My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 128

Chapter 128: A Date

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Chapter 128

~Valerie’s POV~

Later That Night – Somewhere Beyond the Border

I was still trying to calm my heart by the time we hit the border road. The kiss lingered on my lips. And right now, I want more.

And Dristan... he didn’t say a word after it. He just opened the passenger door for me like he hadn’t just wrecked my brain. Like he hadn’t turned my bones to silk with one move.

Now, we were driving. Fast.

The wind whipped past the half-cracked windows. Trees blurred under the rising moonlight. Every few seconds, I found myself glancing at him from the corner of my eye.

One hand on the wheel, the other on the armrest, Dristan was calm. Too calm.

But I could feel it—just beneath the surface.

His wolf was purring.

Finally, he spoke. "You’re awfully quiet."

I exhaled, turning my head to the window. "You’re the one who kidnapped me, remember?"

He chuckled. "You came willingly."

"That’s not the point."

He said nothing, but I could see the smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth again.

We pulled into a long, tree-lined driveway. No guards. No gates. Just wilderness... and moonlight.

At the end of the road sat a small wooden lodge with glass walls that caught the stars and made them part of the building itself.

Lanterns glowed warmly along the path, and soft string lights flickered beneath the overhang.

I blinked.

"Where is this?"

"Private property," he said, cutting the engine. "I come here when I need to think."

He came around and opened my door.

I stepped out cautiously. The air was cooler and crisper here. The scent of pine, cedar, and something faintly floral lingered in the breeze.

Dristan led me inside. The interior was rustic, yet elegant—a fireplace crackled at the far end.

Floor cushions and fur throws were strewn across the low lounge. A single table was set for two near the tall window that looked out over a dark lake.

He gestured for me to sit after pulling oyt a chair for me and I did.

Immedidtaely I sat, Dristan took his seat too.

"I didn’t plan a five-star meal," he said as he poured two glasses of wine from a bottle already breathing on the table, "but I figured we could do without an audience."

I took the glass silently.

Dristan sat across from me, legs slightly spread, arms resting on the table. His posture was open, but his eyes were searching mine deeply.

"You’re still guarded," he said after a sip.

I raised a brow. "You dragged me out here and kissed me like you were starving. Of course, I’m guarded."

"I kissed you," he said smoothly, "because I’ve been holding back since the first day you and I kissed. And furthermore when I saw Axel kissed you. I’d always wanted to kiss you again and wash the taste of their lips from yours, leaving only mine in your memory."

I blinked, caught off-guard with how things went. "That was not exactly romantic. If you’re expecting me to say otherwise, I won’t."

Dristan’s smile eased onto his features. "I don’t need to. "It was powerful. And that stuck."

I looked away, trying to bury the warmth creeping into my cheeks.

He leaned forward just slightly, the candlelight throwing golden shadows over his face.

"What are you afraid of?"

I knew he did, not like I was hiding that fact from him or anything. And still, he didn’t push. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

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