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.

by the arrogance,

"She’s Fae," Angus announced.

"What?" Elijah was shocked

to a Fae. Isn’t that

It made sense now, the purple in her hair and the tremendous power

honest, Elijah had assumed Angus had sired a 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

a Fae?"

would not allow such disrespect to the memory of his

half Fae?" Elijah repeated as if the

most powerful of all my heirs," Angus

narrowed. "Don’t tell me you went around spreading your seed." Suspicion nicked at

"Unlike you, mine fell on fertile ground." He taunted

the grave of our father, if it’s the last thing I

replaced by a dark look. "I sought you out because you are my brother. I talked to you because I thought you’d see reason with me and do the

power I’ve brought isn’t going anywhere, it’s staying in the family. The least you could have done was support it. I hurt you and compensated you by

just your opponent," Elijah declared, stepping closer so their breaths mingled, eyes like steel, "once I get my hands on Violet

"Hide her? What

you steal Violet away? Isn’t that why you’re here, babbling about

dirty

brightened. "So

be—" but before he could finish his words, it was as if the rug was pulled right under his