Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 624: No Where To Be Found

Elijah’s face was unreadable as he strode down the long corridor of the hospital wing. The air around him was cold, his presence enough to make every werewolf step aside and bow their heads.

Their fear fed something inside him. Power. It was more intoxicating than any drink. The future of their kind was in his hands, and everyone knew it.

He reached the last private ward and opened the door without knocking.

Inside, Luna Zara lay propped up on crisp sheets, her pale hair spilling across the pillow. Two doctors hovered nearby with one checking her monitors, while the other quietly asked about her pain level.

They both froze as soon as Elijah entered, the air shifting immediately as the intensity of his aura pressed down on them.

Zara turned her head last, slowly and unbothered, her features impassive.

Elijah clasped his hands behind his back and said dryly, "Congratulations on returning from the dead, Luna Zara."

Her lips curved into a thin smile that didn’t touch her eyes. "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The doctors didn’t need to be told. They bowed once and scurried out, leaving the two of them alone.

Elijah took the chair beside her bed and crossed one leg over the other, studying her.

Zara had always been pale — that was a signature trait of the North Pack — but this was different. She looked ghostly pale, as if she had no blood in her body.

"You’re quite a vision," he said, voice dripping with sarcasm.

"If you’ve come here to taunt me," she replied, her tone cool and weary, "you’ll be disappointed. I don’t have the strength for it."

gave a wry smile. "Of course you don’t. Not when you’re this close to losing everything. I mean, even animals protect their young, yet you performed an

"It would have worked," she snapped, then caught herself. Her voice shook with regret,"I improved the Mnemosyne crown. I eliminated the risk. It could have been a breakthrough. But..." Her

her without blinking. "Then I suppose you haven’t heard that Alaric is

"What

leaned back, feigning surprise. "Oh? Caspian hasn’t told you? Seems he’s taking that divorce rather seriously, keeping secrets

So this was how far Caspian was willing to go to separate her from her children. But as she studied the Alpha King, realization dawned on her. That cunning intelligence in Elijah’s eyes

do you

softly. "There she is, the

octave.

first time since arriving,

alongside Violet. Any idea where

She stopped midsentence as realization struck. Her eyes narrowed. "It’s

valuable asset hidden away for far too long. The only thing left to determine is whether she’ll

lips parted in disbelief. "And you think

Violet is Alaric’s mate. Your husband would probably do anything to keep

the East

she disappeared on Northern soil. And if history has shown anything," his gaze bored into hers, "it’s that your people go to

Zara. He was hinting at how far

straightaway, "Caspian doesn’t have Violet Purple. That’s not his

warning, Elijah reached across the bed and grabbed her by the chin. His grip was firm, his voice a low snarl. "I don’t care whether your husband has Violet or not. What I’m saying is, find the girl. That’s the least you can do for me after I saved you

Zara exhaled sharply, releasing the breath she didn’t

straightened, slipping his hands into his pockets as if nothing had

be in communication," he

"Once more,