Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 177: A Kingdom Divided

Violet and Lila collapsed onto the damp ground, gasping for breath. Neither of them bothered to stand, at least not yet. Not after what they had just survived.

Adrenaline pumped violently through Violet’s veins, her heart pounding so fast it felt like it might leap from her chest. But most of all, her mind reeled from the sheer madness she had just survived.

She had made it! Against all odds, against Asher’s relentless pursuit, his traps, and

the wolves. She had won.

But the thrill of victory was not all satisfactory.

Violet swallowed hard as she turned her head slightly, her gaze landing on Lila. She was lying on her back, staring up at the night sky, her chest heaving as if whatever she had done back there had taken a toll on her.

There was no mistaking what she had seen. Lila had made them sort of invisible to the wolves, the flicker of purple in her eyes and the unnatural strength she possessed. Lila was not human, Violet was sure of it.

Sensing her stare, Lila turned her head to look at her and Violet immediately averted her gaze.

Violet bit her lip, unsure. She didn’t know what to think anymore. Who was Lila?

Had she always been like this? Had everything she knew about her been a lie?

Was this some kind of long-running deception?

God

. Violet groaned inwardly, her head pounding. Everything was happening too fast.Too much.

Violet was still trying to process the complicated request from Alaric and Griffin, her own complicated feelings towards the cardinal alphas, the insanity of the hunt, Roman’s request and now this. She might as well go crazy at this point.

In conclusion, she wasn’t ready for that conversation.

"Violet!"

running toward her, relief painted across their faces. The moment they reached her, they pulled her

pressed against her back, Violet hissed as pain exploded through her body. It was a delayed response to the

widened.

running a hand down her arm, only now registering the scrapes, the

Ivy and Daisy

they knew too. Violet couldn’t help but wonder what had transpired between them for

was thick with unspoken questions, but this was not a place nor time for such

packs and students who were still hanging around. It had been

one in front, walking with regal confidence that

reached Violet, she didn’t waste time. The first words out of her mouth were, "You do know

affected by the

to open her mouth and grace Elsie with the privilege of

she won, unlike you, " Lila said unapologetically,

said sarcastically, "So if you

atmosphere was instantaneous as silence dropped like a guillotine. The sheer audacity of

The purple storm was number three on the ranking and Alaric’s girlfriend

Lila? She wasn’t even in the top

she a werewolf. In one word, Lila wasn’t even supposed to matter. And yet, she had just thrown a

sucked in a breath, whispering, "Holy

under-the-breath mutters. No cheeky jokes.

And it did.

rising to the surface. A low snarl tore from her throat, and her pupils dilated, her body shifting slightly as

to shield her friend, even though she was injured and Lila—who clearly

it was ingrained in her

hers, furious but

be woman enough to take them," she

Another growl rumbled from Elsie’s throat, and for a moment, it seems she would really attack until