Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 54: True Instincts

She should have known that fate had never been good to her and would not start now. It took Violet approximately fifteen minutes later to realize she was fucking lost. She was a fool to have trusted the map. Whether it was the network that wasn’t good or the coordinates were totally wrong, it didn’t erase the fact she had no idea where she was.

As if that wasn’t enough, the intense feeling that someone or rather something was watching her had not subsided one bit. So when she heard a sudden howl in the distance, she froze up.

By chance, had they discovered her disappearance? No, that was not possible. No one had seen her leave. Not even her own roommates would discover she was gone until morning.

But Violet was not ignorant to think aside from the security men at the entrance, there weren’t werewolves patrolling the territory. This was a huge school after all, and the walls stopping her from escaping seemed to stretch on forever—if only she had gotten to them.

So Violet calmed her breathing in case someone was there, knowing Werewolf hearing was sharp, and even the smallest sound could give her away. She remained crouched in one of the darkest corners, sheltered beneath an ancient oak tree and surrounded by thick bushes.

Unlike the dormitory ground, there was no light in the silver glade, and Violet was both happy and unhappy for it. This way, she couldn’t be spotted easily, but at the same time, she couldn’t see well, not without her phone’s torch on. Neither was there a moon in the sky to illuminate the path. And it just unsettled Violet the more, knowing wolves had better eyesight. So yes, she was in deep shit.

As much as time was running out for Violet, this was not the time to be hasty. Violet wasn’t even sure that she was breathing anymore as she waited and waited.

Not long after, a wolf emerged from the shadows and her heart nearly stopped dead.

Violet couldn’t see much since it was dark, but the low, guttural growl and the pair of glowing gold eyes were unmistakable, freezing her on the spot. The sound from its throat was deep and menacing, such that it seemed to rumble through the very ground beneath her.

spine. Violet knew at that moment that it was tracking her by scent. So this was what all the scenting was about. They could uniquely identify her,

it in the opposite direction.

her legs burning as she pushed herself

if it couldn’t get any worse, from her left, another snarl

Oh God, no.

she was hearing. It was not

The gods help her!

way they growled, Violet could tell they weren’t just tracking her. They were hunting

something told her she didn’t want to find out. She had underestimated the academy’s defenses, and now she was paying for

grew louder, closer, their heavy footsteps crunching through the underbrush as they gave her a hot chase. If anyone had told Violet she would be running through the woods

at Violet’s jacket, leaves and dirt scattering as she pushed herself faster than she thought possible. She didn’t dare look back,

cosmic joke from the gods, because Violet managed to see the West House from a distance. She followed it out of the woods, the light from her way illuminating her path enough to spot from the

at the last second, forcing the wolves to

done it already. Violet had seen uncountable times they had the opening to do so, but they only seemed

truth, they had only chased her back in the direction of the West House. But the fear of those wide jaws with frightening teeth left Violet no room to

barreled toward it, her lungs burning and her legs screaming in protest. Somehow, she reached the safety of