My Alphas' Dark Desires novel Chapter 328

Chapter 328: Fire and Earth

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Chapter 328

~Valerie’s POV~

Heat pooled deep within my chest, spreading to my stomach, my arms, my fingertips. A strange tingling sensation raced through my veins like liquid fire.

I barely had time to process it before a hard kick slammed into my stomach, knocking the air out of me. I fell backwards, coughing and gasping for breath.

The first man raised his foot, aiming to crush my skull, but I rolled away at the last second. My body scraped against dirt and roots, pain burning across my side.

I tried getting up, but the second man kicked at the ground, sending a spray of dirt and sand straight into my eyes.

"Agh!" I hissed, blinking furiously. My vision went white-hot with pain.

"Valerie!" Astra barked. "Focus! Listen to me! I’ll guide you!"

Relying on her instincts, I leapt back, putting distance between myself and my attackers. My breath came ragged, my lashes sticky with blood and grit as I tried wiping my eyes wth my arm. It only smeared the blood further.

The heat inside me intensified, building to something unbearable. I clenched my fists, trembling as my body finally stopped resisting it... and started accepting it.

And then...

I shut my eyes, letting go and allowing Astra to lead me, but that singular action put me in a different zone.

In the darkness behind my lids, I saw a small black rock hovering mid-air in my mind. Drawn to it, I reached out slowly, almost hesitantly.

The moment my fingers touched it, flames erupted around it, moulding it into something strange, unrecognisable, yet familiar.

Searing hot power uncontrollably surged through me.

My eyes flew open just as the masked men charged again.

Their daggers flashed, aiming straight for me, but something inside me snapped.

"Get the fuck away from me!" I screamed.

And immediately, flames exploded from my palms, racing outward in a violent burst. The heat engulfed their faces, making them shriek and stumble back.

And then the earth beneath us cracked.

Chunks of rock and dirt lifted off the ground, slamming into them with brutal force and knocking them off their feet.

Panting heavily, I stared at my trembling hands, then at the men groaning in pain on the forest floor before suddenly falling silent.

"What... did I just do?" I whispered.

"Valerie!" Astra’s voice thundered in my mind. "Don’t think—RUN!"

I didn’t need a second invitation.

I bolted into the night, the forest blurring around me as adrenaline surged through every inch of my body.

My legs moved on pure instinct, lungs burning as I tore through the forest.

Branches clawed at my arms, roots snagged my sneakers, and the cold night air stabbed at my throat, but I didn’t dare slow down.

Every inhale came sharp and ragged, every exhale carrying the weight of what I’d just done.

"Keep running, Valerie. Don’t look back," Astra urged firmly in my mind, the only thing keeping me grounded as my thoughts spiraled.

By the time the academy gates came into view, my entire body trembled from exhaustion.

"Dock and hide," Astra’s voice warned. I did just that before they saw me.

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