My Alphas' Dark Desires-Chapter 145: Caught

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Chapter 145

~Valerie’s POV~

I didn’t dare move as Dristan instructed.

I heard it—every scream. Every half-choked breath. The thuds of bodies hitting the ground, a grunt, a hiss and then silence—complete, deafening silence.

Until a shadow moved.

There, just beyond the trees, I spotted one of the men who had chased us. He was masked and tiptoeing low to the ground with his gun raised.

He was stalking toward Dristan who had his back turned, crouched over another body, possibly inspecting him for any identification.

My blood ran cold.

I could smell it from here—silver bullets but how did Dristan not perceive it or see him? Was he too engrossed in what he was doing or?

I threw caution to the wind and moved silently.

Just as he trained his aim, I stepped out from the shadows. He didn’t know I was behind him until it was too late.

I gripped his shoulder, twisted and snapped his neck.

The crack was clean. His body dropped like a rag doll, and the bullet fired—wild, off target.

Dristan stood the second he heard it. His eyes whipped toward me just as the body crumpled. He rushed forward, eyes wide.

"You—" He stopped, looking at the man at my feet, then at me.

"You killed him," he said slowly.

I raised an eyebrow. "No. I knocked him unconscious... aggressively."

He stared at me.

"I promise, he’ll be out for hours."

Dristan just blinked, either he was confused, or just scared for me or about me, I did not know.

I stepped past him, brushing my shoulder against his. "That’s your gift for tonight. Now we’re even. Do not speak of this night," I stated rather sharply as I moved.

The last thing I needed or wanted was for word of me seeking out Nightshade Group to be out. I knew he was cleaver but I just needed to make sure before he told the other heirs.

He turned slightly. "Which part? The Nightshade... or the kiss?"

I halted mid-step, keeping my back to him. My fingers curled tightly at my sides.

But I said nothing and instead, walked away.

Behind me, I heard the low chuckle of a wolf who’d tasted fire and now craved the burn.

"I’ll take the first," he called after me, "but not the last, mate."

I didn’t turn back but I knew Dristan was still watching.

Just like he always did and it scared me that part of me... that liked it. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

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I barely made it back to the campus grounds by nightfall, as the half moon, cast long silver rays over the Eastern Wall.

All the while, I had thoughts of Dristan, our kiss, Kai’s kiss... I sighed when I remembered Kai. I did not know what had happeed to him but I felt deep pain from him, one filled with regret.

Just the thought drifted my mind to the alpha heirs’ blue eyes and the reason behind it.

The air was cold and crisp, and I hugged my hoodie tighter around me as I scaled over the old back gate and landed quietly on my feet.

"Finally in," I muttered thinking I was in the clear.

Until—

"I wonder what it is that carried you out of school, Ms. Nightshade."

The voice sliced through the air like a blade wrapped in velvet—smooth, deep, but laced with something that made the hairs on my neck rise.

I froze. I had never heard that voice before and that spoke a lot since I most recalled the voices of people who spoke to me.

Who was he? And what was he doing here?

Was it Xander?

It couldn’t be. Xander’s voice and sense and the way I sense and feel him is basically... nonexistent with this person.

And worse, I didn’t recognize the presence that followed it.

Slowly, I turned.

And whne I looked up, my eyes held the figure of the guy who stopped me.

He stood balanced atop the metal rail of the back fence like he was born there—effortlessly graceful.

His black coat billowed slightly in the breeze, flowing down to his ankles. He didn’t look like any student I’d seen before.

His hair was long, pitch black and glossy, trailing behind him in waves that shimmered under the dim light. His skin was pale—smooth, and sharp around the jawline. And his eyes... gods, those eyes.

Blood... sucking... red.

They were cold and hot as hell but inside they burned like ice, knowing. And locked directly onto mine.

I swallowed hard, my mind scrambling.

"Give me one reason," he said, now stepping down from the fence with cat-like elegance, "why I shouldn’t taze you and report you for sneaking out of school grounds?"

His voice was calm, yet everything about him screamed authority—and danger.

My fist curled at my side, the lie slipping out before I could stop it. "I wasn’t... sneaking. I was with Dristan."

His brows rose slightly. He didn’t look surprised. More... amused.

"Dristan?" he repeated, tilting his head as if trying to assess the weight of my words. "As in... Dristan Alexander?"

I nodded and too quickly I might add.

Calm down, Valerie. Calm down. You’ve been in these situations before and you have scaled through. A lie of this mgnitude shouldn’t phase you at all.

Except that it did.

First, I had no idea whom I was lying to and second... Dristan?

I was lying and using Dristan whom I had just ignored, not even Kai or...

The guy hummed under his breath, still watching me with that unnerving calm. "Shall I call him and confirm that story?"

My heart skipped. I knew most people wouldn’t dare try. But this man? I had the growing suspicion he absolutely could and Dristan wouldn’t find him annoying much.

I shut my eyes briefly, managin to clammy racing heart and fear while putting on my best stoic, yet unique face for evading interrogations.

And just as I was about to decline, he added casually—

"As Vice President of the Student Council, it’s well within my rights to verify such a claim. And since he is the President of said council..." he trailed off and pulled out his phone, holding it up as he walked forward. "It is only fitting that I do."