Chapter 702 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Ever since their double-marking in the Midnight Guardians pack, his mark was visible on Talia’s neck as proof that she was his. After several markings that faded rather quickly, this one was still visible and going strong.

To Dayson, it looked like two wolves overlapping and howling at the moon, but Talia said that there was only one wolf, a forest, a moon, and stars. They couldn’t agree on what it looked like, but they agreed that the mark was there, and it was nearly identical to Talia’s mark on Dayson’s neck.

“Enjoying the sight of your handiwork?”, Talia asked, knowing very well where Dayson was looking. He would do that every morning, and a few times during the day.

“I enjoy that you are mine, kitten.”

“I am yours even without the mark.”

Dayson knew that, but… “This is for everyone to see that you are taken. Mine.” He leaned to kiss his mark and a shaky sigh escaped her lips. It was such a sensitive spot.

“Mrs. Blake”, Dayson called in a husky voice. “If you keep clinging onto me like that, we won’t get out of this bed.”

Talia looked at him with a pout. Why did he make it sound like it was her fault? He started it! And that thing poking her belly was definitely his erection!

Before she could retort, Talia’s eye lost focus for a moment, and then she said, “Kai and Meg arrived. Omegas are showing them to their room.”

“Good”, Dayson was pleased. “With them here, Meg can handle Cornelia when she arrives.”

Cornelia called them around midnight, asking for a room and to be considered as part of Talia’s group. They had no idea what Cornelia was up to, but they knew that Cornelia only needed coordinates because she will teleport into her room, and they both hoped that she won’t cause a commotion and expose the existence of witches.

Dayson and Talia arrived on the previous day, before any other guests.

The event will officially last for two days, with the first day being Tatiana’s Luna ceremony, and the party will extend to the next day. Close friends and family could stay longer, but others will be expected to leave during or after the second day.

Dayson’s and Talia’s intention was to attend Tanya’s Luna ceremony as representatives of two separate packs. Considering the latest developments with the Guardians, the duo decided to postpone announcing publicly that Dayson’s Luna and Alpha of the Midnight Guardians pack were the same person.

For that purpose, Maddox arranged for their rooms to be in a separate wing, where Tony, Kalina, and the other Wilkow sisters will be, so outsiders from other packs won’t know that Dayson and Talia were sharing a room.

Dayson will be officially attending Tanya’s Luna ceremony with Maya, Jaeden, Keith, Pierce, Caleb, and Lulu. They all got rooms in the same area.

Four Talia’s guards were present as part of the group from the Shadow Fang pack, but they will be keeping an eye on Talia.

Two out of six Talia’s guards were absent. Liam stayed in the Shadow Fang pack with his newly-mated witch Amelia. Sandy was in the Midnight Guardians pack with Tyler, adjusting to her powers and learning about being a Gamma.

Mindy and Gideon were also present, but they are attending independently of Talia and Dayson. They are part of Alpha’s family and staying on the third floor of the packhouse in Mindy’s old room, because Mindy is THE sister, and Gideon is the brother-in-law.

Talia was set to attend Tanya’s Luna ceremony as the Alpha of the Midnight Guardians pack with her Betas, Meg and Kai. And since last night, Cornelia will join that mysterious lineup.

Yasmin wanted to attend the ceremony as well, but Axel asked her to take it easy because of the pregnancy.

Now that they were aware of the Guardians lurking from the shadows, Axel didn’t want to take risks.

After Talia ventured into Vincent’s memories, Vincent was in a coma-like state for eleven days. When he came around, he was disoriented and unsure about where he was. They kept monitoring his condition, but he didn’t seem to be lying and healers didn’t pick up anything abnormal other than him bursting into crying spells several times a day.

They used this opportunity to gather blood and tissue samples, confirming that Vincent was not a werewolf, a human, or a witch. What was he? No one knew exactly, but he was stronger and faster than his physique would show, his nails were tough as diamonds, yet he didn’t possess healing abilities more than a human would have. His body showed resistance to chants and spiritual energies, but his wounds closed quickly without scarring after they applied the medicinal paste made of herbs.

Liseli wanted to do more tests and to get into his mind again, but Talia didn’t want to make a guinea pig out of him or worse… to kill him. Vincent was so damaged from the first attempt, and Talia feared that if they do it again, the guy will be completely useless.

Before they let Vincent go, Cornelia and Yasmin cast a tracking spell on him with the hope that he will lead them to the base of the Guardians.

Axel and the witches staying in the Midnight Guardians pack had a task to follow Vincent’s location, and as of now, Vincent was still on the move.

