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CHAPTER 159
~Valerie's POV~
My eyes went wide as several gasps echoed around me. Whispers turned to silence, and even the air paused.
"What?" Gasped followed, and Titania blinked.
"And mine. She is my precious mate," Kai added in a firm voice, stepping to my other side, clenching his fist as all the guys surrounded me, blocking our classmates from advancing.
"Mine too," Xade stated coldly, glaring down at every girl who dared speak against me.
"She's my mate as well," Axel growled, stepping forward, the edge in his voice sharper than steel.
Ash came next. "And ours. Bound by fate," he said, flanked by Ace, whose crimson eyes were lit like fire.
"She belongs to us," Ace declared, softer, but the weight of his voice silenced everyone.
Titania's mouth opened... and stayed that way. She fell to her knees, unable to process the truth she'd just heard. "No…. no way. I… I should have known."
Brielle let out a tiny choking sound.