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.

perhaps it was the trauma from the last time but Violet’s

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

hand to his nose

wide as she tried to examine the damage, still completely baffled by what

quickly,

Asher pulled a handkerchief from

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

so I can control my mental ability

his tone more teacher than Alpha. "And as expected, your powers are tightly tied to your emotions. Tell me, how did you

suddenly that you were going to compel me and all I could think was, God knows what

a stroke of luck and I want you to be able to do it again next time

helps, especially for beginners, is visual imagery. That works for both mental

distracting him. For someone like you,

have to imagine a thick, solid wall

beginning, yes,"

it becomes. Eventually, your brain will know to put it up whether you’re aware

thing you need is mental awareness. You have to

together as she listened

if they do at all. For others, it feels like an itch at the base

to sense it. Whether

This was starting to feel less like training

lower your shield now," Asher added. "I need to get into your head. But this time, your job isn’t to block me.

you," Violet repeated, eyeing