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00:01Damon thought about how to explain Talia's presence to Caden and Maya.
00:04I'm responsible for her, Damon said, which got him raised eyebrows from Maya and Caden who obviously wanted more information.
00:11Marcy stayed in my room and this girl interrupted. Because of that, she ended up in her current state.
00:17Maya connected the dots.
00:19Is she the Omega you mentioned, who got a beating from Marcy?
00:22Damon nodded.
00:23Why do you make it sound like you bear responsibility? Caden asked.
00:26If Marcy has a temper, it seemed only a matter of time before she snapped, regardless of your involvement.
00:32Damon raised his hand, indicating to Caden to be patient.
00:35That marked the first time.
00:37Then, I went to Alpha Edward and told him that some Omegas received physical punishments and that he should talk
00:42to Marcy about it.
00:43After that, this girl got another beating.
00:45Maya and Caden exchanged looks, feeling that something was missing from the story.
00:50Sure, Talia got hit because of Damon twice, and even though he got involved, he didn't do it on purpose.
00:54These represented internal dealings of the pack.
00:57As an Alpha, Damon should know that any Alpha wouldn't tolerate others' meddling in how rewards and punishments went to
01:02his people.
01:03Taking her away sneakily equaled stealing.
01:06Alphas considered their pack members like their belongings, because a pack builds strength with numbers.
01:10By taking away Talia, Damon indirectly weakened the Red Moon pack.
01:14Sure, she didn't fight as a warrior, but every member counted.
01:18You know that Alpha Edward might turn hostile if he finds out that she stays with us, right?
01:22Caden asked.
01:24Damon rubbed his face with force.
01:26He knew that, but...
01:27You didn't see where she lived.
01:29I found her in the attic, bruised and bleeding among broken furniture and rags.
01:32No one cared about her.
01:34And you do?
01:35Caden snapped.
01:36You understand that our relationship with the Red Moon pack remains tense,
01:38and that Alpha Edward works in the shadows while trying to topple you,
01:41and you just gave him a reason to go openly against us.
01:44Does she deserve jeopardizing the Dark Howler's pack?
01:46Do you realize that this might cause a war?
01:48Damon growled at his face contorted in anger.
01:51What did you expect me to do?
01:52To leave her there to rot while waiting for another beating?
01:54That's not what Caden said.
01:56Maya interrupted with urgency while her eyes darted from Caden to Damon.
01:59She couldn't go against her Alpha,
02:01but she didn't want her mate to end up fighting with Damon either.
02:04Seeing that she got both Caden's and Damon's attention,
02:06Maya resumed talking calmly.
02:08We need to do this right.
02:09So far, Alphas who complained about us accepting their pack members got silenced by Elders
02:13after we provided them with testimonies of how they came to us willingly.
02:17We can't tell them that we smuggled her in a trunk.
02:20Only the three of us know how she ended up with us,
02:22and we can't keep this under wraps because our pack members will see the newcomer.
02:26We need to come up with a cover story.
02:28That will make sense,
02:29because when Alpha Edward notices her missing,
02:31we will become the first suspects,
02:32and he might send people to look for her.
02:35Damon frowned at the thought of anyone from the Red Moon pack coming and searching for Talia.
02:39What if they took her away?
02:40He got an idea.
02:42She didn't have the Mind Link.
02:43The Red Moon pack brought her as a child,
02:45and she never went through the acceptance ceremony,
02:47so technically, she lives as a rogue.
02:49We can say that she grew up with her grandparents,
02:51and when they died,
02:52she came to this area and we found her on our way home accidentally.
02:55Who will believe that?
02:57Caden asked.
02:58Make it believable!
02:59Damon snapped.
03:00All right, all right,
03:01Maya said while waving her hands for Damon to calm down.
03:04She represents a rogue we picked up on the way.
03:07We will fill that with a few details to make it believable.
03:09How do we explain why she came to us and not some other pack?
03:13Something seems off with her, Wolf,
03:15Damon said.
03:15Not many packs will accept members who don't show top form.
03:18Maya thought that this gave them something to work with,
03:20but will she cooperate and confirm the story?
03:24If she doesn't, it will bring trouble for us,
03:26and she will go back to the Red Moon pack,
03:28Caden said and looked at Damon with disapproval.
03:29I wish you spoke to me before stuffing her in the trunk.
