Talia during the first movie also, but he noticed that Talia was stiff, and he guessed that she wouldn’t be comfortable with the display of affection in front of Jaeden and Maya, so he didn’t do more than hold her hand under the table.
Unsure which movie to pick, Talia assumed that Dayson likes explosions and fights, so she went with one action movie from the ‘most popular’ category.
As soon as the movie started, Dayson reached for the plate with the chocolate cake, and he gave Talia the fork. There was only one.
Seeing that Dayson didn’t let go of the plate and he didn’t show any interest in the fork, Talia understood that it’s her job to feed him.
Talia poked a piece of cake and offered it to Dayson with a question, “What will I need to do as your assistant?”
“Whatever is needed to assist me.”, he responded and took the bite of cake that Talia gave him.
Talia didn’t like this ‘whatever’ description. Now that her head cooled off, Talia realized that she accepted the job without clarifying requirements. But at that time Dayson was close and seductive and she would do anything for a kiss, even accept a job rashly.
Really, she didn’t even ask about the work hours and salary. Stupid.