Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 298: Meeting The Family - 2

"Mom?!" Griffin choked out as he carefully lifted Violet off his body and got to his feet with her.

"M-mom?" Violet shouted, nearly suffering a whiplash in her haste to get a closer look at the woman.

Oh fuck her life.

There are a few things you really shouldn’t do the first time meeting your potential mother-in-law and this definitely topped that list. After all, first impressions matter and Violet was pretty sure this one just got scorched into the family history for all the wrong reasons.

In Violet’s defense, the plan wasn’t to be caught like this when meeting the woman who raised him but here we are. At least she was fully clothed — and full of regret.

Alpha Irene was tall. Really tall. And sturdily built like someone who could toss a grown man over her shoulder without breaking a sweat. A mop of rich, red hair spilled down her back, thick and silky, and for the first time, Violet understood exactly where Griffin got his ridiculous, unfairly gorgeous mane from. Some strands were braided and decorated with beads and cowries. It was beautiful. She was beautiful. Regal, wild, and the kind of woman who didn’t need to say a word to command a room.

Although she wasn’t as tall as Griffin or as muscly, she was still a force to be reckoned with, feeling every bit as much an Alpha as any of the males Violet had ever met. That suffocating, commanding Alpha aura rolled off her in waves, thick enough to choke on. But then again, Violet had never been affected by it.

And when she spoke, her voice was just as sharp. "This is what you’re up to on a day like this? You couldn’t even give me the courtesy of knowing I’d be here?"

"I can explain!" Violet said hastily, putting her body in Griffin’s way as if trying to shield him from his mother’s wrath in case she decided to take off her shoe and hurl it at him.

Irene raised a brow. "In this situation, it’s usually the male who does the explaining, but go on. Say it, let’s hear it."

"Violet, are you sure you want to...?" Griffin wanted to handle it.

"I’m good. Don’t worry," Violet smiled at him, squeezing his hand just a little—an interaction Irene noticed but said nothing about. The woman gave no expression out at all.

Taking a deep breath, just as Violet was about to launch into the explanation, someone barged in saying, "...said it’s here. Wonder what’s keeping her from finding our boy...?" An equally handsome-looking man stepped into the picture, looking hesitant at what he probably figured out was a tense scenario.

"Dad?" Griffin squeaked.

His dad? As in, one of the two fathers that birthed him?

Oh crap.

his mother was not enough, now she just met

Kill her now.

did not diminish his handsomeness one bit, and he also had a mane of long, thick ebony hair. The East really did not joke with their hair. It was quite a sweet custom, especially considering she

certainly not how she imagined this family meeting would go, and certainly not this early. She and Griffin

asked in surprise, before he turned to his mother. "I thought you said you were visiting

fun date at the Alpha King’s territory the last time, so now it’s my

"God, no." Griffin face-palmed.

his wife. "Your mother

Violet Purple, the one your wife just caught moments ago making out with your son." She delivered the news like a

seemed to catch himself quickly and said, "I’m Arion, the father of the rascal you were

Griffin’s other father was easygoing, but then, Irene was still waiting for

Griffin spoke at the same time, hence

"I like Griffin."

"I like Violet."

at

he fawned

was obvious she was not easily bought over

because I believed you

Violet’s body this time and standing beside her. "No

treats your boy like shit. I’m sure

impressed. However, she pushed down the emotion as soon as it came, her unreadable mask back

win the battle for the throne? The rule is for the winner to marry

still not marry her, come

would rebel

way of the East? We don’t

was tense silence until Irene’s face suddenly broke

him into her arms with so much strength she lifted Griffin