Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 253: Convince The Queen

"Don’t worry about Elsie." Asher said suddenly, breaking the silence, "She won’t be a problem from now on. I handled it."

Asher’s words said so deceptively calm should have comforted them, instead

a prickle of dread slipped down each Alpha’s spine.

Alaric shot Asher a wary look. "What did you do?"

There was no mistaking the implication of those words: Asher had been on campus last night, and he must have done something to Elsie.

Even Roman, usually quick with a joke, turned serious. "We’ve broken a lot of rules, Asher, but if you’ve tampered with her mind, Elijah will kill you. This time, literally."

Everyone knew the deal. Because they were all rivals for Elsie’s hand, Asher’s ability created an unfair advantage as he could compel her to fall in love with him if he wished.

For that reason, Asher was absolutely forbidden from entering her mind. Any power left a trace, and if the witches ever scoured Elsie and found even a hint of his manipulation, Asher would be as good as dead. In short, he could use his compulsion on anyone else, even his fellow cardinal brothers, but not Elsie. She was strictly off-limits.

Asher growled low, clearly insulted. "I didn’t touch her mind. I only gave her a little warning. That’s all. She’ll be a good little girl now. Trust me."

Griffin didn’t look convinced. "I don’t like this," he muttered. He didn’t care for Elsie, but Asher’s methods were infamous.

"Look. Even the thought of trusting him is giving me goosebumps. " Roman lifted his arms to show him.

"Relax. She won’t end up in a body bag... though it’s tempting. After all, how can I kill

trust you, Asher, but you know what’s at stake. If anything happens to Elsie, Elijah might spare us as his heirs,

got out of hand. In the end, he just sent her away. I’m not saying I want that fate for Violet, but maybe... maybe we don’t

in, brows furrowed. "Elijah let Lucille tear us apart for sport. She was useful

"Elijah wouldn’t want her here. He wants us at each other’s throat, not

Violet openly risk drawing Elijah’s attention? That man would sniff out any upheaval

bigger problems than teenage drama from Lunaris Academy.

"How?" Roman asked.

pocket of his jacket and pulled out two

one with a

Some lab out there’s making it and intends to sell it. It gives humans werewolf-like

Griffin snatched the other vial from

through a bite, that is if they even survive the brutal transition,

fought one of the subjects," Asher said grimly. "Trust me, it wasn’t an easy fight. The stuff sends them into a frenzy. But it wears off fast. They crash afterward.

time he finished, disbelief, and anxiety filled the

the light, watching the

to Asher. "I assume you plan to send this to

plan," Asher replied smugly.

busy. So with him worrying about humans matching our strength, he won’t be poking around

my own analysis too. I need to confirm it’s real, not a hoax. And if it’s real, I need to know and study its composition and possible ways to negate it if possible." Alaric said with a little bit of excitement in his tone. As a science nerd, he couldn’t wait to get started on