My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 84

Chapter 84: Not A Property

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Chapter 84

~Ash’s POV~

Back to Present – Starlight City, Prestige Supernatural Academy (PSA)

We returned two days later. And the second we stepped onto the academy grounds, heads turned.

But that wasn’t what bothered me. In my case, as soon as our boots touched PSA ground, I felt it. Something had shifted.

The air smelled different—heavier and somewhat sharper, laced with tension and the faint sting of old blood.

Ace walked beside me, conversational as always, but even his smirk faltered.

"You feel that?" he asked, keeping his voice low.

I didn’t answer yet because my mind wasn’t here.

It was still back at the estate.

Still standing outside the living room door with the weight of a prophecy echoing in my chest and my mother’s words carved into my skull.

The Blood Moon Wolf. A girl born of blood and ash. Silver and violet.

Valerie.

My thoughts spiraled straight to that moment—when my mother’s smile vanished the second her name left my mouth.

When everything around us paused like the universe had just connected a thread none of us were ready to pull.

Valerie Violet Sapphire Nightshade.

Ace had to try and let my mum believe that Valerie was just Valerie Nightshade, a nobody. In that moment we mind linked, already knowing we had to find the truth and prove to ourselves as well as our mum, she was a different girl.

Even though deep within me, part of me wanted it to be true.

Was it really her?

Everything told me yes. And yet, nothing made sense. But whether it did or not, one thing was now very clear.

Valerie wasn’t just another girl with a sharp tongue and too much fire in her eyes.

She was the storm the Moon Goddess had attached to six powerful mates.

And maybe... just maybe... the South hadn’t fallen after all.

It had been waiting for her like mum believed.

Eyes followed us. Some widened. Some narrowed. But all of them screamed one thing—something had happened.

Ace slowed beside me, his posture tense, alert. "This isn’t the usual we-missed-you fanfare."

He was right. Though we had spent some days here, we had some girls who were already fan girliing at us due to our social media presence and background.

This wasn’t curiosity either.

I stopped a co-senior passing by, one of the bigger guys from the combat division. I didn’t even touch him, but when he caught my stare, he jolted like I’d punched him.

"Hey," I said. "What the hell happened during the past two days?"

His eyes flicked between me and Ace, and he licked his lips like his mouth had suddenly gone dry. "I–uh—there was a simulation. A special one, the day you two left."

"So?" I pressed, stepping in just slightly.

They all knew Ace and I had fought their Alpha Kings’ Heirs, and a few probably knew the reason was Valerie.

The colour drained from his face when I stepped closer. "Valerie... she was attacked."

My heart slammed to a stop.

"What?" My voice came out too sharp and too loud.

He stumbled over his words. "The dome—it glitched. I heard there were masked men. Real blades. She disappeared inside the system for hours before the instructors were able to retrieve her. No one knows what happened in there, but..."

But.

My wolf surged, claws scraping just beneath my skin.

"But what?" I hissed, unable to withhold my anger and agitation.

He swallowed. "She came back covered in bruises but she was alright. She came back with Dristan and..."

I didn’t wait to hear more. My feet moved before my brain could catch up.

"Ash!" Ace barked behind me, but I was already gone, storming across the courtyard.

Immediately, he mind-linked me.

"Ash, wait! We need a plan!"

"She was attacked, Ace."

"I know. But barging in—"

Advanced Shifting Techniques Class.

"The stoic Lycan twin."

"The one who never spoke to just anyone unless he had to stormed in."

"Eyes glowing red and asking after a girl."

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