Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
She wondered if she will be able to do a good job. What if she messes up?
Which one will be worse? If she gives him something non-important as urgent and he wastes time, or if he doesn’t see a serious issue in time because of her ignorance?
“You will do fine.”
Dayson’s words pulled Talia out of her thoughts, and she wondered, how did he know she was doubting herself?
Talia was surprised to see that the laptop was set up to sync Dayson’s emails, and there was an account created for her also.
Talia perked up. With her personal email address, she can contact Axel, Mindy, Maddox, and also Axel’s Beta and Gamma, Kai and Tyler. Those five people gave her their contact information, yet she had nothing to give in return. Now is different.
Talia’s mood dropped when she saw that Dayson’s email alias is DaysonBlake, while the one she got is TaliaBlake.
How on Earth is she supposed to contact anyone with this email?
It’s one thing when Dayson calls her Mrs. Blake in private, but this is ridiculous!
Talia felt like crying. Why would he give her an email that she can’t use?
She swallowed her grievances and told herself to focus on the task Dayson gave her. Later, she can ask him to change this email nonsense.
Talia noticed that she can mark every email with flags. She would put red flags on the urgent ones, orange flags on the ones that are so-so, and green and blue on the ones that are just information sharing related to the Shadow Fang pack or outsiders.
“What’s your progress?”, Talia jumped when Dayson’s voice sounded close to her ear.
When did he get there? And why was he so close?
“Almost done.”, she said while looking sheepishly in the direction where Maya and Jaeden were.
“Does anything stand out?”, he asked.
Talia told herself not to overthink it. He is so close so that he can read from her screen. That’s all.
“There are these few marked in red, I think are important… and this one requires your response by end of the day…”, she said while opening the last email for him to see.
Dayson cocked an eyebrow while reading, “Future Alpha of the Lightclaw pack is having a party to introduce his Luna.”
Dayson’s words got Maya’s and Jaeden’s attention.
“Anthony’s Luna?”, Maya asked. “Is it…?” Her words trailed when she saw Dayson shaking his head.
“It says that her name is Kalina.”, Dayson said. “I’m sure that Stephanie will know more about it.”
Maya and Jaeden exchanged concerned glances.
Stephanie didn’t talk much about her daughter’s love life, but they all know that Lisa is (or is it better to say, Lisa WAS) dating Anthony for several years. If he is announcing someone else as his Luna, that girl is probably his fated mate, and he broke up with Lisa.
“When is the party?”, Jaeden asked.
“In two days.”, Talia responded.
Jaeden looked at Dayson questionably. “Are you going? Should I postpone my traveling plans?”
“We are on good terms with Lightclaws and it would be rude not to go. But there is no need for you to postpone your schedule. This is not business, it’s just a party. We will go on the day of the party and return one day later.”
Jaeden glanced at Maya. If Dayson rejected Jaeden, and spoke as ‘we’, then “Will you take Maya with you?”
“No. Maya has a lot of work here.”, Dayson said and looked at the oblivious girl next to him.
“I will go with Talia.”
Talia’s smile stiffened, making it crooked like it was drawn by a toddler.
Did Dayson say that he will take her with him to another pack? To an official party?
There will be other Alphas and important people! How can she go? She has no idea what to wear or how to apply makeup or how to behave, she will only embarrass herself and Dayson.
What about she-wolves who will want to throw themselves at Dayson? Is he expecting Talia to fend them off or to stand on the side and watch as Dayson gets lovey-dovey with some other woman?
Or maybe… “You want me to go as your assistant?”
Dayson cocked an eyebrow at her. “You are going as my date.”
Talia’s eyes widened to the point of forming perfect circles.
“What if someone from the Red Moon pack is there? What if they recognize me?”
Dayson shrugged, indicating that it’s not a big deal. “We will go with the story that you grew up with your grandparents before joining the Shadow Fang pack. Even if someone recognizes you, no one will dare to touch you.”
Jaeden had his concerns, and he blurted out, “Are you sure that’s wise?”
Dayson shot him a glare. “There is no reason for Talia to hide. She is coming with me.”
Talia had mixed feelings about this. She liked the idea that she doesn’t need to hide, but at the same time, appearing in public with Dayson will attract a lot of unwanted attention.
But… would she want to be with anyone else in public?
The unstable Alpha smells of the forest and the dark chocolate, and even though he makes her all jittery inside, it’s undeniable that with him she feels safe.
Talia decided not to overthink it. It’s not like she can influence this anyway. If Dayson says that she will go with him, she will go with him. Period.
Dayson is an Alpha and she can’t refuse him.
More than just an Alpha, he is the man who took her out of that dingy attic and gave her a new home, and thanks to him she experienced many wonderful things like a nice room, a soft bed, a full belly, a festival, a hug, a kiss, and she was painfully aware that she couldn’t say ‘no’ to Dayson, even if she wanted because she fell for him like an idiot.
If Dayson went to that event without Talia, she would miss him and wonder if any woman seduced him. She wouldn’t believe it for a moment that he would sleep alone. On the other hand, if Dayson took anyone else, her heart would ache so… this is for the best.
With those thoughts, Talia focused on sorting the rest of Dayson’s email.
Dayson didn’t want to separate from Talia, and his first thought was to reject the invitation. However, this could be a good opportunity to introduce Talia to the circle without much pressure. If he announces that she is his future Luna, everyone will scrutinize her. Like this, Talia will get a chance to attend the event lowkey.
Jaeden pressed his lips into a line. He knew that he was crossing the line, but with Alpha Richard asking around about Talia and Dayson being seen with Talia at the festival, and now this party… ‘Did you forget that others are looking for Talia?’, Jaeden asked through the mind-link. ‘Aren’t you inviting trouble?’
‘Is it unusual for an Alpha to have a girl by his side?’, Dayson responded with a question. ‘I had so many women around me and they are all alive and doing well. By hiding Talia, it will only be more suspicious. Besides, if I can’t protect her, no one can.’
‘You will go openly with Talia? Will you announce that she is your mate?’, Jaeden asked.
‘In due time. I want to find the right timing to tell her first. Until then, as long as I don’t reveal that Talia is my mate, she won’t be targeted.’
Dayson knew that the clock is ticking, but he wanted to make sure Talia trusts him.
Part of Dayson regretted not telling Talia they are mates at the moment they saw each other. OK, maybe not during their first encounter (because of the situation where Marcy was sucking him off), but the second time in the kitchen, or maybe when he found her in the attic would be a good opportunity to tell her something like, “Girl, you are my mate, and you are coming home with me”.
Unfortunately, at that time, Dayson was not ready to accept the bond and he missed that chance.
Since that boat sailed away, now it won’t matter if he tells Talia in one day or a week, because other than worrying if she will freak out due to the information that she is the rightful Luna of the Shadow Fang pack, there is also a concern that she will blame him for concealing that fact from her.
Dayson was confident that his best option is to make Talia fall for him completely and to trust him enough to not run away, and then he will tell her everything.
Ah, only if Talia’s wolf is present, Talia would know they are mates and feel the bond and Dayson wouldn’t need to worry about any of this.
…
Maya and Jaeden went to finish packing because Jaeden was due to depart on his weeklong assignment shortly after breakfast, leaving Dayson and Talia in the study.
“AHHH!”, Talia screamed when Dayson suddenly scooped her from the chair she was sitting on. She was almost done with sorting the emails.