Chapter 843 – Hidden Desires of the Werewolf King Novel

Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel

Talia paused. Sophia was right. The healers checked them out and didn’t find any injuries. If they inhaled something that knocked them out, Axel would find traces in that room. Unless someone removed the evidence, but that would point that someone else was involved, in which case kidnappers were accomplices. Which one was it? Talia was not sure.

“Why would anyone try to set you up with this?” Talia asked.

Sophia responded. “Can you think of anyone more suitable to delay you? Everyone knows that we are replaced. No one comes to visit. People don’t respect us. If not for Axel and Yasmin, Omegas wouldn’t come to clean and cook. We became invisible. Outcasts…”

Talia raised her hand, interrupting Sophia’s pity party. “If someone set you up, why did they knock you out?”

Sophia shrugged. “I hope you will ask them that question when you catch them. And the more time you waste asking questions to which we have no answers, the more time they have to flee and hide.”

Talia had to admit it made sense. All these inconsistencies would cause doubts, but no proof, so they were bound to investigate and waste time.

Talia turned to Axel, “Alert all warriors to start searching. Tell them that something precious that belonged to Yasmin is missing so they can track it by her scent.”

“You think Yasmin is still here?”

Talia confirmed. “There are only two portals, and she didn’t pass through them. Unless there is another portal we are not aware of, they are still here.”

Axel’s eyes lost focus as he was contacting warriors.

‘Portal is not the only way to get out of here,’ Liseli spoke in Talia’s mind.

‘What?’

‘The stories speak of God-like creatures that could move among realms at will. They are the ones who created portals originally for the morals to travel,’ Liseli reminded Talia of the old legend. ‘What if the God-like creatures were Guardians? What if some of them have the ability to travel without using portals?’

Talia’s stomach dropped. Those were not legends. Talia’s mother left information in the necklace, and it mentioned opening a passage at will. No diagrams, crystals, or magic items. Only energy summoned by a Guardian.

The etchings they found in the realm of witches when they searched for Yasmin’s father were remnants of a passage being opened. It requires an immense amount of energy, and the caster would need days to recover in order to use his ability again, but it was possible.

‘And there is one more,’ Liseli said.

‘There is?’

‘Magical items. Your mother left you a message. That was embedding an item with energies that would trigger given the right conditions. There could be a necklace that opens a temporary passage, enough for a few people to pass through it.’

Talia really, really didn’t like this. The Midnight Guardians pack enjoyed a fake sense of security because they believed that trouble could come only through two portals.

A commotion from outside got Talia’s attention.

“What’s going on?” Axel asked, and he moved to open the door and check.

They could see Keith and Cassandra wrestling in the hallway.

Keith pinned Cassandra on the ground and was twisting her arm, and her mouth was open wide, ready to bite Keith’s leg.

Arya, Liam, and Amelia stood on the side, all three baffled by the sudden brawl.

“What are you doing?” Talia asked, and the duo on the ground froze.

“She wanted to barge inside, and I told her no,” Keith said while getting up.

Cassandra also stood up and dusted her long dress before turning to Talia. “Alpha, I need to speak to you.”

“Speak,” Talia said stiffly. They were facing an emergency, and she didn’t have the time to waste on nonsense.

“It’s a prophecy from the Moon Goddess,” Cassandra said.

Talia’s eyebrows shot up. “For me?”

Cassandra nodded. “I saw Alpha Dayson. He was blind, and his other senses were not working either.”

Talia needed a moment to process this. “Are you saying that Dayson will be in trouble?”

“It will be soon.” Cassandra’s eyes moved to Talia’s belly. “You were not showing yet. The forest was covered in snow.”

“We have no snow!” Keith barked.

Cassandra crossed her arms over her chest. “If you don’t have it in your backyard, does that mean your neighbors don’t have it either? How much I know, some areas are always covered in snow.”

Keith sneered. “Which means your prophecy is rubbish!”

Talia waved, indicating for Keith and Cassandra to stop their bickering. She spoke to Cassandra. “Dayson was in trouble, in the forest covered with snow, and… I was there. Correct?”

“I know what you are thinking, Alpha,” Cassandra responded. “But Alpha Dayson will be there with or without you. I believe that without you there…” She shook her head. “Your presence will be critical for his survival.”

“How do you know that?” Axel asked.

“Alpha Dayson was solid, while Alpha Natalia’s image was fading. That means her presence is optional and will impact the outcome.”

“And what if her presence makes it worse?” Keith snapped. Cassandra told him before that her prophecies were just images, full of symbolism and open for interpretation. However, assuming Cassandra was right… if Dayson was in danger, should Talia go there? Talia was pregnant! Was Cassandra setting up Talia?

