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Chapter 154
~Valerie’s POV~
Solstice stood, brushing imaginary dust from her jeans. "I’ll go grab my official class log and drop it in the records office. If he checks, there’ll be proof."
"Good. And... thank you."
She paused at the door. "For what?"
"For not saying anything earlier. About the kiss. About me being a mess."
Her lips curved slightly, and she winked. "Please. I live for mess."
Just like that, Solstice was gone, but the kiss still lingered even with the room empty again.
Kai’s words, warmth and presence seemed to have been plastered all over
"I love you."
I let my fingers trail along my lips.
And for once, I didn’t feel like a weapon. I felt wanted.
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~Dristan’s POV~
I’d always been good at compartmentalising—splitting myself into the wolf, the heir, the leader. Emotions had their place, locked tight in the corners of my mind.
Until her.
Valerie Nightshade had come in like a quiet war I never saw coming. And now she was everywhere—in my head, under my skin, between my ribs.
Even now, as I paced across the marble floors of the student council annexe, I could still taste her kiss.
Our kiss.
The one I never planned. The one I shouldn’t have given her—not when I’d purposely turned cold on her just hours before.
But I’d had my reasons. I always did.
The memory of my father’s arrival yesterday came like a fist to my gut.
Alpha Alexander.
He hadn’t said much when he arrived on PSA grounds, but the command in his presence said it all. He’d dropped the assignment without even blinking.
"Star City. Underground movement. Suspected smuggling ring. You’ll go in quietly and eliminate the problem. No loose ends. And no distractions."
I knew what he meant. Valerie was the distraction.
So I’d kept my distance. When I saw her crossing the courtyard earlier that day, my chest had pulled tight, but I ignored it. I turned my back like she was nothing.
That was the worst lie I’d ever told.
She didn’t chase after me—not that I expected her to—but what I didn’t expect was how it would feel when she masked her scent, when I couldn’t find her after the conversation with my dad.
And I looked. Gods, I looked.
My heart—my fucking heart—stumbled. I’d seen her in her uniforms, seen her bruised and furious in training, but never like that. Never so... herself.
Then came the scent. Not just his presence, but his claim, Valerie’s scent was on him too..
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