Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 301: Parents Day Exposé

Just when it seemed Elsie had been backed into a corner, she burst into laughter. It was a clever and polished move like any trained hostess defusing tension.

"Why so serious, Alpha Irene?" she said mid-laugh, "This event is meant to be relaxing, not stiff with nerves."

The comment drew soft murmurs of agreement and a few approving nods. And just like that, Elsie suddenly had the people on her side. Honestly, Violet was impressed. Elsie was every bit the smooth and shrewd hostess.

"We didn’t intentionally brand the humans as rogues," Elsie continued. "They chose it themselves. The title was bestowed naturally as this is a werewolf academy, after all. And, if I may remind you, your son Griffin was part of it."

And just like that, Elsie ruined it.

Violet winced internally. Why would you throw her son under the bus like that? She wept inwardly for Elsie.

Irene’s voice was cold and hard as glacial ice when she said, "So, because my son made a foolish decision, you decided to follow along like some clueless bimbo without a spine?"

Elsie stood frozen, caught off guard, but quickly recovered. "With all due respect, Alpha Irene, your son is an Alpha and one of the reigning kings of Lunaris Academy. I’m just an ordinary wolf blessed with the Alpha King’s favor. There was no way I could challenge him and the others—"

"So in simpler terms, I might be getting a coward for a daughter-in-law?"

A gasp swept through the Luncheon.

Irene was known for her fierce demeanor, but no one had expected her to turn that intensity on Elsie, the presumed future Luna — if Griffin wins the title of Alpha king. Yet here she was tearing into her like any other.

a Luna who can’t stand her ground against her Alpha? If she

tried to salvage what little pride

obedient daughter-in-law, I’d know exactly where to

That jab landed hard.

House looked visibly offended, but none dared speak. Their Alpha wasn’t present to defend them, and worst still, their new Luna perfectly fit

set the standard. And yet, the moment students question the system, you shut them

Irene," Elsie hissed, her perfect facade starting to crack. "Lunaris Academy has followed these traditions for years. We can’t just let outsiders stroll in and destroy everything. That’s a recipe for chaos. They made their choices. They should live

people watched in stunned silence as the

the silence that followed that she had just fucked up. Everyone was staring at her now, their eyes narrowed and judgmental, as if seeing the real her for the first time. Her throat tightened and she wished the ground would just open up and

to bolt, only for a pair of arms to slide around her shoulders

Caroline had arrived.

a look so tender it might have fooled anyone who didn’t know better, "has been under a lot of stress lately. She poured her heart into

entirely unbothered. From her reactions alone, it was clear that she was so done with the event and wanted to be anywhere

But Caroline wasn’t finished.

at the table are legitimate. Do you know that the one with

gasp rippled through the Luncheon and just like that, attention ricocheted away from Elsie

to come from Caroline herself. Now, it all

the growing whispers. Instead, she locked her gaze on Alpha Irene, reading her expression,

Irene didn’t even