Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Talia looked at the t-shirt he was holding and then at his expectant expression, and she thought of something… “Is this because I’m exposed?”
It wouldn’t be fair. He was in his swim trunks only. They talked about it!
And this was a beach. Everyone was wearing swimwear!
“What? No!”, Dayson lied with a straight face. “I am just concerned about your skin. Now put this on and you can go and play, and I won’t worry about you.”
Talia didn’t want to argue. She wanted to play with her girlfriends in the water!
Talia grabbed Dayson’s t-shirt and pulled it over her head while Dayson held the towel around her so that it doesn’t fall down and reveal her body for others to see.
With that, Talia sent Dayson an air-kiss and dashed into the water.
Dayson was sure that some already got a peek of Talia’s beauty before he wrapped her in the towel, and Dayson was ready to gauge their eyes out!
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A minute ago…
While Dayson and Talia negotiated for Talia to wear Dayson’s t-shirt, Axel used this opportunity to approach Maddox who was still struggling to set up an umbrella. The holding bar was crooked under Maddox’s manhandling, but he was not giving up.
“What’s the situation there?”, Axel asked while gesturing with his chin toward Dayson and Talia. “Did you find out anything new?”
Maddox looked at Axel in confusion and it took him a few seconds to remember that he and Axel were plotting to come here and expose Dayson’s and Talia’s relationship. However, that was before Maddox knew that Talia and Dayson are mates.
Maddox recorded Dayson and Talia dancing and being lovey-dovey during Kalina’s party at the Lightclaw pack and he sent those to Axel together with selected information. Maddox wanted Axel to be his accomplice, and possibly take the blame if Dayson discovers them and blows a fuse. That’s why Axel was here and now Maddox was not sure what to say.
“There are some developments.”, Maddox said mysteriously.
Axel leaned closer, obviously wanting to know more. “Well?”
“I don’t know if you heard, but I found my mate.”, Maddox said with a big smile. “Tatiana Wilkow. She is the one in the black and golden bikini.”
Axel wanted to say how he was asking about Talia and Dayson (well, Talia mostly), but he didn’t want to appear rude. “Congratulations on finding your Luna. Should I assume that you are totally focused on her now and you forgot about our plans?”
Maddox pressed his lips into a line. What plans? They only spoke about coming here and then figuring out something!
In front of Axel’s disappointed gaze, Maddox felt guilt swelling within him and he couldn’t pretend that he doesn’t know anything.
“Axel”, Maddox called. “I advise you to stay out of it.”
Axel was alerted. “Out of what?”
“Their relationship is not simple.”
“Not simple? What do you mean? Can you stop talking in riddles?”
Maddox was exasperated. Why can’t Axel understand hints?
Dayson told Maddox that he and Talia are mates, and how that was not a secret, yet it shouldn’t be publicized either. Maddox didn’t know if Axel belongs to the group of friends who can know about it, or if he was part of the general public. There was only one person who could decide that.
“You will need to ask Dayson.”, Maddox said.
Axel exhaled in frustration. “Every time I bring up Talia in front of Dayson, he looks at me like he wants to rip my head off.”
“And that should tell you that their relationship is not simple.”
“Why can’t you tell me?”
“Because it’s not mine to tell.”, Maddox responded right away. “You said it. Dayson is protective of her. I don’t want to say something I shouldn’t and get on his bad side. If you want to know what’s going on, it’s better to ask him directly.”
Axel understood that Maddox won’t tell him. Well, he can’t force him.
Axel gave Maddox a stiff nod and turned to see Omegas arriving with a bundle of white cloth and long bars that will be used to frame the structure which will hold the canopy.
“You can stop fiddling with that umbrella.”, Axel said.
“Damn it!”, Maddox cursed under his breath when he saw what Omegas were bringing. Jaeden was telling them where to set up the canopy.
Maddox threw the bent umbrella on the side and walked in large strides toward the source of his anger. “Dayson! I want an explanation!”
Dayson laughed and dashed into the lake with Maddox hot on his trail.
Two big guys rushed into the lake through the girls, splashing them in the process.
“Are you racing!?”, Maya shouted after Dayson and Maddox.
Of course, two Alphas didn’t respond. They both dove underwater.
Dayson was confident that he can outswim Maddox and he had no intention of stopping until Maddox cools off.
Maya looked at Jaeden questionably who was standing on the beach.
‘What’s going on?’, Maya asked Jaeden through the mind-link.
Jaeden scratched the back of his head. ‘I’m not sure.’
Well, Jaeden had a hunch, but he didn’t think that two Alphas will act so childishly in public for everyone to see.
Dayson and Maddox reached far into the lake when Dayson abruptly stopped swimming and turned toward his pursuer (aka Maddox).
Dayson was swimming in order to escape Maddox’s wrath, and while doing so Dayson was coming up with ideas on how to pacify the raging Alpha whose murderous aura was leaking all over. Dayson knew why Maddox was pissed, and Dayson had no regrets about it. However, he needed an exit that will allow him to avoid a brawl.
Dayson would never avoid a good fight, but this was different. With Talia and Tatiana present, neither Dayson nor Maddox would give up easily and them ending in a hospital was not a good ending either so Dayson needed a sophisticated solution to come out of his predicament.
For Maddox, this was much more than just a crooked umbrella.
Maddox’s irritation started waaaay early that day.
He was having his usual carefree time with two she-wolves, and things were going well. Next, he soared into the sky when he met his mate, only to plunge into the depths of hell when Tatiana slapped him.
The rest of the day was horrible because the only almost-positive thing was holding hands with Tatiana in the car. Maddox was not happy about that small feat because Tatiana let go of him the moment the car stopped moving. Sure, holding hands might be good progress for someone, but for Alpha who just found his mate, anything other than carnal pleasures until complete exhaustion was not acceptable.
During lunch, Maddox was hovering around Tatiana, hoping to soften her up in order to get his chance to sink his cock into her tender flesh and claim her as his officially, but Tatiana was not cooperating. Holding back went against his instincts, and his impatience was bubbling and threatening to become something that can cause unimaginable consequences.
Maddox thought that he might score points with Tatiana by providing her the best shade on that damned beach, but when Maddox realized that he was fighting the wretched umbrella only because Dayson was messing with him, Maddox needed to release his fury.