Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 397: All Gone Wrong

"Boss, we can’t find the targets," the squad leader reported, standing stiffly before Cynthia.

Her jaw ticked. "Are you sure? Have you searched everywhere?"

"Thoroughly, ma’am. We turned this entire place upside down."

Cynthia sucked her teeth, clearly unimpressed. She took in the scene around her. The place had already been a disaster when they arrived, but she hadn’t had time to question the cause until now.

Griffin Hale and the purple-haired girl were still missing which wasn’t ideal. Still, the mission wasn’t a loss, if anything it was quite the opposite

They had uncovered a cache of she-wolves hidden by the rogues. It was quite a jackpot. Capturing male werewolves for experimentation was much easier. Pure-blooded females were rare and highly prized, and the disappearance of even one was enough to raise suspicion.

The rogues had taken a risk. A stupid one.

Albeit a stupid risk that would work to their favor because now, they had females for their experiments. Once they returned to the facility, they’d sort out the pure-bloods and dispose of the rest. Cynthia could already picture Patrick’s face, weeping with joy.

Her gaze swept toward the corner, where the captured rogues knelt in a line, their power restrained by the suppressor cuffs. Her eyes landed on the wiry one scowling at her with intensity.

"Get him," she ordered coldly.

The squad leader gestured, and two operatives yanked the rogue to his feet.

He struggled wildly, forcing one of them to jab him in the stomach with an electrified baton. His body convulsed with a scream, his eyes flaring gold before dimming again as he crumpled to the ground, breathing hard.

Cynthia stepped forward with a look of superiority. "Ready to talk now?"

"Go to hell," he spat.

"You’re already in it, fool" she sneered, and slammed her weapon across his face.

The werewolf hit the dirt again, groaning. Cynthia planted a boot hard on his chest.

"Where is he?"

The Rogue wheezed. "Who?"

Her heel dug deeper, forcing another pained groan from his lips.

"Shane. Where is he?"

"I don’t know."

"Really?" Her smile was all venom. She nodded at the operative with the baton, who stepped forward and delivered another jolt of electricity. The rogue’s body shook violently, teeth chattering.

ended, Cynthia stomped on his chest again, this

capture. No

Have. Never. Captured. Griffin. Hale." She kicked him with every word

the squad leader. "Griffin Hale’s beast is unbelievably resilient. We’re not taking chances with him. Good thing we

smile

drawn instantly as operatives turned

of them screamed, flailing

burst

snake," someone

unimpressed. "Amateurs," she

the goddamn serpent!" another

out, man. You’re the one invading its territory." One operative knelt down carefully, reaching to

two things happened in

twisted and expanded, a monstrous green bear rising

gasp, before the bear leaned down and bit his

as blood erupted from the headless corpse like a fountain. Then the body crumpled to the forest floor, twitching, and that was when

operatives screamed, some of them in fury, and others in terror as the confusion cleared from

it weaved through them, dodging with a disturbing kind of grace. The few bullets that hit him barely left a dent as its hide was thick enough not

guns to fire. But before any could shoot, crackling arcs of electricity snapped through

what was happening. Those were the cardinal alphas. How did

gaze sharply scanned the field noticing each Alpha

the hell

Asher was already in

them with abnormal delight, and the lightning wielder, Asher moved like a ghost. He stepped into their ranks without them even knowing and touched the first operative. The moment the operative snapped his head around, his eyes

"Dude, what the fu—"

Bang.

shot his own teammate in the

like that, there was confusion in their midst as the operatives turned on each other, shouting, accusing, and firing. Even though the operatives had the

not enough, Cynthia spotted a familiar face at the truck trying to free

Adele.

Not on her

she barked to the squad leader

hesitation, the man pulled out

seconds, the air

blared from the mounted truck speakers, slicing through the ears and minds of

roared in pain as he shifted back into his human form, shivering and naked in the dirt. Asher collapsed to his knees, clutching his skull. Adele cried out, blood trickling from her ears as her veins

was safe to say that all the werewolves were in

surviving operatives. "Get up! Kill them now! Get