Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 564: Who Are You

Violet burst out of the main packhouse, her lungs on fire and her heart hammering like the grooves of horses during a race. Behind her, the shrill blaring of the alarm wailed across the compound, echoing through the surrounding like a death knell.

It was by sheer luck that Violet managed to escape the packhouse, and now, the guards were chasing after her with weapons. A sharp crack split the air and Violet dove forward as glowing blue projectiles sizzled past her head, slamming into the frozen ground and sending up bursts of frost.

"Those aren’t ordinary bullets," Thalia growled inside her mind. "They’re designed to disrupt a wolf’s nervous system. They can’t kill you, but they’ll shut your body down."

"Good thing I’m not an ordinary wolf," Violet panted, pushing harder. Her legs screamed in protest, but there was no choice here. She was not falling into Zara’s hands today.

The field ahead was chaotic. Smoke billowed from the first explosion in the central lab building. Dozens of pack members were running in panic, their white breath rising in clouds. Some were wearing white coats—scientists, by the look of them—while others looked like ordinary pack members. The flood of bodies created a wall of confusion, and the guards couldn’t fire without risking their own people.

Violet weaved through the crowd, using them as cover. For a moment, she thought she might make it cleanly. Then a guard broke through, charging straight at her.

"Stop!" he roared, swinging a baton crackling with blue energy.

Violet ducked, the weapon passing inches above her head. She lunged forward, driving her shoulder into his stomach. They went down hard, rolling in the snow. The guard snarled and kicked her off, scrambling to his feet with feral speed.

Violet rose too, her chest heaving. The guard came at her again, striking fast. His first blow grazed her arm, sending a jolt of numbing pain through her muscles. Gritting her teeth, Violet blocked the next strike, twisting his wrist until the baton fell into the snow.

The guard didn’t stop. He swung a fist at her head but Violet ducked, countering with an elbow to his jaw. He staggered, but his sheer size and strength kept him upright. He grabbed her around the waist and slammed her to the ground.

Air rushed out of her lungs.

"Move, Violet!" Thalia screamed.

surge, Violet kicked upward, catching him under the chin. He stumbled back, giving her just enough room to roll to her feet. Before he could stand, Violet twisted around and kicked him so hard in the head he was knocked out and she

Violet wiped the sweat and blood from her face. She didn’t have a second to rest before more guards were pouring out of the packhouse, searching

many. Even if their electric bullets couldn’t stop her,

a blessing, a second explosion

sky. The guards froze, shouting into radios. Their ranks broke apart as nearly all of them raced toward

caused it. She bolted, plunging into the swarm of fleeing civilians. People screamed and shoved, desperate to escape but Violet forced her

running away from the danger, Violet sprinted toward it. Her instincts,

neared the industrial section of the compound. Two massive warehouse buildings loomed

rumbled in her

the entrance. A scanner sat beside the heavy security door, waiting

muttered, scanning for

a white coat ran toward

locked on the ID badge swinging from his

Oh, sweet mercies.

distance in a heartbeat. One swift strike to his jaw, and he fell unconscious into the

slid open

the warehouse was eerily quiet compared to the confusion outside. The air smelled of cold metal and chemicals. There were crates of weapons

cautiously, weaving through the maze of storage racks. But the deeper she went, the emptier it became.

her. "Where

That’s when it happened.