Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 355: Three... Four Flavors

Violet blinked slowly at that comment. Until now, she hadn’t realized how pitiful Elsie’s life was, how badly she needed to belittle someone else just to feel important. Nice try, though. But her efforts felt like the desperate flailing of an animal at the brink of death.

So, with a smirk at the corners of her mouth, she faced Elsie, her eyes glinting under the ballroom lights.

"Almost? Sweetheart, I walked in and the room adjusted to me." Violet continued, her voice dripping with mock sweetness. "You tried your best, but next time, maybe let your dress do the talking, and not your desperation."

"Burn!" Roman intentionally coughed under his breath.

The gesture drew Elsie’s attention toward him, and her hurt expression said it all. She felt betrayed by him of all people.

When Elsie turned to Violet, her face was pure venom. She said through gritted teeth, "You think you’ve won, but rejoice not. You’re only a replacement. There have always been others before you. Lucille tried, and look how she wandered off. And you’re not even half as crazy as her."

Violet narrowed her eyes as Elsie continued raving. "What do the boys tell you? That they’ll protect you? Do they whisper those sweet promises as they fuck you? Oh, how naive you are. You’re not even a werewolf. You don’t know our ways. You have no idea what you’re getting into. Enjoy what little semblance of power you think you have because outside these walls, you’re nothing but a speck of dust I’ll crush."

But even with all the threat pouring in, all Violet said was, "How do you crush dust? Does that even make sense?" she asked with a straight face.

Her nonchalant attitude and sassy mouth clearly got to Elsie. The other girl looked like she might murder Violet then and there. Roman quickly interfered, "Alright, that’s enough." He pulled Violet to his side protectively.

Elsie saw the gesture, and then she laughed. A long hallow that spoke of her loss. For a moment it looked like she had finally lost her mind.

Of course, there were students around who had seen everything, and obvious supporters of Elsie as they began whispering:

"Poor Elsie. I feel so sorry for her."

"She must feel horrible."

"I said it from the start, Violet was up to no good. She intentionally targeted the Cardinal Alphas. What a bitch."

"This is why you don’t allow children like her. She’s definitely following in her mother’s steps."

mother’s step?" a voice suddenly said, and Violet’s eyes

turned, and her breath caught, not from the excitement of seeing

were clicking like gunshots on the floor, her expression stormy, and her aura loud as she approached Amanda Rayes. Of course. Violet rolled her eyes internally. It just had to be Amanda

to her credit, looked like she was just realizing she’d poked mama bear with a lipstick-covered

about?" Nancy asked, her voice dangerously low. It was the kind of low that made everyone close by to shut up. "Say it again. I want to hear

bravado evaporated instantly. "I—it’s not—I didn’t mean

like a blade. "You didn’t mean it like what? Like dragging my daughter’s name through the mud to score cheap clout? Like running your mouth

mean,

are you still mad Violet turned out better than you ever will? You want to

nearby gasped, clutching

now, but Nancy was just

people love. I fight out loud and dirty, honey . You come for my daughter again, and I swear, I will dig into every dirty little skeleton hiding in your designer closet, and I’ll host a fashion show on them. Don’t test me, sweetheart,

And that was it.

tear. Really ugly, choking sobs, and turned around, stumbling through the crowd as

silent that one could practically hear people

mother’s scary." Alarc muttered under his

people, is why you don’t

quietly retreated having seen what happened. She was not about to become

as if she hadn’t ripped into that kid just seconds ago, Nancy turned to her daughter with

she just ran into her mother’s arms, hugging

so sorry for yesterday.

grown woman and can make your own

whispered to Alaric, "Our mother-in-law is not going to be an easy woman.

fool." Asher, who had appeared like a ghost, said from behind, nearly startling the life

"Jesus Christ, Asher!"

around