Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 395

Chapter 395: Goodbye Lila

Asher and the others had long gone off the road and were now trudging through a forest thicker than any of them expected.

It was late at night, and thank the moon they had their wolf sight else they’d have tripped over every gnarled root and gotten whipped by every low-hanging branch clawing at them from all directions.

The rogues had hidden themselves well which wasn’t surprising. Lone wolves were always on the move, always adapting, and no one survived as long as they had without learning how to vanish in plain sight.

The trail should have faded hours ago, but Asher had to admit he was impressed. The Fae was moving ahead with the kind of confidence that came from instinct, not guesswork, leading them unerringly through the maze of undergrowth.

But not even the tension of the unknown, or the unsaid dread in the air, was enough to kill Roman’s vibe. The South Alpha was belting out loud, cheery, dramatic rhymes like they were headed on a family vacation, and not a rescue mission in rogue territory.

"Four wolves with teeth so white,

Snuck through the woods in the dead of night.

On a quest so bold, with hearts all sour,

To fetch back our stolen purple flower."

Asher, Alaric, and Adele exchanged a look and moved on. No, they wouldn’t say a word. It was always safer to just let Roman be Roman.

"There was Thunder Boy who summons the clouds,

And Lover Boy who broods in crowds.

Then Smiley Wolf with jokes so cute—

(That’s me, hello, you’re welcome, chum!)"

"God, this is killing me." Alaric groaned internally.

"And last came the brainy with the balm

She heals your soul and throws a fade.

But just when things were going wrong...

Enter Tinkerbell with a blade and a spine!"

"Oh dear..." Adele sighed, already prepping her healing powers knowing someone was about to get it.

like death with glitter and

her sword up

(Ahem.)

fierce, she’s cool, she’s

the charm of a cactus

we go through creepy

wolves, one threat, and

rogues beware and

wrong joke—boom—neck goes

new," Lila snapped, "if one more word blasts out

but of course, it rolled right off Roman

"Aww, see? I

blinked, flabbergasted. How in the hell did Violet even get

added cheerily, "Violet loves my godforsaken mouth. To be precise, my tongue, it

Alaric barked in

Roman rolled his eyes. "I’ll keep the sugar to myself," he added with a dramatic shrug, as if Lila was

her head, and then turned on her heel with

you’re bonding just fine," Asher said dryly

Roman a

line when

"Wait. Stop!" he barked.

Everyone did except Lila.

marched ahead, clearly done with Roman and

wait!" Roman

wasting another second while Violet is out there in danger

a cracking sound and the ground beneath her gave way. Lila let

sprinting forward only to freeze as soon as they

Alaric gagged.

muttered under his breath,

flew to her chest. "Dear

is nasty,"

trap, precisely, a punji pit. Iron stakes, sharpened to deadly points, lined the bottom like a bed of skewers. It was exactly the silent, lethal, and barbaric weapon the

pure horror as one stake had pierced straight through Lila’s stomach, while another was lodged in her chest, and the third went through her shoulder. But the most gruesome of all was the one that had gone clean through her mouth, and emerging from the back of her head. There was blood

without a doubt this was the end of

do something!" Roman shouted with

you expect me to do? My healing works through contact, and I can’t just jump

let’s pull her

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