Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 470: Run Mate

At the cabin in the mountains....

It felt like forever, but night eventually came.

Strangely, Roman had settled. Though still feral, the beast within him had quieted, no longer thrashing against the walls, trying to be free.

To be honest, Asher and Alaric were tempted to return to Violet, but if earlier events had taught them anything, then they were safer out there than the inside where Violet’s scent would tempt them into losing control.

The plan was to survive the night in this cabin with Roman, and by dawn, pray the fever broke. They sat in heavy silence with their backs pressed to the wall, when Roman’s ears twitched and his nose flared.

A low, rumbling growl rolled from his chest.

Alaric straightened. "What now?" he muttered, already bracing himself. Just when he had started to believe Roman was calming down.

But Asher was already alert, his eyes narrowing. Roman wasn’t acting up, but was reacting to something.

"There’s someone out there," Asher said grimly.

Alaric focused, tuning into his werewolf hearing. Then he heard it.

"We’re surrounded."

"Don’t make a sound," Asher ordered, low and lethal.

Whether he was speaking to Alaric or Roman, it didn’t matter because the feral Roman had already froze, motionless as stone.

For a moment there was unnatural silence as the boys stood taut, waiting in anticipation. Then Roman picked on the smallest sound and growled the warning just as Asher shouted. "Down!"

The windows shattered as bullets rained through the cabin. The floorboards cracked, splinters flying, and both boys hit the ground, shielding their heads while Roman buckled to a crouch in the darkness.

when it finally stopped, dust choked

someone shouted

as soon as the first soldiers barged in, Alaric threw out his hands and

they turned only to see that Roman had broken free from

barely dodged as Roman stormed past him, fully shifted, his bear

bodies aside with guttural snarls. And they didn’t stand a chance

soldiers could recover, Alaric

enemy crept behind him with his gun raised. Before he could fire, Alaric fried his arm with a crack of lightning and the

lunged forward and punched him through the mask, then ripped it off and locked eyes. He compelled

"Who sent you?!"

Cardinal Alphas and take Violet Purple alive!" the soldier

just as another body dropped behind

bullet grazed Asher’s ear, fire searing across his skin. Damn it! Silver

who nodded like a robot and picked up his weapon, spinning and opening fire

weaving between bullets, and dropped

need to

his hands and tore a path

toward her while praying to the goddess they

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are you doing?!" Griffin

told her to run, he meant

She stepped between the soldiers and Griffin, her breath

And then, she screamed.

hurricane, slamming into the armed men and

breaking the surface. His shoulders straightened, and then,

ran to his side. "I

need a second prompt. His body contorted, bulking up rapidly, bones stretching and snapping into place until he towered over her at seven feet tall,