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.

said with

The audacity of this

that she was

She’d been expecting him. Maybe even hoping for him. Not that she’d ever tell

Trust her on that.

before her. Not just that, with the proximity between them, all she had to do was

whoa. What was she

Not today, Satan!

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

this huge slab of meat,

scowled, hissing, "Where are your pants? Get

and began strutting toward the front door like he owned

wait—!" she whisper-yelled. "What

he was

someone might have woken up at the sound of the door

with his bare chest on full display. That’s when

Smart bastard.

maybe, she should start keeping a few of his clothes around for easier access

cooking up the weirdest

as he approached her. Without warning, he

waking the others. Not that Roman seemed remotely concerned about that.

of this

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

on, "Just as you saw, my roof collapsed under Alaric’s watch. Plus a bunch of

was here? That shy but sneaky wolf! He must’ve taken advantage of my absence to make a move