Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Dayson was shocked by Talia’s words. She wants to repay him for the clothes? Didn’t he tell her that she doesn’t need to pay for anything? But then, this was Talia and she always acts in unexpected ways.
The more Dayson found out about Talia, the more he realized how she is different than any other woman he met.
Bryn and Isi were flabbergasted. How can Talia talk so openly about not having money? And what was that thing about repaying Alpha Dayson? This is his pack, and technically this store belonged to him also. He is providing the whole pack with benefits and usually no one in the Darkbourne charges Alpha Dayson for goods and services.
‘It seems she is just a refugee. Maybe just passing by.’, Isi said through the mind-link to Bryn.
Bryn agreed. ‘Yeah. Why did I think that Alpha would look at such a scrawny girl? It’s obvious that he is doing this out of pity.’
In the next moment, Isi and Bryn found it difficult to breathe.
‘I asked you to help her pick clothes, not to gossip.’, Dayson’s icy voice sounded in Bryn’s and Isi’s head and the two of them visibly paled.
“Do you think that this is too much?”, Talia asked two saleswomen. She saw their expressions change but she was not sure about the cause. “Maybe I should get only the dress then…”
‘Pack everything that fits her. You have two minutes!’, Dayson said to Isi and Bryn through the mind-link. ‘If I hear any rumors about this, I know where to find you.’
Talia watched as Bryn and Isi scrambled through the dressing room. They filled their hands with clothes and shoes and dashed out without telling Talia what’s going on.
One moment Isi and Bryn were forcing clothes on her with smiles on their faces, then they asked her to pick with stern expressions, and then they just left frantically.
Talia was not sure what to think of this.
Maybe everyone in this pack is moody like Alpha Dayson.
…
When they were close to the packhouse, Dayson mind-linked Maya and Jaeden, ‘Where is Cassie?’
‘She is in the living room. Waiting for you.’, Maya responded.
‘Keep Cassie busy. We will be there in a minute. Don’t let Cassie see Talia.’
Dayson didn’t want to hide Talia, but if Cassie sees her, it will cause more drama and it might upset Talia more. Cassie is a loose cannon.
Dayson got out of the car and helped Talia out, but this time he didn’t let go of her hand. He almost ran up the stairs and Talia had difficulty keeping up with him.
He halted his steps when they reached the third floor and looked at Talia who was catching her breath.
“If this gets you winded, you should exercise more.”, he said flatly.
Talia looked at him dejectedly. “No amount of exercise will help me keep up with you.” With your speed or with your mood.
Dayson smirked. “We will see about it. We start after Travis says that you healed.”
Talia’s lips twitched as she felt a calamity approaching. Did he say ‘WE start’? What was that about WE?
Dayson glanced toward the stairs, wondering if Cassie will be brazen enough to come after them. She should know that the third floor is off-limits, but Cassie is known to be the one who ignores the rules.
He opened the door of Talia’s room and practically pushed her in.
“I have something urgent to handle. Get in and take a rest. Someone will get your clothes up.”
And just like that, he closed the door and left.
Talia stared at the closed door with a frown, but a second later she shook her head and went to bed.
This whole experience was mentally exhausting, and she didn’t want to do it again.
One good thing was that it seems she was done dealing with Alpha Dayson for today.
…
Dayson instructed Maya and Stephanie through the mind-link to help take bags from the trunk to Talia’s room.
“You are difficult to see.”, Cassie said to Dayson as she approached him when he descended the stairs to the main level.
“I am busy.”, Dayson responded curtly and headed out.
Dayson nearly blew a fuse in the boutique when he heard how Isi and Bryn spoke about Talia and he needed to steam out, so he went to the training grounds.
Cassie stood in the hallway and pouted. Sure, Alpha Dayson is always busy, but normally she could see him over meals and in the evening, yet now he seems to be impossible to catch. And she still didn’t get a chance to find out what happened in the Red Moon pack.
Her plan was to get him to bed and make him talk when his guard is down, but he didn’t seem interested in carnal activities. What gives?
Cassie’s eyebrows shot up with curiosity when she saw Maya and Stephanie, both with hands full of bags that were clearly from a boutique in Darkbroune. Cassie was here many times, so she is familiar with the town and shops.
She glanced through the main door and saw that those came from the trunk of Dayson’s car.
“Did Alpha Dayson return from shopping?”, Cassie asked Maya.
Maya smirked. “What do you think?”
Cassie’s expression darkened. Didn’t he say that he was busy? And he went shopping?
Cassie craned her neck to see what’s in the bags, but other than one piece of white fabric with lace on the edge, she didn’t see much.
Cassie pursed her lips while wondering… Lace? Since when is Alpha Dayson buying garments with lace?
That was obviously for a woman!
Cassie frowned while looking up, just enough to see that Stephanie and Maya went all the way up to the third floor.
Did he buy presents for someone?
But there are no guests other than Cassie, and it doesn’t make sense that Dayson would buy clothes for Stephanie or for Maya.
Cassie’s face exploded into a smile when she concluded that those clothes must be for her.
Yes, it made sense. Alpha Dayson was avoiding her and pretending to be busy, while secretly he went to buy clothes for her, and he will give them to her as part of some surprise.
Is he planning for a romantic dinner? Who knows, maybe he asks her to be his Luna?
Cassie told herself not to spoil the surprise. She will pretend that she didn’t see anything and when the time comes, she will show him her best-amazed expression.
Cassie hummed a tune and went to her room with a spring in her step.
Talia was sleeping, and she was not sure what she was dreaming of, but she knew it was pleasant, and she didn’t want to wake up.
There was a tickle on her forehead and her eyebrows twitched in a feeble attempt to remove the source of that subtle sensation.
The tickle moved over her temple, and settled on her cheek, expanding into something warm and cozy and Talia leaned her head in that direction.
She took a deep breath and smiled as the scent of the forest and dark chocolate entered her system.
It was novel, yet familiar, and definitely relaxing.
Talia’s smile froze when she heard a deep chuckle.
“You are a heavy sleeper.”
Talia’s eyes snapped open, and she met Dayson’s unfathomable blue eyes.
She swallowed hard. Oh, God! The warm and cozy thing on her cheek was his palm!
Why the heck was she sleeping on his palm as a pillow!?
No, no… wrong question!
“Why are you in my room?”, Talia croaked before ducking under the cover completely.
Dayson thought that she was adorable, and he missed the sparks that disappeared from his palm the moment Talia moved away.
He really wanted to get under that cover with her.