Chapter 819 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

“Miss Nora, your Omegas have no manners,” Talia said. “I remember when you visited, you said that our Omegas lack discipline. How do you explain this?”

Nora’s lips trembled as she was suppressing her smile. Nora hoped that Ana would step on a landmine and invoke George’s wrath, but upsetting Talia was an unexpected treat.

“I apologize,” Nora said with an exaggerated sigh. “We didn’t teach them properly.”

“Who are you?” Ana asked Talia angrily the moment Talia retracted her aura.

Talia was now standing only a step away from Ana. “You don’t know who I am? I must say that I’m disappointed.”

Ana’s brows came together in confusion. Why did Talia sound like they should know each other? And why was Talia’s scent familiar?

Talia watched as Ana’s expression changed while pieces fell into place.

“You are the rat who lived in the attic,” Ana said in disbelief. “How is this possible?”

“Is it so difficult to believe that a girl you bullied for years is right in front of you?”

Dawn and Zina knew that Talia came from the Red Moon pack, but they didn’t know the details.

Dawn’s heart ached when she remembered Talia’s sorry appearance when she came to the Shadow Fang pack. A small, skinny girl, covered in bruises, quiet… and in the light of this information, it all made sense.

Nora was totally confused. Why did Ana mention the attic? Nora recollected Marcy talking about a girl who stayed in the attic of their packhouse. Nora never paid attention to Omegas, and she never cared about dusty places like a basement or an attic, so she didn’t take note of random talk about an Omega who disappeared from there, but… was that Talia?

Talia enjoyed seeing Ana’s face losing color as she realized the reality where a nobody from the attic now stood in front of her and was preventing her from moving.

Ana couldn’t move a finger, and she knew it was because of Talia.

“You… you…” Ana stuttered while struggling to talk. “You can’t do this. Alpha Edward will investigate. He will punish you for harming me.”

Talia shook her head. “It seems that a lowly Omega like yourself didn’t hear the latest news. I wonder if Alpha Edward will care about an Omega to the point of offending an Alpha he wants an alliance with.”

Ana’s eyes flashed in disbelief. “An Alpha?”

Zina was happy she got to see that pompous Omega reduced to her size of nothingness, and she bit her lip so she doesn’t spill the beans about Talia being not only Dayson’s Luna but also Alpha Natalia. Those were Talia’s news to share, and she will do it in just a few hours, and Zina will be right there to witness it.

“Open the garment bags,” Talia ordered Ana, who moved robotically, unable to resist the command.

They all stood in silence and watched as Ana took one by one dress out of garment bags and arranged them on the sofa carefully.

Dawn was worried about this situation, and she asked Talia through the pack link, ‘What will we do now? What if Ana tells Alpha Edward about your previous identity? The rumor is that he is shagging her.’

‘Let her talk,’ Talia responded. ‘People will call her crazy.’

‘Are you sure?’

‘Will you believe that Alpha Natalia is an Omega from the Red Moon pack?’ Talia asked. ‘Or will they believe I magically appeared and left this place without anyone noticing?’

Dawn thought how that made sense. Before Dawn could ask her next question, Talia spoke again.

‘I still didn’t decide if I will let her leave this place alive.’

Dawn swallowed hard. This was not the kind Talia Dawn knew, but Dawn was aware that there was a lot of history between Talia and Ana. No matter what happened, Dawn had no intention of speaking for Ana.

Dawn remembered one thing. ‘Can you make sure there is no blood? The carpet is new.’

‘I will do my best,’ Talia responded.

Talia didn’t think that Ana could cause much damage. Ana will probably run to Alpha Edward and say how Talia used to be an Omega in his pack, but there would be no proof since Talia was never an official member, and there were no records of her existence. Chances of Alpha Edward believing Ana would be slim, but even if it happened, what would he do with that information? Force her to come back? Would he dare to approach Alpha Natalia and ask her if she was one of his Omegas? If he did that, it would give Talia an excuse to squish him for the insult.

‘Are you planning of letting her go?’ Liseli grumbled in Talia’s mind.

‘I don’t know,’ Talia responded honestly. Talia didn’t want to bully Ana. That would make her fall on Ana’s level.

‘After all the nasty things Ana did to you…’

Talia released a low growl that covered whatever Liseli said next.

There was no need for Liseli to remind Talia about history related to Ana. Liseli was barely aware of what was going on, but Talia clearly remembered every time Ana came to the attic to assault her verbally and physically. At first, Talia didn’t understand why Ana was angry, and later, it didn’t matter. Ana was abusive, and Talia focused on curling up to minimize her injuries while hoping that Ana would stop and leave. It became a sick routine that made Talia’s stomach churn with anger.

‘I don’t know if I will let her live, but I assure you that her life will be hell,’ Talia said.

Zina was eyeing the dresses, and she clicked her tongue. “I am glad I got my clothes. These would make me look like a middle-aged woman… assuming they can accommodate my assets without bursting.” Zina gestured toward her ample chest area.

“Do you need to point out that you have a big rack?” Dawn asked irritably.

“You would do the same if you had some,” Zina said teasingly, and Dawn’s eyes flashed in outrage.

“There is such a thing as too much,” Dawn squeezed through her teeth.

