Chapter 727 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

In Talia’s group, Ivy and Lily were not much of fighters, but Talia knew that if they encounter trouble, she will end up using her powers. At that point, it won’t matter if she was on her own, or with an army backing her. Liseli was itchy for a fight, and Talia had no intention of preventing her wolf from releasing some steam.

Talia turned to look at Lulu. “You won’t stop me from going out?”

Lulu blinked at Talia. “My orders are to ensure your safety. Not to keep you inside.”

Talia liked this response.

“We will circle around the packhouse while checking the nearby forest for any signs of foul play. Let’s hope we meet on the other side without any issues.” Talia wished that the guards were drugged and left alone, and that it was all just a big prank by a drunk guest.

“Wait!”, Tatiana exclaimed. “You can’t go like that. I need to know what’s going on. Talia and Meg can mind-link, but the second group will be in the dark.”

“What do you suggest?” Talia asked.

Tatiana’s eyes lost focus for a moment. “One Omega will accompany each of your groups. They will trail in the back so they are not in danger, and their task will be to communicate with each other and with me.” By the time Tatiana ended talking, two females in their late twenties were standing at the door of the living room.

With this, they were ready to go.

Talia wondered if she should contact Dayson, but she decided against it.

She didn’t want to lie, and if she told him that she was going out, he would blow a fuse.

Besides, he was out there for a long time without contacting her. Surely, he can wait a few minutes. The fact that he didn’t mind-link her already told her that he was either patient or busy. Probably busy.

Talia was determined to finish this task quickly, and then she will contact Dayson and tell him that everything was alright.

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Talia, Lulu, Ivy, Lily, and Mila (the Omega that Tatiana assigned to their group) were moving along the border where the forest met the clearing which circled the packhouse.

There was no scent of blood, and they didn’t see any signs of fighting. Those were good things, but where were the guards? It was mysterious and unsettling.

Every step was unusually loud, and they could even hear their own breathing.

‘CRACK!’

Ivy stepped on a dry branch, and everyone jolted.

“Sorry,” Ivy said in a whisper. She was also startled.

Talia glanced at Lulu whose narrowed eyes were scanning the dark forest like she could see through it. Lulu was on alert, but not tense, and Talia guessed how that was due to her experience.

Talia admired Dayson’s warriors. There was a reason why the Shadow Fang pack was an untouchable existence for many.

Talia’s head snapped to her right.

“Do you see something?” Lulu asked in a whisper.

“Yes. There are presences there. Two of them. No, three.” Talia was confused. How come her sensing ability was off? Dayson mentioned that rogues were concealing their scent. Was it possible that they concealed their presence also?

“Let’s go and check it out,” Lulu said and Talia agreed.

“Shouldn’t we alert others?” Ivy asked. She was not a warrior and going into danger sounded reckless.

“Mila will tell them that we found something and where we are,” Lulu said.

Talia was not much of a warrior, but it was not difficult to see that Ivy, Lily, and Mila were terrified. Talia couldn’t blame them. Without training and without an aura to protect them, they would be foolish to look for trouble.

Talia thought of Omegas as strength in numbers. Five she-wolves were more intimidating than two, and Talia didn’t want to split from them, however, they needed to see what was going on there, and if they forced three scaredy females to come, they would probably be a burden.

Talia quickly decided, “I will go with Lulu to check what’s going on there. Ivy, Lily, stay with Mila here and wait for others to come.”

Lily’s eyes were open wide in panic. “Just the two of you?”

Talia didn’t feel like explaining. “Just the two of us. Your task is to ensure Mila’s safety, and to tell others where we are.”

Talia glanced at Lulu who obviously didn’t object to this plan.

The only thing Talia regretted was that she couldn’t mind-link with Lulu. Like this, they would either need to guess what the other one was thinking or talk aloud and risk being overheard.

“How can you determine their location?” Lulu asked Talia.

“Just like any Alpha, I’m using my aura.”

“Not any Alpha can do it,” Lulu said. “It means that at least one of your parents was an Alpha.”

Talia remembered that Lulu didn’t go with them to the Midnight Guardians pack, so she didn’t know the story about Valerian Moonrider. But Talia was curious about Lulu’s words. “How do you know that?”

Lulu grinned. “My grandma told me. Only the ones born with an Alpha bloodline can they use their aura for more than suppressing others.”

Talia thought that this was interesting information. If true, it meant that Tatiana and Kalina don’t have that ability. Talia decided to discuss this with Dayson later. Now she needed to focus on figuring out if those people there were friends or foes, and why they were just sitting there.

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Talia and Lulu moved stealthily through the foliage.

