Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 77: The Agreement

Adele stood before the Cardinal Alphas, her eyes blazing with fury. Asher, Roman, Alaric, and Griffin seated like chastised children, their usual dominant energy dulled under the healer’s scathing glare.

"What the hell were you all thinking?!" Adele’s voice rose, resounding through the room. "Do you know I had to give her five heat suppressant shots? Five of them just to ease her from her torment!"

Roman shifted uncomfortably, his head hanging low. Guilt weighed heavily on him, after all, he had come the closest to crossing the line.

"We’re sorry," he said quietly, his voice laced with regret.

"Sorry?" Adele’s voice sharpened like a whip. "Does sorry make up for the induced heat you all forced the poor girl into? The trauma she might carry?"

Alaric frowned, his tone defensive. "How is that even possible? Humans don’t go into heat. She’s human, right?" He looked at his cardinal brothers for confirmation.

Adele shot him a withering look. "Forgive my phrasing, Alaric," she said, her voice cold but controlled. "Humans don’t experience heat like werewolves, but I’ve never seen pheromones that strong, strong enough to affect all four of you." Her accusing gaze swept over each of them, as if daring them to challenge her.

She continued, "But since she’s a human, I can theorize that Asher mentally drugged her." Adele finished by giving Asher a pointed look.

Asher in question raised his hands in mock surrender, his tone bordering on indifference. "She was only supposed to desire me," he argued, his confidence slipping when Griffin growled low in his throat.

"So you’re not denying it," Griffin snapped, his eyes burning with anger. "You mentally blitzed her, didn’t you?"

"I didn’t drug her!" Asher shot back, his own growl rising to match Griffin’s. "It was only a suggestion. A small game. One that shouldn’t have escalated like this."

Alaric eyes narrowed. "So your ego’s so fragile now that you have to compel women to sleep with you?" he challenged, his voice dripping with disdain.

eyes darkening dangerously behind his shade. "Let’s not forget that she was perfectly fine until she ended up alone with you in that classroom. For all

Griffin interrupted, disgust plain

Alaric. "You’re the one who knows exactly what I said to her that night. Did you torture her to get that out of her? Or did your wretched lightning fry her mind and now you’re conveniently

feet, his lightning crackling faintly in the air.

incident and for good reasons. Especially with Asher around. Who knows what that bastard

barked, his voice carrying the weight of an Alpha command. His sharp glare silenced both

arms crossed tightly over her chest, her expression unreadable. After a tense pause, she spoke again, her voice

incident to the Alpha King. Maybe then you’ll take this seriously before a dead girl or, rather, a zombie...." She

voice was immediate,

them rising to their feet in unison, their urgency written on their

by their sudden unity. "Oh, now you care?

them sat, standing with

silence, saying with a foreboding tone. "You know what would happen if the Alpha

waver. "I’m sure Elijah would only

enough to eliminate any threat to his plans," Asher interjected, his voice tinged with a mocking edge. "Perhaps then, a dead girl would end

narrowed, her tone cutting.

command. "This ends now. The only solution to this problem is

his lightning still

with defiance. "Violet is not

all heading down the same path," Roman said, his voice quieter but no less