Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
“How will you prove it?”, Maya asked.
Dayson smiled smugly, obviously pleased with his idea. “No one is more suitable to be the Luna than Alpha’s fated mate. Those Elders won’t dare go against the will of the Moon Goddess. Actually, this might make them resist Elder Parker’s advances to set me up with Marcy.”
Maya glanced at Talia. Were they ready to reveal the secret? But based on Talia’s expression, it seemed that Talia didn’t know what Dayson was getting at, so Maya needed to clarify.
“You will tell them that you found your fated mate?”
Dayson confirmed with a nod. “That will shut them up.”
Talia shifted on her feet. How come Dayson found his mate, and he didn’t tell her? If he had his mate, why did he go to the party with Talia? Or did he find his mate today while they were apart? But then… why was Maya looking at her? And Dayson was looking at her also and… Talia realized something.
“Are you talking about me?”, Talia asked as panic swelled inside her. “I can’t be your mate.”
Dayson puffed his cheeks and before Talia could react he pulled her to sit on his lap. “There is no one better than you for that role.”
Talia was flustered. She was sitting on Dayson’s lap right in front of Maya! And Dayson was talking some nonsense about mates.
“They will see right through that lie. Everyone will. I can’t do that.”
“Didn’t you say that you will help me?”, Dayson asked.
Well, she said that but… “I did, but…”
Dayson put his index finger on Talia’s lips, preventing her from talking further. He didn’t want to hear any buts.
“Don’t overthink it. The only thing you need to convince them is that you are madly in love with me. You can do that, right?”
Talia stared into his icy-blue eyes, and she was unable to look away.
Did he say that she needs to convince someone how she is madly in love with him? And he was confident that she can do it.
Talia’s chin trembled. He knew. He knew that she was totally, irrevocably, ardently, in love with him.
Without removing his gaze from Talia, Dayson waved at Maya to leave the office with, “Tell Jaeden to return as soon as possible. We have a situation here and you will deal later with any work that is still pending. If he can be here by morning, that would be perfect.”
Maya quickly scurried out of the office, before Dayson could change his mind about Jaeden returning to the pack. She missed her mate immensely and she couldn’t wait to have him in the touching distance again.
Back in the office…
Dayson cupped Talia’s cheek with his palm. “What do you say, kitten? Will you do that for me?”
“Do, what?”, Talia asked in a shaky whisper.
Talia was sitting on Dayson’s lap and with Maya gone, suddenly she became aware of how close she was to Dayson.
“I need to hear your answer. Will you be my Luna? Will you be my mate?”, Dayson’s words splashed against Talia’s lips, bringing her an extra dose of the dark chocolate she craved for.
“For tomorrow?”
“And longer. Much longer.”, he said, and before Talia completed her nod, Dayson’s lips landed on hers with urgency.
Dayson and Talia came to the dining room with Dayson’s arm wrapped around Talia’s waist tightly, and during their meal, he didn’t let go of her hand.
Talia’s words that things are not working and that she wanted to leave were still fresh in Dayson’s mind, and he feared that she will leave him. He needed her touch that comes with sparks of their bond to assure him that she was there, next to him.
Yes, Talia agreed to stick around and step in front of Elders as his mate and future Luna, but she agreed to many things before and based on her behavior, Dayson concluded that unless she can feel their bond, no matter what he says or does won’t make a difference.
When Talia feels threatened or at disadvantage, she might leave. He assumed that by creating connections to the Shadow Fang pack, she will be reluctant to leave even if something bad happens, but it seemed that was not the case. That thought was eating him alive.
Dayson is not a guy who will beat around the bush. He never was. Dayson told Talia about his intentions and feelings openly, but her insecurities prevented her from believing in his words.
He really wished for a magic potion that will awaken her wolf. Only with her wolf, Talia could feel the bond and nervous knots in Dayson’s stomach would resolve.
For dinner, at the table were just Dayson, Talia, and Maya.
Stephanie brought food to Lisa, and they were in Lisa’s room.
Talia and Lisa didn’t meet yet, and Talia wondered when will Lisa come out of her seclusion. Talia was anxious about meeting Lisa, fearing that Lisa will dislike Talia because Talia and Kalina are friends (it said so in the WW Magazine).
For the duration of dinner, Maya was in a visibly better mood. At some point, she announced, “Jaeden will arrive here by 2 o’clock in the morning.”
“Maya”, Talia called. “Can we have a word after dinner?”
“Sure.”, Maya responded right away before remembering, “I have sync up with the Alpha after dinner. Can we talk after that?”
“Of course”, Talia agreed. “Work comes first. Let me know when you are done and…”
“You will join us for the sync up.”, Dayson interrupted Talia. Did she think he will let her out of his sight after the scare she gave him before?
“Actually, it’s just the three of us here, so you can go ahead.”, Dayson told Maya.
Maya’s updates were brief, mostly about two families of refugees that arrived recently.
Talia realized that the Shadow Fang pack has detailed plans related to settling the new pack members.
Every refugee family had several neighbors who would help them navigate in the new environment, to find necessities, and that they are socially accepted. Other than that, locals would also watch for any suspicious behavior.
It’s not that Dayson was accepting refugees without any benefits for him. For a werewolf community, the more people they have, the better, as each individual has its own skills and strengths.
Unfortunately, there was always a risk that they were spies or with bad intentions, and that’s why for the first few months, everyone would stay vigilant while being careful not to alert the newcomers of the fact that they were being watched.
It’s a delicate balance, and families who were interacting with refugees had special training before taking over those duties.
The more Talia listened, the more she admired the complexity of everything and the man who is behind it all. She knew that Dayson is a great Alpha, but this added another dazzle to his brilliance.
Dayson had an option to refuse them, yet he went to the lengths of giving them a chance while assuring they are not a threat to his pack.
After dinner, Talia and Maya went to Maya’s room.
Dayson was not happy about losing Talia from his visual range, but Talia said that she wanted to talk to Maya in private, so he gave in.
‘Watch what you say’, Dayson warned Maya through the mind-link.
‘I will.’
‘Don’t let her escape through the window.’