My Alphas' Dark Desires-Chapter 158: Owned and Claimed 2

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Chapter 159

~Valerie’s POV~

My eyes went wide as several gasps echoed around me. Whispers turned to silence, and even the air paused.

"What?" Gasped followed, and Titania blinked.

"And mine. She is my precious mate," Kai added in a firm voice, stepping to my other side, clenching his fist as all the guys surrounded me, blocking our classmates from advancing.

"Mine too," Xade stated coldly, glaring down at every girl who dared speak against me.

"She’s my mate as well," Axel growled, stepping forward, the edge in his voice sharper than steel.

Ash came next. "And ours. Bound by fate," he said, flanked by Ace, whose crimson eyes were lit like fire.

"She belongs to us," Ace declared, softer, but the weight of his voice silenced everyone.

Titania’s mouth opened... and stayed that way. She fell to her knees, unable to process the truth she’d just heard. "No.... no way. I... I should have known."

Brielle let out a tiny choking sound.

"Valerie Nightshade is mated to us all, blessed by the moon goddess," Dristan declared. "And I swear, henceforth, disrespecting her is an equal disrespect to us all. And let it be known that I intend to find the culprits who slandered my mate."

Kai continued, his voice rising, "whoever slandered her name—online or in person—will face the full wrath of the Heirs of PSA."

"There will be no escape," Axel added, his fists clenched. "We will press charges," he stated, his eyes trained on a few cowering students near the back.

"And I’ll enjoy punishing every last one of you," Xade declared, his voice low and lethal.

"To the point you’d wish you were never born," Ace completed as his eyes glinted evilly.

"Because, Valerie Nightshade is ours and not a whore," Ash chimed to let everyone know.

Astra practically preened in my head.

But me... I stood there, heart thudding wildly, surrounded by six blazing auras, and every single eye now trained on me like I was the moon itself.

I did the only thing I could think of. I turned and ran.

But then, the world around me blurred.

I wasn’t crying, but I wasn’t breathing either. I had to get away before I broke in front of everyone.

But I didn’t get far because a hand gripped my wrist gently but firmly.

I looked up to see Xander staring at me.

He hadn’t spoken and hadn’t stepped in earlier. But now, as the storm behind me still rolled in growls and murmurs, he stepped forward and blocked my path.

"Valerie."

My name from his lips was a whisper and a thunderclap.

I froze because something inside me clicked, and all I wanted to do was stay protected in his arms or evade him and run too.

While my mind still processed what was happening, Dristan was there in a breath’s air. His arms wrapped around my waist. He didn’t give me time to run again as his fingers slid up my side, then cradled my head, lifting up my face to look at him.

"You all want a show?" Dristan muttered. I swallowed, unsure of what he wanted to do, and then he kissed me.

Right there. In front of everyone.

His mouth crashed into mine—hungry, possessive, desperate. My body jolted like a live wire.

The noise faded. My heartbeat roared in my ears, and for a second, I forgot the stares.

Then he pulled back, barely an inch, his breath warm against my lips.

"I love you," he said with a softness that far superseded anything I had ever known and just as certain, like he’d known it all along.

My lips tingled. My heart rattled in its cage. He looked at me like I was his anchor—like the storm inside him would settle if I just said something.

But I didn’t.

Not because I didn’t feel it.

But because everything was too much—the crowd, the eyes, the weight of being kissed like a prize, right after being treated like a scandal.

"Dristan..." I whispered. "This isn’t how I want it."

He blinked, and a flicker of pain appeared in his eyes, but he nodded. "I don’t plan on giving you up either."

I didn’t even have time to respond before Kai stepped forward and Drsitan stepped aside, letting Kai take his place.

Kai brushed a strand of hair behind my ear as his other hand reached for mine. I didn’t pull away, but I noticed a flicker of hesitation or a nervous glance in his face. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

His fingers lingered, gently, as his eyes searched mine.

Kai was brave, feisty, naughty, loving, caring, and possessive, but he still looked all too... adorable.

"You’re mine," he whispered, "my heartbeat, Val..." his voice was softer than the wind. "Do you believe me, Val...?"

I barely nodded—

"Oh goddess, does she let all of them say that?" someone muttered off to the side.

My stomach tightened. The moment cracked. I should’ve turned away, but I didn’t. I leaned in anyway, chasing a second of calm inside the storm.

Instead, I looked at Kai, really looked. Kai wasn’t pushing. He was asking. I exhaled, my fingers tightening slightly around his. "Yes," I breathed.

And when he leaned in, I met him halfway.

His kiss was softer, but no less real. There were no sparks this time—there was steady heat and want grounding me to him. And I let myself have it—just for a second.

"She’s seriously kissing another one?" someone hissed, not even trying to whisper.

My cheeks flamed. The air thickened, and suddenly, I wasn’t just kissing him. I was on display. Judged, picked apart.

I stepped back, breathless, and before I could speak—

"I told you, she’s playing them all," Brielle’s hushed voice spat from the sidelines.

My heart thudded louder than before—not from the kiss.

I turned toward her, but Xade stepped between us. His growl shut the rest of the field up. But the damage had already threaded through my skin.

Xade’s voice followed next, pulling me toward him. "Ignore trash talks," he smiled. "I’ve been aching for this moment, Val... I need to know what your lips feel like when you’re not confused."

"Xade..."

Astra purred in my mind, happily encouraging me to kiss him.

"Kiss him," Astra hummed, claws curling in my chest. "You know you want to."

"However, not here. Not like this. I’ll wait until it’s real, just between you and me, it’ll feel like a dream."

Xade’s lips brushed over mine, ignoring everyone’s stares. I was beginning to melt, my heart, Asta. The matebond was starting to take effect, and I found myself leaning in and wanting them.

"Why now?"

Ash’s hand caught mine. "You didn’t think you’d escape us, did you?"

And Ace, ever gentle and cute, took the other side. "I want you too, mi amore," he said softly, eyes full of fire.

"And don’t think of leaving me out, sweetheart," Axel voiced...

My head swooned, and I tried to pull away. I couldn’t kiss all of them out here. That would only make the rumours look true, but the noise around us returned.

Somewhere, I heard someone mutter, "Of course she lets them all kiss her..."

My face burned. The whispers. The eyes. The heat in my chest was turning to ash.

"Enough," I said sharply, raising my chin before Axel could take another step.

"Val—" he started.

"No," I cut in. "You don’t all get to decide for me now." A breathless silence settled, the kind that comes after a slap.

I stepped back, brushing a stray curl behind my ear. "If you want me, mean it. But I won’t be kissed just to prove a point and not in front of your wannabe fans."