Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Dayson said how something is off with Talia’s wolf, but based on her scent, Jaeden knew she is definitely a werewolf and he concluded that nothing is wrong with her. She might be a late bloomer.
If Talia IS Dayson’s mate, there are so many things Jaeden could do to rile up Dayson, and if Dayson is hiding the truth, it will only make things easier for Jaeden.
Jaeden’s smile widened while he thought of wicked ways to mess with his Alpha. He can try to separate them. Or to make Dayson believe he has competition. Jaeden would pay big money to see Dayson drowning in jealousy. Ha! This will be fun!
Maya observed Jaeden’s expression that was changing rapidly, and she knew that Jaeden was coming up with something Dayson won’t like.
Dayson and Jaeden are at the helm of the largest pack in North America, yet the two of them sometimes behave no better than toddlers.
However, that childish and playful attitude Dayson shows only toward Jaeden and for anyone else, Dayson has a nasty temper. If that girl is really his mate, Dayson will only be more irritable if anyone messes with her.
Maya disconnected the video call so that Dayson and Talia have privacy.
Maya was happy for Dayson. Finding a mate is wonderful for any werewolf. They give each other comfort and purpose in life, and she is aware of how Dayson is lonely under that grumpy façade.
Will Talia be a good Luna? Well, if Dayson and Talia are mates, Talia will be their Luna, regardless of her readiness for the job but Maya was not worried. Everything can be learned as long as there is a will, and Maya would be happy to hand over her current duties to Talia so that she can focus on helping Jaeden as a Beta.
At the same time, Maya felt sorry for Talia. Dayson is not an easy man to be with, and Talia will definitely have a hard time.
“I don’t think Dayson will wake up the girl.”, Jaeden said. “That gives us probably a few hours.”
He wiggled his eyebrows mischievously while inching closer to Maya in slow motion.
Maya’s expression lit up when she realized that Jaeden was talking about carnal pleasures.
Ah, they will make good use of their time in this hotel.
Talia dreamt that she was in a forest.
It was light and airy, despite the massive trees that surrounded her.
She picked up a delicious scent of dark chocolate, and her tummy rumbled. She was hungry.
Talia started moving about, trying to locate the source of that scent. It’s been years since she ate chocolate the last time, and she really wanted to have some now.
She walked slowly, at first, but then she broke into a run as the scent became more potent, inviting her to enjoy the smooth sweet delicacy.
Suddenly, a tree appeared out of nowhere, and Talia slammed herself into it, just like in cartoons, with her arms and legs around it.
“Aww…”, Talia cried softly, and her eyes fluttered open.
There was no forest and no tree. Damn it, it was a dream. A potentially tasty one.
She wished that it lasted only a few more seconds so that she can get a bite (or two) of that delicacy that called for her. Maybe if she closes her eyes, she can resume that dream and find the source of that mouthwatering scent.
Talia thought how something was not right. She ascertained that she was awake, however, she could still smell the forest and the dark chocolate, and she was definitely hugging something hard and big.
Talia blinked and her drowsy state turned into panic immediately.
She was in an unknown room and the thing she was hugging was not a tree, but a scary Alpha.
What the heck!?
Why are their legs one over the other? And why is his biceps her pillow?
Talia carefully removed her hands from Dayson’s body and tried to move away from him, only to realize that she was stuck.
Ah! His arm was around her and she couldn’t budge!
She felt like crying. This was the third time in the same day that the scary Alpha was pinning her against him.
When Dayson told her to come with him, he mentioned a room, and clothes, and food, and a doctor, and there was no mentioning of this… hugging.
Talia wondered, how did she find herself in this situation?
The last thing she remembered was dozing off in the back of a car. How did she end up in a room, in the bed, with a scary Alpha pinning her against him?
Talia wanted to go back to her attic, or maybe into the trunk of the car. Anything was better than here!
She noticed the even fall and rise of his chest and she concluded that he was sleeping, so she relaxed a bit.
Talia looked up at the man beside her and her breath hitched at the sight of Dayson’s gorgeous visual.
His unruly raven-black hair fell over his forehead… long eyelashes, full lips, strong jaw… everything about him was handsome, even the small bump at the base of his nose and a day-old stubble.
‘It should be illegal to be this attractive’, Talia thought. ‘No wonder princess Marcy was raging at the thought that Alpha Dayson might think bad of her.’
Talia shook those thoughts away and chided herself. She should not think of Alpha Dayson as attractive. Actually, she should not think about him at all.
Talia was painfully aware of her non-existent background and if she allows herself to see Alpha Dayson as anything more than her benefactor, as someone who took pity on her, she will only deceive herself and end up hurting.
Talia glanced around, how much her current position allowed, and she observed the hotel room. It was nice and clean.
She spotted a second bed which added to the confusion of why she was sharing a bed with Alpha Dayson.
What about the other two people?
She concluded that this was not the Dark Howlers pack. Did they make a stop along the way?
Maybe this is the part where she finds out how Dayson tricked her, and he is about to sell her kidneys and liver, and then discard her in the forest for beasts to eat her!
She didn’t dare to wake Dayson up and she couldn’t get out of his hold without big movements either. She was stuck.
Talia resigned herself to the current situation and she slowly returned to her original position, with her head on Dayson’s arm, but this time, she kept her hands to herself. Just thinking that her arm was draped over his firm abs made her blush profusely.
Talia took a deep breath and savored Dayson’s scent of forest and dark chocolate. It was nice and for some unknown reason, it relaxed her.
She closed her eyes in the hope of falling asleep and dreaming of that chocolatey forest again. Maybe this time she gets to eat something.
Talia let out a long exhale, and in the next moment, Dayson shifted sideways, entrapping her completely in his arms and holding her so close that her face was stuck to his chest.
His breath seeped into her scalp, making her hairs stand on ends.
Talia couldn’t see when Dayson’s lips lifted into a smile. He was content that she gave up on leaving.
From the moment Talia woke up, Dayson was awake as well, but he stayed still while waiting to see what she will do.
Dayson was aware Talia had wounds that needed tending, and that she was probably hungry as well, but he wanted to extend this moment in bed for just a bit longer.
Dayson cradled Talia in his arms, and he enjoyed the sweet citrusy scent of freesia that somehow got amplified by the sensational sparks wherever his body touched Talia’s even through their clothes.
His palm held onto her tiny waist, and he confirmed that Talia is delicate and fragile.
He had an urge to feed her.
It’s not that he minds Talia’s skinny frame, but he would prefer if she is stronger and not in danger of being carried away by the wind.
Ever since she entered his sight, two days ago, other than cuts and bruises from Marcy’s beating, Talia hit her head in the refrigerator, she bumped her forehead in the window of a car, and she fell off a bed, and those are only things he saw.
Dayson is convinced that Talia is prone to injuries.
He never saw such a clumsy werewolf.
Adorably clumsy.
When he held Talia’s hand, the sparks were more intense than over the clothes and he wondered how it would feel if they increased the skin-to-skin surface.
Dayson thought of removing his shirt. And her sweatshirt.