Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Meg bobbed her head. “Give or take a day.”
“But… It’s only been a few days since you left the Shadow Fang pack.”
Meg’s mouth formed a big O when she realized, “No one told you. Time here passes differently.”
Talia’s ears perked up when Meg said that time passes here differently. “How differently?”
“A day outside is about a month in the Midnight Guardians pack.”
Talia stared at Meg while processing this information.
From Talia’s perspective, Meg left two-three days ago, yet for Meg that was two-three months. No wonder Meg was so sad when she said how she didn’t visit her family. She really missed them, yet they saw it only as a few days of separation. For them, she would still be in the Shadow Fang pack for training.
Talia was relieved to think that Maya and Jaeden will not freak out about her and Dayson’s absence. They had three days, and since Talia and Dayson were here, that would be three months. Why didn’t they come here for their little escape?
Talia’s mood dropped when she reminded herself that Dayson was unconscious, and it was uncertain if they will face trouble when they decide to leave this place.
Meg mentioned a portal and there might be more things to consider. Talia took a mental note to slowly probe for information, without being too obvious about it. If she learned anything about the Midnight Guardians pack so far, that was how they were secretive.
Meg and Talia reached the serving area, and Talia took salad, fried chicken, and corn on the cob. There were many options, and Talia was confident that Dayson would take steak and cut it for her. She really missed him.
“Make sure you take chocolate pudding…”, Meg said while putting one cup on Talia’s tray. “They are the best.”
Talia looked sadly at the pudding. She could smell the cocoa and it reminded her of Dayson.
“Are you alright?”, Meg asked.
“Yes, yes.” Talia didn’t want to explain. “Thank you.”
…
“How are you feeling?”, Axel asked Talia when she and Meg joined them at the table.
Talia’s expression stiffened when she remembered that Axel knocked her out with some drug. OK. Maybe it was Alpha Isaac, but Axel was right there, allowing it to happen, and he didn’t even warn her.
“Fine.”, she responded curtly.
Axel realized that Talia’s fine was not fine. “I apologize…”
“No need.”, Talia cut him off. “Apology won’t fix anything. If you are truly sorry about something, don’t do it again.”
Talia choked on her words as they reminded her of Dayson. It was like he was standing right behind her and saying those same words while enveloping her in his presence. Her heart ached, and she really wanted to go back by his side. But she knew that skipping meals won’t do good to anyone, so she started eating quickly.
“If it makes any difference…”, Axel said carefully. “What we did was a standard protocol. It’s for the protection of the pack and you. I promised that you won’t be separated from Dayson, and I made sure that doesn’t happen.”
Talia picked up the hidden meaning behind Axel’s words. “Someone wanted me to be apart from him?”
“Only people who need help stay in the center.”, Axel responded. “Think of it as a hospital. If you are healthy, you can’t stay there.”
Talia felt a little guilty. Axel seemed sincere, and she was sure that he had his own share of challenges.
“Thank you, Axel.”, Talia said and resumed stuffing salad into her mouth.
“What do you think about our pack, Talia?”, Tyler asked.
She swallowed before responding, “I don’t have an opinion. I’ve seen the center where Dayson is and this place.”
“That’s not much.”, Kai said. “After dinner, we will go for a run to stretch our paws. Join us.”
Talia understood that they will go outside and run in their wolf forms. She really wanted to get out from wherever she was, but then she remembered that she can’t shift into her wolf form. “I will definitely join you for dinner. And after that, we will see.”
“You should…”
“She was being polite.”, Meg cut off Tyler. “I’m sure that Talia will rather be with her mate than anywhere else.”
Tyler cleared his throat awkwardly and focused on the food in front of him.
Later that evening, Axel came to see how Dayson was doing.
“Talia left?”, Axel asked Cassandra.
“About one hour ago. She fell asleep, and we carried her back to her room.”
Axel thought how that was odd. “Why did you carry her?”
“The herbs in the room are like tranquilizers.”, Cassandra said with a knowing smile. “I told her not to stay more than an hour at a time, but she insisted.”
Axel pursed his lips. He wanted to check on Dayson, but he was also hoping to see Talia. She barely spoke during dinner, and he wanted to see if Talia will loosen up in private. But if she was asleep, he will need to wait for the morning.
The door behind Axel opened, and he turned to see his parents.
“Tell us.”, Alpha Isaac said to Cassandra as soon as Alpha Sophia closed the door behind them.
Cassandra glanced at Axel and Alpha Isaac waved at her to go ahead. “As the future Alpha, Axel should know that sometimes we make difficult decisions for the sake of the pack.”
Axel frowned at these words. What did that mean?
Cassandra turned to look through the window at Dayson. “His condition is the same. He is currently taking three times the maximum dose, yet his power is not diminishing. It’s like a bottomless pit.”
“What do you suggest?”, Alpha Isaac asked.
“It depends on what you want to achieve.”, Cassandra responded.
Alpha Isaac’s eyes glazed, and Axel was alerted. Why did they switch to a mind-link?
“I want to know what’s going on.”, Axel demanded.
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