My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 318

Chapter 318: Worry: Her Mate

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Chapter 318

~Solstice’s POV~

The girls didn’t even pretend they’d stay in for the evening. It was my birthday, my first day truly back, and we all knew subtlety wasn’t going to happen.

"We’re going out," Isla declared with a smirk, already tossing her books onto her bed and peeling off her uniform jacket.

"Obviously," Emerald said with a grin, stretching her arms above her head like she’d been waiting for this all day.

One by one, they drifted toward their rooms to freshen up—showers running, doors clicking shut, the air buzzing with excitement.

Valerie lingered by the door of her room, eyes sparkling as she held out her hand to me.

"Come on, birthday girl. You’re with me," she said, her fingers curling around mine as we headed into her room together.

Minutes later, we emerged freshly bathed, hair still faintly damp, and dressed to kill. Emerald glanced at us from the living room where she sat, her smile turning mischievous.

With a flick of her fingers, a shimmer of illusion magic rippled across the dorm, layering the faint warmth of our scents into the air and the quiet sound of steady breathing.

"There," she said with a satisfied nod. "Anyone who comes sniffing around will think we’re curled up here like good little angels."

"As we will... not," Valerie cut in with a wink.

Twenty-three minutes later, we were sliding into the plush seats of a private booth Isla had booked at one of the most popular bars downtown.

The bass thrummed through the floor, the air smelled faintly of citrus and champagne, and Isla raised her glass. "Birthday drinks are on me!"

We laughed, clinked glasses, and let the night blur into flashes of music, glittering lights, and teasing shouts over the music.

Eventually, the pull of the dance floor was too strong for any of us to resist.

"Who’s ready to move some booty?" Isla wriggled her brows as she asked.

"Sign me up, Valerie chimed.

"Count me in," Emerald cracked her knuckles.

"It’s my day, come on."

We split into the crowd, moving with the rhythm, losing ourselves in the heat and pulse of it all.

That’s when I felt it.

It wasn’t the champagne buzz. It was something sharper, hotter, like an invisible hook tugging deep in my chest. Equinox stirred violently, ears pricked, claws scraping to get free.

I leaned toward Valerie. "I need the bathroom."

She nodded without thinking, and I slipped away, though my feet didn’t take me to the hallway near the restrooms.

Instead, I followed that strange, thrumming pull until I found myself stepping out the back door into the cool night air.

The second, I arrived there, and I felt my chest tighten even more as the air seemed to squeeze itself from my lungs.

The parking lot stretched out before me, dimly lit, the smell of asphalt and faint exhaust hanging in the breeze.

Equinox was growling deep within me as a masculine scent wafted into my nostrils.

Just when I thought I couldn’t find an answer to my current predicament... he dropped down in front of me from the shadow of the building, landing with the ease of a predator.

His back was to me, broad shoulders tense.

My wolf surged immediately within me as recognition snapped through us like a live wire.

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~Dristan’s POV~

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