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 would then be

ran a hand through

been trying to reach Violet with no answer. Do you think

trying to hold

said. " His

Asher stiffened immediately. "What do you mean none of their lines are going

both Griffin and Violet but neither of them is picking

snatched his phone and called both numbers. First Violet's and then Griffin's. But just as Alaric said, there was no

tried to contain. He asked Roman. "When you sent Violet back

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

could've sent Jeremiah!" Asher

"Asher, calm down. For all we know,

darkened. "What kind of sleep would make Griffin ignore a ringing phone? With

the IVs, tearing the wires off

do you think you're doing?"

to find Violet myself!" he growled, already

in no

her," Asher snarled. "And none of you are stopping me."He threw a warning glance at Alaric and Roman, daring them

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

stopped in his

I care for your wellbeing, Asher. All of

in the eyes, Asher told her sternly. "Violet can be a lot of things, confused, reckless, dangerous. But she's not a liar and definitely

settled over the room for a moment before Alaric said