My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 32

Chapter 32: Guilds and Clans

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Chapter 32

~Valerie’s POV~

Principal Whitmore let the silence settle for a moment, as if letting her words sink in.

"Welcome to the Alpha Forge," she repeated steadily. Everyone could appreciate the sharpness in her tone as that spoke a lot of what we were about to face.

"From this day on, your lives will change. This isn’t like anything you’ve done before. The Alpha Forge is a specialised training program designed to test not just your strength, but your leadership, strategy, and survival skills. It will make up 30% of your entire year’s scores."

I swallowed hard. Around me, a few students shifted uneasily. Isla stood straighter.

"There are five Guilds," the principal continued, stepping to the side so a large holographic board behind her could light up with names. "And two clans within each. Each clan has eight members. Your training, missions, and tests will happen within these groups."

She turned and began reading off the names.

"Guild One—Astrum. The Star Guild.

Guild Two—Lunaria. Moon.

Guild Three—Ventus. Wind.

Guild Four—Ignis. Fire.

Guild Five—Terra. Earth."

I exhaled slowly. Terra. That was the one Storm had placed me in. The farthest from the heirs. Supposedly.

"Now," Principal Whitmore said, motioning for a teacher to bring over a clipboard, "with the call of your names, you will go stand with your respective Guild and Clan leaders."

A tall, stern-looking instructor stepped up and began reading names off.

"Guild One, Clan A: Alpha Team—Isla Storm, Bennett Corin, Maxine Vale, Yara Hunt, Felix Dorne, Elira Mave, Darien Kole, Jace Riordan and Rhys Rhianon."

Isla turned to me with wide eyes and mouthed, Alpha Team. I grinned at her and gave her a small nod. She moved away, stepping into line with her new team. She didn’t look nervous—she looked ready.

"Guild One, Clan B: Beta Squad—River Locke, Serena Vale, Dean Myles..."

The instructor continued down the list, each name sharper than the last.

"Guild Two, Clan A: Assault Team; Sirius Jade, Emerald Drake..."

"Guild Two, Clan B: Sentinel Squad..."

"Guild Three, Clan A: Tactical Strike Team; Astraea Kana, Micah Michael..."

"Guild Three, Clan B: Tactical Squad; Marcus Dane..."

"Guild Four, Clan A: Dragon’s Breath..."

"Guild Four, Clan B: Phoenix Squad..."

Then finally...

"Guild Five, Clan A: Desert Storm—Avery Kain, Mira Rhodes, Sebastian Trey..." I zoned in, waiting. "Valerie Nightshade."

"Guild Five, Clan B: Onyx Guard— Erin Cross, Anne Ginger, Tylen Shade, Renna Mare, Otto Fenn..."

My name had been called. I stepped forward, falling in line with Clan A of Guild Five. Onyx Guard. Storm had done it. He’d actually kept me off the radar.

Or so I thought.

Principal Whitmore cleared her throat. "Now, for the Guild Leaders. These are the students who have been trained from birth for leadership. They will guide you through this process."

Her voice rang out, strong.

"Guild One—Dristan Alexander."

Guild Two—Axel Zeno."

Guild Three—Xade Xavier."

A moment later, the other heirs stirred. Axel took a step forward, shaking his head. "This wasn’t agreed upon." fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

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