Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 488: Finding The Heirs - 1

North Pack Territory....

Ace Storm stopped at the entrance of his parent’s room with furrowed brows, watching as his parents’ things were hauled away by the servant.

That could only mean one thing, they were traveling which was impossible. Today was supposed to be for him.

He stepped into the room. "What’s going on?"

Zara Storm got off a call right at that moment.

"What are you talking about?" She asked him.

"Where are you going?" Ace asked even though he already had an inkling. He felt this churning feeling in the pit of his stomach.

Zara Storm told him. "We’re leaving for Aster City. Your father and I need to check on Alaric."

"What?" Ace said. "But you got off the phone with him not long ago and he’s fine."

Zara’s steel-blue gaze locked onto her eldest. "We’re still concerned about your brother. I need to see my son face to face and be sure he’s alright."

Ace’s face fell.

Then almost immediately, his expression shifted and his jaw tightened. "Then go. Fine. Go check on your golden child but Dad can stay. He promised he’d be at the Launch."

Zara paused, her lips parting as if she just recalled.

"Wait," Ace asked carefully, "You did not forget what tonight is, right?"

Zara storm said nothing.

scoffed. "Of

back of his head, saying timidly. "We remember, Ace. It’s just that we trust you’ll present the Healer

voice rose with fury and desperation. "I’ve spent

Ace to recognize wounded werewolves by scent, heat, signature, or heartbeat patterns. They weren’t just flying

many sleepless nights it took to teach the drones to distinguish blood rage from actual death throes?" His voice cracked. "Healer could change everything for werewolf survival

was silence. Then he added bitterly and quieter this time, "But of course, Alaric gets involved in an incident and suddenly the whole

be childish, Ace.

don’t both have to go. Alaric isn’t dying, he’s safe

of you can stay and just for

moment the words left his mouth, silence swallowed

against the floor. By the

nearly died and this... this is what you have to

Ace stood his ground.

escaped an assassination attempt?" Zara drew a deep breath. "I think It’s time you learned to stand on your own, Ace. Stop seeking validation from everyone

needs me. We’re two machines that don’t function without

"Father can’t be an independent machine because you boss him around and cling to his side like a

and Zara stopped

eyes darkened.

just stared at them, the fire in his eyes burning. "You know what? No. Fuck you

Caspian barked, his voice

the

silence that

his arms slipping around her shoulders. "Are you

voice cool, and detached. "Yeah. Let’s

she headed toward

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South Pack Territory....

straight," Alpha Leon said slowly, his voice cold and biting, "you’re trying to tell me my son was not a victim in the explosion but he also can’t