My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 169

Chapter 169: Didn’t Know...

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Chapter 170

~Valerie’s POV~

I tried to pull back from him but couldn’t. "Let go," I demanded. Still Xade didn’t let up.

Instead, he wrapped both arms around me, holding me firm against his chest as he whispered, "Shhh,."

Xade buried his face in my hair as his hold tightened. "It’s okay. Please don’t fight me, Val. Just... calm down."

I struggled once more but he didn’t budge. I did it again, twice and then sagged.

Xade’s scent, warmth and fragrance all unravlled me until the silence and then I broked. A soft, choked sob escaped my throat before I could stop it.

Xade pulled back just enough to meet my eyes. His fingers brushed my cheek, wiping the tears away with a tenderness I didn’t expect.

"Don’t do that," he said softly. "Don’t bottle it up."

I blinked up at him, heart still stinging when Xade eae kissed my eyelids. A simple, fragile press of lips that made everything still.

"Let’s go somewhere quiet," he whispered against my skin. "I’ll take care of you."

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~Axel’s POV~

Valerie’s voice still rang in my ears. "I want to know exactly how each of you got your blue eyes."

It should have annoyed me.

Another girl poking at sealed wounds. Another person trying to understand things they weren’t meant to. But it didn’t.

Instead, it all ached deeply.

Because she wasn’t asking for gossip. She wasn’t looking to collect pieces of me like puzzle parts to hold power.

She asked like she felt the edges of something sharp inside me—and wanted to dull it with her presence.

And gods help me... it worked.

Even as I stared at her, the glow of the nightflowers making her eyes brighter, softer—I felt the pang in my chest twist sharply.

Because I had forgotten.

Today.

Of all days, I had forgotten what today was.

I had spent the whole damn morning smirking at Dristan and winning him during the practise Training march... until we lost. Spent the day stealing glances at Valerie, dodging Coach Rainer’s constant yelling on the field...

It was all good but it wasn’t until before detention that I I remembered what this date meant, as I stared at it on the board.

I swallowed when it struck me. All my attention had been fixed on Valerie that I completely forgot.

The others had sensed it and whispered behind me but I did not care. This was supposed to be a sacred day but I forgot.

"She didn’t do it on purpose," he tied to explain.

"How sure are you?" I questioned Acer back.

"Because I felt her pain."

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