Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Dayson grimaced. “Do we need to do it?”
“It’s obvious that Yasmin doesn’t trust Evanora with this task.” And it was normal because Evanora was keeping this information to herself for a long time. “I know there are many other witches here, but they are all loyal to Evanora. We are Yasmin’s family now.”
“Family?”
“With Axel being my cousin, we are a family.”, Talia reminded him. “Besides, family is not defined by blood relationships. The family is people who will have your back when needed, and right now, Yasmin needs us. Can we be her family?”
Dayson wanted to say how having her as his family was enough, but he knew that Talia dreamed of a world where everyone will get along. He hated the idea of sharing Talia with anyone, but he consoled himself with the fact that he was her most favorite person. There was the mate bond, and she loved him unconditionally, and that was enough. It had to be.
With this, Dayson confirmed that he can’t avoid the outing to find what happened to Yasmin’s father. He had no intention of letting Talia go without him, so he decided to do his best to find clues so they can leave this realm as soon as possible.
“One condition.”, Dayson said.
“Anything.”, Talia was quick to say.
Dayson chuckled. “Why are you rushing into this? What if I want something you won’t like?”
Talia smiled at him smugly. “As my mate, you will never want something I won’t like.”
Dayson had to agree with this. His instinct was to keep her safe and happy.
“Well, what is it?”, Talia asked.
“When we return to the Midnight Guardians pack, can we spend more time in the cave?”
Talia’s eyes flashed in approval. He didn’t need to say which cave because there was only one. “Absolutely.”
“Can we spend the rest of our vacation there?”
“The whole vacation?” That could be weeks! But… was there anything wrong with being in a cave with Dayson? It actually sounded romantic. “Let’s talk about it when we get there.”
…
Dayson waited to reach the room with Talia before asking, “Kitten, why did you use your deal with Evanora for information? Why not for opening the portal?”
Talia smiled slyly. “Evanora was avoiding to talk about it. If she didn’t want to talk, I doubted she would create one. It’s obvious that creating a portal is not simple, otherwise, they would be everywhere. Also, if Evanora knew how to make one, they wouldn’t be stuck in this realm for centuries. That’s why I thought that if I used the deal to ask for a portal, at most I could ask her to try and that would leave her with a lot of ways to wiggle out of it.”
Dayson thought how it made sense, but… “Did you give up on creating a portal?” No, that didn’t make sense. If she gave up, she wouldn’t use the deal to get information. “How will we create portals now?”
“We won’t, but there are witches in the human realm who will.”
Dayson needed a moment for this to sink in. “You are talking about Cornelia and Amelia.”
Talia’s eyes flashed in approval. Her mate was smart. “Evanora was not motivated to create portals, but Cornelia and Amelia will be. Now that they are mated to guys from the human realm, they will wish for a quick way to visit their sisters. And let’s not forget that Yasmin is there also. We will leave it to Yasmin to get them excited about the idea of creating a portal.”
“But Cornelia will go to the Red Moon pack. How will they meet without Alpha Edward noticing?”
Dayson’s points were valid. However, Talia had a solution. “Cornelia can come to the Shadow Fang pack with one quick spell. Actually, that will be safer for her. We all know that Cornelia won’t have it easy if Alpha Edward finds out about her existence. James will need to hide her as his mate and without a wolf, she will be treated worse than an Omega.”
Dayson understood where this was going. “You think that James will agree to hide Cornelia in the Shadow Fang pack while he does his daily routine to trick his father.”
Talia loved that they were continuing on the same wavelength to the point on finishing each other’s thoughts. It was fantastic! “James spends his days studying and training.” Talia lived there and she was aware of his schedule. “While James is busy, Cornelia can be in the Shadow Fang pack. She can work with Amelia on a portal or discuss rituals with Gideon or anything other than hiding in the Red Moon pack. When James finishes his duties, he can give her a call and she can teleport there.”
“You got it all figured out.”, Dayson said dotingly.
Talia was proud of herself. “The only thing we need to do is to wait for James to ask us for this favor. If he doesn’t, we can throw some hints to guide him in that direction. You will pretend that it’s difficult so that he appreciates it more when you agree.”
Dayson pinched the tip of her nose. “I am happy that you learned about subtle ways to maximize your gains.”
Talia rubbed her nose with her palm. Why did he pinch her? But she probably deserved it. The last time when Dayson delayed agreeing to James’ request, Talia pinched his thigh under the table harshly, thinking that he was torturing the boy.
“Of course, I learned.”, Talia said smugly. “I am smart.”
“And you have the best teacher.”, Dayson added shamelessly.
She wanted to bicker with him, but she couldn’t, because he was right. “I do. You are the best.”
Dayson grinned cockily. Talia praising him will never get old.
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Talia stood in front of Dayson and looked at him seriously. “Dayson?”
“Hmm?”
“You don’t mind that I kind of…” Talia paused while picking her words. “…took over?”
“What do you mean?”
She didn’t want to provoke him, but she wanted to make sure he was OK with the current situation or if she needed to make some adjustments. Dayson was a seasoned Alpha who was used to making calls for himself and for the whole pack, yet since they left the human realm, he took the back seat and Talia was calling the shots.
“I mean… coming here, the ceremony, the talk with Evanora, I decided that we should check the disappearance of Yasmin’s father. There are probably more, but you got the point how all these I decided on my own. Are you OK with it?”
Dayson caressed her cheek with the back of his fingers. “Thank you for thinking about me, kitten. Trust me, if I am not OK, I would let you know; but let me confirm now that I don’t mind. I admit that this is new to me, but I don’t hate it. If I’m going to treat you as my equal, I need to see what you are capable of. What’s a better way to do it than to let you spread your wings? Show me how high you can fly. So far, you’ve done wonderfully, and I am eager to see what else you can do. If you bite more than you can chew, I will be right here to support you.”
Talia teared up. Can he be any sweeter? “You are the best.”
“I am”, Dayson said right away. “Aren’t you the lucky one?”
“I am”, she responded and got on her toes to kiss him on the lips. “Thank you for everything you are doing, Dayson. I love you.”
Dayson smiled. “And that, my kitten, makes me the lucky one.”
Without breaking the kiss, Dayson’s hands moved to her buttocks, and he gave her a squeeze before lifting her up.
Talia’s legs wrapped around Dayson’s waist right away, and she smiled into the kiss when she realized that he was walking them to the bed.
…
After lunch, Talia, Dayson, Yasmin, and Axel went to the archives in the company of two high-ranking witches who introduced themselves as Serena and Feya.
As Yasmin said, the archives were open to any witch of the Coven, but Talia had a feeling that Serena and Feya had a task to keep an eye on them.
Talia wondered if Evanora thought they came to steal stuff or to ruin books. Or were these two just watchers who will report to Evanora what their group of four will do? Did they know that she can communicate via mind-link with Axel and Dayson?
When they passed through the massive double doors made of dark wood, the newcomers paused to look around.
Talia imagined archives to be a dark and dusty place where books and parchments were thrown in piles, but this was different.
Rows of shelves stretched as far as the eyes could reach, and books and papers were neatly organized. Along the middle were several long tables with benches on the side, and there were papers and pens ready for note-taking. The place looked like a library.
To add to the cozy feeling, long windows allowed for plenty of sunlight, and there was no dust or stale air. Witches obviously took care of this place.
“Nothing is off-limits”, Yasmin said for everyone to hear. “I want to check what kind of maps we have for the area we are going to investigate tomorrow.” With that, Yasmin disappeared among shelves.
“Are you looking for anything specific?”, Serena asked Talia, Dayson, and Axel who were just standing and observing the space.
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