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!

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

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 case, I can’t help but wonder what he thought

a hand against the table, rising halfway from

temperature in the room and

you can’t have a civil discussion," Elijah continued,

say is that Violet Purple has become a distraction. Our sons

grunted. "It’s ’polyandrous,’

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 energy, he should be bringing their son back to his

the edge of his jaw in thought. "Violet Purple," he repeated softly, tasting the

discuss other distractions. After

had purposefully shifted the attention away from Violet. Irene didn’t like the gleam in Elijah’s eyes at the mention

us talking about you grooming Violet to follow

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

teenager. She’s bold, yes, but that’s hardly new. The heirs are at an

comfort. I don’t like her influence over

someone who was supposed to be mad that they kept such a secret from him, he seemed rather

we’re deciding between a scandalous heiress and a girl with dangerous sway. This should

shifted uneasily at that last word. Elijah’s

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

Luna," came a cold

alphas, Elijah’s eyes widened slightly in surprise. Luna Beatrice