My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 111

Chapter 111: Wait To Reap the Spoil

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Chapter 111

~Ash’s POV~

Ace grinned lazily. "You’re brooding harder than a vampire caught in daylight. It’s cute."

"Piss off."

"Not until you tell me why Dristan’s living in your head rent-free."

I turned sharply toward him. "Because he did it again. Just swooped in like a damn dark knight, threw lightning like it was candy, and made Valerie look at him like—like—"

"Like she wanted to rip his shirt off and pledge her loyalty?" Ace supplied helpfully.

I groaned, dragging a hand through my hair. "You’re not helping."

"I’m not trying to help. I’m trying to keep you from sulking so hard that the cliff gives up and swallows you."

I didn’t answer.

Ace sat up straighter, tone shifting slightly. "Ash... you know this isn’t just about him saving her."

"It is. It is exactly that," I snapped, more forcefully than intended. "Every time I think she’s warming up to me—to us—he shows up."

"Is she?"

"Yes. Brooding and cold and dripping with power. And I know she sees it. She sees him. No matter how hard I try, I don’t have that edge. He seems integrated into her."

"Why do I hear you complaining like you’ve given up?"

Ace was quiet for a beat. Then he spoke calmly. "You’re not a flicker, Ash. You’re the burn that stays. Unlike the others, we have not made our claims with her. We need to show Valerie we are worthy of being her mates too "

"She doesn’t push him away," I murmured.

"No. But she doesn’t pull him close either."

I clenched my fists, the leather of my gloves creaking faintly.

The memory of Valerie today—dirt on her cheek, sweat on her brow, and still managing to look like a warrior queen—burned into my skull.

But the way she looked at Dristan after he appeared? Like the world had stopped just for them?

It twisted something in my gut. Ace nudged me with his shoulder. "So what are you gonna do?"

I glanced at him. "About what?"

"About her. About Dristan. About this whole twisted game of who-can-save-the-princess-first." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

"She’s not a princess," I muttered. "She’d slap you for that."

"True. But you still want her."

Silence fell again, longer this time. The wind carried the sound of laughter from the distant dorms.

After much deliberation, I said, "I’m going to remind her that I don’t need a lightning show to prove I care. I don’t need sparks to mean something. I don’t believe she is a property, and I need her to see that I can be more than what she thinks of me."

Ace grinned, slowly but dangerously. "There he is."

"And," I added, standing, "next time Dristan tries to make a scene, I’m going to give him one."

Ace laughed, climbing to his feet beside me. "Now that, I’ll pay to watch."

"Better make your move on Valerie too."

Ace leaned back against the wall. "And why should I do that when I just have to sit, watch as you all fight and lose and then I reap the best when she sees what losers you all are." Ace let a soft laugh, shaking his head.

I scowled and he lifted his hand. "Of course, you are not among. I can share with you after I win her."

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~Valerie’s POV~

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