Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 458: Sense Me

"Who was it this time?" Asher asked, his gaze boring into hers with unnerving intensity. He looked like he was a breath away from committing murder.

Violet shook it off and sat up, stretching her sore limbs before answering. "It was my brother. Micah."

"What does he want?" Asher asked grimly. The fact he hasn’t asked how Micah infiltrated her dream proved that he knew what his ability was.

"He came to check up on me." Violet paused, then added, "He wants me to return to the academy. He says it’s the safest place for me."

Asher’s jaw tightened. "No place is truly safe but he’s right. Baron can’t touch you there, neither can Elijah. Not without risking public eyes or sentiment."

Violet’s face fell slightly. "But we can’t leave yet. I haven’t spent enough time with the others. The mate bond still hasn’t triggered."

"Who said anything about leaving?" Asher gave her the "look". That dark, alpha glare full of fire and determination. "No harm will come to you here, Violet. I swear it. I’ll protect you, even at the expense of my life."

Violet reached forward, cupping his face with both hands. Her thumbs brushed along his cheekbones, soft and grounding.

"I don’t need you to die for me," she whispered. "We protect each other. That’s how this works."

For a moment, Asher seemed to melt completely, leaning into her touch until he snapped out of it entirely.

"I don’t like how easily people are walking into your mind," he said with a clipped voice. "We need to build your shield. Now."

Violet groaned inwardly. That damn alpha tone only meant pain was coming. She had barely slept off the previous training. So this was her fate now.

"I’m going to compel you," Asher said suddenly, already locking eyes with her.

was the trauma from the last time but Violet’s instincts kicked in, slamming down a mental guard before she even realized what she had

hard, it was like he’d smacked headfirst into stone. He recoiled

growled, lifting a hand to his

to examine the damage, still completely baffled by what she had done. Or more accurately, how she had done

said quickly, lifting a hand to

bridge of his nose as blood dripped sluggishly. With his free hand, Asher pulled a handkerchief

I thought," Asher muttered, blowing into the cloth. "I can’t get into your head anymore. Not unless

I can control my mental ability

as expected, your powers are tightly tied to your emotions. Tell me, how did

know. You said it so suddenly that you were going to compel me and all I could think was, God knows what you’ll make

but it worked. Still, it was a stroke of luck and I

temple thoughtfully. "One thing that helps, especially for beginners, is visual imagery.

in without distracting him. For someone like you, just imagining a wall can

a thick, solid wall in my head all

beginning, yes,"

becomes. Eventually, your brain will know

You have to know when someone’s trying to get

were knitted together as

hypnosis before they realize anything’s off. That is if they do at all. For others, it feels like an itch at the base of

you need to be able to sense it. Whether someone knocks before coming in or just

was starting to feel less like training and more like battle

added. "I need to get into your head. But this time, your job isn’t to block me. It’s to feel

Violet repeated, eyeing him