My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 37

Chapter 37: Saved, Again

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Chapter 37

~Valerie’s POV~

I exhaled and rubbed my forehead. The last thing I wanted was to put myself out there for someone like Emerald to be watchful of me. "Sorry. I didn’t mean to zone out."

"You don’t have to apologize," she said softly. "I get it. A lot happened today." She paused, studying my face. "I know you act tough," Emerald continued. "And you are tough. But that doesn’t mean you always have to be okay."

I looked at her and chuckled softly. "When did you get so wise?"

Emerald grinned. "Been spending too much time with Nova’s philosophy books."

We shared a laugh, and it helped, even for a moment. But after that, shit became awkward.

Although I had always had my eyes on Emerald and how she either supported or did not support me at times, I didn’t want to shake my alliances right now.

"Umm..." Her eyes darted to my laptop, and before she got the chance to speak, I spoke too.

"Yeah, uh..."

We both laughed, and Emerald pointed at me. "You go first," she offered, and I smiled.

Bingo!

"Just a random question though."

Emerald shrugged. "Any is better at this point." She chuckled cutely. And for the record, you and I haven’t really bonded or, you know, hung out."

"Then what are we waiting for?" I laughed in return.

I loved the fact that she came to me. It showed me something, but as a Snow, that meant guard up until I chose to be open to you and let my guard down. So now, I’m searching for slip-ups.

I wasn’t naive. My family’s death flashed before my eyes and I inhaled.

"Waiting for you," Emerald stated.

I smiled back and nodded. "Do you ever wonder if all this... fate, you know, mate bonds, guild wars—it’s just one big trap?" I asked suddenly.

She blinked, then nodded slowly. "First of all, I didn’t expect this."

"Yeah, me too."

"You’re weird," Emerald laughed, "but yeah, all the time. Like we’re playing roles in someone else’s game."

"Exactly. For me, I would say it’s the Moon goddess’ game."

Emerald leaned forward, resting her chin on her knee. "But you know what? If we are pieces on a board, then I say we move ourselves. Flip the table if we have to."

I smiled at that. "True. Thanks, Em."

She smiled back and stood. "Anytime. Now, get some rest. Or at least pretend to. Night, Val."

"Night."

She closed the door behind her, and the warmth from our conversation slowly faded.

Once I heard a room door close, I reopened my laptop. My fingers moved swiftly across the trackpad, but the site was gone.

"What?" I whispered.

I refreshed. Nothing. The link was erased. The emblem—the only lead I had—was gone.

There’s no way. How... who the hell does that?

"Urrrgh!" I groaned, shutting the lid with more force than necessary, and flopped back onto my bed. My phone slipped from my fingers and landed beside me.

There was only one place left.

That club.

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