Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 252: A Little Victory

Silence fell among the alphas, so heavy it seemed to stretch on forever. But that was until Asher spoke again, his tone final. "Fine, then. I’ll chase after her alone. She’s mine."

At once, a rumble of protest erupted with all three of the other alphas speaking at once. Their voices overlapped, their words tumbling over each other, and making little sense, except for the collective tone that clearly said, You’re not taking her for yourself without a fight.

Roman was the first to speak up.

"She’s a rogue," He reminded Asher, as if the label was enough of a reason to deter him from going after her.

And yet, you had no issues sneaking into her bed, Asher wanted to snap back, but he bit his tongue. Griffin had already warned about them bickering and there was so much still to uncover. Normally Asher would have kept the information to himself, but even he couldn’t shoulder that many secrets alone.

So instead, Asher answered, "I believe we can all agree that this label is largely meaningless. No human can genuinely be a rogue. Not in the way we define it."

"But she rejected the Houses," Griffin interjected, "This is a werewolf academy, Asher. We have rules. A structure. A legacy. If we bend the system out of emotional attachment for one girl, what stops another human from doing the same?"

He breathed, "I feel bad for Violet, especially after Roman’s little stunt." Griffin glared at Roman, but pressed on, "But I’m thinking ahead. Jameson expects us to keep order. The humans here already fear what we can do. That fear is what keeps the balance. If they even sense a weakness in us, they’ll take it. The pack lines will blur. The system will collapse. We’ll lose control of the school."

It was a hard truth, one that even Asher with his deep desire to protect Violet, couldn’t easily dismiss.

Roman added, "Not to mention, these rules were put in place by Elijah. If we defy them, what makes you think he won’t come back to enforce them himself?"

I say fuck him," Asher said bluntly, making

was edged with warning,

"But I also know Elijah graduated zillion years ago. So how long are we supposed to live under his ghost? This is our reign. We’re the cardinal alphas. We should be

speaking of," Alaric pointed out to the others,

"Of course you would rather stay under your little safety net. No wonder you found it

would cling to that fact until he exacted his pound of flesh. Griffin and Roman exchanged uneasy looks, recognizing there was no easy fix

throat. "Asher does have a point. Elijah treats us like pets under his control, assuming we’d never challenge him. I’m not afraid of him." He looked toward

in the air until

like that, the tides shifted. But one person hadn’t shifted with

he addressed Alaric. "Look, no one blames you if you choose to stick to your safety net," he said. "We

eyes darkening at the memory. Yet instead of shutting down, it only seemed

"What

resisted the idea of him choosing Violet for them. Finally, here

his throne, fingers drumming lazily on the table. "We let her maintain her rogue status. On the surface, nothing changes.

arched a brow.

Asher continued smoothly. "Rogues aren’t allowed in the cardinal houses, some certain classes, or even events. That has

a low whistle. "You do know most people in our packs will resist,

expression hardened. "Then command them to obey.

rebellion. Push too hard and you’ll ignite the exact chaos we’re trying to avoid. People are a lot more likely to revolt if