Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 566: Sealed

"Electricity!" Violet shouted.

"What?"

She pointed at the panel. "What if we shock him? Give him a massive jolt, enough to wake him up. His body’s been hijacked by those drugs, right? What if we override them and force his brain to reset?"

Ace’s mouth fell open, then his face lit up with excitement. "That actually makes sense!" He rushed to the panel, eyes scanning the machinery like a man seeing treasure. "The drugs my mother gave him are chemical inhibitors. They suppress neural activity and disrupt his wolf bond. A high-voltage surge could flood his system, forcing his neurons to fire properly again."

"So," Violet said, "it’s like jump-starting a dead battery. The drugs are the virus, and the electricity is the reboot."

"Oh, absolutely," Ace said, almost breathless. "Good thing Alaric’s body is already adapted to channel lightning. If anyone can survive this, it’s him." He face-palmed dramatically. "Why didn’t I think of this earlier? Nice one, Oscar," he praised.

Violet found herself blushing. She might not be a genius like Alaric, but she wasn’t stupid either.

Ace flicked several switches on the control panel. One by one, industrial lights blazed to life overhead, revealing the full scale of the warehouse. Rows of towering metal racks stretched into the distance, stacked with crates marked with various symbols.

Alaric froze mid-giggle, squinting up at the sudden brightness. "Pretty lights," he whispered, then began clapping like a delighted child.

"Good thing this is W-B," Ace said quickly. "W-A holds the really volatile stuff. I was careful with my little scale bombing. They know that too, which is why they’ll be busy putting out the fire before it escalates. Hopefully, this works, and we get the hell out of here." He ripped open a side compartment and began twisting thick copper cables into a rough conduit.

Meanwhile, Violet went to get Alaric. "Come, Alaric."

Alaric didn’t protest. He followed her excitedly, like a little kid.

Ace said, "Although Alaric’s immune to electricity, flooding his system with it will still hurt."

"Alaric can take it. He’s strong," Violet replied firmly.

Ace nodded.

Violet dragged Alaric toward the cleared space where Ace had kicked crates aside. She crouched in front of him and instructed softly, "You won’t move from this spot, okay?"

asked, "Will you stay with

nodded with a reassuring

I complete the circuit, there’s no going back. You have to let go of him

Violet said, her

four... three... two... Move now!" he commanded,

Violet didn’t move a

done, it was already too

instantaneous. Alaric’s body arched violently, a guttural scream tearing from his throat. Sparks raced across his skin, glowing patterns crawling beneath his

to shut it off, but Violet’s

"Don’t!"

Oscar immune to electricity? No werewolf was—except his brother. He had brushed off their first

on. Alaric’s eyes rolled back, then snapped open, glowing with wild, unrestrained lightning. The ground beneath them trembled as his

there!" Violet shouted through the storm of energy. "One more

frantically adjusted the controls. Goddess help him, he was going to

slammed the

as Alaric absorbed not just the charge in the room, but

as suddenly, it was

limp and gasping, while Ace stood frozen, unable

gone and in his place

halt. One moment, Oscar had been standing there, and the next, Violet. Was it Violet

Violet supposed

but no sound came out. His mind spun wildly, trying to make sense of the chaos. It was

weren’t already insane enough,

"Mine!"

immediately by another

What

slowly, painfully slow, like someone about to witness a

of them devoured each other in a frenzy, kissing so fiercely it was more like a collision than an embrace. Their