Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Fvck! Nothing made sense!
He decided not to talk to Marcy until he figures out this mess he created.
Why didn’t he push Marcy away last night? If he did, he would still think about her as a cheap superficial slut from the Redmayne family, and he wouldn’t have these conflicting thoughts that are jeopardizing plans he worked on for nearly a decade.
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Zina and Dawn lined up in front of the main door to welcome guests.
“What’s taking them so long?”, Zina asked while fidgeting.
“They will be here in a moment.”, Talia’s voice came from behind.
“How come you are here?”, Dawn asked with a small frown on her face. Both Zina and Dawn knew why Marcy was coming, and they wouldn’t think much about it if not for the little detail of Talia being Dayson’s mate.
“Why shouldn’t I be here?”, Talia asked. “They are guests of the Shadow Fang pack, and I am the host. Will you respect me if I hide in my room until the bad woman goes away?”
Zina gave Talia a thumbs up. “I admire your spirit.” If that was her, Zina was not sure if she would avoid Marcy completely or if she would yank her hair off. One of those two. But Talia was here, calm and composed like she was above everything. “No wonder you are the future Luna.”
Talia stood next to Zina and Dawn while waiting for the group from the Red Moon pack to arrive.
The truth was that Talia was a nervous wreck. She didn’t want to be anywhere near Marcy, and this was much more than just facing a woman who was coveting her mate. Marcy was Talia’s personal bully and Talia hoped that she will be able to keep it together.
Talia chanted internally that she needed to do this, for herself. Talia didn’t want to shrink in the corner anymore and pretend to be invisible because she was not invisible, and people will come at her, and she needed to build up her courage in order to face them with confidence. How else will she be worthy of standing by Dayson’s side?
After breakfast, Jaeden went to attend training with Tony, Paul, Nate, and Greg. After yesterday’s bad first session, their morale improved as they bonded with others on the beach.
Dayson wanted to be with Talia, but she asked him to let her handle this on her own. He agreed, but under the condition that he stays nearby, so instead of going to train with the guys, Dayson was in the study, catching up on work and watching over Talia through the security feed. Since the incident with Lisa and Talia, Dayson requested for the equipment to be updated, and now they had HD cameras with sound included, so Dayson knew exactly what was going on outside and on the whole main floor of the packhouse.
Kalina, Mindy, and Maya were in the garden, chatting over freshly made cookies and tea, and they also told Talia to give them a holler if she needs help (aka taking care of Marcy’s and Nora’s bodies). Kalina, Mindy, and Maya were planning for the party on the next day, the party to introduce Talia to important members of the Shadow Fang pack, the party Talia was not aware of (yet).
Maya told Kalina and Mindy that the three of them will start planning, and inform Talia about it when they come up with something solid.
Maddox and Tatiana didn’t exit Tatiana’s room since they returned from the pack hospital on the previous day, and that was not unusual. The only sign that those two were alive was that the cart with food disappeared shortly after Mindy mind-linked her brother with the information that sustenance was left in front of the door of Tatiana’s room.
With everyone doing their thing, Talia was determined to do her part. She will be the best host ever and Dayson will be proud of her.
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“Here they come.”, Zina said in a soft voice and Talia’s eyes snapped at the driveway to see a dark blue car approaching.
“Wow…”, Dawn said under her breath. “The driver is hot.”
“That would be Commander George.”, Talia said. “The teenager on the front passenger’s seat is James, the future Alpha of the Red Moon pack. In the back should be Marcy and Nora. Nora is Beta’s daughter and Marcy… well, we know who she is.” Talia did her homework.
Dawn’s eyes didn’t leave George as the car pulled into a stop. Even before he came out, Dawn knew that George was one of the best male specimens she has ever seen. Unfortunately, his status was a problem. If he was just a driver, it would be easier to approach him. Commander comes with an influence of a high-ranking member and that also meant he was not easy to get close to.
George was the first to exit the car. He looked at three young women at the door and gave them a nod before he bent to speak with the others in the car. They could hear George giving warnings that everyone should behave because this was not the Red Moon pack. He seemed to be the responsible one in the group.
“Do you feel anything?”, Zina asked Dawn in a whisper.
“No. You?”
Zina clicked her tongue. “Nothing. Pity.”
Talia was not sure if she should laugh or cry. She knew that her two friends were eager to find their mates and whenever a new face came for a visit, Dawn and Zina were expectantly waiting for their wolf will stir and notify them that THE ONE arrived.
Dawn bobbed her head. “I wish I can eat him up.”
Zina elbowed Dawn. “They will be here for a few days. You can get your chance.” Zina moved closer and spoke in a hushed voice, “Unless I get my hands on him first.”
Dawn groaned. “I saw him first. You can take the little one.”
Zina made a face. “I’m looking for a man, not a babysitting job.”
“Shush…”, Dawn said to Zina. “They can hear you.”
“Don’t you shush me. The rules of the game are not changing just because you saw someone first.”, Zina said quickly and puffed up her chest to push her breasts out.
Dawn rolled her eyes. “You did that on purpose.”
“There is nothing wrong in using your assets, dear.”, Zina said teasingly. “You would know if you had any.”
Dawn was speechless. Sure, Zina was more curvaceous compared to Dawn, but Dawn was not a stick figure either!
Talia was happy that Dawn and Zina were there with her. Those two were good friends and their goofing around always took the edge off any situation.
By this time, George ended his instructions and James came out of the car; he was looking around curiously.
The back door of the car opened, and Nora’s figure appeared. Nora squinted at the sunlight and then eyed the packhouse and the landscape around it.
Talia felt knots forming in her stomach as she remembered Nora trying to get into Dayson’s room at the Lightclaw pack. What was that about? Nora and Marcy also approached Talia in front of the restroom, and Talia never understood what they were trying to achieve because Kalina and Mindy had Talia’s back.