My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 11

Chapter 11 - Thoughts and Agenda

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Chapter 11

~Kai's POV~

The quiet corner behind the old training grounds had always been my personal sanctuary. No one came here. No distractions. Just silence.

Usually, I could clear my head in a place like this. But today? It wasn't working. Because the second I sat down, my wolf wouldn't shut the hell up.

"Mate. Mate. Mate," Kaiser chanted internally.

I exhaled sharply, clenching my fists.

"Kaiser," I warned.

But he kept going. "Mate. Ours. Take her. Now."

I growled lowly. "I can hear you just fine."

Kaiser snarled back. "Then why are you ignoring the truth?"

I shut my eyes. "Because she's not my mate."

"Lies."

I could feel him pacing in my mind, restless, furious. Just like how I was right now, but if someone didn't see it in my eyes, they would probably think I was my usual stoic self.

"You feel it. You know you want her. You want to hold her, to protect her. And you sure as hell don't want any other man near her."

I stiffened.

My fingers curled into fists as I recalled the sickening jealousy that burned through me every time I saw Axel teasing her, or Xade looking at her like he wanted to toy with her.

Or Dristan... That bastard was always calculating, waiting, and analysing.

Still, Kaiser rumbled. "Her scent calms you. Admit it."

I hated how true that was.

That morning, when she stepped onto the combat field, my entire body reacted before I could stop it.

The faintest whiff of her scent, and my wolf eased—like she was something familiar, something safe.

And I hated that. Because nothing about her should be safe to me. I growled. "She's not mine."

Kaiser's voice was dark with amusement. "Keep lying to yourself."

"She's not mine if the Moon Goddess decided to fucking share her." There the cat was out of the bag. That thought alone sent a bitter taste through my mouth.

A mate bond was sacred with a single connection and a single person. Then why did mine have to belong to others? Why was Valerie bound to all of us?

How the hell was I supposed to accept that? How could I claim her, knowing she was meant for others, too?

Kaiser growled. "Then what are you going to do? Watch the others claim her first?"

I scoffed. "That stubborn brat? You think she'd let anyone claim her?"

Kaiser's growl turned into a low warning. "Don't insult my mate."

"Our mate," I corrected before I could stop myself.

Kaiser let out a satisfied growl. "Oh, now you want to claim her?"

I clenched my jaw. Damn him. He knew how to play games like that cunning Xade. Before I could retort, my phone buzzed in my pocket. It was the special tune I used for the Alpha Kings' heirs.

So I knew at once that this was serious. I yanked it out, my gaze darkening as I read the message.

Dristan: Meeting room. Five minutes. Topic: Our mate.

Kaiser growled in satisfaction. "See? I told you to be fast."

My veins bulged, my fingers tightening around the phone.

"Shut the fuck up.," I reprimanded Kaiser, but even at that, deep down, I already knew I was screwed.

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~Drsitan's POV~

A mate.

That was the one thing I never wanted. Yet, here she was.

Valerie Nightshade.

The bane of my existence. The only person in this godforsaken academy who had the audacity to defy me.

And somehow, she was mine.

I sat in my private study, a dimly lit room tucked away in the East Wing of the academy's main building. It wasn't part of the dorms—it was an exclusive space reserved for me, where no one dared to intrude.

Except now, my thoughts weren't my own. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Soren, my wolf, was restless. He paced in my mind, threatening to take over.

"She is ours."

I exhaled slowly, resting my forearms on the polished wooden desk before me. The room was silent, but my thoughts?

They were loud as hell.

"She defied you. She resisted. She should have bowed, but she didn't."

That was the problem, wasn't it?

Everyone bowed to me.

Everyone.

I didn't have to demand submission—I simply existed, and they fell in line. But Valerie? She looked me in the eyes. She challenged me, and worst of all, I wanted to let her.

My fingers curled into a fist.

This was the Moon Goddess's idea of a joke.

Not only had she given me a mate, but she had shackled me to three others.

I had spent years ensuring my control remained absolute—never letting anyone get close or have leverage over me.

And now?

"She is different," Soren murmured in my head. "You feel it. She isn't just defiant—she is dangerous."

Not yet.

"Meeting room. Five minutes. Topic: Our mate."

"Welcome to my world, Valerie."

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~Dristan's POV~

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