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

the live panel and held the other above Alaric’s chest. "Once I complete the circuit, there’s no going back. You have to let go of him immediately," he warned, eyeing

it," Violet said, her

for just a heartbeat, then counted down. "Five... four... three... two... Move now!" he commanded, slamming the

Violet didn’t move

done,

his skin, glowing patterns crawling beneath

reached for the controls to shut it off, but Violet’s thunderous voice

"Don’t!"

was—except his brother. He had

hold on. Alaric’s eyes rolled back, then snapped open, glowing with wild, unrestrained lightning. The ground

the storm of energy. "One more surge

Goddess help him, he was going to

the

in the room, but the entire North Pack’s electrical

as suddenly, it was

to the floor, limp and gasping, while Ace stood frozen, unable to process what

in his

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

supposed

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

insane enough, the next words he heard

"Mine!"

another guttural, possessive,

What

slowly, painfully slow, like someone about to

fiercely it was more like a collision