My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 23

Chapter 23: History: Luna Zara Zephyr

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Chapter 23

~Valerie’s POV~

He turned toward the rest of the class, clasping his hands together. "We will be discussing the Werewolf War today. Let’s begin with the battle. Everyone, settle down."

I moved to a seat near Isla and Astraea, where one of Brielle’s friends sat. Mustering the best unique smile I could form, I pleaded. "Pretty please, do you think you can sit in the seat in the back?" I fluttered my lashes for added effect, but the girl tensed immediately after I said that. "Please?"

She shuddered. "Sure, sure, sure. No problem."

"Thanks." But as she stood up, I heard her mutter about not wanting my trouble before she took the empty seat in front of Dristan.

The second the girl went to sit, Dristan’s deep scowl made her jump back up and scurry off to share a seat with her friend rather than taking the seat where Brielle’s bag currently occupied.

It looks like they feared the Queen Bee as well. I took note and sat down.

Isla snickered, and I glanced at Emerald, ignoring how she raised a knowing brow.

Professor Hammond moved toward the center of the room. "Now, who can tell me the significance of the war of nineteen years ago? Specifically, the war between the Thorned Crescent rogues, the Shadow Clave dark witches, and their Alliance of Doom against the werewolves?"

Silence settled for a moment before a student near the front—a guy named Nolan—raised his hand.

"It was one of the bloodiest battles in this kingdom’s history," he said. "Half of the werewolf kingdom was nearly wiped out. The Thorned Crescent and Shadow Clave had been secretly building their army for decades, waiting for the right moment to strike. If Luna Zara hadn’t—"

"That’s debatable," another voice cut in.

The interruption came from a guy in the back two seats from Dristan—a smug-faced, sharp-tongued student named Marcus. I had noticed him in one or two classes

He leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, lips curled in amusement. "Luna Zara’s decision was foolish, in my opinion."

A few murmurs spread across the classroom. No one, to my knowledge, had openly insulted Luna Zara like that.

I narrowed my eyes. Here we go. Professor Hammond’s expression remained neutral. "Oh?"

Marcus shrugged. "I mean, come on. She was just in love. She let emotions dictate her rule. And because of that, she split the werewolf kingdom like a fool instead of ruling with an iron grip. She was scared. Too scared of the duties the people bestowed on her."

I felt my jaw tighten the more he spouted nonsense from his mouth. "If she had been stronger—more like the former Alpha Kings—this entire kingdom wouldn’t have needed to be divided."

There was a second—a single moment—where I thought about letting it slide then, I heard a deep voice from the back.

"You’ve got a problem with the Alpha Kings?"

It was Kai who spoke, and Marcus swallowed while managing to keep up his bravado.

"Bullshit." The word left my mouth before I could stop it, and the classroom fell silent. frёewebnoѵēl.com

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