My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 260

Chapter 260: Reserve

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Chapter 260

~Author’s POV~

Erik shut his eyes, inhaling deeply as Astraea worked him over with maddening control.

The cool night air hit his flushed skin, contrasting with the heat building inside him. Every breath came out strained, every muscle taut beneath her touch.

His voice was low, wrecked. "You’re... damn it, Astraea... naughty."

She glanced up at him through thick lashes, her smile positively wicked. Then she drew back just enough to speak.

"I can do more naughty things," she whispered, her lips brushing against his skin before she sank onto him again.

Erik gripped the railing harder, his knees just barely holding steady. Magic flared in his veins, unintentional, wild. The light fixtures nearby flickered once, responding to the storm she was stirring in him.

"Astraea..." he groaned, teeth clenched. "This isn’t fair. You know what you’re doing to me."

She hummed in response, and vibration alone nearly unravelled him.

Every instinct within him warred between hauling her up into his arms and begging her to keep going. But she maintained a slow pace, so steady that it made it hard for him to focus, causing his thoughts to blur into a state of confusion.

When she finally pulled away, she wiped the corner of her mouth with her thumb, graceful and composed as if she hadn’t just reduced him to a mess.

Then, she rose smoothly to her feet.

Erik stared at her, completely breathless, his heart hammering in his chest, still reeling and utterly undone.

"I... I-what the hell? How do I even talk to you after that?" he rasped.

She leaned in close, lips grazing the shell of his ear. "Simple," she whispered. "You don’t. You take me to your room."

Erik blinked. "Astraea..." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Don’t think," she cut him off, her fingers curling around his with purpose. "You’ve done enough of that tonight. Now you’re going to feel."

And with that, she turned and tugged him after her, leaving behind the echo of running water and a stunned trail of magic in their wake.

Below, no one noticed. Above, stars blinked, and the water kept flowing.

He would never look at fountains the same way again.

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~Valerie’s POV~

The next morning arrived in a blur of backpacks slung over shoulders, half-muttered yawns, and last-minute water bottle refills as students crowded near the waiting bus.

The morning chill hadn’t quite lifted, and most students hugged their jackets tighter as they stood facing the wrought-iron gates of Graymist Wilderness Reserve, nestled right in the heart of Veradin City.

It was breathtaking.

The forest beyond looked like it belonged in another world: thick, endless woods with trees that rose like giants into the sky, their massive trunks casting wide, dappled shadows across the gravel path.

Soft mist curled around the foliage, and for a second, everything looked like something out of a mythical painting.

We were ushered through the main building first—an open gallery filled with educational displays, holographic fauna projections, and wall-to-wall cases of rare herb specimens.

After a brief orientation, we stepped back outside into the wild.

The real wild.

The kind that smelled like damp moss, ancient bark, and long-forgotten rain.

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