My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 153

Chapter 153: Caught Eavesdropping

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Chapter 153

~Valerie’s POV~

The second the door clicked shut behind Kai, I was swallowed by silence.

It wasn’t peaceful or comfortable. It had a haunting quiet filled with the echo of his voice.

I love you.

I hadn’t moved. Not really. My fingers still tingled where he held them, and my lips still throbbed faintly from the weight of his kiss. And I... I couldn’t stop replaying it.

Not just the kiss.

But everything he said before it.

He looked at me like I was all that existed in that moment. Like the pain I was hiding didn’t make me broken, but sacred, like I was a war worth waging.

My throat was dry, my chest too full. I couldn’t name what I was feeling—it wasn’t just guilt or fear. It was... confusion, longing, anger at my past and dread.

And something deeper. Something that had no name because I wasn’t ready to give it one.

It was filled with the rhythm of my heartbeat and the storm of thoughts swirling in my head.

He felt too real.

And part of me hated how much I wanted to hold on to that feeling.

I closed my eyes for a breath. Then I opened them again and called softly, "Solstice Aura Gold, why have you been eavesdropping on my conversations?"

I did not get a response from her and added, "I’m waiting, Ms. Silver Aura?"

I waited... and then—right on cue—a faint rustle came from the window.

I looked down just in time to catch her silhouette halfway climbing through it.

Her foot was on the ledge, one hand gripping the frame, the other holding onto a bottle of juice like it was her life source. She froze the moment our eyes met.

"Seriously?" I deadpanned.

Solstice flashed a sheepish grin. "What? I thought you’d still be with Loverboy. Figured the window was safer."

"Use. The. Door," I said flatly, lifting one brow in warning. "Like a normal person."

"Normal’s boring," she muttered, but she hopped back down and made her way around.

I sighed, exhaling as my shoulder slumped. Now, I had to fix the door that Dristan Fucking Alexander, broke. A second later, she knocked.

I didn’t even move. "It’s open."

The door creaked, and Solstice slipped inside with exaggerated caution, like I was going to pelt her with a fireball or something.

Solstice stepped in, closing the door behind her like a guilty cat caught in a pantry. She had her hair tucked under her hoodie again, and her boots were far too clean for someone who just ran here. Yeah, I could smell the sweat right away.

She looked at me with her usual half-grin, but this time, it didn’t stick.

"Hey..." she said, glancing around the room as if expecting to find Kai still here. "Cosy."

"Cut the crap," I said, finally sitting up straighter on the bed. "Were you spying on me?"

Her smirk flickered. "Spying? Wow. That’s... rude."

"Then answer me honestly," I said. "What were you doing outside my window?"

Solstice blinked. "I was on my way to the ladies’, okay? And I thought I’d stop by, see how you were doing."

"From the bushes?"

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