Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 232: Blood Of My Blood

Nancy stepped out of the cramped bathroom with a towel draped over her shoulders as she ran her fingers through her wet, tangled hair.

The hot water had done its job of washing away the filth, the blood, the stench of that nightmarish experience but it hadn’t been enough. Nancy couldn’t shake the unease in her chest, not when the young boy was waiting

The moment they drove away from Titan’s residence, he had taken them straight to a small inn, one of the places in District One where no one asked questions.

To be honest, For a moment, Nancy had feared that Asher wanted her. That he would demand she paid him back after his eh... rescue. After all, men were men. They were all the same. But to her surprise he requested for separate rooms instead.

The place was far from luxurious and Nancy had stared, wide-eyed, as Asher handed an obscene amount of Cedes notes to the innkeeper, far more than the cost of the rooms itself.

Whether it was a bribe or a warning, or both, Nancy didn’t question it. She already had bigger things to worry about like the Cardinal Alpha heir sitting in the next room, waiting for a conversation she wasn’t ready to have.

But there was no delaying the inevitable.

And as if on cue, a firm knock rattled the door.

Nancy took a deep breath, steeling herself before she opened the door to find Asher, tall and brooding. He was young, yet there was nothing boyish about him, not with his imposing frame, and the way he carried himself with absolute confidence.

But above all, his piercing, calculating eyes caught her attention. Those eyes... they had seen too much, lived through too much.

Nancy had interacted with dangerous men, but something about this boy unsettled her even more than Titan ever had. Whoever raised this boy, they had done a terrible job at it. But then, who was she to judge. She had not given Violet the best either.

He stepped inside without waiting for an invitation, his sharp gaze sweeping the room like a wolf inspecting its den.

"This is not the best I had hoped for, but I take it you find your

off balance every single time.

she settled on

she managed at

Asher nodded, satisfied.

we

long legs crossing lazily over the other. Nancy hesitated before perching on the edge of

air was charged and it had nothing to do with

spoke up, "For starters, my name is Asher Nightshade,

Her

Was the girl

course, Nancy had heard of Asher Nightshade before. But she never cared for the Cardinal heirs, nor put much thought into their names, their

pack, whom she could settle down with and

with the Nightshade clan. Those ruthless pack.

I’m also curious about my little Queen’s background. And I’m sure

stomach drop. Her pulse quickened and she looked away, avoiding

motion was enough for Asher to press on. "Who are her parents? And don’t lie. I can tell when you do.

And with all the truth she could muster, she said,

he studied her in unnerving silence. Then he murmured, "But you do know

her outside the door. She was just a baby. No older than a few hours. Unfortunately, there was no room for a child in that place. No one wanted her. No one

tightened. "But there