My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 163

Chapter 163: Onto Her

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Chapter 164

~Solstice’s POV~

There was a pause between us. I wanted to tell her no. I wanted to drag her back to the dorms and lock her inside until the storm passed. But looking at her—this version of Valerie, forged through scandal and silence—I knew I couldn’t stop her.

"You’ll go alone?" I asked, even though I already knew the answer.

"Would you stop me if I said yes?"

I didn’t answer.

Valerie sighed and looked out the cracked window. Outside, wind pushed through the trees like a warning. "I don’t have time to wait for this school to calm down. I need to know the truth. Blue Willow came up in encrypted files tied to my family name. That can’t be a coincidence."

I swallowed. "Do you think it’s a person? A place?"

"I think it’s a front." Her voice turned colder. "A name someone is using to hide whatever’s left of the Nightshade legacy."

My throat tightened. "You really think your family’s enemies are hiding in a club?"

"I don’t know," she said softly. "But I’m going to find out. With or without backup."

I stared at her. This girl—this storm in human skin—had more conviction than anyone I knew. Even when the world pressed its heel to her throat, she didn’t flinch. She calculated.

And maybe that’s what scared me the most.

"Val... promise me something."

She looked back at me, tilting her head.

"Don’t shut the alphas out just to protect them."

Her gaze darkened. "It’s not about protecting them."

"Then what is it?"

"It’s about not letting anyone else write my story before I find the last Chapter myself."

The words rang in the silence.

I stepped back. "Okay. I’ll cover for you the night of the party. Make sure no one notices."

Valerie’s gaze softened slightly. Not thanks. Just... acknowledgment. The kind only she could give.

"Solstice?"

"Yes?"

"Tell the others nothing. Not until I say."

"Not even Kai?"

"Especially not Kai," she said.

That surprised me. I thought with the bond they had grown, she would want to confide him later.

But I nodded because I knew, if Valerie was going back into the dark... She didn’t want to be followed and as much as I wante dto follow her, one of us needed to cover for the other.

"Alright. Also, what do we do about Big bro, Storm and Dad?"

Valerie exhaled before turning fully to face me, with he rhands locked behind her. "Like I said, we tell him the truth. That’s the only way out of this even though Uncle Zade and Aunt Aira would be worried sick."

I sighed, knowing it wa shard for her to lie to my parents but it was needed. "Okay, in that case, we need to move fast with Nightshade Thorn."

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~Dristan’s POV~

The student council office was unnaturally quiet today. Everyone had been busy with the affairs of school.

And the other heirs, Axel, Kai and Xade were busy doing Gods-know-what.

My fingers flipped the edge of a report as my eyes skimmed line after line of disciplinary complaints, most of which I’d memorized by now. But a different document lay tucked beneath the stack.

Confidential – Regarding Missing Kin.

Principal Whitmore,

It has come to my attention that my daughter has gone missing under my roof, and we have traced her steps as far as the PSA Academy. We believe she may be enrolled under a false name. Due to internal threats and ongoing political tension, her safety is imperative. I will be arriving in person soon to conduct a quiet search.

She escaped barely a week or two ago, early spring. She is seventeen. A beautiful blonde haired with sparkling blue eyes. Please assist with discretion.

Sincerely, Alpha Zade Gold.

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