Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 630: What About Violet?

Elijah had the answer at the tip of his tongue, but he suddenly halted, a sly smile curving his lips. "Of course, the throne doesn’t belong to me. It belongs to Violet Purple, your heir, doesn’t it?"

The way Angus’s smile vanished was nearly comical.

Elijah was smug. "I’m right, aren’t I? So instead of the senile father, we place his rightful heir on the throne," he said sarcastically.

For a moment, Angus seemed caught off guard. Then, as always, he recovered with unsettling calm. "I have to give you that," he said evenly. "And you’re right. My daughter, Violet, is the rightful heir, the child I had with my mate. A child of both worlds."

It was Elijah’s turn to be stupefied. He hadn’t known that Violet’s mother had been Angus’s mate. So where was she now? If she had been around, he should have heard one or two things about her.

Still, he didn’t let his shock last. If anything, Elijah hoped his brother would keep talking, and maybe reveal more.

Their gazes locked, a glint of arrogance in Angus’s eyes. "But you forget," he said, his voice dipping low, "she’s still young. That’s why I’ll rule until I decide she’s ready to take on my legacy."

"Your first son is a demon, all thanks to you. You haven’t paid for that crime and the only way you’ve escaped judgment is because everyone believes you’re dead. And now you’ve created a second abomination, Violet Purple?" Elijah baited Angus, trying to force him to reveal Violet’s parentage.

Of course Angus saw through it. "You don’t know what her other half is, do you? I don’t blame you. Her mother even bound her powers so I’d have no access to her." He chuckled at the memory.

Elijah’s jaw clenched hard. He hated being left in the dark while his brother held the upper hand.

"But don’t worry, I’ll tell you." Angus smiled as if he were doing Elijah a huge favour.

the least bit delighted by the arrogance, but he

"She’s Fae," Angus announced.

"What?" Elijah was shocked

mated to a

muttered, shell-shocked. It made sense now, the purple in her hair and the tremendous

pure-blood heir and found a way to repeat the same spell used on the cardinal alphas. His second thought had been that her mother was a witch. A powerful one, given the warehouse

fucked a Fae?" Elijah asked, still

such

Elijah repeated as if the information would sink in

powerful of all my

went around spreading your seed." Suspicion nicked at the edge of

mine fell on fertile ground." He taunted his

father, if it’s

my brother. I talked to you because I

family. The least you could have done was support it. I hurt you and compensated you by letting you rule this long. Now it’s time to return things

closer so their breaths mingled, eyes like steel, "once I get my hands on Violet Purple, I’ll make her your worst enemy.

confidence faltered. "Hide her?

steal Violet away? Isn’t that

"Steal her?" He gave his brother a dirty

brightened. "So it

was as if the rug was pulled right under his feet and he began to lose