Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 240: Picture Your Mate

"Burn." Dion muttered under his breath, and the class erupted into laughter.

Amanda’s face turned beet red, her nails digging into the desk in frustration before she whipped her head toward Griffin, her voice high-pitched and aggrieved.

"Do something!" She demanded, her pathetic plea dripping with entitlement as if Griffin was supposed to step in and defend her honor.

But Griffin’s expression was the perfect picture of unimpressed as he gave her a look that clearly said, Are you stupid?

The whole thing was too much for Roman, and he crumpled forward in laughter, his shoulders shaking from the force of it. Apparently, this was shaping up to be one of the most entertaining classes he’d attended in a while.

Unfortunately, Mr. Radcliff was not amused. "Violet Purple," he called out, "you seem to have a problem with the sacred mate bond." The way he said it made it seem as if she had insulted it somehow.

Violet recognized the not-so-subtle accusation immediately and responded innocently, "Of course not, Mr. Radcliff. It’s just that the concept of the mate bond makes me question freedom of choice if the Moon Goddess is the one deciding."

Her voice was carefully measured, neutral enough to sound like it was an intellectual question, rather than a challenge. Violet wasn’t stupid enough to outright provoke the wolves, especially not now that she was at her most vulnerable.

"That’s a nice question that deserves an answer, don’t you think, Mr. Radcliff?" Griffin interjected, his voice calm and pointed, as if he too detected the teacher’s irritability.

Radcliff’s jaw tightened, but in the end, he forced a stiff response. "Yes, of course, it’s a good question," he said, walking to the front of the board.

Violet breathed a sigh of relief, grateful to have dodged that bullet. She then turned to silently thank Griffin but he had already turned away and Violet knew deep down that the move was a dismissal. It seems just like Alaric, someone else was mad at her. It was not surprising though. She fucked up.

thoughts were interrupted when Mr. Radcliff began the answer

merely enhances what is already there. For example, in cases where mates start as

each other for weeks, months, maybe even years, feeling a pull they don’t understand or refuse to acknowledge. They may mistake it for irritation, rivalry, or even hatred. But the truth is, their souls have already begun to recognize each other, even

they have to put in effort to maintain the relationship. So no, the bond does

admit, even though the man was an asshole

"Clear, sir." Violet admitted.

such smugness that she half-expected

today’s

board, underlining the next point. "Now, let’s briefly discuss the distinction between ’fated mates’ and

gaze sweeping over them as

chosen mates, wolves who form bonds outside the goddess-ordained connection. While these bonds may not have the same mystical pull, they are still highly respected in our culture. Not every wolf finds their fated mate, and in those cases, they have the

when the bell rang

their seats, the room filling with the rustle of backpacks and low

Radcliff suddenly said, making everyone freeze mid-step.

groaned in unison.

remained impassive as

your classmates as your potential mate. I

practically groaned.What the hell

things to write about, why this? How was she supposed to