“Right, right. Says every flat-chested girl. The next thing you will tell me is that the beauty is on the inside, like every ugly girl.”

“Did you call me ugly?”

Zina raised her hands defensively. “Did I mention your name? It’s not my fault if you found yourself in there…”

Nora stood on the side, wondering if she could stealthily leave this villa and pretend she was never here. Dawn and Zina were bickering, Talia was totally focused on Ana, so… maybe?

Nora was tied by a blood oath, so she couldn’t betray Talia and Dayson. There was also a clause about George, Dawn, James, Cornelia, and anything she witnessed while in the Shadow Fang pack.

Nora could reveal that Zina was in George’s villa, but that didn’t sound very important. If she gave that bit, her father would press her for more, and she couldn’t say more, so it was safest not to say anything.

Nora made a small step backward, and another, and another… and she was almost at the door when…

“Ugh…” Nora suppressed her cry of surprise when she bumped into something solid.

Her head whipped back to see Dayson standing there.

“Where are you going?” Dayson asked while glaring at Nora, who quickly took three steps away from him, careful to move to the right so she didn’t get too close to Talia.

“Why are you here?” Talia asked Dayson.

Dawn and Zina stopped talking like someone flipped the off switch. They wondered how much Dayson heard. Did they embarrass themselves in front of their Alpha? Probably.

Dayson’s face was arranged into a frown as he walked toward Talia like no one else was in the room.

Dayson could feel Talia’s emotions, and he knew she was not happy. She promised only to threaten Nora a bit. Now that he got to see the situation, Dayson realized that Talia didn’t pay attention to Nora at all. Instead, Talia was focused on a no-name Omega who was bent awkwardly, obviously under the pressure of Talia’s aura.

The mood in the room changed with Dayson’s appearance. Dayson looked angry, but Talia knew he was worried.

“Didn’t we agree you would stay out of sight and let me handle this?” Talia asked.

“Didn’t we agree you won’t exert yourself?” Dayson responded with a question, and the way he embraced her gently didn’t match his stern expression. “You broke the agreement first, kitten.”

Talia wanted to protest, but Dayson was right. She was upset, and he was more protective as her pregnancy progressed. Talia retracted her aura and leaned on Dayson.

“I’m sorry, Dayson.”

“It’s OK,” he murmured into her hair. As long as she was OK, it was OK, but he wished that Talia would stop taking risks.

Talia relaxed against him, and Dayson could feel that her emotions were still unstable. He turned toward the Omega in question (aka Ana).

“Who is this?” Dayson asked.

Ana’s mouth ran dry. She didn’t recognize Talia because the latter was well dressed, her hair was neatly combed, and her skin was clean, but Ana definitely recognized Dayson, the most powerful Alpha in their generation.

Ana was confused. Why was Alpha Dayson so gentle toward Talia? There was a rumor that Alpha Dayson found his Luna, and… Ana swayed as the whole room spun when she realized that the female she tortured for years was Dayson’s mate.

“I… I’m sorry,” Ana stuttered. “If I knew, I wouldn’t…” She couldn’t make herself speak further.

“You wouldn’t what?” Dayson asked while narrowing his eyes at Ana.

Talia released a long breath. “Do you remember the story of how some Omegas bullied me in the Red Moon pack?”

Dayson nodded stiffly.

How could Dayson forget? Talia didn’t tell him much, but what she shared was more than enough. Doctor Travis said that some of Talia’s injuries were old, and Talia explained that Marcy was there only for a few days, and before that, it was a group of Omegas who would come to nitpick and beat Talia for the smallest reasons and sometimes they didn’t bother with reasons at all.

Talia tilted her head toward Ana, and she said to Dayson, “Meet Ana.”

“Ahh!” Ana shrieked as she fell to the floor.

Ana was curled up in a fetal position on the floor, and the cracking sounds were her bones shattering under Dayson’s Alpha aura.

Since meeting Talia, Dayson was suppressing murderous urges every time he saw Marcy, Alpha Edward, Elders who were trying to get him married to random women, and anyone who dared to cause grievances to Talia.

He was justifying his lack of action as protecting Talia, but there were times when he wondered if that was the right thing to do.

Dayson could not change the past, but now they decided to stop hiding Talia’s identity, and Dayson wanted to make up for all the times he didn’t act how an Alpha should when his mate was bullied.

Dayson increased his pressure, and Ana’s mouth opened in a silent scream as her vision darkened.

“Don’t spill blood on the carpet,” Talia said to Dayson with urgency. “It’s new.”

“Who cares about the carpet?” Dayson grumbled. “We will roll this trash in it, and I will buy George a new one.” He looked at Ana. “So, you are the one who touched my mate? Tell me, how should I punish you?” Dayson knew Ana couldn’t respond, but he wanted her to know why she was suffering retribution.

Nora looked at this from the side while trying to diminish her presence. Dayson was angry, and she didn’t want to join Ana on the floor.

Nora thought it was lucky that she never touched Talia, so Dayson won’t kill her. Hopefully.

Talia put her hand over Dayson’s forearm. “Let me do it.”

Dayson looked at Talia dejectedly. Did she forget she was growing his child in her belly? He wanted Talia to save her energy for necessities, and getting rid of one Omega was not a necessity.

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