Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 167: Division Of Alphas

There was no rule that banned students from returning to the start of the race to get help. If there was, no one had mentioned it, and Violet would plead ignorance if it were judged.

At first, Violet walked briskly, then, as the urgency of the dwindling time pressed down on her, her pace quickened into a jog, then a full sprint.

Rain pelted her face, her damp clothes clinging to her skin, and the slippery path was treacherous, but Violet didn’t stop.

The werewolves noticed her approach immediately. Their keen gazes followed her, curiosity twinkling in their eyes like embers waiting to ignite.

Asher’s brows lifted in mild surprise while Griffin and Roman pinned her with their gazes, trying to guess her intention.

Alaric, who had been leaning against a branch, looking utterly bored, stiffened when he saw her coming. He straightened, his expression tightening with concern.

Violet didn’t realize how furious she must have looked striding toward Asher until one of the wolves muttered under his breath, "She’s going to punch him."

Alaric must have thought the same because he moved into her path, his jaw tight and his face painted with guilt. "Violet—"

But Violet didn’t stop. She didn’t even acknowledge him. She walked straight past him, as if he were nothing but a shadow in her periphery.

There was only one person who had what she needed, and she was going to take it from him.

Asher.

The slitted gray-eyed Alpha oozed nothing but arrogance as she closed the distance between them.

"Calm down, my little Violent queen," he taunted her, his voice a rich, velvety drawl. "I don’t think hitting me would help your situation right now."

Violet stopped right in front of Asher and regarded him thoroughly. Look at him, all smug and confident, thinking he had her all figured out.

Perhaps, he expected a slap, maybe a well-placed knee to his gut. Except Violet never had violence in mind from the start.

Asher could get another word out, Violet surged forward, gripping his hair and yanking his face down to hers. And

that night, silence fell over

But it only lasted a fraction of a second before Asher recovered quickly, his instincts sharper than

low, approving growl rumbled deep in his chest as his arms wrapped around her,

as the others were frozen for a second, right before a snarl escaped his

in visible sparks of electricity. He lunged only for Griffin to seize his wrist, bracing himself as the crackling current jolted through his body. Yet he gritted his

in hesitantly, but the glare he

this, but Asher was

hers with slow agonizing confidence, teasing, claiming, and conquering. He sucked her bottom lip, then nipped at it, his sharp canines scraping lightly against the sensitive skin. It took every ounce of Violet’s self-control not to melt into

seam of her lips, coaxing them to open wider. When she refused, he nipped

slid against hers with searching hunger. He stroked and sucked until heat bloomed in her chest, spreading like wildfire down her spine, and pooling low in her

She had to end

inhale, Violet broke the kiss, staggering

knife, one she had

eyes widened slightly as he realized

that Violet knew him just as well. Those traps had Asher’s signature all over them. And she’d bet anything they were a last-minute addition, which was why both Alaric and Griffin had

her a weapon to even the odds. But Asher had anticipated

to that, Violet was able to guess Asher would have a weapon on him. His claws could cut through rope, but there was no guarantee the snare or net traps would catch her. So he’d keep a knife handy, just in case.

trophy. "Thanks for this," she

I have to admit, I thoroughly enjoyed that." His tongue flicked

At the same time, above them, the sky cracked

on Violet, and right now,

you well to run fast and smart because I’m coming for you. And when I do—" he flashed his sharp canines. "We’re going

danced

only a brief, heavy glance at Alaric before she bolted back into the forest. They would talk about this later, but for

shoulders, rolling out the tension in his body. His wolf was already prowling at the edges of