Chapter 466 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Dayson glanced at George. “Will you tell him, or should I?”

George waved at Dayson to go ahead.

“Your sister was in critical condition, but she is recovering, and we expect that she will wake up today.”, Dayson said. “You know her best and I expect that you will help me convince her to play along. As to what the play will be, that’s why we are here. Each of us has an interest in containing this incident, and…”

“Wait, wait.”, James interrupted Dayson. “Why was Marcy in critical condition? Did she have an accident?”

“Her mate bond was broken.”

James’ head was buzzing. A mate bond? When did that happen? Considering that she was fine when they arrived, it means that the rejection happened after they arrived here. And she came to be Alpha Dayson’s Luna? Did she meet her mate here?

James had so many questions, so he picked one. “Marcy had a mate?”

“Yes.”, Dayson said and threw a meaningful glance at George.

James’ mouth hung open as he turned in slow motion toward George. “You? How? Since when?” Well, that would explain why both of them were mysteriously absent. Wait! If it was George, it meant that Marcy came to the Shadow Fang pack to be Dayson’s Luna with her mate accompanying her, and both of them knew! James thought that his mind will explode.

But there was a good side to this. George and Marcy were mates, and they kept it a secret. With James knowing this about George, George will definitely not give him such a hard time during training.

Who knows, maybe James can convince George for some ‘training’ in the human city. James can spend the day in arcades, and George can call that as training to blend in with humans. James liked this.

George didn’t want to talk about Marcy, but James was staring at him with a smile that made George’s skin crawl and he knew that the teenager was up to something. Talia and Dayson were visibly curious also, so George decided to give them a short version.

“A few days after Marcy came from Europe, there was a welcome party. That’s where we met, and she rejected me. I accepted her rejection when we arrived here.”

James needed a few moments to process this. He was always calm and collected even when his father brutally interrogated spies, but this caught him by surprise.

Dayson paused. If Marcy met George shortly after coming from Europe, doesn’t that mean she knew George was her mate when Dayson was visiting the Red Moon pack? And Marcy came onto him and even sucked him off! Shouldn’t her wolf prevent her from getting close to another guy after finding her fated mate?

“So… Dawn is your second chance mate.”, James said after some time and George nodded in response.

James reminded himself to focus. Getting lost was not his style. He would always keep his poker face on and think about useless things when he was on his own.

James turned to Dayson. “You said that Marcy will wake up today. Can you provide more information?”

Dayson confirmed. “She was comatose. Last night doctor confirmed that Marcy showed signs of recovery and if things move at this pace, she will wake up today. You are a smart guy. Can you predict what she will do when she wakes up? Should I lock her up with Nora?”

“Locking her up won’t achieve anything.”, James said right away. “My father will want to talk to her…” James’s voice trailed, and he puffed his cheeks while his mind worked a million thoughts a second. Did Alpha Edward already call Marcy? James will need to check her cell phone. What about Nora? Considering that Nora was his spy, Alpha Edward would probably try to contact her first. But he already told him that Nora was in the dungeon because Marcy wanted it, however, after Alpha Dayson announced that Talia is his mate, Alpha Edward will probably doubt that story…

Once he collected his thoughts, James spoke, “Marcy will need our help because she can’t tell the truth. If we give her a scenario that benefits her and us, she will play along.”

Dayson thought how this was too good to be true. “Are you sure?”

“Yes. First of all, Marcy is not very smart. If she is, she wouldn’t come from Europe only to be used by my father. Second, to my father, Marcy is a chess piece, and she knows that. She is valuable as long as she can be your Luna. If my father finds out that Marcy concealed the fact that George was her mate, and she came here and ruined her chances of being your Luna, she will lose her value. Trust me, you don’t want to know what my father does with people who fail and are no longer useful.” James glanced at George. “If I’m right, no one knew that the two of you were mates. Not even Nora who had a task of keeping an eye on Marcy.”

Dayson’s interest in James was rising as the youngster spoke.

“How can you be confident that Nora doesn’t know?”

James smiled smugly. “If Nora knew, my father would know. And if my father knew, George wouldn’t be allowed to come here.”

James looked at Dayson thoughtfully. “Why are we here, Alpha Dayson? We might be able to influence my father to some degree if he doesn’t see it coming, but we can’t do miracles. My father will want to talk to Marcy and when he confirms that she failed, hell will break loose. George and I can’t help you. If we speak or act in your favor, we will only invoke my father’s wrath.”

“I’m not expecting miracles.”, Dayson said. “But if you can postpone Alpha Edward’s retaliation, or diminish it to some degree, I will appreciate it. If Alpha Edward challenges me to a duel, I will accept it. However, I fear that it won’t be so simple.”

Talia’s whole body tensed. Did Dayson speak about a duel with another Alpha?

She didn’t want him to fight. The idea of him getting hurt invoked gruesome images of Dayson lunging at the rogue who stabbed him with a wolfsbane-laced knife and Talia’s chest tightened. She leaned into Dayson with the hope that his proximity will dispel the dark thoughts.

Talia noticed that Dayson was still sitting there straight, firm as a mountain with his left arm around her waist, and she wondered how many times he had these heavy talks and then returned to smile at her like everything was alright. Talia silently prayed that things work out and that her insecurities were not showing. She needed to be strong if she wanted to stand by Dayson’s side as his Luna.

James wondered how much Dayson knew about Alpha Edward’s ways of doing things.

“My father will not challenge you openly.”, James said. “He will avoid direct confrontation unless he is confident that he can win. He will send spies and small teams to disturb your pack. Some of them are already here, as sleeper cells. They will spread misinformation and cause unrest. My father will collaborate with other packs to pressure you from the outside. He will hire rogues to attack you at random times until your warriors are weakened due to injuries and exhaustion from extra patrolling shifts. He will chip away your power until he creates the right opening, and then he will strike to deliver the final blow.”

Listening to James say all those ominous words like it was a totally normal thing made Talia break into goosebumps. Is this how a sixteen years-old boy should be talking?

“Is there a way to resolve this amicably?”, Talia asked.

James looked at Talia keenly with his brows slightly furrowed and she pushed further into Dayson on instinct. Why did she have a feeling that James can see through her? Was it possible that he recognized her as the girl who used to stay in the attic of his packhouse?

She relaxed when James started talking.

“There are always negotiations. My father will say that Alpha Dayson wronged him and will demand compensation. What will it be? Money? Resources? People? Territory?” James glanced at Dayson. “Considering that Marcy was supposed to be the Luna of the Shadow Fang pack and she lost it, maybe my father demands something of equal value.”

Dayson’s jaw tightened when he realized that ‘equal value’ would be Talia, the Luna of the Shadow Fang pack. Dayson would rather go into an all-out war than give up on Talia, but he was not sure how Talia would feel if it came to it. Dayson decided not to think about it because that’s not happening.

James returned his gaze to Talia and continued, “Will Alpha Dayson give any of that knowing that he was being set up from the start? Will that be the final payment or a stopgap until my father asks for the next thing? Do you think that my father will be happy with just one slice when the rest of the pie is on the table and greed is urging him to have it all?”

Talia realized that her question was silly. Alphas settle differences in a bloody fight, and not over tea and biscuits. Did she embarrass herself and Dayson? But Dayson’s hold on her was solid, and that prevented her from shrinking.

Dayson smiled a little as he looked beyond James’ words. “You don’t approve of your father’s methods.”

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