Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 385: Taken

While Alaric was placing a call to Violet, Asher, Roman, and Adele remained deep in conversation.

"There's something I don't understand," Roman shook his head. "Who would create Violet to harm us?"

"Probably someone who hates all of your asses," Adele replied dryly.

"Alpha King Elijah," Asher said, and the words struck the room like a judge's final verdict.

"No way," Alaric muttered, having heard him even while on the call.

Asher said to them. "When I went to District One, I discovered that Violet's supposed father had been sending her messages since she was a child. Not that Violet knows, Nancy kept them hidden from her because of how disturbing they were."

"Messages like what?" Alaric asked, still holding the line.

Asher found his phone beside him and quickly unlocked it. "Something like this," he muttered, handing it over to Roman.

Roman took the phone, eyes narrowing as he read aloud:

"My beloved purple heir,

You are the best thing that ever happened to me. My gift from the goddess. I sowed you in patience, watered you with silence, fed you with purpose, and soon, I will reap in abundance. The world will tremble when you take your rightful place by my side. You were never meant to be ordinary. You were forged for me. For war. For glory. For the reckoning to come. And soon, the world will know that."

Roman's voice trailed off into silence.

"Holy shit." He said when he recovered from the shock, "Elijah has an heir? How the hell is that possible? I thought he was sterile?" He turned to his cardinal brothers, eyes full of questions. "Then what does that make us?"

us in the long run. With us out of the way, his daughter Violet

a curse and ran a hand through his

trying to ruin the moment of truth or something, but I've been trying to reach Violet with no answer. Do you think she's

trying to hold in his

Alaric said. " His line's

Asher stiffened immediately. "What do you mean none

both Griffin and Violet but neither of them is picking

both numbers. First Violet's and then Griffin's. But just

around, panic flashed in his eyes which he tried to contain. He asked Roman. "When you sent Violet back with Griffin yesterday, who

more than capable of protecting Violet. Sending anyone else

sent Jeremiah!" Asher barked,

in, trying to de-escalate. "Asher, calm down. For all we know,

"What kind of sleep would make Griffin ignore a ringing

yanked out the IVs, tearing the wires off his body as monitors began

the hell do you

he growled,

in no

snarled. "And none of you are stopping me."He threw

discovered she's Elijah's heir. For all we

stopped in his

for your wellbeing,

can be a lot of things, confused, reckless, dangerous. But

the room for a moment before Alaric said to him. "Then let's