Ex-Alphas, Sophia and Isaac, were questioned about their connections to the Guardians, but they were either not aware that they communicated with a Guardian in disguise, or they were good liars. They seemed genuinely distressed about the possibility of outsiders coming in without being noticed.

The security around Sophia and Isaac increased and now their every interaction was recorded.

James regretted that they didn’t let Vincent talk to the ex-Alphas while they monitored them secretly, but by the time he came up with that idea, it was already too late because Vincent was comatose, and the ex-Alphas were alerted that an outsider was trying to approach them.

Dayson’s and Talia’s weeks in the Midnight Guardians pack passed quickly, and they needed to return to the human realm. The vacation (if it can be called as such) was over.

Dayson and Talia did as much as they could to prepare for attending this event at the Blue River pack. They were aware of dangers, or at least some of them, but Talia refused to hide. This was a territory of their allies, and it was a perfect place to lure her enemies to show their faces. She hoped that she was not biting down more than she could chew and that her presence here won’t put her loved ones in danger.

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Dayson hugged Talia tightly and inhaled her sweet citrusy scent of freesia that made him lightheaded. There was a time when he thought how he might get bored of that scent, or immune to it, but now he knew he was ignorant because the more he inhaled it, the more he craved Talia’s proximity.

That’s how the mate bond works, it interlinks their souls and destinies until they can’t live without each other, and Dayson couldn’t imagine his life without Talia. If anything happened to her, he would go mad.

They went through a lot together, filling a lifetime of anxiety, yet all those moments put together, good and bad, were just a fraction of his need for Talia.

More than once, Dayson wondered what he would do if they could start again. He would be wiser, and more decisive, and pay attention to Cassie, Marcy, and whatever-their-name-was so that he could chase them away before they cause any harm. Unfortunately, there was no such thing as do-overs and he needed to own his mistakes and stay in the present.

Dayson was not the one to brood over the unpleasant past, but when it came to Talia, he was all kinds of different.

Now they were in the Blue River pack and Dayson was on the edge as if dangers were closing in from all directions… invisible blades were pointing at Talia, ready to pierce her and take her away. He became paranoid. But it was not just paranoia because Alpha Edward was coming and at tonight’s Luna ceremony, many other power-hungry werewolves will have their eyes on Talia, and Guardians were watching, and… will he be able to protect her?

“It will be alright”, Talia said, and Dayson realized that he allowed his anxiety to seep through their mate bond.

“Promise me kitten…”, Dayson breathed. “Promise you will be safe. Don’t do anything reckless.”

“I promise”, she said right away.

Dayson looked at her with a small frown of scrutiny. He didn’t believe her. It was too easy. Talia never went against him, but she would find gaps to slip through and find herself in the middle of a dangerous situation.

He realized that it all depended on the definition of what that reckless was, so he decided to formulate it clearly without imposing too many restrictions.

“Promise that you won’t use your abilities”, Dayson said, obviously satisfied with this solution.

“My abilities?”

He confirmed. “No matter what happens, I don’t want you to use your abilities. Promise.”

“What if rogues attack?”

“I don’t give a rat’s ass about anyone else. Your safety comes first. I want you to think before you act. We are in the middle of the Blue River pack, and that’s Maddox’s pack. Do you believe that enemies can waltz in here and cause a commotion?”

“What are you saying?”

“I am saying that if anything out of place happens, it’s probably a ploy to test you. You are here as the Alpha of the Midnight Guardians pack. Other Alphas will show respect when facing you, but what they actually feel is envy and greed. You are the youngest Alpha right now, and your position is proof that you have abilities. For regular werewolves, the mystical qualities of your pack are rumors, however, Alphas know that members of the Midnight Guardians pack have abilities. They will want to find out what your abilities are. Don’t fall for it.”

“What if they want to harm me?”

“They won’t”, Dayson said with confidence. “You are a precious Alpha female. They will try to test you, manipulate you, charm you, befriend you, use you for their benefit, but no one will be stupid enough to harm you.”

Talia lowered her head and instinctively reached to touch the necklace that was around her neck, the only thing she had from her mother. It was silly because she never met her parents, but that necklace was proof they existed, that they were special, and that they cared for her, and Talia hoped that some of their love and wisdom was left in that necklace for her to use.

She knew that Alphas were power-hungry and most of them were ruthless, but the idea of being surrounded by enemies who wanted to do with her who-knows-what was unsettling.

Dayson cupped her cheeks with his palms. “Kitten, I need you to trust me on this one. I am here. Your guards and your Betas are here. Let us handle the mess and don’t expose your cards.”

“You are talking like you know that something bad is coming.”

Dayson shrugged. “It’s you, kitten. You are a magnet for trouble.”

Talia frowned. “Does that mean if anything bad happens, it will be because of me?”

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