My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 184

Chapter 184: Set-Up

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Chapter 184

~Xade’s POV~

As soon as we arrived home, I took a bath and changed into some fresh clothes. Once done, I took a moment to style and set my hair, applied my cleanser and cream, sprayed my antiperspirant deodorant, and applied a few perfumes to freshen my scent.

The second the sun began to dip low, painting the sky in streaks of molten orange and crimson, I pulled out my phone and stared at her name.

Valerie.

I stared a beat longer before hitting the call button.

I knew it was a gamble. She’d probably ignore me. She had every right to.

But she didn’t. Thankfully, Valerie picked up on the third ring.

"Xade?" Her voice was cautious, not annoyed or warm, just neutral.

That was better than I expected.

I leaned against the back patio rail of the Alpha Heirs’ House and smirked. "Hey, little Nightshade."

A pause. "Xade."

"What? Ain’t you happy to hear from me? Well, at least you picked. I was beginning to wonder if you had actually blocked or ignored me."

"What do you want, Xade? We both know you didn’t call just for this."

Straight to the point. I liked that about her. Even when she was mad at the world, she didn’t play dumb.

"I need a favour," I said, keeping my tone as light as possible, even if what I wanted wasn’t.

"I thought you were calling to check in. Is that the favour?"

"Kind of and yes," I admitted. "But not entirely, really." Another pause. I let the silence sit just long enough before adding, "Truthfully, I was worried about you, but I heard your knights came to the rescue."

"Don’t be a douche, Xade."

I chuckled lightly. "Forgive me, but I need you to come over to the Alpha House."

"No," Valerie voiced instantly.

"Val... There’s something I want to show you."

That got her attention briefly.

Her voice turned wary. "This better not be one of your jokes, Xade."

"No jokes. No traps." I softened my tone. "Just something I want you to see. It won’t take long. You have my word. I’ll even bribe you with juice and chocolates and... you know the good kind."

"What am I? Twelve or a baby, Xade?"

"My baby, little wolf."

There was a heartbeat of silence as I waited for her reply. Then Valerie muttered, "If this turns out to be stupid, I’m going to make you wear diapers."

I barked a laugh. Gods, I missed her mouth when she was angry with all four of us.

"Deal."

She hung up without saying goodbye—typical Valerie.

I stood there for a moment longer, pocketed my phone, and then turned toward the house. Axel would owe me for this.

But I wasn’t doing it for him.

I was doing it for her.

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~Valerie’s POV~

The moment I stepped into the Alpha Heir House, I regretted it.

Not because anything was wrong—yet—but because the place felt... charged. And familiar. Too familiar. The scent of them, their energy lingering in the air like tension waiting to snap.

And Astra was immediately purring in satisfaction just from inhaling their scents.

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