Cassandra released a long breath. “I can’t force you to believe me. I received the prophecy, and I told you what I know. The rest is on you.”

Talia nodded absentmindedly, unsure what to do. Can she trust Cassandra? What if she was the one behind Yasmin’s disappearance?

‘Where was Cassandra when Yasmin disappeared?’ Talia asked Axel through the mind link.

‘We have someone keeping an eye on her. She is spending time in her quarters and with healers. But if a Guardian came to her in disguise, only Sandy would notice.’

Talia puffed her cheeks. Everyone was a suspect.

‘Do you want me to take her in for questioning,’ Axel asked.

Talia rejected. ‘We can’t question everyone. We need to go by what we know. Where was Yasmin last seen?’

‘In the nursery, with kids. Several hours passed, and no one saw her until I went to look for her. There is a sofa in the nursery, and she would put the kids in their cribs and take a nap after feeding them. Everyone knows that, so they wouldn’t disturb her unless she calls for help or kids start fussing…’

Cassandra’s eyes flashed when she saw the necklace around Keith’s neck. “Didn’t you say you lost it?”

Keith quickly put his hand over the necklace. “I said I threw it away, and I did. Later, I went to retrieve it.”

“You said it was broken. It looks to me like it’s fine. Give it back.”

“It’s not yours. It’s mine. Alpha gave it to me.”

Cassandra pointed an angry finger at Keith. “Liar!”

“I’m not lying!”

“You lied about throwing it away. Why would I believe you now?” Cassandra hissed and lunged at Keith. “Give it!”

“Ahh!” Keith cried when Cassandra bit his forearm, and she kicked his shin a moment later.

Keith grabbed Cassandra’s wrists. The Oracle was going to snatch the necklace!

“Arya! Help me get this wild beast off!”

Cassandra had no abilities, and she was not a warrior, but she was still a she-wolf who didn’t mind using dirty tricks.

Arya grabbed Cassandra’s arm and started pulling the Oracle away.

Cassandra was livid. “Two on one? Is that how you are playing?”

“Ahh!” Arya shrieked when Cassandra bit her finger. “You should fight with honor and not bite people!” Arya could do all kinds of maneuvers, but she didn’t expect to be bitten. That was so barbaric!

Cassandra sneered. “Honor? How can you talk about honor when two of you are attacking me?”

Liam and Amelia scooted further away. They didn’t want anything to do with this commotion. They were in a hospital!

Talia tuned out the noise. She put her hands over her stomach while unease crept into her heart. She didn’t trust Cassandra, but she couldn’t ignore the prophecy either.

“Axel,” Talia called. “Give me your phone. I need to call Dayson…”

…

Talia’s hands were shaking. Dayson didn’t pick up the call, so she called Jaeden next. Jaeden said that Dayson was not with him, and Dayson didn’t respond to the mind link when Jaeden tried to contact him. Maya didn’t see Dayson since that morning, and Trisha confirmed that he was not in the study, but his phone was there. Stephanie was not in the packhouse, and with that, Talia didn’t know whom to contact next.

“We need to go to the Shadow Fang pack,” Talia said to no one in particular.

“What about Yasmin?” Axel asked.

Talia turned to Axel robotically. “If I’m right, this is much bigger than Yasmin and Dayson. The Guardians are making their move.”

Axel didn’t care about the Guardians. He wanted Yasmin and his kids back. “Then, let’s go to where the Guardians are and get our mates and kids back!”

“We can’t just go there, Axel,” Talia said. “They have devices that suppress Alpha aura and block the pack link and probably more things we don’t know about. We would be walking into a trap.” Assuming that Yasmin and Dayson were there. Maybe all this was just a bunch of strange coincidences.

“Are you expecting me to sit here and wait!?” Axel shouted.

Talia frowned at him. “Calm down,” she said while releasing some aura to tell him she meant business.

She knew that Axel was anxious, they all were, but shouting and panicking won’t help.

Talia needed to think. What would Dayson do? What would James suggest?

Investigate. They didn’t have time for it. Yasmin and the kids were missing, and Dayson might be in danger.

They needed strategy, and they needed numbers. There was no effective strategy without information, but she could do something about numbers.

“Axel, go to the Silver Flame Coven. Tell Evanora what happened here. I am not sure if the Guardians are behind this, but I can’t see anyone else capable of doing it. If we are going to get Yasmin and the kids back safely, we need the help of witches.”

Axel didn’t want to go to the realm of witches. “Do we have time for this?”

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