Chapter 633 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Meg ushered Dayson, Talia, and others up the stairs. “Let me show you to your rooms. When you settle, we can all meet in the living area…”

Talia exhaled helplessly when she saw that Axel, Yasmin, and Kai were already planning the feast. They were visibly excited, and she couldn’t stop them without being a party pooper.

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Dayson and Talia found themselves in a massive suite that had an entry and a sitting area. It was a corner room on the topmost floor with large windows on the left and in front that provided views of the forest. On the right, was a door that led to a bedroom, bathroom, and a walk-in closet.

The design was traditional, with upscale elegance that offered comfort.

Pastel blue patterned chairs and cushioned ottomans were in the sitting area around a long coffee table. There was a fireplace, a fluffy carpet, and antique-looking paintings and statues.

It should be warm and inviting, yet Talia walked around the furniture like it was dirty even though everything smelled fresh. The room was cleaned thoroughly and recently. Talia guessed that Omegas maintained it regularly, even in Talia’s absence.

She couldn’t stop her mind from wandering to the past and things that might have been.

Was this where her mother was sitting and caressing her belly while Talia was inside? Were her parents happy to have a child before they found out about the prophecy? Is this where Alpha Isaac and Alpha Sophia discussed giving Talia away? Were they sad to give her away? If she grew up in this pack, would she spill juice on that coffee table? Or would she play on that carpet?

So many possibilities and things that didn’t happen filled this space, and Talia found it suffocating.

From the moment they stepped into the suite, Dayson could see that this was an important area, worthy of the Alpha family.

Dayson observed the paintings that hung on the walls, landscapes and animals mostly. He noticed a faint rectangle-shaped outline on the wall above the fireplace, where wooden art décor was hanging now. It was obvious that a big painting was there previously, for a long time; Dayson guessed that it might be a family portrait of some kind and Axel removed it in order not to upset Talia.

Dayson turned to Talia when he noticed that her emotions became unstable. He had an idea of what caused it and he knew that it won’t be good to ignore the elephant in the room.

“Is this where Alpha Sophia and Alpha Isaac lived before you took away their Alpha positions?”, he asked.

“I believe so.”, Talia responded. Axel said that he will let her use the main bedroom.

“Where are they now?”, Dayson asked.

“I’m not sure. The last thing I knew, they were in the main house.”

Dayson peeked into the bedroom and then dashed into it.

“Come!”, Dayson called, and Talia followed to find him sprawled on the king-sized bed that had a floral cover.

He patted the bed next to him, silently telling her to join him.

Talia hesitated. “I don’t think we should use this.” She released a long breath. “I want to talk to Axel and tell him that he should take over the position of the Alpha of the Midnight Guardians pack.” Talia felt that it was the right thing to do, yet her heart was aching.

Dayson turned to the side and propped his head on his elbow. “Do you hate it that much?”

“This is not about me hating or not. It’s about what people need and about what’s practical.”, she responded and Dayson raised his hands, indicating that he won’t meddle.

“No matter what you decide, kitten, I will support you.”

Talia nodded gratefully.

Talia thought about this many times, and the conclusion was always the same.

No matter how Talia felt about it, the reality was that she wanted to be with Dayson, in the Shadow Fang pack, and she never heard of an Alpha working remotely. Would she be able to think about the Midnight Guardians pack while being Dayson’s Luna?

On this side, Axel already knew people, and he knew the work, and it shouldn’t be a big deal to let him take over everything, officially.

Dayson and Talia came to the living room, and they found Yasmin there with Meg.

“Is the room to your liking?”, Meg asked. “If you need anything, let us know.”

“It’s wonderful.”, Talia responded.

“Don’t treat her like a guest.”, Yasmin reminded Meg. “This is her house.”

“I don’t treat her like a guest.”, Meg snapped back. “I treat her like Alpha. Since Talia was not here for a while, I don’t want her to feel awkward.”

Talia smiled at this banter between Yasmin and Meg. It showed that they are getting along well.

“Where is Axel?”, Talia asked. She wanted to talk about giving him the Alpha position.

