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.

bothering to

reaction. Then realization dawned, and she inhaled. "You know, don’t you? You suspect she isn’t

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

Adele brightened, her excitement returning. "I did find out something but

repeated, brows knitting

it to him. "I drew this sample from Violet just a few days ago. Look closely. Tell me what

it in the light. The blood inside had coagulated into a dense, semi-solid mass with a dark, almost tar-like color. He brought it closer to his nose, only to grimace in

thought I was losing my mind. But minutes after Violet left my office, the sample

snapped. "Even minimal knowledge of biology would tell you blood doesn’t degrade like that without

science geek, Asher was still smart and could

of other factors, it simply does

degraded samples can still yield partial results with advanced techniques. You left for the whole day.

Adele said, exasperated. "Violet’s DNA sample was completely dead—dead dead. I couldn’t extract a thing from it. The molecules were...

his tongue. "That is

Adele confessed. "But I’m a werewolf, and I’ve seen enough supernatural messes to know that something is deliberately masking her identity. And

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

interest and his eyes gleamed with

queen was a mystery and

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