Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
“And you came here to look for them?”
Talia bit her lower lip. How much should she tell him? “One of them has a tracker which pointed me in this direction.”
“Must be a powerful tracker.”
“It is,” Talia said. “So? Will you tell me where Dayson is? Do you also have Yasmin and her babies?”
“I don’t have anyone.”
“Are you saying that they are here on their own?”
“No. I said that I don’t have them. Every Guardian has a mind of his own. Why don’t you go back and save yourself from trouble?”
“Should I thank you for the advice? I have reason to believe that my mate is here, and I have no intention of leaving without him. Will you take me to him?”
Declyn tilted his head and smiled. “If that’s what you want.”
‘Is it that easy?’ Talia asked Liseli.
‘He doesn’t seem to be lying.’
“Yes. That’s what I want,” Talia responded.
“Do you want to finish your tea first?”
Talia grimaced. “Not really.”
Declyn didn’t comment. He gulped down tea from his mug, stood up, and led the way outside.
Talia was not sure what to think of Declyn as they walked through the forest in silence.
“You won’t ask me more questions?”
“Should I?” Declyn responded with an answer.
“Can I ask you questions?”
“Go ahead.”
“Where are we?”
“Canada.”
Talia pressed her lips into a line. That was such a generic answer. “Is this the base of the Guardians?”
“It is one of the places where we stay.”
“Am I trespassing?”
Declyn shook his head. “We are not werewolves or humans to draw borders and start wars when someone crosses that imaginary line. For us, everything is our territory.”
“Dex?” Talia called the name by which she knew him. “You said that you expected me to come through the portal.”
Declyn waved, indicating that he didn’t want to talk about it, but he still responded with, “Gregory’s idea.”
Talia’s insides tightened at the thought of Gregory. That was the Guardian who caused her to go into heat, and Talia heard that Gregory wanted to take her away at that time and do who-knows-what, and he would if Keith was not there to prevent it.
“Where would that portal take me?” Talia asked.
“To the main house.”
Talia was getting frustrated. Why was he giving her short answers?
“Dex? Can you tell me about the situation here?”
Declyn turned to look at Talia. “I believe you are aware of the situation. If you are not, that’s probably for the best.” And then he continued walking. “I offered you to leave, and you refused. Now… it’s too late for that.”
Talia wondered, what did he mean by it?
“Is Dayson with Gregory?”
“I assume so,” Declyn said.
“Will he harm him?”
Declyn took his time to answer this one. “I’m not sure.”
Talia pressed her lips into a line. She would feel better if Declyn said that Dayson was safe, even if it was a lie.
“Dex? You mentioned the main house. Where is it?”
“Ahead,” Declyn responded.
“Are you taking me there?”
“Almost.”
Two steps later, some noise from the front got Talia’s attention.
Her insides somersaulted when she saw Dayson there. He was in a small clearing and didn’t seem to be harmed.
Talia was about to call Dayson’s name when Declyn’s hand covered her mouth.
“Wait here and observe,” Declyn said. “If you promise not to make noise, I will let you go.”
Talia didn’t want to wait for anything. Dayson was right there!
‘Something is wrong with mate!’ Liseli shouted in Talia’s head. ‘I can’t reach him, and the bond is weak. I think they are blocking it.’
Talia realized that Liseli was right. She couldn’t reach Dayson through their mind link.
Without knowing what was happening, Talia decided to cooperate. For now.
She nodded in agreement, and Declyn removed his hand.
“He can’t see you. He can’t hear you. Not until the trial is done,” Declyn said in a low voice.
Talia’s brows came together. Dayson can’t see her? Can’t hear her? Wasn’t that like Cassandra’s prophecy? Was it happening now!? And did Declyn say, trial?
A sense of crisis gripped Talia’s heart when she spotted Gregory behind Dayson, and there was one more person. It was a female tied to a tree, and Dayson was approaching her slowly. Dayson extended his hand and cupped her cheek gently.
What the hell was going on there?
Dayson struggled to open his eyes, and his mind was blurry. What the hell happened? Where was he? His body weighed a ton.
The place smelled strange. That was not his study and not the packhouse.
He groaned while squinting to observe a well-lit room.
Dayson was on the floor of a room that had two long sofas with small circular tables on each side, a fireplace, and a long coffee table, and Dayson spotted a man sitting on a sofa chair and staring at him with an arrogant expression.
Gregory.
Dayson never met the man, but he knew him because Talia shared mental images from the time she went into heat.
Dayson shook his head to get out of the mental haze.
‘Old guy?’ Dayson called to his wolf.
‘There is numbing poison in your system.’
Dayson was alerted. ‘Poison?’
‘It doesn’t seem deadly, but it put you to sleep and is affecting me as well. Stay alert. I don’t trust this guy.’
Dayson agreed. He didn’t trust Gregory either.
“Are you awake now?” Gregory asked. “Take your time, Alpha Dayson, we are not in a rush. We didn’t get introduced properly. My name is Gregory.”
“I know who you are,” Dayson responded.
Gregory smiled. “Good. Then we can skip introductions.”
“Why am I here?”
Gregory tilted his head. “As you probably know, I have a special interest in Natalia Moonrider.”
Dayson growled lowly, and Gregory lifted his hand, indicating to Dayson to calm down. “Now, now. There is no need for excessive hostility. I mean you no harm, and I definitely don’t mean any harm to Natalia.”
“Is that why you drugged me and kidnapped me?”
“I didn’t drug you. It was your housekeeper.”
Dayson felt like someone had stabbed him in the heart. Surely, Gregory was messing with him. Right? “Stephanie?”
“You should be more cautious about who serves you food, Alpha Dayson. There are more things than wolfsbane and silver that can take out an Alpha.”
Dayson snorted as he pushed himself up. The room started spinning, and Dayson stumbled to fall on the sofa. How undignifying. Dayson gripped the edge of the sofa to maintain a seated position because everything was spinning.
“Don’t rush. It will take a while for your body to recover. You are lucky your wolf is so strong, or you might be out for days. Or longer.”
Dayson was alerted. “How long am I here?”
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