Chapter 838 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Seeing that many people were still staring at Talia and Dayson, Gideon stepped forward and shouted, “The Moon Goddess blessed us!”

“Yeah!” Elder Agatha exclaimed excitedly. Ever since Talia’s Luna ceremony, she could feel changes in her. She couldn’t pinpoint what it was, but she was more energetic. Now the blessing happened again, and she was confident that this would trigger her ability to manifest itself.

Jaeden and Maya raised their heads and howled at the sky.

“AWOOO!”

Everyone joined to release their pent-up emotions. Joy, anxiousness, excitement, uncertainty, pride, hope. It was all there.

Dayson and Talia howled as well, and so did George, Dawn, Owen, Zina, Mindy, Gideon, James, and even Cornelia went with it and howled the best she could do.

The noise settled, and people spoke in excited whispers, wondering what was next.

Dayson’s eyes lost focus for a moment, and he turned to see Stephanie standing at the door of the packhouse. She was reminding him that everyone was focusing on ceremonies and the food was ready to be served for a while.

The inside of the packhouse was not big enough to accommodate everyone, so they had tables set up outside. The food was offered buffet-style with stalls that kept it warm. There was a large selection of grilled meats, and there were also salads, pastries, fruits, pasta dishes, cakes, and many more. One of the stalls served ramen with Chef Page and sous-chef Jane behind it. There was something for everyone.

Dayson nodded at Stephanie and then spoke to the people again, “Now that the ceremonies are over, you should enjoy the food that members of the Shadow Fang pack prepared to welcome you. Feel free to approach them, thank them for their efforts, and ask questions about the pack and life here. In about one hour, warriors will be available to lead you in groups so you can familiarize yourself with the territory.”

Maya stepped forward next. “Just a moment! Before you disperse and dive into food, I want to remind you that Elders prepared for you an event tomorrow morning. The pack will provide you with clothes and other necessities. The event will start with breakfast at nine o’clock in the morning at the town square of Darkbourne.”

Elders were bobbing their heads. Finally, they got to do something as well. Some of them hoped that this was a sign of Dayson giving them more authority, but none dared to ask about it openly.

People started moving in the direction from where the delicious aroma was wafting, and James looked around to see Dawn and George staring at each other. Similarly, Owen and Zina held hands and didn’t move. James guessed that those two couples were communicating through their newly established mind links, and based on their heated gazes, it was naughty talk.

James was a bit jealous because he didn’t have the mind link with Cornelia, but he comforted himself by saying how it’s not all bad. Actually, he had everything other than the mind link with his mate, and he should focus on the positives.

If anyone should feel the lack of the pack link, that would be Cornelia. James couldn’t talk secretly to her only, but Cornelia couldn’t talk mentally at all. He hoped she wouldn’t be upset because of that, and he decided to put in the extra effort, so she didn’t feel like an outsider.

James was about to ask Cornelia to grab some food when he heard a voice calling…

“Gamma James!” It was Petra. Zack and Erik were with her.

James’ instinct was to flee, but he didn’t want to appear like a wimp in front of Cornelia. James was avoiding those three out of fear that they would look down on him or be upset after finding out that he lied about being of the Alpha bloodline.

WW Magazine published an article about the events that happened at his birthday party, and they had special coverage of the Alpha challenge where Alpha Edward was defeated. They wrote about Luna Layla leaving and how Alpha Edward was infertile, and that made James an impostor.

Petra, Zack, and Erik approached James and Cornelia, and they bowed a little.

“Gamma James, Gamma Cornelia, we want to welcome you to our pack,” Petra said.

James nodded stiffly, and Erik rolled his eyes. “What? Now that you are Gamma, you think you are above us? Maybe I can’t whoop your ass on my own, but if I join hands with Petra and Zack, you should be concerned for your safety.”

James blinked. “You mean it?”

Erik frowned. “I will bet my next month’s salary that we will whoop your…”

“Not that,” James interrupted him. “The welcome. Aren’t you upset that I’m not the next Alpha of the Red Moon pack?”

Petra made a face. “You are still the same person, no matter who your bio parents are. Besides, none of us liked Alpha Edward, and we still hung out with you. Now that we know you are not related, we might like you more.”

Before James could recover from this blow, Petra was talking to Cornelia. “It’s great to have more high-ranking females. You should plan to visit the school and address the girls. They are worried if they are pretty enough, fast enough, strong enough, smart enough, and now that we have a Gamma without a wolf, I’m sure that many will be looking up to you. You can rely on me if you need assistance. I know everything about this pack and…”

Cornelia smiled while listening to Petra, and she snuggled closer to James, whose arm was at her back, and his hand held onto her shoulder firmly.

James’ heart was full. He worried if Erik, Petra, and Zack were still his friends, but now he realized that he worried for nothing.

James raised his hand to interrupt Petra’s excited chatter.

“Can we continue the talk over food?” James asked and looked at Cornelia. “My mate is hungry, and she is eating for two.”

Erik’s mouth was wide open, and Petra’s eyes formed perfect circles when they understood the meaning of James’ words.

“By the Moon Goddess!” Zack exclaimed breathily. “You will have a pup! I will never catch up to you.”

James chuckled. “It’s not a competition, but I am winning.”

Talia watched as four teens and an ancient witch moved together, and she smiled. The turbulent events were monumental, but they didn’t feel like disturbances. Instead, it felt like things were falling into place like this was how it was supposed to be.

“What are you thinking?” Dayson’s question pulled Talia out of her thoughts.

“This. People mingling and accepting each other.” Talia looked at Dayson excitedly. “Do you think other packs will adopt our open borders policy?”

