Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 21: One Of Them

Determined not to let anyone ruin her breakfast, Violet ignored the unnerving stares and took a bite of her warm croissant, her eyes fluttering shut as she let out an involuntary moan of satisfaction. By the gods, it tasted so good she almost wanted to cry. This was heaven. She closed her eyes, savoring the taste.

But her bliss was cut short when she heard Lila’s panicked voice: "Violet, look out —!"

Violet opened her eyes just in time to avoid the food and drinks being thrown in her direction as her entire meal crashed to the floor.

"What the hell?" Violet snapped, her gaze darting upward. An unfamiliar girl stood over her, glaring murderously. Her eyes blazed with anger while her lips curled into a snarl of pure disgust.

"So this is what they replaced me with?" the girl spat, pointing at Violet. Her voice was dripping with fury. "She doesn’t even know the fucking rules!"

Oh, fuck. Violet realized at that moment who this was. This must be the former occupant of the twentieth spot on the Lunaboard, the elite student she had replaced. Great. She hadn’t even thought about the previous spot-holder until now.

And for once, Violet wasn’t even responsible for the trouble that had found her! She was completely innocent this time.

Now every eye in the room was pinned on them, including the elite students peering down from the platform. It was obvious that everyone expected a show, especially with many of them already pulling out their phones to record the altercation.

When Violet stood up, they likely anticipated she’d engage in a fight. Instead, she calmly brushed off the crumbs from her croissant that had fallen on her clothes during the commotion.

The girl in question was poised for a fight, clearly expecting Violet to rise to the bait. But instead, Violet simply turned her back on her and made to leave.

Turning one’s back in the middle of a confrontation was probably the biggest insult Violet could give. It meant she didn’t consider the girl a threat. She didn’t even deem her worthy of attention. The act showed that Violet was not afraid, and the girl wasn’t even on her radar as a worthy opponent.

weapon that hurt more than a verbal jab, especially when it denied someone the reaction

about to give them that satisfaction. She wanted them to lose interest in her. Perhaps if she didn’t react the

to go back to the place she belonged. At the bottom. And rest in

all of this would be over.

Don’t ignore me, you daughter of a whore!" the

her off quite like that insult. Suddenly, her

approaching like a storm. In a heartbeat, Violet was standing before her, the

gesture. So, she knew how to fight? Was that why she had the

chuckled inwardly. Good thing these privileged brats didn’t know how gutter

of immediately engaging, Violet asked, "What’s

off guard by the question. "Sharon..." she trailed off, realization dawning on

a single person — not even the staff — daring

stoked the fire by saying, "Sorry, I tend not to

Violet saw it coming. She dodged and swiftly grabbed Sharon’s arm, twisting it behind her, making Sharon yelp

even know who I am?" Sharon shrieked, struggling against her grip,

Violet didn’t care. She grabbed Sharon’s hair and forced her to face the

the crowd. "I don’t care who you are or where you come from. I don’t give a fuck about your hierarchy or the privileges you enjoy at

exactly what I plan to do. I know my place, and I’m not here to change it. So I’ll stay in my lane, and I expect you to stay in yours. No trouble, no altercation. You just leave