Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 346: Crumbling Hierarchy

Asher, Alaric, and Roman finally arrived at their humble shack, and it was safe to say that their presence made the whole place look a whole lot smaller than she remembered. The temperature in the room had risen, and the air felt thick with tension.

While the cardinal alphas occupied one side of the living room, her roommates stood on the other. Although Lila had finally agreed to listen, the way she glared made it painfully obvious this wasn’t going to be easy.

Violet just couldn’t understand. Lila had liked them at first, well, some of them. She had never really liked Asher or Roman. What went wrong? Unfortunately, now wasn’t the time to dwell on Lila’s issues.

"So what’s going on, love?" Roman started in his usual jovial tone, trying to dispel the tension. "Big man here sounded really serious on the phone. Did something happen? Did the both of you finally...?" He didn’t finish the words, but the insinuation was clear with the way he wiggled his brows.

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The tension eased a little, considering everyone gaped at Roman in disbelief until Griffin glowered at him.

"Get your mind out of the gutter and focus on the problem you created," Griffin said darkly.

Roman frowned. "What do you mean by that?"

Violet spoke up. "A group of students, mostly humans, arrived at the shack this morning demanding to be part of the Rogue Pack."

At that, Alaric, who had been leaning against the wall, straightened up at once. Even Roman looked genuinely surprised. If there was anyone whose expression didn’t change, it was Asher. Violet wondered if anything ever surprised him.

Asher had taken off his bandages before arriving, a good sign he was healed. Right now, he was the only one comfortably seated, and even after such a concerning announcement, he didn’t look fazed.

demanding to be part of the Rogue Pack? When did rogues become a pack? And how the hell

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Lila taunted him.

Roman heard Lila clearly.

looked at him challengingly. "What do you think I

dare you!" Roman was already walking over to her. Lila, in

don’t!" Violet got in his way at once. "I didn’t call you

If he dies, that’s one less contender for the throne," Lila

Daisy and Ivy snapped at once. Was

calm Roman, Daisy and Ivy were talking

He didn’t raise his voice or roar like Griffin would’ve. He simply asked, and the question reverberated through

he could get close, Violet got in his way. "Asher?" she warned.

simply smiled, patted her on the head, and said, "Don’t worry. I’m not in the

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Her Asher was growing

because he added, "I’ll just compel them to kill themselves instead. I won’t have a

face-palmed mentally. You can bring a man out of the streets, but you can’t take the

I put my skills

talk," Lila

his seat. Then with his legs crossed, he told Violet, "So speak up, love. What’s the cause

prepared to tell the truth. She glanced back at her