Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 282: Villains And Second Chances

Violet expected a thousand questions from Jeremiah, but he didn’t utter a word. Not until he brought her safely back to the Rogue house. Then, like a soldier who had completed his mission perfectly, he simply turned and left with style.

However, Violet barely stepped into the shack before her roommates descended on her like hounds.

"Where have you been?! Do you know how worried I’ve been? I almost thought something had happened and I might have failed in protecting the princess!" Lila peppered her with questions, rapid-fire.

Then her gaze dragged down the length of Violet’s body and locked on the oversize shirt she wore. Without a seer to tell her, she knew instantly that it was Asher’s shirt. Violet might as well have walked in with a neon sign flashing "Slept with the enemy."

Ivy added sternly before Lila could explode, "You have a lot of explaining to do, young lady."

Violet didn’t flinch under their scrutiny. Instead, she calmly smoothed the hem of the shirt and asked, "I’ll explain later. Where’s Alaric?"

Lila’s mouth pressed into a thin line. "He left."

"Shit!" Violet cursed, dragging a hand through her tangled hair. She had hoped to catch him before he stormed off, to explain, or at least ease whatever chaotic assumptions were brewing in his head.

"That’s not all," Lila said.

Violet turned to her, brow arching. "What do you mean, that’s not all?"

And moments later, Violet got her answer.

She stood frozen outside her bedroom door, her jaw slightly unhinged, and her eyes sweeping across the wreckage before her.

fuck happened here?" she demanded, whirling toward Lila with a look that screamed ’explain

floor and the bed looked like it had survived a war and

dryly, "the curse was stronger

stunned. "Stronger than—Lila,

eyes. "Injure him, maybe. But kill a werewolf? Please. You don’t give

knew that. But seeing this ruin and knowing Alaric had been in the middle of it sent a fresh stab of guilt through her chest. She had wanted him

voice tight. "Is there a way to reduce it? Cancel

whole thing. It’s following him now like a shadow. He has to live

"But don’t worry. The curse wasn’t

in this together. But one look at the state of her room and she could already tell Alaric Storm was in for hell

Daisy drawled, "why

agreement. "Seriously. We were this close to thinking something horrible happened. Like

thankfully nothing like that happened but you might want to

shuffled into the living room with anticipation. Once they settled and

sleepwalked last night," she started slowly. "And ended up at

the chair creaked in protest. "I knew it! That manipulative bastard compelled you again, didn’t he?! I

Violet cut her off sharply, her voice slicing through

lips together, clearly fuming but respecting Violet enough to sit back down

just the same way she had seen in the memories. And finally finished with the

finished, the

raspy. "That’s messed up. I always knew something had to have happened to make Asher the way he is. But what you just told

her hands clenching into fist. "And he will. One day.