My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 254

Chapter 254: Talk To Him

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Chapter 254

~Valerie’s POV~

The morning was quiet, the kind of quiet that lingered because of but no tension.

I stood by the buses, adjusting the strap of my bag on my shoulder as the first group began boarding.

Everyone looked bright-eyed and excited—like this wasn’t just a school trip, but a break from all the crap we’d been drowning in for weeks.

I wasn’t so sure I could share their enthusiasm.

My dreams hadn’t stopped. If anything, they’d grown more intense, more... vivid. And waking up every morning tangled in sheets and drenched in sweat with my heartbeat thundering behind my ribs was becoming a painful ritual.

The bus was already half-filled by the time I stepped inside. I glanced around quickly, scanning for any seat that didn’t reek of social landmines.

At the front, Astraea sat beside Eryx. They were laughing about something, and when Eryx spotted me, he gave me a casual wave.

I smiled back, but it barely touched my eyes.

Emerald and Isla were together too, seated by the windows, whispering about something I didn’t bother to catch.

My gaze glanced to the side, just three seats away, where Isla and Emerald sat.

With Astraea breaking our formation for a guy, I was stuck with myself. I couldn’t blame her; she was happy.

I moved further into the bus.

About halfway through, I caught sight of an empty seat behind Ash and Ace.

Both of them were lounging like they owned the vehicle, legs stretched, heads leaned back, a constant undercurrent of lazy confidence in their posture.

I paused.

My first instinct was to keep going—to take the seat at the back where Avery and Brielle sat, isolated from the rest of the group.

But the moment I looked in their direction and caught Avery’s subtle smirk, I kicked the idea into the sun.

Nope. Absolutely not.

And then there was Kieran.

He sat three rows down with Lucy beside him, her bag resting on her lap.

The moment our eyes met, Kieran shifted.

Without a word, he shoved Lucy’s bag aside like it was nothing more than a disposable paperweight and slapped the seat next to him, patting it as if he were doing me a favour.

My gaze flicked to Lucy.

She didn’t say anything at first, but the way her grip tightened on that ridiculous plastic bag of snacks said more than enough. Her expression was blank, cold, and even.

I looked at Kieran. Then back to Lucy.

"I suggest you be grateful for the help you’ve got," I said calmly, "and try being a decent werewolf, then maybe you’d be respected more for your Alpha status."

Her jaw tensed, but she said nothing.

I turned to walk past them, and Kieran reached out, his hand brushing mine.

My entire body reacted. A pulse of heat climbed my neck, but I yanked my hand back before the contact could deepen.

Just as I clicked to queue up Free by Huntrix, a shadow blocked the light.

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