My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 60

Chapter 60: She’s Gone

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Chapter 60

~Valerie’s POV~

Xander stood in front of me, tall, looking calm as his hair billowed from the force of his arrival. His sword smoked where it had deflected the shot.

"Your simulation’s corrupted," Xander said, his voice cutting through the haze like a blade. He stood in front of me like a wall, unmoving, focused, eyes scanning the clearing with an intensity that made my stomach twist. "Get behind me. Now."

My pulse was loud in my ears, pounding like drums against my skull, but even then I hesitated for a heartbeat. "You—how did you findf me and know—"

"I said move." Xander’s voice dropped lower this time, sharper and heavier with urgency.

And this time, I obeyed.

I barely managed some steps when something shifted beneath my foot—a soft click I hadn’t heard before, quiet but deadly.

My breath caught.

The ground beneath us pulsed, and suddenly a red glow lit up the forest floor in a perfect circle. Right where I stood. A rune—one I hadn’t seen.

Crimson light flared from its center, and the trees around us began to twist unnaturally, their trunks warping, creaking as if bending toward the rune like puppets being reeled in by invisible strings.

"Valerie, MOVE!" Xander’s voice roared with something between command and desperation, but he was already reaching for me, already moving as he stretched his hand towards me just as the explosion triggered.

But this blast... this one wasn’t like what I had encountered

This wasn’t a burst of fire or a jolt of raw energy—it was a pull, not a push, a force that seemed to suck the air right out of my lungs and rip the forest apart from the inside.

It was darker, deeper—an energy that didn’t just want to break things; it wanted to erase them.

The trees screamed. The sky itself trembled.

Magic howled all around me, screaming in every direction as the rune unleashed its full force.

I saw Xander’s hand—reaching through the storm, fingers outstretched toward me—but before I could grab it, everything splintered.

Light. Noise. Power.

And then...

Nothing. All I could feel was a grip on my wrist before it went dak briefly.

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~Xade’s POV~

Al hell broke lose when the simulation went out of control for the professor and immediately, Xander disappeared.

Everyone watched in the simulation how he came to her aid but just before Valerie could move away... the situation changed and a huge explosion happened all around her.

And in that instant... she vanished.

Gone.

Not thrown. Not hidden.

Just erased.

Alarms screeched outside the dome. The simulation flickered erratically as the containment grid tried to reboot. Cadets screamed. Instructors shouted for an immediate lockdown.

I dashed in immediately, calling her name. My—our mate wa sno where to be found. "Valerie!"

No answer.

I touched the dirt where she’d stood itwas still warm but there was no blood, scent or aura.

My heart thundered in my ears.

Behind me, Isla broke through the simulation line, followed by Astraea and Emerald. Their eyes scanned frantically—hope crashing against disbelief.

"She’s not here," I murmured.

"She’s not anywhere," Astraea whispered, her magic flickering weakly at her fingertips as she opened her eyes. "Valerie is gone."

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~Dristan’s POV~

"She’s gone." The words repeated like a curse, like a hammer slamming against my skull.

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