Chapter 498 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

“That’s sweet.”, Talia said honestly. “Family is not defined by blood connections. Family is made of people who stand by your side when you need it.”

Axel wanted to say how he believes that she really is his sister or at least half-sister, but before he could say anything, Talia jumped on her feet and asked, “How do we do this?”

And just like that, Axel’s opportunity to tell Talia his theory was gone.

“We need to catch Cassandra by surprise. She has ways to prevent us from acting.”, Meg said. She was nervous but also excited to do this. Meg was training for months (literally), and this will be the first chance for her to use her abilities for real. But she also didn’t want to hurt Cassandra, at least not seriously, so she will need to control her power. “Tyler is waiting for us to give him a sign to shut down the security feed…”

“Do you have security in the room?”, Talia asked.

Axel shook his head. “Not in the room. They don’t want to leave records about what’s going on in there. But there are cameras in the hallways. Tyler cut off the feed temporarily so that Meg and I can come here. I will go and distract my mother while you take Dayson out.” He glanced at Meg. “Remember to use mind-link only in emergencies and talk in code. My parents might be listening.”

“You will be with your parents?”, Talia didn’t like this. “Wouldn’t it be better if you come with us and help us carry Dayson?”

Axel shook his head. “My mother has the ability to see things. That’s why even though there are no cameras, she knows what’s going on in restricted areas. She is watching.”

Talia shuddered at this. She had a feeling of eyes on her, but she didn’t see anything.

Axel was still explaining, “My mother’s ability requires full focus, and she needs to know where to look. I will be with her and distract her until Meg and Tyler confirm that you made a safe distance from here. Stay in the hideout. Don’t come out until one of us tells you it’s safe. You will have water, food, and blankets there…”

Talia and Meg were in Talia’s room, both looking at each other in silence and waiting for a sign they can move.

“Talia?”, Meg called in a whisper, like she was afraid that someone will overhear her. “I didn’t thank you for your help back there. Kai told me what you did when we left the Shadow Fang pack.”

“Don’t mention it.”, Talia responded, tense nerves made her voice choppy. Thinking that Dayson was in danger, yet they were just sitting there was driving her nuts. “Do you know how long until we can move?”

Meg shrugged. “Axel needs to distract his mother and make it look natural.”

Talia nodded in understanding. The silence was pressing on her ears, and she needed a distraction. “Are all buildings here underground?”

“Most of them.”, Meg said. “At first, I thought it was strange, werewolves love free outdoors. But then Kai told me how that’s their way of not disturbing nature. We can go out anytime so it’s not a big deal.”

“Tell me about this place. Talk to me about your training. Just talk…”, Talia demanded, and Meg obeyed.

They both knew that the longer they delay, the further Cassandra was with whatever she was doing, but rushing recklessly will only get them caught and not help Dayson.

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Cassandra finalized the last rune on the floor with black chalk, completing the mysterious circle that she had drawn around the stone platform where Dayson was surrounded by unlit candles.

She raised her arms up looking at the ceiling that had a skylight revealing dark purple sky above. The Moon was getting into the position to be fully visible through that long, narrow opening.

“Bless me, oh, Moon Goddess…”, Cassandra spoke with a fervent expression of worshiping and pain. “One shouldn’t have too much power. I am doing your bidding to save your children who turn to darkness when they have too much power, preventing a big disaster from happening…”

With one sway of her hand, numerous candles that were around Dayson lit up and the stone platform hummed. In the next moment, the silvery light started flowing toward black runes much faster than compared to when it went straight into the ground.

Dayson’s head tilted backward, and veins popped on his neck as suppressed growl formed in his throat.

Cassandra swayed her arms up in the air and hummed unintelligible chants, her eyes rolled at the back of her head as she fell into a trance.

Meg opened the door and after a quick glance, she confirmed that Cassandra was not in the small hallway.

“Crap!”, Meg exclaimed angrily when she saw that Cassandra was doing the ritual. “I hope we are not too late…”

Meg was surprised when she saw Talia moving faster than she could follow with her eyes.

Cassandra was chanting and her mouth opened in shock when someone gripped her neck.

“Stop this!”, Talia hissed while lifting Cassandra off the ground with one hand.

Cassandra wiggled her legs and tried to break free from Talia’s hold. She didn’t understand how can such a skinny girl be so strong.

“You can’t stop this.”, Cassandra struggled to talk. “This is the will of the Moon Goddess. He stepped on the path of darkness and needs to be purified.”

Talia turned to see Meg sheepishly observe the stone platform where Dayson was lying.

“I read about these.”, Meg said while gesturing toward black runes drawn on the ground. “Whoever gets into the circle will be impacted. This is the first time I see such a complex pattern. Normally, they are used to suppress powers, but I think that this is much stronger than that.”

Talia’s heart clenched when she realized that some of those runes were flickering over Dayson’s body and he was frowning. Was he in pain?

Talia looked at Cassandra whose face was turning purple now. She flicked her hand and Cassandra plopped on the ground, gasping for air.

“Stop this!”, Talia demanded.

“I can’t. No one can until it’s done. It’s the Moon Goddess…”

“LIES!”, Talia screamed and her whole body glowed in silver, making Cassandra and Meg squint.

Cassandra groaned under the pressure that Talia released, feeling like her insides were being squeezed to the point of nearly bursting.

Talia looked up at the skylight that was now showing the Moon fully, the moonlight giving her a power boost. “Do you think that the Moon Goddess will allow for something like this to happen?”

Cassandra stared at Talia like she was growing a second head.

Talia’s whole body was illuminated, and even her hair sparkled silvery while flowing behind her without any wind. She looked like a Goddess that descended to Earth.

Talia turned to Dayson and started walking while Liseli urged her to hurry. With one thought, all candles around Dayson were extinguished. As Talia stepped on a black rune, it disappeared from there with a sizzle.

“Be careful…”, Meg said pleadingly. If Talia ended up sucked up in that cruel ritual, they would be doomed. With Talia breaking the circle of black runes, the light stopped flowing toward the black runes and was steadily pulsating toward the ground, but one can’t be too careful.

Meg released the breath she was holding when she confirmed that Talia was not affected.

“Come, Dayson. It’s time to go home…”, Talia said while putting her hands under his armpits and lifting him into a seated position.

She remembered how much she struggled to put those shorts on him, yet how she lifted him with ease like he was a child. She wondered if this was the effect of his mark on her. It was invisible, but Talia could feel that it was there.

Talia beckoned Meg to come and give her a hand. Dayson was big for her but then… Meg was only slightly taller than Talia. This obviously required team effort.

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