Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 203: No Grand Entrance

The girls spent the entire morning sorting and tidying up their things, reclaiming some sense of normalcy after Elsie and her entourage had practically ripped them from their old dorm.

By the time they finished, the rooms looked nothing like the disaster they had walked into and they felt a little pride at finally having things under control. For now, this was enough.

Daisy plopped down on the newly repaired wooden chair, all thanks to Lila, who had pieced together the broken scraps they’d discovered in the living room. Ivy, meanwhile, had already put in an order for a proper sofa set to be delivered as soon as the rain cleared.

"I’m hungry," Ivy complained, rubbing her stomach.

"Me too," Lila added.

Daisy eyed her curiously. "You actually eat human food?"

Lila said casually. "Of course. Though it’s nowhere near as incredible as Fae cuisine. Just one taste of our dishes and you’d never go back to anything else. But human food isn’t that bad, you know. You guys come up with some wild combinations."

Daisy’s brow quirked up. "So you get hungry the same way we do?"

"Yes and no," Lila explained. "Unlike the average human, I can go weeks without physical meals, surviving on magical energy. But I’ve been in your realm long enough that I’ve kind of... adapted. Let’s just say I’ve been conditioned to crave food like a human does."

Ivy couldn’t help but ask. "You’ve been in the human realm for how long, exactly?"

At that, Daisy and Violet both looked up with curiosity.

"I’ve been here since the day the queen sent me to find the princess," Lila said simply, leaving them to fill in the blanks.

her head.

tone, "Oh, I’m not that old,

was the

a yelp, while

by not that old? The words stunned

half that long. They were friends with someone they should be calling

Violet cleared her throat to break the tension. "So... you guys said you’re hungry,

Daisy found her voice. "Where exactly do you

sneers, and the unfriendly vibe was enough to tell them It wouldn’t bode well for them, being

refused to bend. "Where

attention," Daisy warned. "Let’s wait until lunch is over so

firmly. "Sorry, but I won’t settle for

her chin up. "Exactly. I like my croissants hot, and nobody’s

finally back on her chair—but Ivy merely gave a half-hearted shrug. "If we’re serious about toppling Elsie, we can’t do it hiding in this shack. She probably thinks we’re cowering by now.

then sighed in surrender. "Fine. It’s not like I can talk you two out

at the door. "Come on, then. Let’s get the hell

the door, the pouring rain made them pause. It was a downpour, the kind that

no ordinary storm, and

earning a sharp look from

Let’s focus on how we’re going to get to the Silver Court in this

it there looking like anything other than drowned rats. That’s not exactly the grand

think we should take a rain check. At least until Alaric decides to have