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.

suspicion, tilting her head. "How old

most casual tone, "Oh, I’m not

was

a yelp, while Daisy and Violet’s jaws

mean by not that old? The

long. They were friends with someone they should be calling

"So... you guys said you’re hungry, right? Let’s

turned disbelieving stares on her, like she’d suggested leaping off a cliff. Finally, Daisy found her voice. "Where exactly do you think we’re going to eat? Please tell me it’s

vibe was enough to tell them

to bend. "Where else

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

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

like my croissants hot,

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.

dryly, then sighed in surrender. "Fine. It’s not like I can talk

spread across Violet’s face. She stood, jerking her chin at the door. "Come on, then. Let’s get

the door, the pouring rain made them pause. It was a downpour, the kind that soaked you to the bone within seconds. Daisy groaned dramatically, "God, I

this was no ordinary storm, and Ivy only

heart," Ivy pointed out, earning a sharp look from Lila. She hated people speaking ill of

head. "There’s no point arguing. Let’s focus on how we’re going to get to

anything other than

a rain check.