Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 182: War Of The Rogues And Cardinal Houses

The meeting hall buzzed with conversation, agitation in the air as the cardinal alphas and the elite students gathered in their exclusive space.

Unlike the rest of the school, which had already dispersed, the real power brokers of Lunaris Academy remained to decide the fate of Violet Purple and her friends after the chaos they had ignited.

And it was not surprising that Elsie Lancaster was at the center of it all. She

stood first, saying with righteous indignation.

"Violet Purple and her friends rejected our ways, our laws, and our protection.

A rogue has no place in our hierarchy. I demand that Violet Purple be removed from the rankings immediately!"

Murmurs rippled through the room with some students nodding in agreement, while the others thought the opposite, uncertainty written across their faces. This was the first of its kind, at least since their rise to power, it didn’t mean their predecessors didn’t have a sensitive case like this.

"You’re right," Amanda chimed in smoothly, siding with Elsie like a vulture smelling blood."Allowing a rogue to remain on the rankings undermines the authority of the houses. We can’t have a rogue queen. That would be devastating."

A scoff pierced followed her words.

"For a harmless human, you seem awfully eager to rip her down," Natalie remarked, her arms crossed, and her razor-sharp gaze brimming with mockery. "Do you have that much of an inferiority complex, Amanda Raynes?"

Amanda’s mouth opened in fury, but before she could spit out a retort, Asher’s stare landed on her, and she snapped it shut. There were certain lines even she wouldn’t dare cross especially when the west house Alpha looked at her that way. Cold and deadly. She quickly realized her place.

Natalie took advantage of the silence to say."Last time I checked, rogues are werewolves. Violet and her friends are human. Their decision makes them outcasts, not something as offensive as going rogue. It’s not the same thing."

"Last time I checked," Roman interjected, lifting a brow, "You’re human too, and yet you live under the protection of his pack."He tilted his chin towards Griffin, making his point loud and clear.

"Because I have no choice," Natalie shot back. "If I did, I’d be on my own and perhaps, be branded a rogue." She challenged him.

"And there lies the problem," he mused. "Violet is a natural-born leader. If she gains followers, she could rally other misfits,

council.

being dramatic. Violet is

He wasn’t condemning Violet but indirectly reminding them all of

"Violet earned her place. Stripping her of her ranking

is a threat to our conformity," Roman countered, "And let’s not pretend she truly earned that spot. Asher’s pack backed

out. It was something everyone had suspected, but none had dared to voice aloud

He remained composed, unnervingly calm. But the look he gave Roman was pure venom. Their friendship had clearly

much for making history," Sharon

rumbled from the far side of

Alaric Storm.

reeking of resentment. Everyone watched as he tilted back the dark amber liquid in his glass, swallowing it in one smooth gulp before

without spreading your legs for one or all of us? Without wrapping yourselves around an

said with mockery. "Go on. Raise your hand. I’d love to

still and not one person

out a laugh.

control of the conversation, shoved the

point is," she snapped, "Violet and her little band of misfits have no pack. No rank. She made her choice. She doesn’t deserve to remain

voice hardened. "What happens when others

the humans?" Natalie said,

"Violet Purple will be removed from the rankings. She can’t be an elite and a

said a word, but that didn’t mean they agreed

toward Alaric, her expression

table is your relationship

life is none of