My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 125

Chapter 125: Stressful Warm Up

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Chapter 125

~Dristan’s POV~

I didn’t like crowds, but I liked watching her in them.

Valerie had just taken her seat, spine straight, chin lifted, and every inch of her reading was not today. Still, her silence screamed louder than most voices. And I’d heard enough.

The scent reached me first from the hallway—lovely apple scent, warm skin, something sharp and feminine. Valerie.

Then another scent layered over it.

Kieran, of course.

I stepped into the lecture hall, and right on cue, his voice drifted through the space.

"—Maybe I’m here for the lesson."

His tone was laced with that usual lazy charm, the one that oozed arrogance and amusement like it was some damn cologne he couldn’t wash off.

I watched, unseen for a moment, as Valerie didn’t flinch. Didn’t melt. Didn’t play into it.

That was good, but even still, Kieran didn’t know when to back off.

I moved forward.

One step. Then two.

The sound of conversation dipped and a few heads turned. By the third step, all eyes were on me.

I ignored the other students’ classroom tension and the whisper that swept through the back row like wildfire.

I didn’t look at Kieran, not even once. The entire time, my attention—my gaze was fixed on Valerie.

Her eyes caught mine before I even opened my mouth. Valerie blinked, slowly, and I saw that wall she always wore twitch—just a crack. Barely there.

But I noticed.

I always noticed her.

I stopped beside her desk, slipped one hand casually into my pocket, the other brushing my hair back with a slow, deliberate gesture.

My body cast a shadow across her desk, blocking Kieran’s view, and I let the silence stretch, just long enough for the tension to curl.

Then I leaned down slightly, keeping my voice low.

"Next time you make my heart stutter, warn me first, will you?" I murmured softly enough for only her to hear.

I heard someone gasp from the second row.

Valerie blinked again. And that mouth—those lips—twitched. Barely.

But it was there.

A reaction. I was dying so hard to claim them and kiss them so hard she’d forget the feel of the others’ lips on hers.

I straightened, a smirk tugging at my mouth. "Meet me after school."

I didn’t give her time to respond. I didn’t want to because, knowing Valerie, she’d want to do something or say something to refute.

So instead, I turned, shoulders relaxed, slipping both hands into my pockets now, and walked out.

Still, I didn’t glance at Kieran once. Didn’t need to.

The best way to show dominance isn’t through words. It was through the silence that follows when you’ve already won.

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~Author’s POV~

Forest Clearing – Guild One Training Grounds

The sun filtered through the canopy in golden threads, casting patches of dappled light over the forest floor.

"Well, tough luck. Next session’s starting. Two-man combat drills. They’re pairing us." freēwēbηovel.c૦m

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