My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 134

Chapter 134: Little Memories

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Chapter 134

~Valerie’s POV~

The warmth of her arms still lingered when I felt the tug of memory... a flash, bright and soft.

I remembered another time, years ago, maybe when we were both around ten.

We’d just finished sneaking into the Moonberry Festival—without tickets.

It had rained the night before, turning the whole field to mush, and Solstice had dared me to race her across the mud while everyone was distracted by the fireworks.

We were barefoot. Wild. Laughing like banshees.

"You won’t do it," she’d said, grinning with a mouth full of caramel.

"I just did," I shot back, lifting my muddy foot.

We were chased by a guard, scolded by a high-ranking elder, and grounded for two weeks.

But we spent every single day of that punishment camped out in the attic of the old pack house, playing cards by candlelight and plotting our next "brilliant" escape.

Even then, she was a storm I didn’t want to run from—the cousin who dared the world and pulled me into the whirlpool with her.

Just like now.

I pulled back from the hug, eyeing her suspiciously. "So... you really forged documents to get into PSA early?"

Solstice blinked innocently, brushing invisible lint off her hoodie. "Well. I wouldn’t say forged. That sounds so... illegal. I prefer the term accelerated my acceptance."

"Solstice." I gave her the cold glare, but deep down, I was proud of how her mind worked and her talents—talents that would soon land both of us in trouble.

"Fine. Maybe I edited a few application dates. I knew I’d get in anyway—it was just a matter of speeding things up."

I stared at her, unimpressed.

She smiled wider.

I groaned. "Does your mom even know you left early?"

Her face twitched. "She might’ve had an inkling... eventually."

"Eventually?"

Solstice sighed, pulled away from me and flopped backwards onto my bed. "Okay, okay. So... Aunt Tempest came to visit. I saw her text to Mum about stopping by to greet us."

I raised a brow. "And?"

"I moved the alert she sent to mom’s phone to archive before it pinged. It was easy, sloppy and easily hacked."

I covered my face. "Solstice!"

She peeked up from where she lay, grinning like the cat that ate the entire pantry.

"You think escaping while Aunt Tempest is in the same house is possible? Nah, girl. That woman’s nose is sharper than mother’s intuition. I had to bolt before she went full Bloodhound on me."

I dropped beside her, staring at the ceiling.

"And you didn’t think to at least wait until your room at the school was ready?"

Solstice shrugged. "Even my hotel. I had booked it in advance but that was slated for next week or a couple of days out."

I raised a brow.

"Well... I did try. But the nearby ones were booked solid. The closest availability was tomorrow. I had already shifted my transport and forged my class pre-approval letter. I couldn’t delay again."

I exhaled through my nose. "So... let me guess. You have nowhere to sleep tonight?"

She winced, then smiled sweetly. "You have a cosy room, and I brought my own blanket."

I gave her the most tired look I could muster. "One night. Just one. But tomorrow morning—up early, out fast, and blend in before anyone starts sniffing around."

She saluted. "Scout’s honour."

"You were never a scout."

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