Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 18: Absolute Power

If Violet had thought Mary was a walking Encyclopedia, then Lila was the world wide web. She never stopped talking. And Violet made a secret note never to let her secret out to her because God knows who she might leak the information to.

Although Violet noticed that every word she let out was essential information required for her stay here and there was no backbiting — at least to someone that doesn’t deserve it. But even at that, Violet was keeping her secrets to herself.

Just like her, every student in the West house was heading to the dining hall. And it seemed old habits don’t die young because just like her first day at school, the student’s creepy stares followed her as usual making her skin prinkle with the awareness.

However, Violet was pretty much used to it and ignored them, listening avidly to the stories Lila had to offer, keeping the important ones and filtering out the rest.

"About Ivy...." Lila switched topics as they made it outside, now following the flock of students heading in the same direction. "Don’t hate her too much, she’s not like you think."

Violet frowned at her, "It’s the fact you think I’m stuck up on such frivolous things that annoy me. I didn’t come to this academy to -".

"Yeah yeah, blah blah, you don’t have a heart and literally don’t care about anybody, I understand." Lila cut her off before she could continue. It might have been a day but she already knew Violet’s personality.

"Deny it all she wants but the truth remains Ivy sees you as a threat and possibly jealous of you."

"Exactly, why?" Violet asked, her tone raising as the ire grew inside of her again upon remembering yesterday’s incident. "I already told her what to do if she’s that jealous."

"Calm down, Violet. Let me fill you in," Lila began. "If you haven’t noticed, Lunaris Academy only accepts the wealthy, the spectacular, and the privileged. The Sinclair family may be new money, but when Ivy first applied, she was rejected. Can you imagine the shame? Even as an elite, she didn’t make the cut. Now there are rumors that the Sinclairs paid their way into the scholarship, just to get Ivy here. And then here you come, on your first day, making it into the top twenty—a feat no one else has accomplished. A feat Ivy believes she would’ve achieved, and more, if only she’d had that one chance encounter with Griffin."

her she won’t miss the next opportunity if she sticks around me," Violet replied, voice

she was still planning, being throttled by Griffin might end up the mildest punishment she’d face. Trouble had a way

Principal Jameson to have her scholarship revoked, if she could find

But she wouldn’t give up. Beneath Violet’s hard exterior, Lila sensed there was softness; she just hid it

long trek on its own and it was much closer to the school building than the dormitories. Although the west house

the door open for Violet, sweeping her arm with mock grandeur. "Welcome to the Silvered

an

call the dining hall." Lila winked. "You’ll understand when

Lila’s words as mere exaggeration, there was already a line of students grumbling for them

swing shut almost in the next student’s face. The student cursed while Lila grinned, not

in all its glory. And to be honest, Lila had not been lying by calling it the silvered court. It was almost as if loyalty was dining in

all the extravagance befitting the academy. It was vast, large enough to hold hundreds of students on the academy ground. But size wasn’t

classical design, dominated by cream and gold. The marble floor gleamed, reflecting the opulence of the

everything kind about

ordinary students—humans and lower-ranked werewolves who hadn’t carved

was grand by ordinary standards, however their seating lacked the opulence reserved for the elite, and was adorned with simple silverware and

with conversation, offering little privacy as these students were constantly

division existed: humans and werewolves each had their own areas, though some mingled. But both groups remained