My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 234

Chapter 234: Taking Her Anger Out

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Chapter 234

~Emerald’s POV~

My stomach dropped when my mum said that. There was no time for preparation, and they actually waited this late before breaking the news to me.

I was shattered through and through.

They said his name. I didn’t hear it. Or I did, but my brain refused to store it.

All I could think was, ’You are being given away.’

Wrapped in a ribbon, in the name of peace, alliance, and power, like I was a contract instead of a daughter.

**Flashback Ends**

The memory snapped back just as his feet crossed through the academy threshold.

He moved like someone who knew his power, not in an arrogant way, but in the way fire knows it will burn whatever gets too close.

He was dressed in black, fitted pants, a collared shirt half-unbuttoned like he didn’t care for formalities, and a long coat that whipped slightly behind him in the breeze.

Students noticed and, of course, were curious, especially girls, where whispers rippled outward.

Who’s that?

Is he new?

Why does he look like he walked out of a damn fantasy novel?

He is handsome.

God, sign me up to be his date.

I’m definitely going for this one since Valerie Nightshade has taken all of the Regional Alpha Heirs from us.

My wolf surged to the surface, clearly angry at the side comments, but I did not wish to react to make him feel special and to make the girls feel like I am jealous because they were free to get him if it would spare me from being tied down.

And then, he smiled.

Though his smile wasn’t directed at me... yet. But just... at the sky, like he was tasting freedom for the first time in a long time.

And I hated how beautiful that smile was.

I felt like a deer caught in the open, left vulnerable and exposed. Then, almost casually, he turned toward me, and our eyes met.

I could swear the air shifted, and my wolf, Skye, was already purring and awakening in anticipation.

His lips tilted just barely enough for me to know that he knew he was here for me.

And unlike me, he wasn’t the least bit uncertain about what that meant.

"Hello, Emerald. My name’s Rain, Rain Ryker."

"Rain..." I partly froze when he extended his hand for me to take and flashed me such a dangerous, lovely smile.

"Hi... I’m..."

"Emerald, dummy," Skye chided, breaking me from my little trance.

"Um, sorry. You know my name. Welcome to Prestige Supernatural Academy."

"Thank you. I need to first go to the principal’s office."

"Sure, this way."

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~Lucy’s POV~

It was one thing to see Kieran getting agitated because of his father’s constant meddling. But it was another entirely—something raw and vile—to see him getting agitated over someone like Valerie Nightshade.

I watched him from across the hallway, arms folded, lips pressed into a tight line. The students were still buzzing about the cancellation of the field trip and the reassignment of project groups.

But Kieran had known early. He always did.

He’d tried—gods, had he tried—to weasel his way into Valerie’s pairing. I heard the whispers about him cornering the physics professor in the back wing, offering favours, gifts, and subtle threats cloaked in charm.

It hadn’t worked.

And when the list was posted this morning, Kieran’s name wasn’t beside Valerie’s. It wasn’t even next to Emerald’s.

No.

He got me.

It’s her fault.

She took everything. The attention. The professors’ respect. The boys. Even Kieran, who once looked at me like I mattered.

Eventually, I found myself outside one of the closed-off classrooms on the east wing. The old room was partly thick with dust and neglect. A sign taped to the glass read: "UNDER RENOVATION – DO NOT ENTER," but the door creaked open with a soft push.

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