Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 391: Bonding Experience

"Whoa, wait!" Alaric shouted, throwing up his hands as Lila readied her sword for another attack.

Lila halted mid-lunge, the flames licking her blade fluttering in agitation while her eyes remained locked on them with violent suspicion.

Alaric asked cautiously. "What do you mean, ’what we’ve done to Violet?’ Why would you think we did something to her?"

Lila’s nostrils flared. "Then where is she?" She demanded, "Violet was supposed to meet me at the academy hours ago. Don’t play dumb! What—did you all kill her after you found out what she did to this asshole?!" She swung her sword toward Asher, lunging again.

"That’s enough!" Adele’s voice boomed across the space like thunder.

Lila halted, her gaze shifting to Adele and taking her in.

"The Cardinal Alphas did nothing to Violet," she said coldly. "You’d know that if you could calm your rage for five seconds and look around you!"

Lila’s hands tightened on the hilt of her blade, her expression still wild. "Then where is she? I warned her about hanging around you guys, but she asked me to trust you all... " her voice cracked as she pointed at the cardinal alphas, "... and the moment I do, she disappears?"

Asher told her with a heavy heart. "Violet and Griffin were taken last night by rogues. We found out early this morning and we’ve been tracking them since. Until you decided to show up swinging crazily at the people actually trying to rescue her."

His eyes darkened as he stepped closer to her. "You really think I would hurt her? After everything I’ve done to protect her? Everything I’ve sacrificed?" His jaw clenched. "To think you still believe that after all this time is sickening."

"Not when she’s a threat to what you desire most. To what you all have trained for your entire life," she sneered. "Love or loyalty, Asher. Which one would win in the end?"

That word stopped Asher , burrowing under his skin like a sting. But more than the accusation, it was the certainty in her voice that rattled him.

and asked slowly. "What is your relationship to Violet, Lila? Is she Fae or more? What do you know about her father?

him, her

"I’m not saying anything to you creatures of lies

are you going?" Alaric

she was taken. I’ll

can’t do this alone!" Asher snapped, stepping in her

back, trying to move past

secrets," he said through clenched teeth. "I’ll figure them out eventually. But right now, we’re working together not just to find Violet, but Griffin too. You might have magic and a sword, but don’t pretend you know

eyes burned into Asher’s with her hand still hovering over her

a grudging

house, Roman, who had thankfully worn some pants, skidded up beside Lila with a

kill us," he said, eyes glinting with mischief. "And guess what? I

with energy. "But don’t worry, I have this massive, world-shaking instinct that this mission

Lila shot him was enough to chill one to

just grinned

under his breath. "Fucking

you have a death wish

little from

shook his head

reached the house, the group moved in silence as

she was taken," he said, gesturing to the

took in the dried