My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 93

Chapter 93: Re-Match with Stakes

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Chapter 93

~Valerie’s POV~

I cleared my throat quickly, lowering my gaze, grounding myself in the now.

Kai stood at the entrance, holding a spear in one hand, a confused smile tugging at his lips.

"I didn’t know you trained here too."

I cleared my throat and straightened up, quickly stepping away from the centre of the arena toward the edge to see him properly and hope this wasn’t another one of my... dreams or thoughts.

"It’s a free centre, isn’t it?" I said casually. "Felt like it."

He walked in slowly, twirling the spear with practised ease. "Got a lot on your mind, huh?"

I pursed my lips. "Maybe." No way in hell I was saying more than that, even if he asked. How was I supposed to say I was daydreaming about the others casually?

He scoffed playfully. "Same. Wanna spar it out?"

I gave him a look that said I was not afraid, but he should be. "What? Want your ass kicked again?"

Kai grinned. "No. But looks like you’re scared of getting yours kicked, which is why you’re evading me."

"Me?" I placed a hand dramatically on my chest and scoffed. "Nah." But Kai did not buy it. His eyes still watched me like they saw deep into my skull. "Okay, fine. I’ll indulge you."

"Better," he declared, tossing the spear aside.

"Let’s play a game," I declared out of the blue, wanting to make this enjoyable.

"A game?" Kai raised a brow. "What kind?"

My grin widened. "Loser pays up."

Kai narrowed his eyes, half amused. "And what’s the payment?"

I tried to think. Money wouldn’t affect him much, but...

Kai beat me to it. "No, payment," he said, stepping into a stance. "Just higher stakes. The loser removes one piece of clothing per round."

I gawked at his proposal. "Are you a perv?"

He shrugged innocently. "If you don’t want your clothing gone, then I suggest you pay close attention and not lose."

I rolled my eyes but couldn’t help the smirk tugging at my lips. "Fine. Best out of three. The loser would be in their underwear by the end."

Kai winked. "Deal."

We circled each other on the mat, the weight of everything I’d been carrying pushed aside by the adrenaline rising between us.

This time, I was going to fight my way. And if he thought I’d lose a single round to that cocky smirk, he was about to be very, very disappointed.

"Begin." The word had barely left my mouth before Kai lunged.

I dodged easily, light on my feet, letting instinct guide me. He came again, sweeping low, and I flipped sideways, catching my balance and landing a clean strike to his ribs.

I met every strike, every block, but he kept shifting angles, adapting with each move. He caught my leg mid-kick, spun me, and lightly shoved me backwards.

I stumbled but quickly caught myself, did a flip when he was least expecting and kicked him hard till he slipped and fell to his butt.

"Point," I smirked.

Emphasis on ’Tried’ but I failed. Meanwhile, Astra was already purring in the back of my mind like a cat in heat.

Okay. Enough.

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