Chapter 699 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

‘They both will’, Talia said with confidence, and she was happy to respond to his soothing kisses that were deep, gentle, and comforting to her soul.

Dayson reminded himself that Talia was tired and that he shouldn’t overdo it. Once was enough, for now.

He slipped to the side and smiled when he realized that Talia’s body followed him like they were stuck to each other with an invisible magnetic force.

‘How do you know that these marks will stick?’, he asked and then he observed the mess in the room. It was like an aftermath of a tornado.

He wondered if she knew what happened to the room. How come he didn’t hear that big floor lamp breaking?

‘Kitten?’

No response.

“Kitten?”  This time he called with his voice.

Dayson exhaled helplessly when he realized that Talia fell asleep.

She was in a fetal position, and she looked so small and fragile, not the image of a muscular figure one would associate with an Alpha; the most powerful Alpha in their generation… and she was his.

Dayson carefully moved to lay behind Talia and he cocooned her in his arms as he curled his body around hers to maximize the addictive skin-to-skin contact that was laced with the sparks of their bond.

“Sleep, kitten…”, Dayson murmured into Talia’s hair. She deserved to rest, and everything else can wait.

Dayson closed his eyes and the soothing pitter-patter of rain against the windows lulled him into sleep.

What Dayson missed to notice were faint pulses of silvery light that emanated from their bodies. With their every heartbeat, energies flowed through them, and their bond was growing and changing them in ways they were yet to discover.

~ An unknown location ~

Declyn walked through the dark and stuffy hallways of the dungeon that extended below their castle.

He never liked this place, and he didn’t understand why Gregory was here. They didn’t imprison anyone in decades.

The stone walls were interrupted by areas of iron bars as Declyn approached the unpleasant sound of a whip cracking which guided him to Gregory’s location.

“Is Vin back?”, Gregory asked Declyn without turning.

Gregory was in a dark cell that had rough moss-covered stones on three sides and rusty iron bars on the fourth one. Declyn couldn’t see who was in the cell with Gregory, but the shadow resembled a man crouching on the floor.

“No”, Declyn responded. He was late, but it was not unusual since there were cases Vincent would lay in wait for days while waiting for the right moment to infiltrate his destination.

Gregory’s hand was raised to deliver another hit, but then he froze halfway and turned to look at Declyn. “Why are you here then?”

“You wanted to know the schedule of Alpha Talia.”

“You have it?”

Declyn confirmed. “That’s why I’m here.”

Gregory’s frown eased and he said, “I will break you and you will tell me what I want to know. It’s only a matter of time. Why are you prolonging your suffering?”

There was no response, but Declyn guessed that words were directed toward the shadow in the cell.

Gregory scowled. “Fine. We will do it your way. I have all the time in the world.”

Gregory walked out of the cell and closed the heavy door. “Let’s talk outside.”

Declyn couldn’t wait to get out of there. The dungeon gave him the creeps.

There was a time when Guardians had numerous prisoners, but now that number was reduced to a few. Humans succumbed to their injuries easily and Gregory refused to remove decomposing corpses, leaving them there to rot as a reminder to others how they will end up if they don’t cooperate.

How much Declyn knew, only a handful of prisoners were there breathing and one of them was a Guardian who dared to disobey Gregory by sabotaging the portals that were used to access other realms. They called him Ed.

The stubborn guy was alive only because he was the only expert on portals among the Guardians, and no one else knew how to fix the mess they were facing now. Some of the portals were closed completely and some became unstable, those brave few that stepped into them never returned.

Gregory was obsessed with reopening the portals and he told Ed that as long as he spills the secrets, he will be let out, but they all knew that Gregory cared about his reputation too much to forgive disobedience. What Ed did was going against Gregory’s will and they never confirmed why Ed did it, even though they were guessing that he was protecting something or someone.

Gregory flung the bloodied whip on the side table before they climbed the steps that led outside.

Declyn inhaled a lungful of fresh air greedily. The last body decomposed in the dungeon a decade ago, but the stench from bodily fluids was there.

“What do you have for me?”, Gregory asked.

Declyn handed him a sheet of paper. “These are upcoming functions where Alpha Talia confirmed her attendance.”

