Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 25: True Evolution

"There you are!" Someone suddenly jumped in front of her, startling Violet out of her thoughts.

"Ahh!" Violet screamed, instinctively landing a punch on the person’s face, only to realize it was Lila.

Lila yelped in pain while Violet’s expression shifted to horror as she recognized her friend. She hadn’t meant to hit her, but years of always keeping her guard up had conditioned her to react this way.

Violet rushed forward, hysterically checking on Lila.

"I’m okay, I’m okay," Lila insisted, trying to calm her down. "See? No damage." She attempted a smile, but her face scrunched up in pain. "But damn, that was a mean hook."

With a deep breath, Violet slowly calmed her racing heart. But almost immediately after, her expression twisted in anger.

"What the hell is wrong with you?! Why would you jump in front of someone like that? Are you asking for death or something?" she shouted.

Lila rubbed her cheek, pouting. "I should be asking why your automatic response to a small prank is to punch someone in the face. What if the person was innocent..." She added with a pout, "Just like me."

"Well, where I come from, there’s no mercy for ’small pranks,’" Violet said with emphasis. "And it teaches people like you to never try it again." She retorted coldly.

Lila’s pout deepened, her eyes almost watering as she complained, "You’re so mean."

"If I’m so mean, you can remedy that by leaving me the hell alone," Violet replied bluntly.

At first, Lila’s persistent following had been cute, but now it was becoming increasingly annoying. Violet liked to keep her distance from people—no one could be trusted.

There were no friends, only selfish individuals capable of betrayal and cruelty. This jungle of a school wasn’t a place for friendships, either. Violet refused to admit, even to herself, that Lila was slowly breaking down her defenses. That could never happen.

"Not going to happen." Lila said defiantly, startling Violet. For a moment, she thought Lila had read her thoughts.

"What?"

you’re trying to push me away, but I won’t let that happen. I can see it in

psychic

"So I saw your schedule, and we have both classes

for an answer, Lila grabbed Violet’s hand and pulled her along with

through the crowded hallway, making other students

was nothing she could do except let Lila drag

stopped in front of a numbered door. Lila flung it open and pulled them both inside before Violet even

with only the teacher missing. Violet

first freshman in Lunaris to make it to

cool air of the air conditioner,

of the students were human, but quite a few werewolves sat among them as well. Violet was glad to see that none of the Cardinal Alphas were

choose a seat at the back, trying to make herself as inconspicuous as possible. Lila, however,

up trying to drive Lila away, confident that

continued, with students glancing at her, but Violet ignored them all. Thankfully, it wasn’t long before the anthropology teacher

a coffee mug in one hand and an electronic device in the other.

and whispered to Violet, "They say Radcliff is a racist prick who prefers werewolves and practically worships them. Good thing karma gave him a

was already in front of the board. Without any pleasantries,

The True

expression, unlike some of the human students

turned, his face full of disdain as he looked at the humans sitting among the

the theory

It was clearly a loaded

asked,

he muttered, "Humans. Always the

shit. Lila had not been kidding. Radcliff