Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Surely, life without a mate can’t be as bad as what he was going through at that moment. Actually, since George found out that Marcy was his mate, his life turned into hell.
George took a step toward Marcy and she raised her head to meet his gaze. Marcy was so embarrassed and angry after her confrontation with Talia that she didn’t notice how George’s mood was not right.
“Marcy Redmayne”, George spoke in an official tone. “I George Shaw, Alpha of the Frostcrest pack, accept your rejection.”
Marcy’s eyes widened for a moment.
‘What was that? Did he say he is an Alpha?’
Before she could process what just happened, a soul-wrecking pain shook Marcy’s internal organs and she fell on the floor with a weak shriek.
The Moon Goddess ensured that fated mates can’t harm each other.
Marcy’s rejection cracked the bond and allowed negativity to seep in.
With George’s acceptance of Marcy’s rejection, the final threads of their bond snapped and Marcy felt George’s furious Alpha aura hitting her full force. She couldn’t breathe.
George was not spared from the repercussion of his actions.
The bond works both ways, for better or worse, but he was stronger than Marcy, so he managed to stay on his feet.
George clutched his chest and stumbled out of the living room. He supported himself on the wall while making his way down the hallway.
The pain of completely breaking their bond was unbearable, but George was determined to put as much as possible distance between himself and Marcy.
Dayson emerged from the trees while walking in large strides toward the packhouse. He could feel Talia’s emotions.
Irritable, displeased, furious, vengeful, upset, disappointed.
Her emotions were fluctuating faster than he could identify them, and even though nothing seemed to point how Talia was in danger, Dayson was in a hurry to find her.
Dayson was surprised to see Talia sitting on the stairs in front of the main entrance with her face hidden in her palms.
Talia regretted her actions. Why couldn’t she just ignore Marcy’s words and leave that room? Why did she taunt Marcy? Why did she show her the video?
It felt good at that time to see Marcy squirm helplessly, but now that the heated emotions were settled, Talia worried if her few minutes of satisfaction will cause trouble for Dayson and the Shadow Fang pack.
If Marcy tells her father that she was mistreated, who knows what Alpha Edward will do?
Things could escalate quickly, and then what? How will Talia explain this to Dayson?
Talia knew that Dayson was strong and that the Shadow Fang pack had many powerful warriors, but she also knew that Dayson had a good reason to tiptoe around Marcy instead of rejecting her outright.
Provoking the Red Moon pack will come with unimaginable consequences, and by coming onto Marcy aggressively, Talia did just that.
Ah, she messed up!
“Kitten?”, Dayson called, and Talia’s head snapped to look in his direction.
After a moment of stillness, Talia bolted on her feet and dashed straight into Dayson’s embrace.
She took a moment to inhale her favorite scent of the forest and the dark chocolate and to feel Dayson’s firm body pressing on her, but she liked the most his solid arms that held her with a sense of safety and belonging.
“Maya had a plan, and I ruined it.”, Talia spoke into his chest.
“It’s OK.”, Dayson said while rubbing Talia’s back gently.
He didn’t know what happened. The last thing he saw was that Talia and Marcy were talking in the living room, and he stopped watching the feed once he was on his way to the packhouse. He missed the whole conflict part, but based on Talia’s emotions, he knew that something happened and that Talia’s gentle heart was in turmoil.
Dayson wanted to assure her that he’s got her back, and to comfort her. Details can come later.
Talia shook her head. “It’s not OK. Maya, Kalina, and Mindy made a plan to handle Marcy. I was supposed to stay in the role of your assistant so that Marcy gets overconfident and trips, but then Marcy said that she will be your Luna and how I’m replaceable, and… I lost it.”
“Did you use your powers?”, Dayson whispered close to Talia’s ear.
When Talia shook her head, indicating that she didn’t, Dayson grinned. “You lost it? Tell me the details. Did you slap her?”
Talia looked up at him. “Be serious. This is serious.”
‘Silly girl’, Dayson thought. The only serious thing would be if outsiders found out how amazing she is. Everything else fades in comparison to that.
“I know it’s serious.”, Dayson said earnestly. “Some random woman claimed me as hers, and my kitten defended my honor. That’s serious. My only regret is that I was not here to witness it in person.”
Talia couldn’t believe that Dayson was in the mood for joking. Or was that flirting? “Can’t you assess the severity of the situation?”
Dayson chuckled. “I already told you. No one matters other than you, kitten. The only restriction I have is not to disclose we are mates. Other than that, I can do whatever I want, including sending Marcy and her group of clowns packing. I didn’t want them here anyway.”
Dayson tapped the tip of Talia’s nose with his index finger, and he had to remind her, “It was you and your wolf who demanded that I allow them to come here.”
Talia lowered her head guiltily. Dayson was right.
Dayson touched her chin, making her look at him. “Tell me what happened, so that I have context when I kick them out of here. Or should I watch the security footage?”
Talia was confused by Dayson’s easygoing attitude. She really wanted Marcy to scram, but… “What if Alpha Edward causes trouble?”
“If he causes trouble, we will deal with it. Now it’s him, tomorrow will be someone else. There are always people who think that they can take what’s mine.” Dayson leaned to kiss Talia on the lips once, twice… and then he lifted his chin proudly and continued talking.
“What’s the point in being the undefeated Alpha who is leading the largest pack in North America if I can’t protect my mate? Trust your mate, kitten. I am awesome.” He said the last part with a cocky grin.
He pecked her lips a few more times, and then he said in a husky low voice. “So far, I was fighting on my own, and now it’s two of us. My Luna is not a pushover, and she is my greatest strength.”
Talia smiled foolishly at Dayson’s words, the light feeling that descended on her made her feel like she was floating among clouds that were pink in color and had Dayson’s face on them. Was it possible that only a minute ago she was mulling over what happened as her mistake?
Dayson took Talia’s hand into his. “Come on. Let’s find Marcy. You don’t need to tell me what happened, because I have a good idea. I don’t want to delay this further.” His only regret about chasing Marcy away would be that he didn’t get a chance to spar with George.
Talia glanced at their connected hands. “Is this OK?”
“Of course, it is, kitten.”, Dayson assured her. “I agreed to pretend in front of Marcy, but that was before she got you upset. There is no need to conceal we are together.”
Dayson led the way into the living room, and they found it empty.
“Maybe Marcy went to her room.”, Talia guessed. George was also missing.
Dayson moved to leave the room, when Talia tugged his hand. She saw a foot sticking out behind the sofa.
Dayson followed Talia’s gaze and he walked to see who it is.
“When you said that you snapped, I thought it was with words and not like this.”, Dayson said while gesturing toward Marcy who was on the floor. Her body was curled in a fetal position, but Dayson could hear her heartbeats, so he knew she wasn’t dead.
“Maybe you should tell me what happened. In details.”, Dayson said stiffly to Talia while his eyes didn’t leave unmoving Marcy.
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