Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 513: Celebrate The Double Bond

"I think that will be all for now," Elijah said to Alaric. "You may return to your chambers while the Alphas and I discuss important matters."

Alaric gave no objection. He bowed his head respectfully and left, the guards shutting the door behind him.

With him gone, the air grew heavier. Whatever the Alphas had held back in his presence now had room to surface.

Zara was the first to speak. "If Asher Nightshade takes the position of Alpha, doesn’t that give him an advantage over our children when it comes to fighting for the Alpha King position after graduation?"

Irene didn’t miss a beat. She said, "Why don’t you die as well, so your son can take his rightful place as Alpha?"

"What?" Zara reeled, the words striking her like a slap across the face.

Irene said with a cutting tone. "Oh right, you’re not the Alpha. Your husband is. But you certainly like to act like one."

"Irene!" Zara snapped, her temper finally breaking.

"Alpha Irene," she corrected her coldly, a reminder of her rank and the authority that came with it.

"Can we not fight right now," Leon said, surprisingly the one to sound like reason. "This is not the court of children, it’s the council of leaders. We are already down by one, and our enemy is still out there. So why don’t we start thinking about how to get to Patrick before one of us at this table ends up as his next victim?"

silence behind. Zara looked away, clearly annoyed, while Irene kept

and turned to Elijah, "Do we

"His family has always been anti-werewolf to the bone. For generations they have lived off the blood of our kind, some

words sink in before continuing. "From the tracing of their bloodlines, it turns out they are descended from the Gerald bloodline. And it seems they intend to finish what their ancestors could not do and which is wiping us off

snorted under her breath. "And to think you let our

at her. "Are you blaming

we had no choice but to hand our kids over to that madman for your research, an experience my son has never recovered from. The least you could have done, if you cared for those boys, was make sure Patrick was legit. You practically handed my son to the enemy." Irene’s chest heaved as she spoke, anger and years of frustration breaking through.

turned to Elijah, waiting for the explosion. After all,

instead of fury, Elijah said.

She had not expected that. Neither had the others, thevshock rippling across the room. Elijah never admitted

am earnestly sorry for that," Elijah went on, his gaze

moment she could only stare at him, speechless. Then she looked away, pushing down the sudden wave of emotion rushing to the surface. After all these years... after all

be handed over to Patrick for observation. But Irene had always known the truth: the man had been threatened

no choice back then. With Elijah pressing down on them for conducting the ritual that empowered their children, it had been either lose her son completely or hand him over to whatever

after all those years, the apology came like this? Irene didn’t know what to do

sweeping his gaze across the council. "That is why I am working tirelessly with President Roi to root out that traitor, wherever he hides. We lost Alpha

not enough," Leon said flatly. "If you truly mean to protect my child, then help me find Roman before the enemy reaches

Griffin, and their mate, Violet Purple. After all, it is not every day we witness a couple bound twice. The goddess herself