My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Basketball Match

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Chapter 56

~Valeri’s POV~

The crowd murmured. I just rolled my shoulders and got ready. She passed the ball to me this time.

My turn.

I dribbled once and twice, shifted left, and feinted right. She bit on the fake, and I cut in and launched myself toward the net.

I jump and then shoot.

Swish.

1–1.

Titania narrowed her eyes. Good. This time she wasn’t smiling.

We kept going.

She faked a spin, slipped past me and scored again. 2–1.

I bit the inside of my cheek. Her style was different. It was almost like she was dancing. And I could feel something brushing against my skin each time she moved.

It felt like wind, but it wasn’t nor was it any pressure.

Magic.

Titania was using cheap tricks but I wasn’t backing down. As that only meant that she was scared of losing to me. I was a threat she could not explain.

I caught the ball next, ignored the weird static in the air, and moved. She tried to throw me off—maybe with a glamour, maybe with her voice—but I didn’t look at her. I focused.

One pivot. One fake. I ducked under her arm, twisted, and leapt.

The ball sank in.

2–2.

Now the court was quiet. More girls had stopped practising and were watching. Even the coach had folded her arms, nodding slowly as her eyes tracked every movement.

Titania didn’t like that.

"You’re not bad," she said, walking toward me.

"Neither are you," I replied and went straight to dribbling.

"But let’s see how long you keep up without your little rage boost from earlier."

I didn’t rise to the bait. Instead, I dribbled and passed her easily. When I was in range, I jumped and took my shot.

3–2.

Her jaw clenched. She was getting sloppy.

Her next move came harder. She practically floated across the court, cutting angles like she had invisible wings. She jumped, flipped, spun—ridiculous, really—and dunked the ball.

3–3.

I stepped back, breathing steadily. Titania was quick. But she was overdoing it. Trying too hard to show off just like Ash.

I could use that. She gave me the ball again and kept her smile back in place.

"I could have taken your place, you know," she said.

I blinked.

"Your place as an interest of the heirs," she went on in a whisper. "But they picked you. Why, I wonder?"

"You talk too much," I muttered and I was getting bored. My eyes narrowed on the goal.

Titania was expecting me to dribble as befor,e but then I feigned a jump and immediately moved back before I jumped.

She had moved, thinking I was dribbling, but when she caught n, it was too late. Titania jumped with all her strength; however, before ehr hands could reach mine, I threw the ball, aiming for a 3.

It went straight to the net.

4–3.

The crowd let out a loud ooooh, and I didn’t even smile.

I just turned and waited for her to get the ball and waited. Seeing as I got close already, Titania did not fake anything this time.

She just ran and then slammed the ball into the net like she had something to prove.

"You’re going to miss. You’re tired. You’re not good enough."

"Focus."

Swosh. Basket!

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