My Alphas' Dark Desires-Chapter 85: Accused
Chapter 85: Accused
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Chapter 85
~Ash’s POV~
"She’s not a property," I snapped, stepping fully between Kai and Valerie.
His aura flared. Mine did too.
The tension between us was sharp enough to cut through steel. I could feel the warning pulses of power crackling off him, his skin gave off immense heat just like his power but I didn’t care.
My wolf had already risen to the surface, pacing beneath my skin, ready to rip him apart if he touched her again.
Kai’s lip curled. "What are you even doing to her?"
I growled, the sound was low enough for only us to hear but nonetheless lethal, letting my eyes flash a deep crimson. "Not your business."
"She is my business," he shot back, jaw clenched.
"No, she isn’t," I said, barely holding myself back. "Not when she was attacked right under your noses."
His body tensed, his eyes narrowing into slits. He was offended by those words not because I lied but because it was true.
If he really was her mate, he would feel my rage and how incapable he was to protect our mate.
"You’re one to talk. Where were you when she got attacked, huh?" Kai questioned sharply.
I didn’t flinch.
I stepped closer and pulled Valerie to my side, feeling her shift slightly against me, though she didn’t resist. Kai’s hand was still locked on her wrist, and I stared him dead in the eye.
"My brother and I had already left school before the attack."
"Is that so?" he sneered, eyes scanning my face like he was trying to read something between the lines.
I narrowed my eyes. "What’s that supposed to mean?"
Kai crossed his arms and when he spoke his voice was filled with suspicion. "Isn’t it just a little too convenient that the day the Lycan brothers leave school, Valerie is attacked? How do I know you didn’t plan the whole thing?"
I blinked.
The fuck?!
My rage surged like a wave snapping free from its dam.
Valerie stood quietly, caught between us, saying nothing. Her eyes were indistinct, but I could feel her wolf flickering beneath her skin, waiting.
I stepped forward, my chest heaving. "Because she is my mate."
Kai’s eyes lit up with challenge. "Exactly."
My fists clenched at my sides. "Can you stop and listen to yourself for a second, Kai?" I said, voice tight with restraint. "She’s my mate. That means I would protect her with my life. Not harm her."
Kai didn’t back down. "What if this is all a game to you? What if pretending to care is just part of your act to take her away from here? What if your plan failed, so you came back to try again?"
I stared at him, stunned at how easily the bullshit rolled off his tongue.
He didn’t believe that. Not really but he hated not being in control and he wasn’t ready to let Valerie go with someone he did not trust.
Well, the feeling was mutual.
And Valerie had never been in his control to begin with.
He finally looked at her then, his voice softening just enough to make my skin crawl. "Don’t believe him blindly, Valerie. Just because he’s your mate doesn’t mean you know him."
I didn’t let her answer.
I moved in between them again, blocking his line of sight. "And she should believe you?"
"Yes," Kai affirmed without hesitation then he shoved me.
Wrong move.
I stumbled back half a step and caught myself, red blurring my vision.
"You should be checked," he growled. "Since you arrived, everything’s gone AWOL."
"No," I snarled, stepping forward again. "My arrival just exposed how incompetent you all are. I will not stand by while you pretend you’re capable of protecting her."
That hit home because the next second, his nostrils flared, his power rising like a wave.
"Enough!" Valerie shouted, and the force in her voice made both of us flinch.
We both turned toward her instantly.
She was panting, her chest rising and falling fast, but her eyes—her eyes were calm. Steady. In control.
"I believe you both," she said.
Kai’s gaze dropped for a second, unsure. I let out a breath I didn’t realize I’d been holding.
"You see?" I muttered to Kai, a hint of triumph lacing my voice.
"Buzz off, Ash. I’m not Dristan," he shot back, still glaring. I wasn’t one who was hushed and obviously neither was he. There was only one way to end this... a fight.
Before either of us could throw the next punch, a new voice cut in. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
"Exactly," the voice drawled. "You two aren’t Dristan. But you are acting like dummies and untamed animals."
We all turned to see Axel standng at the far end of the corridor, arms crossed, expression unreadable but filled with irritation.
He looked at us like we were a pair of kids caught fighting in the sandbox.
"Rather than fighting like two pups during moonblood, why doesn’t everyone just act civilized for once?" he asked as he walked toward us.
Valerie blinked in surprise. "Axel?"
"I don’t have time for posturing and chest-thumping." He stopped in front of her, ignoring both of us. "You okay?"
She nodded slowly. Then, without asking, he reached for her hand. I didn’t think and neither did Kai.
We both stepped forward at once, ready to tear him off her.
But Axel turned, his eyes darkening so fast and so deep that even I paused. His gaze flicked between us—sharp and icy.
"Back. Off," he said in a low dangerous voice.
There was something different about him just then. Something calm but terrifying.
And just like that, he walked away with Valerie, his hand still holding hers gently.
Neither Kai nor I moved. Not until they disappeared around the corner.
"Fuck it!" Kai exclaimed while sinking his claws into his palm.
I glared at him. "Whose fault is that? Now she’s left, you overgrown dog."
"Says the premature cat. You’re just a cat and nothing more."
"At least I’ll have nine lives and come for you even after you die," I bit back.
"Buzz off, dimwit." That was all Kai said as he walked away, leaving me alone.
I stood there for a long minute, breathing hard.
Ace appeared seconds later, sliding to a stop beside me. "What did I miss?"
I didn’t answer. I was too busy replaying everything in my head.
And the fact that I, Ash Kaid, had just let someone else walk away with the girl the Moon Goddess had chosen for me.
