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?"

has been using us all along. He has been feeding us hope, with the intention of destroying us in the long run. With us out of the way, his daughter

and ran a hand through

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

hold in his temper. "They

did," Alaric said. " His line's not connecting

"What do you mean none of their

right. I've tried both Griffin and Violet but neither of them is picking up. There's

called both numbers. First Violet's and then Griffin's. But just as Alaric said, there was no answer. He tried again

asked Roman. "When you

and he's more than capable of protecting Violet. Sending anyone else would've drawn attention, we're trying to keep this whole thing quiet,

sent Jeremiah!" Asher barked,

de-escalate. "Asher, calm down. For all we

Griffin ignore a ringing phone? With his werewolf

out the IVs, tearing the wires

the hell do you think you're doing?" Adele

myself!" he growled,

are in no condition

to her," Asher snarled. "And none of you are stopping me."He threw a warning

Seeing what was going on, Adele told him. "And what if Violet is behind this? We just discovered she's Elijah's heir. For

stopped in

I care for your wellbeing, Asher. All of

dead in the eyes, Asher told her sternly. "Violet can be a lot of things, confused, reckless,

moment before Alaric said