Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Mindy sneered. “I’m sure you did.” She knew Nora very well, and Mindy didn’t like her.
“Is there a problem?”, Kalina asked while approaching the four women. She was new in the pack, but technically, Kalina was the host, and she couldn’t stand on the side and watch an obvious unpleasant situation.
“It seems that Alpha’s and Beta’s daughters from the Red Moon pack want to bully Lia.”, Mindy said with a straight face.
“I hope not.”, Kalina said. “Lia is my dear friend and anyone who bullies her can’t be part of our circle.”
Talia smiled gratefully. No one ever stood up for her like that publicly, making her feel like she belongs to a group.
Well, there was Dayson, but he is a scary Alpha and in a league of his own.
Talia remembered Olivia who was amazing when they were alone, but when in public and someone bullied Talia, Olivia would lower her head and pretend that she doesn’t know her. Talia thought how that was as good as it gets, but now that she saw Mindy and Kalina standing up to her, Talia’s heart swelled.
“Thank you.”, Talia said to Kalina and Mindy.
“I never heard of you.”, Talia said to Marcy. “You are the future Luna of the Shadow Fang pack? Unless I hear that from Dayson, I won’t believe it. As for you”, Talia looked at Nora. “It seems that the warning from security was not enough, and I will need to tell Dayson that you disturbed me again. As Beta’s daughter, you should know that it’s not your place to meddle in Alpha’s business, and as Dayson’s date, I am Alpha’s business.”
Talia plastered a stiff smile on her face and walked away.
Mindy looked after Talia and silently adjusted her assessment of the latter who knew how to put those two in place. Talia was not intimidated by Marcy’s and Nora’s status and Mindy approved, but she wanted to add something.
“Miss Marcy, I heard that you came recently from Europe so maybe you don’t know some traits of Alpha Dayson. Any woman who previously claimed to be associated with Dayson didn’t find a good ending, and the last woman who tried something funny in front of Lia is now in the dungeon.” Mindy gestured toward Nora. “Your Beta companion should inform you of that. After all, Nora is familiar with many future and current Alphas. Intimately.”
Mindy linked her arm with Kalina’s, and the duo walked away in the direction where Talia went, leaving behind Marcy and Nora.
Mindy didn’t know if Nora slept with Dayson, but Nora’s reputation of sleeping with high-ranked people was well-known and considering Dayson’s reputation, it was not farfetched to assume that those two rolled in the sheets.
Unfortunately for Marcy, Mindy’s comment hit dead center.
To make things worse, from the corner of her eye, Marcy noticed several women observing the scene. Since when were they watching? Marcy was not sure, but they definitely heard Mindy’s last comment.
From the beginning of this blasted event, Marcy was pretending not to hear whispers about Dayson and his date, and Marcy turned a blind eye when the happy couple danced on the stage for everyone to see. At that time, Marcy thought how embarrassment can’t go worse than that, but now Nora proved her wrong.
Marcy gritted her teeth and turned to Nora robotically. “Are you so set to get me in the dungeon, or killed? Will you be happy if everyone ridicules me?”
Nora frowned. “What did I do?”
Marcy exhaled in frustration. “That WAS Kalina! The future Luna of the Lightclaw pack. The woman I am supposed to leave a good impression on. How can I leave a good impression when you embarrass me like that? Just wait until my father hears that you went to Alpha Dayson’s room on your own”
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Two turns later, Kalina and Mindy saw Talia who was leaning on the wall.
“Are you alright?”, Mindy asked while walking to Talia in haste.
Talia let out a long breath. She was brave until just a few seconds ago, but now that the immediate danger is gone, Talia felt her legs shaking.
“I’m fine, it’s just”, Talia stopped talking. She couldn’t tell Mindy and Kalina the truth. No one should know that she came from the Red Moon pack and that she was bullied, and that Marcy beat her up, twice.
“I’m not used to dealing with such situations.”, Talia said.
“You handled them great.”, Mindy said and Kalina nodded in agreement.
“Nora is a horrible person, full of herself, and it seems that Marcy is not much better.” Mindy hesitated before saying, “You know that there are rumors how Marcy will be Alpha Dayson’s Luna, right?”
Talia nodded. She knew that very well, but “I will believe what Dayson tells me.”
Marcy came as a topic between Dayson and Talia more than once and every time Dayson assured Talia that he is not interested in Marcy. Talia didn’t understand why Dayson doesn’t make that clear to Marcy, like some public statement that will shut down the rumors; surely he could find a way to reject her without causing a war between the two packs, but Talia still chose to believe that Dayson had his reasons, and she hoped that his reasons are not to deceive Talia.
Talia couldn’t understand why her anxiousness was increasing. And it was more than just anxiousness, there was some fury that bubbled inside her and she needed to calm down.
“The two of you go ahead without me.”, Talia said.
Mindy didn’t approve. “Where are you going?”
“Not far. I will find a secluded spot in the garden and get some air. I don’t want Alpha Dayson to see me like this. He already sent one woman into the dungeon”
Kalina and Mindy exchanged glances and Kalina said, “Don’t wander far away. Stay close so that no one gets funny ideas like those two.”
The moment Talia left the packhouse, she took a right and went beyond the area where tables were set.
She passed a row of tall thuyas before stopping. Talia could hear the music and indistinct chatter and she looked longingly at the scarce trees in the distance.
If this was the Shadow Fang pack, she would go into the forest and walk barefoot on the soft grass. That usually calmed her down. But now she couldn’t leave because this was not home, and she didn’t want to leave and make Dayson worried.
Talia pressed her hand against her chest where her heart was thundering. What’s going on? She should be happy that her encounter with Marcy went well and this why was she so uneasy?
While Talia was uneasy at the edge of the garden, at the bar
Dayson and Maddox were looking at an older man who joined them a minute ago, instantly creating a stifling atmosphere.
Before the man appeared, Tony was summoned by his father, so only Dayson and Maddox got to face this man who looked at them with displeasure.
He was glancing at both Maddox and Dayson, but Dayson had a feeling that the guy came for him.
“Elder Parker, to what do we owe this pleasure?”, Dayson wanted to be done with whatever the man had on his mind.
Elder Parker is working with Alpha Edward on setting up Marcy as Dayson’s Luna, and Dayson knew that the old guy didn’t come for a drink. After all, as an Elder, Elder Parker doesn’t roam around to approach youngsters unless he has some important business.
“I hear you came with a date.”, Elder Parker said to Dayson, going straight to the point.
“So?”
Elder Parker narrowed his eyes at Dayson. “Shouldn’t you be with your future Luna?”
“You mean, the woman you chose to be my Luna?”
“I am only reminding you that you shouldn’t offend people unnecessarily. You don’t have a Luna and some of us are willing to help you find a suitable candidate.”, Elder Parker said casually like he was discussing the weather. “The Shadow Fang pack is big, and you have a small number of people managing it. Luna will help you, and the right one will bring valuable allies. Your current situation is not optimistic. Without enough people in charge, the pack members are restless, and they might leave or rebel. Imagine what will happen if you lose one of those few people you are currently relying on. Hm?”
Dayson was boiling on the inside. What crap was the old fart selling? This was an obvious warning that if he doesn’t listen, they will cause him trouble.