Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 652: Have A Talk

The classroom door swung open, and Daisy let out a long breath of relief. "Thank God, you’re here." She hurried forward and wrapped Ivy in a tight hug.

Ivy embraced her back, then pulled back, eyes wide and tense. "She really called you? Luna Zara?"

Daisy nodded, still shaken. "Yeah. She questioned me about Violet and Lila."

Ivy’s expression twisted in fear. "What do you think we should do? What if we just run away? My family has a private property in the city. We can hide out there until this all blows over."

But Daisy shook her head. "No, Ivy. Running away only proves we’re hiding something. We can’t do that."

Ivy hesitated. "Then what do we do?"

"We stay," Daisy told her. "We simply keep our heads down, and act normal. The moment we run, we look guilty. Violet would want us to be brave, not cowards."

Ivy sighed, running her hand through her hair. "What in the world is going on here? Where is Violet? What happened this time?"

"There’s one person we can get information from," Daisy said.

"Who?" Ivy asked warily.

"Natalie Avax."

It was just one name, but Ivy’s face twisted instantly in disgust.

"Blah!" she groaned, making a face. "You mean the bitch who took Violet’s place?"

her voice was unmistakable. Everyone knew Violet should’ve been the one in charge of the fifth house, but Natalie, with her family name, privilege, and connections, had snatched the

might have been cool with it," Ivy muttered, crossing

Even though Principal Jameson claimed the Luna ranking had been scrapped, the hierarchy still

if there’s anyone in this academy who has

reluctant. "Fine. Let’s go," she

ongoing, but neither of them cared, they had bigger problems. After almost twenty minutes of

perched on one of the reading tables, lunch spread out neatly before her: a bowl of creamy pasta, fruit slices arranged in perfect symmetry, and croissant. Typical Natalie. Even eating, she

"Shouldn’t the queen bee be eating somewhere less common?"

a

minions,"

gasped. "Minions?

Then she cleared her throat and said, "We

back lazily, twirling her fork between her fingers. "And why," she asked with

could answer, Ivy jumped in, sarcasm dripping from her voice. "Because, at some point, I actually believed

scoffed, lips curling into a smirk. "Tough luck," she said with a cutting tone, " "You really can’t tell the difference between friends and competition, can

pleading. "Look, Natalie, we’re not entitled to your help. You don’t owe us anything. But Violet is our friend. We just want to know

equal to pity flashed in Natalie’s eyes then, a subtle crack in her icy composure. She leaned back in her chair. "Fine," she said at last, "since you’re so desperate

that a few students at nearby tables turned their

your voices down," Natalie warned them, "If you two value your peace, you’ll keep that little secret to yourselves. There’s already enough tension brewing at in the wolf packs. We don’t need the whole academy panicking. And yes, you did not hear that

she whispered. "What do you

again, stirring her untouched pasta lazily. "I don’t know," she said flatly.

her mouth to push further, but Daisy touched her arm in warning. "Thank you for

didn’t respond, she just waved them off dismissively, like she couldn’t

library, Ivy muttered under her breath, "So Luna Zara came to us thinking we actually