Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 213: To Restrict A Rogue

"Nice story, but I don’t see how that’s going to help our situation." Ivy was being her bitchy self again.

Daisy shot her a flat look. "I didn’t say it was going to help us. And perhaps, if you let me finish, we’d see if we can salvage something out of our situation."

"There’s more?" Lila lifted a brow.

"Oh, there’s more," Daisy said, her voice taking on an ominous edge. "And worse."

That got everyone’s attention.

"Just as you thought, we are not the first students to go rogue," Daisy continued. "Except, in every recorded case, it’s always been werewolves. Never humans. I don’t know what’s with the wolves them, but there’s this restlessness, an unyielding dominance that makes them crave rebellion against their Alphas. And Lunaris Academy has had no shortage of them. The most notable one is Humbert’s Case."

"Humbert? A student?" Violet asked.

"Yes. This happened about thirty-something years ago. There were no Cardinal Houses at the time, but the current Alpha King, Elijah, was already reigning over the Academy. And, as always, there were those who thought they could challenge him."

Daisy continued, "Humbert and his allies were among them. They rebelled, openly defying the Academy’s hierarchy, and in return, they were sentenced to this same shack. It was the largest rebellion Lunaris had ever seen. According to the records, it was feared that Humbert and his rogues would cause irreparable damage to the school. Over twenty students renounced their ties to their packs, choosing to go rogue."

"Twenty?" Violet was shocked. And to think the academy was making a ruckus over four of them.

"Elijah had every right to expel them as the Alpha king’s brother at the time. That was what the school authorities advised as well. But it turned out, he was far more sinisterly clever than anyone gave him credit for. Instead of expelling, he sentenced them here." Daisy gestured around them. "To this very house. A ’punishment’ disguised as mercy."

Daisy said. "The idea of being a rogue is to be free from authority. They answer to no one, obey no laws, reject the hierarchy of the wolves. That’s why true rogues are cast out of the pack. But in this case? Sending twenty students to a single house, with limited space and resources... That’s not freedom. That’s a imprisonment."

A chill ran through the girls.

"Humbert forgot he wasn’t an Alpha," Daisy continued. "But he tried to be. And the result was within one week, all twenty students were dead."

swallowed hard. "What

tore each other

twenty of them dying? That’s

to lead them, without order, it became a war zone. They fought each other to death." Daisy then added, "I had to hack the school network to find this,

Ivy muttered, clearly creeped out by the revelation. "At least we don’t need to fight each

as Violet echoed, "Thank God.

all," Daisy said grimly, the mood in the room plummeting

groaned dramatically, throwing her hands in the air. "What now? Do you get off

in the mood for dramatics. "What

for a second before finally saying, "I found out that there are actual Rogue Rules and Restrictions in

looking like she was about to

that bad?" Violet pressed, her

"In my opinion? Yes."

hear

a deep breath

Rules & Limitations for Rogues at

from living in the Cardinal Houses (North, South, East, or West)

study lounges,

financial aid, mentorship, or

Restricted access to combat training classes unless granted special

healing or medical services as pack members will always be treated first in any

pack-specific benefits, such as priority meal plans, exclusive events, or elite

ranked at the bottom of the school’s social hierarchy,

house-ranked student