Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 219: Bonded Fate

"Fine," Violet said, but not without stepping away from Roman.

Why was he so touchy-feely with her? It felt good—too good—and that was exactly the problem. He was messing with her head, and making her feel things she had no business feeling.

Roman didn’t follow after her this time. He simply stood there, waiting patiently as if he already knew she’d come to the conclusion he wanted.

Violet told him. "I’ll leave the Cardinal Alphas."

Roman smirked, looking far too satisfied. "I knew you were a smart one."

"But only on one condition."

The smirk on Roman’s lips thinned in an instant, and he muttered under his breath, "And I knew you weren’t going to make it easy either." He ran a hand down his face and sighed. "Fine. What’s your condition? State it."

Violet didn’t hesitate.

"Get Elsie off our backs. She is not to touch me, nor my roommates. Keep your bitch on a leash. That is my condition."

Whatever happiness Roman had felt at first vanished. His jaw ticked as he rolled his shoulders back, cracking his neck stiffly. For the first time that night, his expression looked pained.

"You know that’s a tall order. Elsie’s had it out for you from day one."

Violet stepped up to him, tilting her head up with a sharp glare. "And getting Asher to stay away from me isn’t hard? You know that too."

A muscle in Roman’s jaw twitched. Violet saw it and so she pressed her advantage. "If Elsie’s after me, I’m not stupid enough to let go of Asher, who at least shields me from your fiancée’s evil ways."

Roman growled at the mention of that word, but Violet stood unflinching.

"Pretending doesn’t fit you Roman Draven. You know what your beloved Elsie is but you turn a blind eye and defend her because you want the throne. But that’s none of my business. So about the deal, what do you say?"

He exhaled through his nose, his nostrils flaring. His voice was tight as he said, "You know nothing about Elsie or why she does the thing she does."

excuse for bad behavior." Violet

"You —"

or not?" She

to try." Roman

"If Elsie comes for me or my friends tomorrow, or Monday, we can consider this whole agreement off." She stared him straight in the eyes. "And I promise you,

gritted out the words. "I’ll handle her. But in return, stay out of the spotlight. Don’t provoke her. Don’t engage her. Just be a quiet Rogue for the rest of the school year,

meant avoiding an all-out

fight, she was outnumbered and she had her roommates to consider. Elsie would fight dirty and surely hurt them. She couldn’t

his hand.

with suspicion but still, she

"Deal."

his fingers lingering over the top of her palm and caressing it

away but he wouldn’t

idiot yanked her forward, making her stumble into his chest.

scowled. "What is

was wolfish. "About our other

brows furrowed. "What

lifted a brow knowingly. "The offer I

"Oh. That."

his hold, allowing her the space to step back,

"I think I’ll go for a dick that hasn’t been dipped into more holes than

away just as quickly. "You do know you’re the only one who calls me a man whore and gets

I don’t know how to

then he burst

cue, Violet turned

caught her again. "What now?"

first time that night, Roman looked strangely nervous, which made her frown. His mouth opened, then snapped shut, as though

thin. "Chat me up when

She turned.

is not the only reason I sought you out