Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 176: Who Is Who?

Aside from a few scrapes and bruises, Violet was physically intact, but the situation was far from safe.

Roman didn’t let go of her, instead, he pulled her behind him protectively, his body acting as a barrier between her and Asher. His stance was rigid, as if silently warning the West Alpha.

"You can hand the girl over now, Roman," Asher said smoothly, taking a few steps forward before stopping, as though waiting for Roman to close the remaining space between them. "You’ve done well so far."

Violet’s ears were ringing at that statement. What did he mean, ’done well so far’?

Her stomach twisted violently. No. No way. That was impossible.

Her wide, frantic eyes snapped up to Roman’s face, searching for something—anything—that would disprove the horrifying thought creeping into her mind. She wanted to believe he wasn’t part of this. That all of this wasn’t just an elaborate ruse.

He wouldn’t betray her... right?

"Roman?" Asher arched a brow, expectant. "What’s the delay?"

Violet stiffened when Roman’s hands suddenly gripped her arms. This is it. He was going to drag her toward Asher, hand her over like a trophy.

But just as her breath hitched in preparation for the inevitable, Roman did the unthinkable.

Instead of surrendering her, Roman kissed her. Violet’s mind shattered. What. The. Actual. Fuck?

Her body locked up, her brain failing to catch up with reality as Roman’s lips claimed hers. Her breath hitched, her eyes frozen wide open in shock. She barely even registered the warmth of his mouth before he pulled back, an infuriatingly smug look settling on his face.

"That makes four of us," Roman murmured with satisfaction. "I wasn’t about to be left out."

This absolute bastard.

Violet didn’t even have time to react properly before Roman’s demeanor changed entirely. His playful arrogance vanished, his expression hardening as he leaned in. Their faces were inches apart when he whispered urgently.

"The collapsed wall is at the far left. Go. Now."

And then—slap.

smacked her ass, the way one would spur a horse

have strangled him for that, but right now, survival first,

furious, inhuman snarl erupted

given Roman a

Violet was deafening. Snarls, growls, and the brutal sound of fists meeting flesh resounded as Roman and Asher tore into each other like wild beasts. They weren’t just rivals now. They

to look back. She focused on the wall in the distance, her

much further did she have to walk to

would have used her phone’s map, but every second counted. And she did run out

through the night and Violet’s

kept some of his wolves

The wolves were nearly upon her. She could feel them

Fuck!

the path. A firm hand clamped over her mouth, muffling the cry that nearly escaped

"It’s me. Lila."

nearly

her head around, and

relief at the sight of a familiar face in the middle of this insane nightmare. She wanted to sob,

"Don’t talk. Don’t move."

immediately, not just at the command in her friend’s tone but because

pawing at the ground, sniffing the air but

tried not to

convinced she was near, yet somehow, they couldn’t

the hell was

stretched into eternity before, one by one, the wolves backed off, growling in

her entire body screamed with unease. The wolves hadn’t just given

slowly turned to Lila,

trees cast shadows over her friend’s face, making her features look more austere than

are you?"

same Lila you’ve always known," she said, her tone clipped and urgent. "But there’s no time to explain.