Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 207: Committing A Crime

Daisy paced back and forth, practically vibrating with anger, and all that was missing was literal smoke curling from her ears.

Violet eyed her warily. "Daisy, I think you should calm down—"

"No! Don’t tell me to calm down!" Daisy snapped, rounding on her immediately.

She thrust her face close to Violet’s, rage crackling in her eyes. "We are outcasts, Violet! Rogues. They branded us like we’re diseased!" Her voice cracked with frustration. "We’re already this close to falling apart from all the bullshit they’re putting us through, and you—you—made it worse by bringing Roman Draven’s car here?!"

For once, Ivy decided to intervene. "Daisy, I think you should really take a deep breath and try to —"

"Don’t you dare tell me what and what not to do with my fucking breath!" Daisy whirled on her too, totally losing it.

"Look at where we’re living!" she shouted, her voice raw. "Take a good fucking look at our current living situation!"

She gestured wildly at the rotting porch, the faded, peeling paint, the way the storm-beaten house still looked like it might collapse at any second. The decrepit shack is definitely looked better on the inside than the outside.

"We lost everything! And while we’re trying to salvage what’s left, you bring trouble straight to our doorstep? Is this your big, master plan for revenge? Is this how we take down Elsie? How we fight the whole system?"

"No, it’s not." Violet’s voice rose to match Daisy’s intensity, her temper finally snapping. "This is my personal revenge against Roman Draven, the asshole who lied to me, deceived me, and put us through this bullshit!"

She sucked in a breath, her chest heaving.

"It’s petty. But it’s a start."

Daisy seemed torn, her shoulders slumping as if she didn’t want to be swayed by the idea. "He’ll take his revenge," she said warily.

"No, he won’t." Violet’s voice brimmed with certainty. "He could’ve chased us the moment he saw us driving away, but he didn’t. He knows he messed up. Maybe in his twisted logic, he thinks letting me run off with his car is punishment enough."

Daisy stared at her, like she was trying to figure her out, dissect the way her mind worked. Then, after a long pause, she admitted, "I don’t understand you. You should be scared. These guys—" she gestured vaguely, "—they might look human, but they’re not. They’re dangerous. They smile, but they do it with teeth, with blood still dripping from their last kill. And yet, you’re not afraid.

"You tangle with them like a human playing with lions." Daisy shook her head, disbelief in her eyes. "What gives you that kind of confidence, Violet Purple?"

For the first time, Violet didn’t answer right away.

Her gaze became distant as her mind drifted somewhere else, somewhere far darker.

Then, quietly, she said:

"Because I’m not afraid of death."

Daisy stilled.

Violet continued, "Because there are worse things than having your throat ripped out by one of them. Worse things than dying."

took a slow

meal is going to be. Like staring at the future and seeing nothing

a spoiled Alpha brat comes

sinking in. Then, without warning, she stepped forward, cupping Daisy’s face in her hands. Daisy tensed under the sudden closeness but

Violet said earnestly. " And I swear— I

to go that far," Daisy cut in uneasily, flashing on

their promises. What if Violet doesn’t fulfill it, what repercussions would come to her? She wouldn’t want her to

firm. "No. This is my promise to you. We will rise again,

at last, clearly unsure what else

Violet’s lips. "Besides, I can practically see your thoughts spinning in your

her eyes

"Oh, really?"

Violet’s smirk widened.

"Really."

her wicked smile growing by the second. "Alright, Lila, take the food

be entertaining, hurriedly cleared the food from the backseat. The amount they had grabbed was ridiculous, so she had to work fast, stuffing bags into her arms while Violet and Ivy took their share.

speed, all of them moving in sync, as if they had done a heist before. In mere minutes, the seat was emptied, leaving only the luxurious, Roman Draven-owned car sitting in front of them, drenched in rain and waiting to be

the right thing to do is return the car," she said with

girls nodded slowly,

handful of wet, muddy earth, "the

she smeared the mud across the hood

Daisy, and Ivy gasped collectively, shock, horror, and exhilaration

"Did

wide with disbelief. "This is Roman

was already gathering another handful of

a knowing smirk. "Come on.

hesitated, torn between common sense

Dais," Lila grinned, nudging

Then, as if something inside her finally snapped, she grabbed

a split second, there was silence

to erupt into

a victorious roar, feeling a rush of exhilaration so pure that she wanted to

"Ivy, your turn!"

had barely left Violet’s lips before Ivy bounced forward with giddy excitement. She scooped up a chunk of mud, then

whooped and

form!" Lila applauded dramatically. "Such elegance! Such grace!

a ballerina. "Thank you, thank you, I do my

you’re up!" Violet called, motioning

much mud as she could, then hurled it at the windshield precisely. The splatter was glorious, thick brown streaks

screamed with excitement. This was so