“Let’s take this one step at a time,” Dayson responded.

Dayson loved Talia’s optimism, but his experience told him that not everyone was friendly. People would shake hands and smile while plotting how to backstab him. It was a cruel world, and not everyone could be trusted.

Dayson could feel numerous power-hungry eyes directed at the Shadow Fang pack. The more they prospered, the more danger intensified. Dayson had an urge to tighten their security, and opening the borders was the opposite of that.

And there was Talia, his most precious person, his whole world. Dayson was painfully aware that her brilliance attracted greed and envy. But he didn’t want to spoil it for her. He and Sapa agreed that they will let Talia and Liseli do their thing, and males (aka Dayson and Sapa) will protect females (aka Talia and Liseli). That’s what mates do.

“How about we eat?” Dayson suggested. “You should feed our pup. She must be hungry.”

“Will you hate him if it’s a boy?”

“No,” Dayson responded right away. “But I will demand equal attention. If I don’t get cuddles from you, he can’t get cuddles either. Actually, this will be the case no matter if our pup is a boy or a girl.”

“What about breastfeeding?”

Dayson’s face fell. “Breast what?” He didn’t think about that! Can he bear the thought of someone else sucking on Talia’s body? And they were talking about breasts!

Talia burst into giggles. Somehow, she could envision Dayson throwing a tantrum while she fed their baby.

“Don’t worry, Dayson,” Talia said. “I will make sure to leave some for you. You can share with your child, right?”

Dayson swayed as the ground below his feet became wobbly. Did she say that she would LEAVE something for him? Didn’t that mean he would be second? And there was another thing, “Do you really expect me to share you?”

Talia was surprised at Dayson’s insecurities she could feel through their mate bond.

“Of course not,” she said. “I am yours, and yours only. I am your mate, your woman, but I will be a mother to our children. It will be another role I will take on, and we will do it together.”

Dayson was not sure how to respond to this. Her words made sense, and there was nothing for him to complain about, but… there was that ‘but’ which was nagging at the back of his head. He decided to leave it for later.

“Let’s put some food in you and keep that pretty mouth busy before you say something else that will worry me,” Dayson said while ushering Talia in the direction where food was being served.

…

The next day was busy with ensuring that newcomers settled into their temporary housings.

Shadow Fang pack had some vacancies in existing apartments and houses, but they were not ready to accept more than two hundred people in one go.

The first and second floors of the packhouse were completely filled, and existing members of the Shadow Fang pack offered their empty bedrooms and pull-out sofas in the living rooms. It was a temporary solution.

Jaeden and Maya started construction on additional dwellings right away, but it will take months until everything is ready.

George, Dawn, Owen, Zina, James, and Cornelia went to the Red Moon packhouse to ensure no one took advantage of their absence. They left warriors there, but someone needed to guide them.

Talia wanted to go to the Red Moon packhouse and join James and Cornelia in searching for documents Alpha Edward left behind, but she had to prioritize Shadow Fang pack.

Omegas were abused in the Red Moon pack, and Talia’s presence brought ease and a sense of security, so she ended up postponing going there.

Keith and Arya moved as Talia’s shadows. As for Dayson, just knowing she was nearby gave him a sense of ease.

Dayson was swamped with work, and if he went with Talia, the pack would suffer. Jaeden and Maya could handle most of that work, but everyone had their hands full, and Dayson had to pull his weight.

Two days later…

Talia was in the packhouse of the Red Moon pack, looking at the documents that covered almost every surface of what used to be Alpha Edward’s study.

James told Talia that he didn’t find anything special in Alpha Edward’s safe, but there was plenty in other places. He and Cornelia decided to bring everything to the study in order to see what was useful and what could be discarded.

“This is a portion of what we found,” James told Talia. “Once we clear this up, I will bring the rest.”

“It will take forever to go through this,” Talia said bitterly.

James shrugged. There was nothing he could do about this. “We have no idea what’s useful. Knowing my father, he would keep top-secret information within the daily expenses of the pack. He had a habit of hiding things in plain sight.”

“Show me the rest,” Talia demanded.

James took her into the room two doors away, and Talia gaped at another mountain of documents.

“There is also the library,” James said.

Talia released a long breath while telling herself not to panic. It’s not like she expected to find one folder with the title “Top secret information on witches,” and that would be it. This was more than expected, but at least they found something. On the other hand, maybe Alpha Edward hoped that no one would search through this mountain of documents.

“Alright. Tell me what you found so far,” Talia asked.

Ever since the ceremony when Omegas from the Red Moon pack joined the Shadow Fang pack, James, Cornelia, Dawn, Zina, George, and Owen have been staying in this packhouse.

George and Owen were working with warriors, Zina and Dawn were preparing food and taking care of the packhouse, and James and Cornelia were busy looking at things that Alpha Edward had left behind.

Talia stayed in the Shadow Fang pack until everyone settled into their new routine, and she was comfortable leaving Mindy and Petra to take care of the rest.

The good news was that about a dozen Omegas who came from the Red Moon pack found their mates in the Shadow Fang pack. That helped with the assimilation of newcomers.

Dayson was not happy with leaving Talia out of his sight, but he had meetings with his Generals, Cristian, Maddox, and Tony, to figure out the details about border patrols for their territories and several other things that Jaeden and Maya couldn’t handle.

Talia assured Dayson that she wouldn’t wander away. Liam, Amelia, Keith, and Arya were with her, and Dayson had access to the security cameras in the packhouse of the Red Moon pack, so he could see what was going on there.

…

Talia helplessly looked at the pile of documents that James had put in front of her.

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