03:32Considering that she just lives as an Omega
03:34and that Alpha Edward doesn't find value in them,
03:36we could have made a deal to take her with us
03:37without risking complications.
03:39I didn't stuff her anywhere.
03:41She got in on her own, Damon said irritably.
03:43Why did they make it sound like he kidnapped her?
03:46Damon stayed with Talia in the attic,
03:48and he didn't want to stay there a minute longer than necessary.
03:50So he came up with the idea to leave right away
03:52while smuggling Talia with them.
03:54He didn't have time for strategy meetings,
03:55but it worked.
03:56They got out,
03:57and they only needed to come up with a cover story
03:59and things would turn out fine.
04:00Why did Caden raise a fuss?
04:02A sound came from Caden's phone
04:04and Damon's eyes widened in panic
04:05when he saw an empty bed.
04:07Talia disappeared.
04:08Damon dashed out and ran frantically to his room.
04:11He let out the breath he held
04:12when he saw Talia sprawled on the floor, sleeping.
04:14She fell off the bed.
04:16Damon shook his head helplessly
04:18because she looked adorable while hugging a pillow,
04:20and he panicked like an idiot for no reason.
04:22Why did he think that she disappeared?
04:25He walked to Talia slowly
04:26and carefully pried the pillow from her hold
04:28before lifting her up.
04:30Talia stirred a bit while adjusting in Damon's arms
04:32to a more comfortable position,
04:33and he stood still like a statue
04:34as pleasant sensations shot through his body.
04:37Damon lay with Talia on the bed
04:39with a plan to leave Talia sleeping
04:40so that he could return to Caden's and Maya's room.
04:43After all,
04:44with Talia's arrival at the Dark Collar's pack,
04:46they needed to make necessary preparations
04:48so that she had a place to stay.
04:50However,
04:51Talia's head rested on Damon's shoulder,
04:52and her warm breath fanned his neck
04:54as wonderful sensations overtook his senses,
04:56making him tense and relaxed at the same time,
04:59and he couldn't let go.
05:02Talia felt exhausted,
05:03and Damon didn't sleep for two nights in a row either.
05:05Damon stared at Talia,
05:07engraving every curve of her face into his memory,
05:09and he didn't realize that his eyes closed gradually.
05:12In Caden's and Maya's room,
05:14the couple stared at Caden's phone.
05:16Did Damon develop a split personality,
05:18or did we bring an imposter from the Red Moon pack?
05:21Maya asked.
05:22Caden chuckled.
05:23Maybe they really drugged him with something
05:24that makes a man lovey-dovey,
05:25and Marcy now pulls her hair out
05:26because he left before drugs took full effect.
05:29You don't worry about this?
05:30Caden shrugged.
05:31It seems that he cares about the girl.
05:33Why should I worry?
05:34That should represent a good thing.
05:36Yeah, it should,
05:38Maya said thoughtfully.
05:39But this is Damon.
05:40Remember our alpha Damon?
05:42The one who uses the word girlfriend
05:44as a cuss word?
05:45The one who doesn't get close to a woman
05:47if she has clothes on?
05:48Are you telling me that suddenly
05:50his tender side shows?
05:51I'm not buying it.
05:53This seems too sudden,
05:54and that girl is not his type.
05:57Something doesn't seem right.
05:59Caden had a thoughtful expression.
06:01It's not sudden.
06:02This change happened shortly
06:03after we arrived at the Red Moon pack.
06:05I realized Damon's behavior seemed strange
06:07when he asked me how I felt when we met.
06:08Maya blinked rapidly.
06:10Damon showed interest in knowing more about mates?
06:13She looked at the phone where Damon slept
06:14while cradling Talia in his arms,
06:16and Maya's eyebrows went up in slow motion.
06:19Call me crazy,
06:20but I think that girl might be his mate.
06:23You're crazy,
06:24Caden said right away.
06:25Damon hates everything about mates.
06:27If she represented his mate,
06:28he would reject her and run for the hills
06:29and not cuddle.
06:31Maya smirked knowingly
06:31and pointed at the phone.
06:33And how would you explain that?
06:41Caden's mind couldn't accept
06:42that Damon found his mate,
06:43but Caden didn't have an alternate explanation
06:46for Damon's bizarre behavior.