Lulu was keeping her eyes on Talia who moved soundlessly without leaving a trace. It confirmed that when Keith praised Talia how she could compare with their top scouts was not just empty talk.

Lulu wondered what other skills Talia had. Surely, as someone who was the Alpha of the Midnight Guardians pack, Talia was not a simple person.

Talia raised her hand to get Lulu’s attention. They were only about thirty feet away from their targets and Talia was silently chanting how this was the right thing to do.

Sure, insecurities crept into Talia’s mind about Lulu, and Talia was determined to confirm beyond doubt if Lulu was a traitor by putting her guard to the test. It was one of those things, keep your friends close and your enemies closer, and so far, Lulu performed well.

Talia noticed that Lulu was looking at her curiously, and this reinforced Talia’s concern that communication will be a problem. Lulu said that she will follow Talia’s lead, but Talia wished that they worked out a set of hand signals or animal noises before coming here. Just stop and go were easy to do, but what if she wanted to convey more than that?

The only one Talia could mind-link and not cause panic was Meg, but Meg was in the packhouse and couldn’t help here. Talia dismissed those thoughts. She focused on the area from where they came, and she could hazily sense Ivy, Lily, and Mila standing at the edge of the forest.

Talia was confused. What happened with her ability to sense her surroundings? Was something obstructing her? Talia remembered the runes Guardians used to suppress one’s aura, but that clearly didn’t affect her. What was going on? Did rogues work with witches? Or with Guardians?

Should they return and regroup? Regroup, with whom? There was no point in going back. If things turn worse, Talia will use her aura to suppress everyone, and she will apologize to Lulu later.

Talia waved her hand with her palm facing downward, hoping that Lulu will take that as, “Take it slow and be careful”, and then she resumed walking toward their targets.

Murmurs got Talia’s attention and she perked up her ears. Her hearing was fantastic, but those people were whispering.

“How long do we need to stay here?”, one asked.

“Until we get the signal to move.”

Talia pressed her lips into a line. Move, where? Were they planning an attack on the packhouse? Or…?

Talia squatted behind a bush when she saw the outlines. They were only a few steps away from their targets and Talia was pleased that they took a scent-concealing concoction before coming to this event.

Talia saw that Lulu’s eyes were trained on the people in front of them, and she was in a crouching position, ready to attack.

‘Liseli?’ Talia called her wolf. ‘Are these rogues?’

‘Grown males. Four of them. No pack link.’ Liseli responded robotically.

Talia’s eyebrows nearly reached her hairline. Did Liseli say there were four of them? What the heck was going on here?

Noise from the back startled Talia, and then she heard rustling from the right.

“Ah, it seems the wait is over,” one male from the front said.

Talia swallowed hard when she realized that four shadows on the other side of that bush were standing now and facing Talia and Lulu. Based on the noise from rustling, it was easy to confirm they were surrounded. Movements were happening all around them. It was a trap!

‘Liseli?’

‘I didn’t sense them!’ Liseli growled, knowing what Talia was about to ask.

‘How can they conceal their presence so well?’

‘How about we keep one alive and ask?’ Liseli responded irritably.

Knowing they were caught, Talia stood up in slow motion.

Talia turned to see that about a dozen people created a circle with Talia and Lulu in the center. There were a few steps between them, but not enough for Talia to think they can escape this without a fight. Can they take on these twelve people? What if there are more of them hiding in the shadows?

Their scents were so faint that if they were not right there, Talia would assume it was something wind brought from the distance.

“Can we talk about this?” Talia asked. “We are guests at the party and we got lost.” Will this story work? Probably not, but she wanted to confirm how many rogues they were facing, and she didn’t like that they were surrounded by ghosts.

A male from Talia’s left chuckled. “I can’t believe she was right to say that you will come to us. The location is a bit off, but the rest matches.”

Talia thought that she heard something important. “Someone told you we will come here?” Did they even know who they were?

Talia’s eyes subconsciously moved to Lulu who was standing on Talia’s right and eyeing the people who surrounded them.

‘It couldn’t be Lulu, right?’, Talia thought. Lulu didn’t know they were coming here until they were actually on the move, and Lulu was with Talia all the time. Unless Lulu had some device or another way to alert them without being noticed.

The man chuckled. “Aren’t you a curious birdie? Relax. We won’t harm you.”

Yeah, right. Like Talia will believe that. “What do you want?”

“You need to come with us.” He said.

“If you think we will come quietly, you are mistaken.”

He tched in annoyance. “We need only you. The other one is dispensable. How about you come with us, and we won’t harm your mate?”

Talia was totally confused. “My mate?” Were they talking about Dayson? But if they knew that Dayson was her mate, wasn’t she exposed as Alpha Natalia and Luna Talia? “Do you know who I am?”

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