Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 533: Poison Asher

It was no surprise that, after such an intense confrontation, Dominic met with Patricia in secret that night.

"That boy is beginning to get on my nerves," Dominic thundered. "You should’ve seen him throwing his weight around in the meeting with the alphas."

"Tell me something," Patricia sighed, rubbing her temple. She added her own grievance. "The boy had the nerve to order his Beta to change all my staff in the pack house and replace them with his own people. When I dared to confront him, do you know what he said to me?"

Dominic didn’t say a word, his expectant silence telling her to go on.

At once, Patricia’s demeanor shifted; she lifted her chin and fixed Dominic with the same arrogant stare Asher was known for. She even dropped her voice, imitating him: "Henry’s widow, why are you worried about the house staff? Shouldn’t you be busy mourning my father?"

Patricia broke the act with a scoff. "You should’ve seen his audacity. Although..." her tone darkened, "for a moment there, I swore I was staring at my late husband. The boy is just too damn similar to him. Henry trained him well."

"Perhaps a little too well," Dominic said, eyes thoughtful. "If he’s anything like Henry, then Asher Nightshade already suspects we want him out of the way. The boy’s always been a little too smart for my liking."

Patricia’s poise cracked. "Does he know the two of us...?" She let the question die, suddenly aware of the walls. Even with her own people guarding the door, and loyal to death, Asher’s presence within these walls left her unsettled.

She whispered, "What do we do? Should we just end him tonight and be done with it?"

"No." Dominic shook his head. "It’s too late for that. Alpha King Elijah arrives tomorrow, and Asher is still his heir whether we like it or not. It would look bad if the heir were murdered on his watch, and he’d have to root out the culprit to save face."

He went on to say in a low tone. "Had we known the boy would be this difficult, we should’ve arranged an ’accident’ on his way here."

"A slow one, something that eats him from the inside until he withers." She blew out a frustrated breath. "But then, the boy is as paranoid as

reached out, threading his fingers through Patricia’s hair, letting them linger. "The only option now is challenging him

said with a coy smile. "I’ll

but the glint in her eyes told him enough. She

he murmured, before

the third time, Dominic devoured her fully, his lips crushing against hers, the pressure hard

at first, but the heat between them rose too fast. His hand slid to the back of her neck, holding her in place as his tongue pressed greedily into

kiss turning urgent, the kind that left no room for breath. His other hand roamed beneath the folds of her skirt, rough fingers sliding across her thigh as if he had been starving for this touch

to break the kiss, her lips swollen, while her voice rushed with panic. "Dominic, this is not the time. There are too

Dominic was relentless, his eyes dark with hunger. "Don’t worry,

hard against the wall, the force of it knocking the air from her lungs. She clung to him instinctively, her legs wrapping tight around his

in pleasure.

the way she wanted it. Patricia had to bite down on her lips, smothering the moan that threatened

leaving welts he’d

into his chest to muffle the cries he ripped from her, while his growl

with sweat. Their gazes met, and they smiled. That had

eased her back to the ground, brushing a strand of hair from her

"Stay safe," he murmured.