Chapter 359 – Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

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“OK.”, Maddox said. “I don’t need help. You can leave.”

Mindy glanced at Dayson who shrugged, silently telling her that it was up to her.

“Alright. I will sit there…”, Mindy said and sat at the other side of the bar. She knocked on the bar counter to get the attention of the bartender. “Give me something cold.”

Mindy didn’t really want to sit in that dingy bar, but Mindy already failed on so many levels that day, and she felt that she should at least do her best with the task Talia gave her, to take care of the guys (aka to make sure they don’t do anything stupid).

Dayson took a seat that Lisa vacated, and he leaned over the bar to fetch a glass for himself.

Without a word, Maddox poured the amber liquid into his and Dayson’s glass.

“Ugh…”, Dayson grimaced after tasting the drink. He had all kinds of liquors, but this was horrible. Dayson kept the glass on the counter with a frown. “Max, why are you here?”

“And where should I be?”

“Do you want to talk about it?”

Maddox pursed his lips. “Tanya doesn’t know what she wants, and I am not willing to crawl until she figures that out. I said what I had to say, and if she wants to talk, she knows where to find me.”

Dayson nodded in understanding. “What will you do now?”

“I will drink.”

Maddox grabbed the bottle and Dayson blocked him from refilling his glass. “Does it need to be this poison?”

“It doesn’t compare to how I feel on the inside.”

Dayson sighed. “Let’s have one more and then head to the packhouse.” Maddox frowned in disapproval and Dayson explained, “I have better drinks there, and the AC is on.”

After a second of considering Dayson’s words, Maddox nodded in agreement and refilled both his and Dayson’s glass.

Outside…

“Tanya, wait!”, Talia called while catching up to Tatiana and she was relieved to see that Tatiana stopped.

“Why did you leave?”, Talia asked when she reached Tatiana.

“Should I stay there and watch Max with some other woman?”

“Are you jealous?”

Tatiana rolled her eyes. “What’s there to be jealous about?”

Talia smiled knowingly. It was normal to be jealous if a mate is close to another woman. Even Talia was jealous at the sight of Cassie clinging onto Dayson, and Talia didn’t know that Dayson was her mate at that time. Talia knew firsthand that the mate bond will work its wonders regardless of whether one is aware of it, and it’s impossible to ignore that attraction.

Tatiana was irked by Talia’s smirk. It was obvious that Talia didn’t believe her. “I already knew that Maddox River is a lecherous bastard. The moment he was not with me, he found someone else and that only confirmed my opinion of him.” She shook her head. “This won’t work. I need to…”

“Stop!”, Talia said sternly. How can she not know where this was going? Talia was quick to think about exit strategies every time things didn’t look promising, and she could recognize that Tatiana was doing the same.

“What you need to do is listen. Max was there drinking because you argued. He was not with that woman.”

Tatiana crossed her arms over her chest. “And how do you know that he was not with her?”

“Max was obviously more interested in the drink in front of him than the woman by his side, and… that was Lisa.”

“Should that mean something?”

“It’s Lisa. Tony’s Lisa.”, Talia said and when she saw Tatiana’s confused expression, she realized that Tatiana doesn’t know about Anthony’s background.

“Tony used to date a woman before he met Lina. You know that, right?”

Tatiana nodded, and Talia continued. “The woman in question is Lisa. The one from the bar.”

Tatiana’s brows came together to form a frown. “Why was she with my Max?”

Talia picked up the detail of Tatiana claiming Maddox as hers, but she had a feeling that if she points it out, Tatiana will deny it. She decided to focus on answering Tatiana’s question because saying too much or too little might backfire.

“Lisa was heartbroken when Tony found Lina, and she had trouble accepting the reality that Tony moved on. How much I know, Tony and Lisa didn’t meet since then. She was probably with Max in order to inquire about Tony.”

Tatiana was alerted. She knew very well that an abandoned woman is not reasonable. Lisa was probably blaming Kalina because Tony left her. “Will she target Lina?”

Talia wanted to say that Lisa won’t, but her instincts told her otherwise and she couldn’t lie. “I don’t know.”

Tatiana’s anxiety swelled. It’s one thing for Tony to have an ex, but… “Why is Tony’s ex here?”

“Lisa grew up in the Lightclaw pack, but her mother is here. After Tony found Lina, Lisa moved in with her mother.”, Talia explained. “Tanya, do you want to go back to the bar?”

Tatiana was not willing. “Why?”

“Because you and Max need to talk things through.”

“We talked. It didn’t work. He is drinking and if I go there, things will only get worse.”

“But you want to make it work, right?”

Tatiana released a long breath. “To be honest, I’m not sure it’s worth it.”

“You are mates, Tanya. Of course, it’s worth it.”, Talia said. “You said that talking didn’t work so maybe you should do something else together.”

Tatiana made a face. “I have a pretty good idea what Max wants to do with me.”

Talia’s eyes flashed when she realized what Tatiana was talking about. Carnal pleasures! Talia pushed her awkwardness aside and asked, “Don’t you want to do it with him?”

“Who would want to shag a buffoon who only knows how to argue?”

Talia inched closer and spoke in a half-whisper, “Maybe you should gag him and then go at it.”