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 feeding us hope, with the intention of destroying us in the long run. With us out of the way, his daughter

curse and ran

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

Roman snapped, trying to hold in his temper.

said. "

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

both Griffin and Violet but neither of them is picking

and then Griffin's. But just as Alaric said, there was no answer. He tried again and

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

course, no one. Griffin's a cardinal Alpha and he's more than capable of protecting Violet.

could've sent Jeremiah!" Asher

stepped in, trying to de-escalate. "Asher, calm down. For

of sleep would make Griffin ignore a ringing phone?

Asher yanked out the IVs, tearing the wires off his body

do you think you're doing?"

growled, already swinging his legs off the

no

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

told him. "And what if Violet is behind this? We just discovered she's Elijah's heir. For all we know, she could've done something to Griffin. If not, kill him?

stopped in his

care for your

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

over the room for a moment before Alaric said to him.