Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 408: East Custom

The first time they arrived at the East pack house, Violet hadn’t taken the time to look around. It was late, she was tired, and everything had been a blur. But now, standing in broad daylight, the place left her dumbfounded.

It wasn’t just a house. It was a freaking mansion built across several hectares of land, with winding stone paths, wide verandas, and forested groves surrounding the main building. Griffin had told her earlier that it wasn’t just his family living here, but some members of the pack too. A communal style of living, still practiced by some werewolf clans.

And that was how Violet ended up lounging in the pool area with Griffin’s family.

Griffin, in his ever-resourceful fashion, had found her a fitted swimsuit—God knows where from—and she hadn’t questioned it.

Violet and Kaia were reclining side by side on long, cushioned sun loungers, soaking in the warm rays, while Griffin’s younger twin sisters, Vivain and Blaire, fussed over her like she was a life-sized doll.

They were performing some kind of skincare treatment on her. Violet had willingly let herself be their experiment. The girls were lovely, so why not?

She was relaxed, half-listening to the banter between the twins, until she felt something cold and wet spread across her skin.

Violet tried to lift the cucumber slices off her eyes but Vivain slapped her hand away, followed by a soft, muffled giggle.

Something wasn’t right.

"What are you rubbing on me right now?" Violet asked warily.

Blaire answered with the utmost seriousness. "A homemade mud skincare formula developed by me and Vivian."

"Oh," Violet muttered, both impressed and suspicious. Nah, she’d trust the girls. They wouldn’t do anything to her.

The twins continued to smear it across her face. The mixture was cool and had a strange, herbal scent. Her nose twitched. "What’s in this, exactly?"

Vivian listed proudly, "Neem leaves, rose water, turmeric, ground aloe, goat milk, and dried chamomile petals."

Violet was just beginning to relax again when Blaire added casually, "And cow dung."

"What?" her entire body went stiff.

"Do you know that cow dung is packed with antiseptic and exfoliating properties," Blaire continued calmly. "That’s why it’s the key ingredient in our recipe."

mischief-maker, kept spreading the paste on her cheek, grinning. "You’re going

That was it.

her face and bolted upright. "Griffin!"

been in the pool with Callen, heard her and

"Your sisters put cow dung on my face! Can you

Griffin was busy stifling his

me right now?"

it any longer. The laugh burst out from his throat.

Vivain appeared and flashed a camera in

dumbfounded. What the hell was going on right

put her out of her misery. "There was no cow dung in that. Congratulations,

toward the girls, who were laughing

to kill you once I get my hands on you." She

and took off, still laughing

ran straight to the pool and jumped in, one

her hips, watching them with

Vivian shouted, hands cupped

join us!" Griffin

got before he grabbed her by the waist and leapt into the

and she kicked her way up,

shouted, punching

laughed, water streaming down his face. Then he pulled her in gently, kissing her. It started soft, offering

backed Violet against the edge of the pool, his hands sliding under

water hit

two horny rabbits! There are

had pretended not to be paying attention all this while, sighed

first, splashing Vivain in the

That’s unfair, you

was unfair when you smeared fake cow dung on my face," Violet

now!" Blaire declared,