My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 123

Chapter 123: All of You

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Chapter 123

~Dristan’s POV~

The silence that followed was deafening.

The number still sat at my feet, untouched.

Kai stared after the fading streak of light in the sky, then looked at me. "What do you say we call her and try to talk? Hopefully, she’ll listen. Or..."

"Or we chat her privately. Individually," Axel said, his voice quiet, more thoughtful now.

Xade exhaled and looked at me. "What do you think, Dristan?"

I didn’t answer right away.

My eyes were locked on that small piece of paper. It might as well have been a lifeline—or a blade.

Finally, I looked up. "I need to see Valerie."

Kai blinked. "Let’s call her out?"

"No." I shook my head. "She’s not in the dorms."

They all frowned.

"What do you mean?" Axel asked.

I nodded once. "Xander left more than her number. He left a trail. A clue. I could smell her on him."

All their eyes snapped to me.

"She was with him?" Kai asked, incredulous.

"Yes," I said. "But not like that. I know Valerie’s scent. It was recent, strong. But mingled with something else—pine, damp earth. Forest."

Xade raised his head, catching on. "East wing."

"She’s in the eastern woods," I confirmed. "Probably near the training glade."

Kai’s fists clenched. "Let’s go. Before she leaves."

We didn’t hesitate.

No more delays.

No more waiting.

Valerie was slipping through our fingers—and I wasn’t going to lose her again without a fight.

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~Valerie’s POV~

The wind was gentle today.

I leaned back on the cool stone beneath me, one leg stretched out, the other bent, as I balanced atop the large moss-covered rock nestled in the east wing’s forest clearing.

The sky above me was brushed with streaks of orange and soft gold, and the sun was beginning its descent.

It was peaceful, too peaceful. I did not know how to navigate and handle four of them, to be honest.

I had no reason to feel unsettled... but I was.

I stared at the clouds with narrowed eyes, ignoring how my chest tightened.

"You’re being too hard on them," Astra whispered, voice fluttering in my head like the breeze through the leaves. "Dristan especially."

"He needs it," I replied flatly. "They all do."

Astra huffed. "Still, maybe give them a break? They’re trying."

I scoffed under my breath. "Trying too late. And too wrong. I’m not going to chase after a man, Astra. Not even a mate. If he doesn’t use the brain the Moon Goddess gave him, then he’s of no use to me."

She whined, a soft ripple of protest. But I wasn’t done.

"Don’t defend Dristan," I said firmly. "I need them to learn. If the Moon Goddess marked me as their mate, then she better expect them to grow into it."

Astra quieted.

I let my head tilt back again and let the silence stretch. Until I felt it.

Heat—shifting power, familiar auras approaching.

I didn’t move yet and waited till their footsteps broke into the clearing, slowly at first. The pressure of their presence settled around me like a shadow falling over light.

I finally lifted my gaze.

Dristan stood in the front, flanked by Kai, Axel, and Xade. He looked... different. Intent and purposeful in a way.

His voice cut through the forest. "Hello, Mate."

I blinked. That word... Mate.

Dristan was on one knee.

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