Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 542: About Violet

Violet stood her ground. "No, I don’t need to revise a word I uttered."

"Then you’ll indulge my creativity." Vincent slid a photo across the table, the grainy drone shot showing nothing but a pale crater and smoke curling from the wound in the earth. "Explain this without lying."

"You mean explain it without the weapon you didn’t find?" Roman countered.

"We didn’t find a weapon because it wasn’t one. This was obviously an energy event. One we don’t have a file for."

"Then start a new file," Violet said coolly.

"That’s what I’m doing," Vincent replied, "but none of you seem willing to cooperate."

"Cooperate on what? An energy event?" Violet told him. "What’s that got to do with me, a human? Do I look like Patrick, the scientist?"

"Good one, little mate." Griffin complimented her, only to turn and glower at Vincent. The man was beginning to get on their nerves.

Vincent shifted his attention immediately.

"His Highness, Micah, you rescued them. What did you see?"

Micah answered without emotion. "I didn’t see anything. I only felt the heat rising fast and did what I had to do, Commander."

That response irked Vincent and his voice rose. "Then tell me this, if you did what you had to do, why didn’t you rescue Henry?"

The air went taut.

in Micah’s eyes. "Excuse

Why? You had time for the others, didn’t you? Doesn’t

and in the blink of an eye, dark shadows lashed out from his palm. They slammed against the

pen clattering to the floor as he staggered back in defense mode.

the shadows back into his skin like it was nothing. "That’s just a harmless projection of my teleportation power. Nothing more. However, one move was all it took for you to defend only yourself and not even his majesty, King Elijah. Yet you expect me to save all

at Elijah told Vincent he’d

If you think you can do it, Commander, raise your hand." His eyes flicked deliberately to Vincent’s still fingers. "Oh, you can’t. Why?

jaw worked tight, but

it in, while Roman looked like he was trying not to clap. Griffin nodded, impressed at how easily Micah had effortlessly put the

couldn’t counter. Anything he said now would

me, Your Majesty. My temper was misplaced. I

once again, though his eyes still gleamed with defiance. "But I’ll say this, I came here for a party,

hesitate. With a flick of his hand, he dismissed Micah

his expression unreadable, and left without

was back to them again. Before Vincent could recover, Griffin told him. "Commander, you came here for our statements. We’ve given them. We were attacked. We survived. Henry died fighting. Adele healed me. Micah extracted us. We came home.

was still seething from

timelines match and the details overlap. But there are

evidence doesn’t mean guilt, Commander. It means you’re not as

before scribbling something down. "And you claim the reason you left the scene was because a matebond snapped during the

back of it with a grin. "The evidence is sitting

the word

a card,"

slid to Violet.