My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 158

Chapter 158: Owned and Claimed 2

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Chapter 159

~Valerie’s POV~

My eyes went wide as several gasps echoed around me. Whispers turned to silence, and even the air paused.

"What?" Gasped followed, and Titania blinked.

"And mine. She is my precious mate," Kai added in a firm voice, stepping to my other side, clenching his fist as all the guys surrounded me, blocking our classmates from advancing.

"Mine too," Xade stated coldly, glaring down at every girl who dared speak against me.

"She’s my mate as well," Axel growled, stepping forward, the edge in his voice sharper than steel.

Ash came next. "And ours. Bound by fate," he said, flanked by Ace, whose crimson eyes were lit like fire.

"She belongs to us," Ace declared, softer, but the weight of his voice silenced everyone.

Titania’s mouth opened... and stayed that way. She fell to her knees, unable to process the truth she’d just heard. "No.... no way. I... I should have known."

Brielle let out a tiny choking sound.

"Valerie Nightshade is mated to us all, blessed by the moon goddess," Dristan declared. "And I swear, henceforth, disrespecting her is an equal disrespect to us all. And let it be known that I intend to find the culprits who slandered my mate."

Kai continued, his voice rising, "whoever slandered her name—online or in person—will face the full wrath of the Heirs of PSA."

"There will be no escape," Axel added, his fists clenched. "We will press charges," he stated, his eyes trained on a few cowering students near the back.

"And I’ll enjoy punishing every last one of you," Xade declared, his voice low and lethal.

"To the point you’d wish you were never born," Ace completed as his eyes glinted evilly.

"Because, Valerie Nightshade is ours and not a whore," Ash chimed to let everyone know.

Astra practically preened in my head.

But me... I stood there, heart thudding wildly, surrounded by six blazing auras, and every single eye now trained on me like I was the moon itself.

I did the only thing I could think of. I turned and ran.

But then, the world around me blurred.

I wasn’t crying, but I wasn’t breathing either. I had to get away before I broke in front of everyone.

But I didn’t get far because a hand gripped my wrist gently but firmly.

I looked up to see Xander staring at me.

He hadn’t spoken and hadn’t stepped in earlier. But now, as the storm behind me still rolled in growls and murmurs, he stepped forward and blocked my path.

"Valerie."

My name from his lips was a whisper and a thunderclap.

I froze because something inside me clicked, and all I wanted to do was stay protected in his arms or evade him and run too.

While my mind still processed what was happening, Dristan was there in a breath’s air. His arms wrapped around my waist. He didn’t give me time to run again as his fingers slid up my side, then cradled my head, lifting up my face to look at him.

"You all want a show?" Dristan muttered. I swallowed, unsure of what he wanted to do, and then he kissed me.

Right there. In front of everyone.

His mouth crashed into mine—hungry, possessive, desperate. My body jolted like a live wire.

The noise faded. My heartbeat roared in my ears, and for a second, I forgot the stares.

Then he pulled back, barely an inch, his breath warm against my lips.

"I love you," he said with a softness that far superseded anything I had ever known and just as certain, like he’d known it all along.

My lips tingled. My heart rattled in its cage. He looked at me like I was his anchor—like the storm inside him would settle if I just said something.

But I didn’t.

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