“He is dealing with some urgent matters. Axel will join us soon.”, Yasmin responded and gestured toward several plates on the low table that had snacks on them. “Please, help yourself. I hope you can feel at home and I don’t need to urge you to eat. I can show you where the kitchen is and other amenities.”

Talia smiled at Yasmin who was acting as a wonderful Luna. “We can do the tour later when others join us.”

Dayson and Talia sat on the sofa, and Dayson was quick to start picking snacks and feeding Talia.

Talia wondered when would be a good time to give baby-related presents to Yasmin, and then James and Cornelia entered.

Yasmin was also busy putting snacks on her plate.

“Do you have any food restrictions because of pregnancy?”, Cornelia asked Yasmin, and then she looked at James who had a palm-sized plate in his hand, filling it with snacks from the table, and Cornelia knew that was for her. Silly werewolf.

Yasmin rubbed her perfectly flat belly. “They are doing fine. I can eat whatever I want.”

Talia paused. While getting pregnancy-related information from Doctor Travis, he told her a few things. Pregnancy for werewolves lasts five months, even when the female is human. Considering that Talia discovered Yasmin’s pregnancy three days ago in the human realm, shouldn’t that be three months for Yasmin? Yasmin should be more than halfway along, so… why didn’t she have a big belly? Or was it different for witches?

“Did you see a doctor?”, Talia asked Yasmin.

“Healers are checking on me every few days.”, Yasmin responded with a smile, and she noticed Talia’s puzzled expression. “Is something the matter?”

Talia cursed internally for allowing her confusion to show. Doctor Travis said that pregnant women are emotional and they should avoid stress. Wouldn’t hinting that something was wrong, be stressful for Yasmin? But Yasmin was already looking at her, so she couldn’t brush it off.

“I was just wondering, how far along you are.”

Yasmin was not sure how to respond to this. She caressed her belly. “The healers said that everything is fine with my babies, and they are growing well.”

Talia facepalmed. How did she forget that they don’t have ultrasound machines here? In order to avoid more confusion, Talia decided to explain, “The time here passes thirty times faster than in the human realm. Considering that three days passed for us, that would be at least three months into your pregnancy. You are carrying twins so your belly should show. That’s all.”

Yasmin never gave much thought related to the time difference between realms, but… “Are you saying that my babies are growing slower than they should?”

Cornelia spoke, “Maybe the time passes thirty times the speed, but the energies here are not matching it.”

“What does that mean?”, James asked. Did that mean he had less time with Cornelia than he thought?

“Energies make everything move. They affect the flow of a river, the strength of the wind, the speed at which we age, as well as our perception of time.”, Cornelia started explaining. “The flow of energies here is almost the same as in my realm, but it’s not thirty times faster than in the realm of humans.”

Everyone was processing this in silence, and James summarized, “You are saying that even though the day and night here pass thirty times faster compared to the human’s realm, creatures are not aging at the same rate.”

“Correct.”, Cornelia confirmed. “Time is relative. Think of it as a movement. The faster we move, the slower we age. In theory, if we could move at the speed of light, we would stop aging.” Cornelia smirked, obviously proud of herself. “I read that on the internet.”

She spent hours cooped up in the room with a tablet in her hand, researching history, humans, and anything else she found there.

Several books in the library of the Silver Flame Coven describe humans as creatures without any specific abilities. However, from the information she found online, Cornelia realized that humans are perceptive, curious, and ingenious.

Humans can’t feel the energies, how witches can, but they see the things happening around them and they developed technology that helps them accomplish things they couldn’t with their bodies. In a way, Cornelia was fascinated by humans, and she hoped for a chance to find out more about them.

“Wait, wait”, Talia said. “You are saying that even though three months passed, Yasmin is not three months pregnant?” It didn’t make sense.

“If she is in the human realm, it would be three months into her pregnancy.”, Cornelia said. “But Yasmin spent that time here, where energies flow differently, and you can’t apply your measure of time to this realm.”

“You seem disappointed.”, Dayson said to Talia.

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