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CHAPTER 40
~Valerie's POV~
As soon as I said the words, four familiar voices cut through the air behind me like thunder.
"No way."
"The fuck!"
"It can't be."
"She's mine."
I didn't even need to turn around—I knew who it was. The Alpha Kings' Heirs. All four of them had caught up to me and my stomach dropped.
But that wasn't the worst part.
What truly freaked me out was the other guy—the one standing beside the guy who was currently holding me like I was something precious. Because he… he said it too.
"Mate."
I met his eyes—blue, calm, and intense. The moment our gaze locked, Astra inside me jolted like lightning had just struck her spine.
"Mate," she breathed.
Shit. Not again.
I closed my eyes, shaking slightly. My mind was already about to split from the pressure, and now… this? A fight was about to break out. I could feel it.
Why? Why would the Moon Goddess do this to me?