My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 231

Chapter 231: The Risk

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Chapter 231

~Valerie’s POV~

Once I left the dorms, I immediately stuck to the side wall as I jogged just in case I had anyone tailing or watching me.

It wasn’t until I had gotten towards the fence and ran back that I stopped in front of the forest, caught my breath, and carried on deeper into the woods, beyond the edge of the gardens, guided only by the glow of my phone and the faint pulse of the tracker.

Minutes passed before I saw something—something faintly shimmering in the underbrush.

My heart leapt into my throat where the tracker stopped.

I darted forward, dropping to my knees, and there it was.

A small glint of metal, half-buried in a pile of dried leaves and tangled twigs. I reached for it, fingers trembling as I picked it up... and my stomach dropped.

It wasn’t my necklace or any necklace at all. It was just the tracker clipped to a random scrap of chain.

My breath caught and my eyes stung.

They’d known, figured it out, found it, and they’d played me.

Whoever took it had been careful enough to ditch the signal, leading me here like it was bait.

And it worked.

My fingers clenched around the broken metal, and I stood slowly, the weight of defeat settling over me as my chest rose and fell with each rapid breath I took.

"Valerie, calm down." Astra tried to calm me, but all I wanted to do was scream my lungs out, and just as I was ready to do it... I spotted two figures further into the forest, kissing.

I had no interest in learning who the couples were, but something pricked me to take a closer look, so I did.

The slight shine of blonde hair caught my sight under the shimmering moonlight as the girl’s hand moved, caressing the cheeks of the guy she was kissing.

And when he spun her around, I barely caught sight of his side profile before they quickly fell against a tree and then whipped their head in my direction.

As quickly as I could, I ducked before anyone could see me, my heart beating fast against my chest as my mind tried to figure out who I had seen.

Just as I stood, ready to leave, after making sure no one was looking at me, I caught sight of a pair of familiar earrings.

"Isla?"

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~Isla’s POV~

A soft moan escaped my lips as his mouth moved over mine—wild heat and dusk wrapped in a kiss meant to hush the world.

And in that moment, it did.

I clung to his collar, pulling him closer, grounding myself in the press of his chest, the urgency of his hands moving all over my body.

My back hit the bark of the old tree, but I barely felt it. All I could feel was him.

The forest around us murmured with life—crickets, wind through branches, distant water but I heard none of it.

Just the rush in my ears and the soft sound of his breathing against mine.

His hands slid along my waist, thumbs brushing the bare skin just under my sweater as his fingers moved higher, grazing under my breast.

I shuddered, visibly, as my body ached into him of its own volition, eager for more of him.

A tremble ran through me as his lips returned to mine—this time slower, like he wanted to memorize the shape of my mouth.

He bit my lower lip before driving his tongue into my mouth. I kissed him back fiercely, burying all my frustration, all the tension of secrets, into that one lingering connection.

I shouldn’t be here.

We shouldn’t be here.

But it didn’t matter. I wanted this, wanted him to fill me up badly.

His slightly rough hands cupped my face like he couldn’t bear the idea of letting go. And maybe, neither could I.

I wasn’t thinking about loyalty or duty or what anyone would say if they knew. I wasn’t thinking about Valerie, Dristan, or the trip, nor Silver’s departure and the rift left behind.

In fact, he was the balm to all the endless confusion and broken relationships hanging around me now.

I missed him. I hated to have left for the break because every second, minutes away from him felt like the end.

I was just thinking about how he made me feel.

Safe, wanted and dangerous.

His lips pressed to the edge of my jaw, and I sighed into the space between us, fingers tightening in his shirt.

No, no, no!

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