06:48If that girl is Damon's mate,
06:49why didn't he say something?
06:52Maya rolled her eyes.
06:53Because that's Damon.
06:55He won't admit it
06:56even if you ask him outright.
06:57But think about it.
06:59Erratic behavior?
07:00One moment he wants to leave
07:01and the second one we stay?
07:03Since when does Damon refuse a friend meal?
07:05He requested a tour of the Red Moon pack,
07:07and you know that he always avoided those
07:09because when he saw things he didn't like,
07:11Damon never stayed quiet.
07:12And in the car,
07:13Damon stuck to the girl,
07:14and we both saw how gentle he acted with her.
07:17The only explanation is that he found his mate.
07:20Maya pointed at the phone.
07:22Caden,
07:22you know better than anyone
07:23how much Damon cherishes the Dark Howler's pack.
07:25He wouldn't risk provoking the Red Moon pack
07:27by smuggling a random woman.
07:29She's either his long-lost sister
07:31or his mate.
07:33Caden remembered how,
07:35when he met Maya,
07:36the only thing he wanted involved being with her,
07:38and nothing could get in his way.
07:39Not even war.
07:41Everything Maya said made sense
07:43and pointed to the possibility
07:44that the girl who came from the trunk
07:45represented Damon's mate.
07:47Maya always showed intelligence.
07:50Caden chuckled with a hint of evil
07:51sparkling in his eyes.
07:52Damon doesn't want to admit
07:54that the girl is his mate?
07:55Let's see how long he can pull that off.
07:58Maya had a bad feeling about this.
08:00She would never consider going against Damon,
08:02even if it's a joke.
08:04However,
08:05Caden didn't have problems with it.
08:07What do you have on your mind?
08:08Maya asked reluctantly.
08:09Let's observe.
08:11For now.
08:12Caden said while rubbing his chin
08:14with the tips of his fingers.
08:15Caden didn't want to share too much with Maya,
08:17knowing that she wouldn't approve
08:18and probably worry.
08:19But Damon gave a hard time to Caden
08:21ever since he found Maya,
08:22and Caden thought how this presented
08:23a great opportunity to get even.
08:26Caden noticed one more oddity.
08:28Assuming that Talia represented Damon's mate,
08:30something didn't seem right.
08:32She appeared indifferent toward Damon.
08:34Did she not know Damon represented her mate?
08:36Damon said how something seemed off
08:38with Talia's wolf, but based on her scent,
08:40Caden knew she definitely belonged to werewolves,
08:42and he concluded that nothing seemed wrong with her.
08:45If Talia is Damon's mate,
08:47there existed so many things Caden could do
08:49to rile up Damon.
08:50And if Damon hid the truth,
08:51it would only make things easier for Caden.
08:54Caden's smile widened while he thought
08:55of wicked ways to mess with his alpha.
08:57He could try to separate them,
08:59or to make Damon believe he had competition.
09:01Caden would pay big money to see Damon
09:03drowning in jealousy.
09:04Ha!
09:04This would be fun.
09:06Maya observed Caden's expression
09:07that changed rapidly,
09:08and she knew that Caden came up
09:10with something Damon wouldn't like.
09:12Damon and Caden stood at the helm
09:13of the largest pack in North America,
09:15yet the two of them sometimes
09:16behaved no better than toddlers.
09:19However, that childish and playful attitude
09:21Damon showed only toward Caden
09:22and not for anyone else,
09:23Damon had a nasty temper.
09:25If that woman really represented his mate,
09:27Damon would only be more irritable
09:29if anyone messed with her.
09:30Maya disconnected the video call
09:31so that Damon and Talia had privacy.
09:34Maya felt happy for Damon.
09:36Finding a mate brought wonderfulness
09:37for any werewolf.
09:38They gave each other comfort
09:39and purpose in life,
09:40and she understood how Damon felt lonely
09:42under that grumpy facade.
09:44Would Talia make a good Luna?
09:45Well, if Damon and Talia represented mates,
09:48Talia would become their Luna,
09:49regardless of her readiness for the job.
09:51But Maya didn't worry.
09:52Everything could be learned
09:53as long as there existed a will,
09:55and Maya would happily hand over
09:56her current duties to Talia
09:57so that she could focus
09:58on helping Caden as a beta.
10:00At the same time,
10:02Maya felt sorry for Talia.
