Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
But maybe there was no need to cause a ruckus. He didn’t want to risk spoiling Talia’s mood.
Dayson’s steps slowed down to a crawl, and he nudged Talia to stand behind him.
“Can I help you?”, Dayson asked the four guys. Dayson could tell they were human, but that didn’t mean they didn’t have weapons on them.
Dayson quickly glanced at their hands, and he relaxed slightly when he saw they were empty. For now.
If they wanted to fight, they would probably underestimate him because he is just one guy. Dayson told himself not to jump to conclusions. Maybe they just wanted to talk.
But considering angry glares directed at him, Dayson guessed that those four didn’t stop him to ask about the directions.
“You can get on your knees and apologize, and we might consider not breaking your legs.”, one of the four guys spoke. It seemed he was the leader.
Dayson’s eyebrows shoot up. “Apologize? For what?”
“Maybe you are the boss of this place, but on this parking lot is just us, no bodyguards.”, the leader-guy continued talking.
When Dayson punched Cory, these four wanted to intervene, but some guys from the crowd held them back, saying how Dayson owns the place and they shouldn’t cross him. So, these four decided to keep an eye on Dayson and wait for their chance to get revenge.
They saw Dayson leaving and were quick to follow after him and Talia, knowing that the parking lot was almost deserted, other than some couples who were busy within their vehicles.
Another guy decided to add more information. “You hit Cory when he was picking up that girl.”
Dayson realized how ‘that girl’ was Talia and that Cory is the guy who passed out after one punch from Dayson.
Talia peeked from behind Dayson, and then she stepped to stand next to him.
Dayson knew that Talia didn’t want to hide behind him, but this was not the time to be brave. He tugged her arm to make her go back, but she shook his hand away stubbornly.
Talia looked at the man who spoke last. Her vision was blurry from alcohol, so she squinted while trying to focus, making it look like she was glaring at the guy.
“He was picking me up?”, Talia asked with a slur. “Cory had no chance and if he listened to a word I said, he would know that and stop pestering me.”
Dayson stifled a chuckle at the sight of his kitten who was hissing at the enemies. Can she be more adorable?
The four guys were not in the mood to chit-chat. They heard that Dayson owns the place, which means that if any other people come to the parking lot, they will probably side with Dayson, and they will be at disadvantage.
“Even if he was pestering you, those were just words. Did he deserve to be sent to a hospital?”, the leader-guy said before turning to Dayson. “You heard me. On your knees.”
Dayson sneered. “Make me.”
Four guys stared at Dayson incredulously for a few long seconds, and then the leader-guy shouted, “Get him!”
Dayson pulled Talia behind him, and she stumbled backward only to see Dayson getting surrounded.
‘BAM! POW! SLAM! BAM!’
In less than a second, the four guys bounced backward as they met Dayson’s punches and kicks.
One guy managed to graze Dayson’s chin before falling on his butt unceremoniously.
The other three stumbled but kept their balance.
The leader-guy wiped the corner of his busted lip with the back of his palm and gestured toward Talia. “Stan! Get her!”
Dayson didn’t know which one was Stan, but he knew that meant three guys will keep Dayson busy while the fourth one goes after Talia. “Coward! Four on one and you need a hostage?”
How can he let them get close to Talia?
But there was no way they will get her because they needed to go through Dayson first. Right?
Dayson glanced behind him, and he paused. Where the heck was Talia?
Before Dayson could ascertain Talia’s position three guys were dashing toward him.
Dayson punched one, kicked another one, and the third one ducked and threw himself at Dayson, hugging Dayson around the waist.
Dayson gritted his teeth when he realized that the third one had no intention to fight. He only wanted to hold Dayson while the fourth guy gets his hands on Talia.
In an effort to shake the guy off him, Dayson elbowed him in the head and looked around in time to see Talia and the fourth guy dashing toward each other.
Dayson would admire Talia’s courage if he was not scared witless. What the hell was she doing?
“TALIA!”, Dayson shouted while prying his legs from the man who fell on the ground unconscious after getting a taste of Dayson’s elbow. The man was still holding onto Dayson and after a second of struggle, Dayson kicked him to the side. Bastard.
Dayson’s heart tightened when he realized that he won’t make it.
Talia and one of the attackers were on a collision course, and there was nothing Dayson could do about it.
The man’s arms were stretched in front of him, and open palms were a giveaway that his goal was to grab Talia who was running toward the man fearlessly like she was planning to pass through him.
Talia’s mind was muddled with alcohol, but she knew that the man in front of her wanted to harm Dayson and that his goal was to use her as leverage against Dayson. How can she allow such a thing to happen?
In the last moment, Talia swayed, avoiding the man’s hands and she straightened her body just in time to punch the guy in the throat.
With her wolf awakening, Talia’s speed and strength increased. She was not at the level where she could compare to Dayson or the warriors of the Shadow Fang pack, but here she was facing a human who seemed to move in slow motion compared to Talia.
After a moment of complete stillness, the man’s eyes bulged in shock, and he grabbed his neck while rolling on the ground and coughing violently.
Talia put her arms akimbo and grinned. She did it! It was the move Dayson taught her. And it worked!
She turned toward Dayson. “Did you see that!?”
Dayson shook his head helplessly while making his way toward Talia. “I did. I did.”
His heart rate was still erratic. This woman will be the end of him.
Dayson pulled Talia into his embrace, buried his face in her hair, and took a deep breath to fill his system with her addictive scent that had the power to calm him down.
Talia gave Dayson a few seconds, and then she looked at him with sparkles in her eyes. “You taught me that move. Did I do good? Did you like it?”
Dayson realized that Talia was expecting praise. “I would like it better if you listened and stayed behind me.”
Talia pouted. “There were four of them. I could take on one.”