Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 196

Chapter 196: [Bonus Chapter] Parasite

Adele was busy peering into her microscope, her eyes narrowed in intense concentration as she furiously scribbled down notes. A sudden gust of wind swept through the room, causing her to jump and whip around.

"Asher..." she gasped, clutching her chest as her heart pounded. "You should have knocked."

"Of course, I would," Asher replied casually, stepping further into the room. He pointed behind, "But then, you put out the ’Do Not Disturb’ sign on the door. So, I figured I’d bypass the rule." He said as though ignoring boundaries was a normal thing.

Adele slowly shifted her body, trying to block the experiment behind her, but Asher’s eyes had already locked onto it. Before she could get a word out, Asher already wolf-sped across the room, so quick it was almost a blur.

"No—Don’t!" she tried to stop him, reaching out, but Asher easily brushed her aside.

His eyes fell on the table and spread across it were slides, notes, tubes of dark, clotted liquid, and a single jar containing what looked like a blood sample in an advanced state of decay. Asher’s frown deepened at the sight, his stare lingering on the bizarre texture and color of the blood.

He scanned the piles of paper, picking one up. The corner of his mouth tensed. "You’re running a test on Violet?" he asked with a clipped tone.

"Yes," Adele confirmed quietly, silently bracing herself. She knew exactly how obsessed Asher was with Violet, and she fully expected a reaction.

"Good," Asher said simply.

"Good?" Adele blinked in disbelief.

he pressed, not bothering to give

his calm reaction. Then realization dawned,

suspect it, then you already have the answer. What do the results say?" He tapped

once, Adele brightened, her excitement returning. "I did find

Asher repeated,

him. "I drew this sample from Violet just a few days ago.

tar-like color.

losing my mind. But minutes after Violet

knowledge of biology would tell

Alaric was the unbeatable science geek, Asher was still smart and could hold his

time due to poor storage, extreme temperatures, or chemical exposure, and a whole lot of other factors, it simply does

still yield partial results with advanced techniques. You left for the whole

extract a thing from it. The molecules were... inactive. There was no way to replicate or even parse

"That is quite a

human, I’d call Violet a freak," Adele confessed. "But I’m a werewolf, and I’ve seen enough supernatural messes to know that something is deliberately

at Asher’s and winked. "You’re right, though.

seemed to stir Asher’s interest and his eyes

queen was a mystery and

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