Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 149: Quite A Day

Five thousand Cede notes.

Violet stared at the crisp stack of bills, her fingers carefully tracing over the smooth paper like it was her firstborn child. Even after deducting expenses, paying for refreshments, compensating helpers — the ones who allowed her to —, and ensuring everything was squared away, she was left with a very impressive sum.

For the average Lunaris student, five thousand Cede was pocket change. But for her, a scholarship student who had learned the art of stretching every coin, this was a small fortune. It would last her through the semester if she spent it wisely.

But then again, Lunaris was a vampire, sucking wealth from its students like a starved beast. Everything in the school was costly, its prices hiked all thanks to the privileged ones who were willing to pay at whatever price offered.

Violet wasn’t worried, though. If today had taught her anything, it was that she had ways of making money. Lunaris was a bleeding gold mine, and she had every intention of striking it rich again.

Her gaze traveled toward the small, green-furred menace snoozing soundly on her bed, blissfully unaware of the next financial endeavor she was already planning.

It would take some serious convincing to pull him into another stunt like this. She had caught him off guard this time, there was no way he’d fall for it twice.

Or would he?

Violet smirked. If she could charge the elite students a ridiculous sum just to hold Kitten Roman, then she could surely convince the cat himself.

She just needed to find the right leverage.

Of course, there was no way Violet could have pulled it off without her roommates and was grateful for their help. Ivy and Lila were both from well-to-do families and didn’t need her money, but not Daisy.

Violet had insisted on paying her for her time but she wouldn’t accept it. She had even tried slipping some Cede notes into Daisy’s bag when she wasn’t looking, only for the girl to return it with a stern, unimpressed stare.

"It’s your money. You worked hard for it," Daisy had said, leaving no room for argument.

Of course, Violet was touched. But she wasn’t stingy either. One way or another, she would find a way to repay her. All of them.

Violet’s train of thought was interrupted by Lila, who had been keeping a watchful eye on her like a hawk tracking its prey.

"That’s the third yawn now," She noted.

"She’s probably exhausted," Daisy chimed in, stretching her arms above her head. "That was a grueling three-hour event."

own limbs as another yawn—the fourth one now—forced its way out. Now that the adrenaline of her

I’m dead tired," Violet

party until morning. You’re going

until eleven. We’ll be back by ten

already looking forward to a blissful, undisturbed

of words. "Did you just say we? As

the shift in

looked at Lila. The silent conversation between them lasted mere seconds, but

They were hiding something

"Dion has this mini-party

her brow. Kind

Lila continued quickly, "he didn’t want any drama with the cardinal alphas. Especially Asher. You know how he is about other guys around you. Dion just didn’t want trouble. Please,

temple where a

"I’m just mad that a certain asshole still has a say in my social

nothing but silence as they waited

waving them off, "even if I wanted to go and cause problems, I’m way too tired. You guys go have

up, and before Violet could even

you! Thank you! Thank you!"

Violet blinked. The hell?

like this. But Lunaris Academy had transformed her into someone who accepted these

her. "Now

was emptied, leaving only Violet and

the tiny

hadn’t he transformed back yet? Then again, Roman had been doing this for years. He’d shift back when he

way in hell she was risking that

sleep but she couldn’t mislead or give Roman Draven ideas. She wasn’t into

back to his human form, this unholy alliance would be over, and

thought, she crawled into bed, keeping a reasonable distance between herself and the sleeping cat. She was determined to stay on

the harder it was to resist the

Fuck it.