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.

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

her threw her off balance every single time. She opened her mouth to speak, only to

settled on a

managed at

Asher nodded, satisfied.

Now we can

into the only chair in the room, claiming it with ease, his long legs crossing lazily over the other. Nancy hesitated before perching on the edge of the bed, tensed. It was her

it had nothing to do with

"For starters, my name is Asher Nightshade, heir to the

breath hitched. What the fuck? Her mind reeled, her pulse

involved with a Cardinal Alpha? Was the girl out of her damn

into their names, their faces, and their politics. To her, they were nothing but spoiled werewolf brats, lucky enough to have been

wanted Violet to find an Alpha, but a lesser one. A heir to a smaller pack, whom she could settle down with

just the opposite. Not just that, but she was involved with the Nightshade clan.

here to get your blessings, Mother, I’m also curious about my little Queen’s background. And I’m

stomach drop. Her pulse quickened

parents? And don’t lie. I can tell when you do.

all the

a moment, he studied her in unnerving silence. Then he murmured, "But you do know something, don’t

outside the door. She was just a baby. No older than a few

voice tightened. "But there