Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 379: House Of Wolves

There were a hundred better things Alpha King Elijah could be doing with his time, but instead, here he was, presiding over a glorified shouting match. The parents of the Cardinal Alphas sat at his long table, bickering like children.

Still, he didn’t mind. He rather enjoyed watching them devour one another.

The last time the High Houses united, they had birthed the Cardinal Alphas, a dream his brother and chief instigator of his misery, Alpha Angus, had tried yet failed to achieve.

So let them stay divided. He would feed the fire himself if he had to.

Irene Hale said, "This scandal has done irreparable damage to Lunaris Academy’s image. It’s not just about a school anymore, it’s about the credibility of our sons. Elsie Lancaster cannot remain as a bride option for my son."

"That is, if your son emerges as the heir," Alpha Henry pointedly reminded her that Griffin would have to defeat his own son, Asher. And in Henry’s arrogance, that could never happen.

"Heir or not, appearance is everything, and Elsie Lancaster is heavily affiliated with our sons," Leon Draven argued. "Elsie was supposed to be the perfect role model as our chosen Luna-to-be. What does it say when she’s at the center of such disgrace? I’m sorry, but I have to agree with Irene on this, she can’t remain a bride option."

The look that Henry gave Leon after those words was pure poison. They were supposed to be allies, and now the coward was jumping ship?

"So what then?" Henry sneered. "We throw Elsie away and roll out a carpet for that purple-haired whore? The one all our sons are sniffing around like dogs in heat?"

Elijah, who had thus far reclined with a bored expression, perked up, his eyes gleaming with interest.

"Excuse me?" he asked mildly.

Irene Hale cursed under her breath. She had been careful not to get Violet implicated in this, but of course, Henry obviously wanted that girl’s head rolling on the ground. That fucking bastard!

voice came again, quieter now, and far more dangerous. "What whore

clenched teeth. "Violet is not a whore, Alpha. Henry just uses that word for any gender that doesn’t have a dick between their legs. If that’s the

hand against the table, rising halfway

The command alone dropped the temperature in the room and Henry sank back into his chair, lips pressed

a civil discussion," Elijah continued, "I’ll

Violet Purple has become a distraction.

grunted. "It’s ’polyandrous,’

correct me!" Zara hissed at her husband, shutting the man off successfully. This situation was frustrating already, and he was correcting her? If he had the

of his jaw in thought. "Violet Purple," he repeated softly, tasting the name. "That’s one interesting

Elsie.This isn’t the time to discuss other distractions.

didn’t like the gleam in Elijah’s

"Or you don’t want us talking about you grooming

bitter because she knocked you flat on your ass during

lips twitched. "She did what?" A spark lit behind his eyes, a smile almost breaking through the serious air. "Well, now

temperamental, hormonal teenager. She’s bold, yes, but

"Perhaps to you, but that bond is too strong for comfort. I don’t like her

now that is interesting," Elijah mused, watching them all. For someone who was supposed to be mad that they kept such a secret from him, he seemed

between a scandalous heiress and

shifted uneasily at that last word. Elijah’s idea of "fun" was rarely

so wrong? Like Irene said, they’re teenagers. The scandal can be smoothed over. The media will move on. People forget." He used

not be anyone’s Luna," came a cold voice from the doorway that silenced

toward Luna Beatrice. She stood dressed in striking white, regal and radiant. Not just the parents of the cardinal alphas, Elijah’s