10:04Damon didn't present
10:05an easy man to be with,
10:06and Talia would definitely
10:07have a hard time.
10:08I don't think Damon
10:09will wake up the girl,
10:10Caden said.
10:12That gives us probably a few hours.
10:14He wiggles his eyebrows mischievously
10:16while inching closer to Maya
10:18in slow motion.
10:19Talia dreamt that she stood in a forest.
10:22It appeared light and airy
10:23despite the massive trees
10:24that surrounded her.
10:25She picked up a delicious scent
10:27of dark chocolate,
10:28and her tummy rumbled.
10:29She felt hungry.
10:31Talia started moving about,
10:32trying to locate the source
10:33of that scent.
10:34It had been years
10:34since she ate chocolate
10:35the last time,
10:36and she really wanted
10:37to have some now.
10:38She walked slowly at first,
10:40but then she broke into a run
10:42as the scent became more potent,
10:43inviting her to enjoy
10:44the smooth, sweet delicacy.
10:47Suddenly,
10:47a tree appeared out of nowhere,
10:49and Talia slammed herself into it,
10:51just like in cartoons
10:51with her arms and legs around it.
10:54Ah!
10:54Talia cried softly,
10:56and her eyes fluttered open.
10:57There existed no forest
10:59and no tree.
11:00Damn it.
11:01It represented a dream,
11:03a potentially tasty one.
11:05She wished that it lasted
11:06only a few more seconds
11:07so that she could get a bite,
11:08or two,
11:09of that delicacy that called for her.
11:11Maybe if she closed her eyes,
11:12she could resume that dream
11:13and find the source
11:14of that mouth-watering scent.
11:16Talia thought how something
11:17didn't seem right.
11:18She ascertained that she woke up,
11:20however,
11:21she could still smell
11:21the forest and the dark chocolate,
11:23and she definitely hugged something.
11:25Talia blinked,
11:26and her drowsy state
11:27turned into panic immediately.
11:28She found herself
11:29in an unknown room,
11:30and the thing she hugged
11:31didn't represent a tree,
11:32but a sleeping alpha.
11:34What the heck?
11:36Why did their legs
11:37lay one over the other?
11:38And why did his biceps
11:39serve as her pillow?
11:41Talia carefully removed
11:42her hands from Damon's body
11:43and tried to move away from him,
11:44only to realize
11:45that she couldn't move.
11:46Ah!
11:47His arm encircled her
11:48and she couldn't budge.
11:50She felt like crying.
11:52When Damon told her
11:53to come with him,
11:54he mentioned a room
11:55and clothes and food
11:56and a doctor,
11:57and there existed
11:57no mentioning of this.
11:59Hugging.
12:00Talia wondered,
12:01how did she find herself
12:02in this situation?
12:04The last thing she remembered
12:05involved dozing off
12:06in the back of a car.
12:07How did she end up
12:08in a room,
12:08in the bed,
12:09with an alpha
12:10holding her against him?
12:11Talia wanted to go back
12:12to her attic,
12:13or maybe into the trunk
12:14of the car.
12:15Anything seemed better
12:16than here.
12:17She noticed the even-fallen
12:18rise of his chest,
12:19and she concluded
12:20that he slept,
12:21so she relaxed a bit.
12:23Talia looked up
12:24at the man beside her
12:25and her breath hitched
12:26at the sight of
12:26Damon Scourge's visual.
12:28His unruly raven hair
12:29fell over his forehead.
12:31Long lashes,
12:32full lips,
12:33strong jaw.
12:34Everything about him
12:35looked handsome,
12:36even the small bump
12:37of the base of his nose
12:38and a day-old stubble.
12:40It should be illegal
12:41to be this attractive,
12:42Talia thought.
12:43No wonder Princess Marcy
12:45raged at the thought
12:45that Alpha Damon
12:46might think bad of her.
12:48Talia shook those thoughts
12:49away and chided herself.
12:50She should not think
12:51of Alpha Damon
12:51as attractive.
12:52Actually,
12:53she should not think
12:54about him at all.
12:55Talia painfully understood
12:56her non-existent background,
12:57and if she allowed herself
12:59to see Alpha Damon
12:59as anything more
13:00than her benefactor,
13:01as someone who took pity
13:02on her,
13:03she would only deceive herself
13:04and end up hurting.
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