Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 293: Taking Turns

Before revenge came sleep.

With her room half destroyed, Violet had no bed to lie on. Lila, of course, had eagerly offered up her own room for her to stay the night. And while the Fae could easily fix the damage, the situation was too precarious. What if Alaric returned unannounced and offered to handle it himself? What would they do then?

So, they left the room as it was. At least until morning, they’d figure something out by then.

Predictably, Violet had turned Lila’s offer down. As much as Lila was her guardian, it didn’t mean she was her servant. The girl couldn’t keep going out of her way just to make her comfortable. It just didn’t sit right with her.

Except that wasn’t the only reason.

Violet had a gut feeling that a certain "animal" might come sniffing around for her. And staying in Lila’s room? Yeah, that would’ve been very uncomfortable especially knowing how sensitive these creatures were to intrusions. Strangely enough, Lila hadn’t pushed it. She simply let her be.

So in the end, Violet ended up curled up on the couch in the living room.

And just as she predicted, a few minutes past midnight, a certain green snake slithered its way into the house through a small hidden hole. The soft hissing sound reached Violet’s ears, snapping her awake with a jolt. Her heart nearly leapt out of her chest when she saw the snake coiled near her.

Thankfully, she recognized the signature green scales and let out a long breath. She did glare at him though for almost scaring her into cardiac arrest.

In the blink of an eye, Roman shifted back into his human form, kneeling in front of the couch with a shit-eating grin plastered on his face.

"Hello, my lady purple."

Violet did not smile back.

"You are really pushing your luck here," she whispered urgently. "I thought I told you not to—"

Roman cut her off immediately with a deep, filthy kiss that curled her toes and had her lips tingling, her breath catching mid-sentence.

is quite a welcome," Roman said with a

was left speechless. The audacity of this

was

Maybe even hoping for him. Not that she’d ever tell him that. Roman’s ego didn’t need

Trust her on that.

with the proximity between them, all she had to

What was she

Not today, Satan!

reaction and smiled, the bastard. That wolfish grin of his was all teeth and

a crime to ogle this huge slab of meat, Lady Purple,"

scowled, hissing, "Where are your pants? Get

threw her a mock salute, then turned and began strutting toward the front door like

she whisper-yelled.

was

with her heart pounding, ears straining for any sign that someone might have woken up at the sound of the

in pants with his bare chest on full display. That’s when it hit

Smart bastard.

just maybe, she should start keeping a few of his clothes around for easier access next time— Wait a damn minute. What the

her brain cooking up the weirdest ideas

Without warning, he scooped

even get the chance to squeal, too scared of waking the others. Not that Roman seemed remotely concerned about that. He simply sat down with

of

you lying here, and why’s your room a mess? Snuck there room first, couldn’t find you, door was locked. Had to come

"Just as you saw, my roof collapsed under Alaric’s watch. Plus a bunch of other misfortunes that I can’t explain." She lied

minute." Roman frowned. "Alaric was here? That shy but sneaky wolf! He must’ve taken advantage