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."

mean, even animals protect their young, yet you performed an experiment on your own

flashed. "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 shoulders sagged.

blinking. "Then I suppose you haven’t heard that

head jerked up. "What did

Seems he’s taking that divorce rather seriously, keeping

Caspian was willing to go to separate her from her children.

"What do you

"There she is,

an octave. "What happened

since arriving, the smile vanished from Elijah’s

Alaric, is gone, alongside Violet.

struck. Her eyes narrowed. "It’s the girl, isn’t it? Violet. She’s the one

didn’t deny it. "Violet Purple has proven to be a valuable asset hidden away for far too long. The only thing left

you think my husband

whenever I’m involved. Violet is Alaric’s mate. Your husband would probably do anything to keep her close to ensure that kind of power remains tied to the North, even if she becomes

Hale of the East and Roman Draven of the South. So why

tilted his head slightly. "Perhaps because she disappeared on Northern soil. And if history has shown anything," his gaze bored into hers, "it’s

lost on Zara. He was hinting at how far she had gone in

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

"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

let go. Zara exhaled sharply, releasing

slipping his hands into his pockets

be in communication,"

more,