Gregory scanned the list and then he focused on the first item. “Luna’s ceremony in the Blue River pack.” He liked that it was only a week away because he was impatient. “Did you arrange my access?”

Declyn nodded and handed him another paper.

Gregory grinned. “Staff member. Good work, Declyn.” As an Omega, Gregory could move around without being noticed. After all, during these events, Omegas are too busy serving guests, and guests won’t pay attention to servers.

With the help of those few corrupted Alphas, Gregory was confident that he will get his chance to approach Talia.

~ the Red Moon pack ~

It’s been four days since James, Cornelia, George, Dawn, and Nora returned from the Shadow Fang pack.

Two witches from the Silver Flame Coven were supposed to accompany Cornelia, but one of those two found her mate in the Midnight Guardians pack, and Cornelia thought that considering her plan to accompany James while staying hidden, it would be safer if the second one didn’t join her. That sparked the conversation about the safety of the witches, so all six newcomers from the Silver Flame Coven ended up staying in the Midnight Guardians pack, for now.

Just as Talia predicted, on the day before Cornelia and James left the Shadow Fang pack, Cornelia called Dayson to talk in private and she reminded him of their deal where he will do something for her in exchange for her performing the chants that removed the dark magic from him. Cornelia asked for Dayson to aid James when needed, to which Dayson agreed with a clause that as long as it’s not unreasonable or puts the Shadow Fang pack in danger, he will do it. Cornelia was fine with that.

Talia promised Dawn and Cornelia that they are welcome at the Shadow Fang pack and at the Midnight Guardians pack at any time (this offer extended to their mates also).

The moment they arrived at the Red Moon pack, George and James went to confront the wrath of Alpha Edward. The old guy was simmering in his anger since Marcy disappeared.

No one got a beating, but there was a lot of shouting, name-calling, and questioning by Alpha Edward.

Other than James and George, Nora was also kneeling on the floor of the study with her head lowered. This time, the three of them were in the same pickle.

Nora got out of the dungeon of the Shadow Fang pack only after taking a blood oath that she won’t disclose to Alpha Edward anything that could harm George, James, Dayson, or Talia.

James explained to Nora that she needed to keep quiet about Marcy, Talia, and anything else that happened at the Shadow Fang pack because if Alpha Edward suspects anything fishy, they will all be on the chopping block. The safest thing was for everyone to say how Marcy tricked them and no one saw it coming. Nora agreed to roll with it. She was desperate to stay in Alpha Edward’s good books. Besides, Alpha Edward knew that Nora was in the dungeon, so her story how she didn’t know anything sounded legit. As a bonus, she used that to get pity, and Alpha Edward not only bought her a new wardrobe, but she got extra care during the nights from him.

As for Dawn, she was nervous about coming to the Red Moon pack. Luckily, Dawn immediately saw Estelle as a mother figure who reminded her of Stephanie, and Dawn had a feeling that Estelle will take care of all of them.

As part of the deal for Cornelia to come to the Red Moon pack, Cornelia (and James) got a room on the second floor of George’s villa where the newly mated couple spent their nights. During the day, James kept busy with his usual schedule, while Cornelia was in the Shadow Fang pack with Amelia, re

Gideon and Mindy would join the witches occasionally, curious to find out more about all the mystical things they were doing there.

So far, three out of four times Dawn came to the Shadow Fang pack with Cornelia. The teleportation magic was handy to move between the packs in a flash. George had his duties, so Dawn spent her day with Zina.

It was just before dinnertime when Dawn and Cornelia appeared in the bedroom on the second floor of George’s villa.

George and James still didn’t return from their day, so Cornelia went to shower, and Dawn headed to the kitchen to see if she can help Estelle with meal preparations.

It was usual for George to come late. He was always the last one on the training grounds, and even though he tried to come as early as possible, he couldn’t break his character and ditch the training. He still didn’t announce that Dawn was his mate. George had a plan to make a big deal out of it, but after he heard about the possibility of Alpha Edward setting him up with random women, George thought of waiting a bit before revealing Dawn’s existence. If Alpha Edward found out that George had a mate, he will be curious and George wanted to keep Dawn away from that power-hungry lecherous man as long as possible, preferably forever.

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