Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 614: Meet The Fae Queen

Lila was quick on her feet, the lightning strike missing her by mere inches. Still, the hairs on her arms stood on end, reminding her how close that had been.

"Where did you take Violet?!" Alaric roared,

electricity sparking across his arms.

"Violet!" Griffin cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted her name at the top of his voice.

They had landed in another part of the vast garden, and that bolt of lightning had been the perfect giveaway to their location. So when Griffin shouted her name, Violet echoed back. "I’m here!"

Immediately, both men ran toward the sound.

They met halfway, with Griffin scooping her right off her feet as though she weighed nothing. He inspected her frantically. "Are you hurt?" he demanded, hands running over her arms and sides.

"I’m fine, just—atchoo!" Violet sneezed violently. "God, the flowers in this place are awful!" she groaned, rubbing her nose.

Before she could say more, a rustle came from behind them. Alaric’s senses sharpened immediately. He turned, and there was Lila stepping through the foliage. At once, Alaric moved in front of Violet, lightning crawling down his arms like glowing veins, the air humming with static. One wrong move and she’d be ash.

"There’s no need for violence," Lila said calmly, her expression unreadable. "I lured you here on purpose. I knew Violet would never come alone without her mates."

Only then did Alaric and Griffin really take in their surroundings. Until now, all they’d cared about was finding Violet. But as they looked around, realization struck hard.

The garden stretched endlessly, filled with strange, luminous flowers while two crescent moons hung beautifully in the sky.

"Where are we?" Alaric asked, though he already sensed the answer.

Lila straightened proudly. "Welcome to the Fae Realm."

Even Violet who had already suspected it was caught off guard by the announcement.

The moment she’d landed here, something deep inside her had stirred, as if her soul had recognized the place before her mind could. The air was lighter, alive with magic, and it seemed to seep into her pores. She could feel the realm, breathing with it, and pulsing through her veins. If she’d ever felt powerful before in the human realm, she felt invisible here.

Still, Violet frowned. "You could’ve at least warned us—atchoo!—before dragging us through a damn portal!" She sneezed again, then cursed through gritted teeth, "Oh, for fuck’s sake—atchuh!—get me out of here already!"

Lila narrowed her eyes, unimpressed. "Hopefully you’re not allergic to flowers, Princess, or the entire realm might go into shock."

The Fae live in alignment with nature. The trees were their lifelines. Every home, every court, even the palace grew from the living roots of this realm. Their world did not exist beside nature—it was nature itself.

hadn’t even met the Fae yet, and already she could feel the weight pressing down on her shoulders. What if they didn’t accept her? What if she was too wolfish to be Fae?

suddenly didn’t seem too

reached for her hand. His palm was warm, giving hers a firm

here with you," he said

her. Strength seeped back into her chest, and Violet took a deep breath. Well then, if the Fae didn’t like her, that was their problem. She could always leave this glowing, flower-choked realm and go back to Earth, where she belonged with her lovely

commanded, "I’m sure the others are

hope flaring through her like a spark. Surely, Lila wasn’t talking about Asher

world felt brighter. "They’re here?" she

She summoned another portal,

portal, her heart pounding so fast it drowned out

light dissolved, her feet barely grazed the ground before a familiar

"Violet!"

just in time to

"Asher!"

lifted clean off her feet as he twirled her around. It looked like a scene straight out of a romance movie, sheer, overwhelming relief radiating from both

didn’t wait another second.

starving for the feel of him. He pulled her closer, pressing her tight against his

he had carried since the last time together poured into it. His tongue found hers, tasting, claiming, and remembering every part of her he had

would never let go, the world around them fading. They kissed again and again desperately, like two

he tried to catch his breath, staring into her eyes. Even a blind man could see the amount of affection he had

the blush that crept up her neck. Everything about Asher was always

cleared his throat, loud and intentional.

skipped when she saw who

Roman.

look casual. "Tell me," he said, "how in the world am

Violet giggled softly. "Roman."

he made up his mind right then to truly compete. Before Violet

off the ground. Roman lifted her easily, her legs wrapping around

had been a

Asher’s kiss that burned like fire, Roman’s was pure sin—slow, rough, and dirty. He kissed her like he wanted to taste every

hear. Heat coiled through Violet, every nerve alive. She wanted him, badly. Her hands fumbled against his chest, ready to tear through the

her eyes flew

People were still watching,

whispered under her breath, face

grinned, whispering against