Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 387: B&B - Betrayal And Bait

"Exactly," the rogue leader said. "I don’t get it. What’s so special about you, little feisty cat?"

Normally, Violet would have spat in his face just to provoke him. But someone out there had paid handsomely for her capture, and she needed to find out who. So, she dialed back the fire, and let her body go still, looking up at him with trembling lashes and tear-glossed eyes.

"I don’t understand," she whispered. "Why would anyone want me? I’ve never done anything to deserve this."

He laughed, a throaty, mocking sound. "Oh no, princess. He doesn’t want you dead."

Her heart dropped. "He?" she echoed, glancing at Griffin, who stared back at her with the same confusion she felt.

Seeing their confusion, the rogue puffed up with pride, delighted to know something they didn’t.

"Yeah. He gave us your location, and I’m guessing he’s some kind of doctor, considering he also gave us drugs strong enough to knock out a cardinal alpha. Anyway, he told us to target the West Alpha, but we got lucky instead. We caught the dumb one. Didn’t even put up a fight." He mocked, glancing at Griffin.

Griffin snarled at him, but the Rogue just laughed.

Violet ignored their confrontation, sucking in the information and locked in. "The doctor, who is he?"

The rogue tutted. "Now, now, love. Client confidentiality." He winked.

Her stomach twisted. Did someone find out about her and wanted to use her for an experiment? No. She needed a plan to get out of here. Quickly.

"What’s your name then?" she asked with curiosity.

The rogue Hazel’s hazel eyes sharpened. To be honest, he was too handsome to be a villain. But evil didn’t care about faces, all it needed was a willing vessel.

"I see what you’re doing, smart girl." He chuckled. "But fine, I’ll indulge you. It’s not like you’re getting out of here anyway. My name’s Shane."

Violet committed it to memory. "So Shane, you chose this life or did it choose you?"

"I chose to be alone."

She raised a brow. "Really? Are you? Looks to me like you’ve got quite the group of twisted comrades here, abducting girls, and playing kings of filth. You’re not a lone wolf, you’re a coward, hiding behind others like you. Misfits who are too scared to build anything real."

His smile dropped. "You don’t know anything about—"

"Wolves are meant to live in packs. It’s in your blood. Humans crave family the same way. But you ran, and now you hurt people just to feel strong. That’s not power. That’s pathetic."

The punch came so fast that it slammed into her gut, knocking her breath out in one burst. Violet doubled over, gasping.

"Stop hurting her!" Griffin growled at him.

"Only because she won’t keep her pretty mouth shut!" Shane snarled back.

"I thought your client wanted me alive?" Violet rasped, clutching her stomach.

"Alive doesn’t mean undamaged," Shane sneered. "The doctor said nothing about the condition."

Violet forced herself to sit up, panting. "Good thing I don’t break easily. In fact..." She leaned back, putting a teasing curl into her lips. "I’ve always had a thing for bad boys. Not to mention, you think I have a pretty mouth?"

"What?" Shane and Griffin were taken aback.

But Violet kept her eyes on Shane. "You might’ve heard it but I’m dating all four of them. The Cardinal Alphas, you know. But I’ve always been curious. What does a rogue feel like? Taste like? Before your doctor carts me away, maybe I want a taste. One last memory I could take with me."

Shane stared, dumbfounded. "You want to have sex with me?"

She shrugged. "Why not?"

His amusement died, and his grip snapped into her hair, yanking her close. "What game are you playing, bitch?" noveldrama

"No game." Her voice shook. "You’re a wolf. Listen to my heartbeat and know if I’m lying."

Shane narrowed his eyes and tilted his head. The room went quiet as he concentrated on her breathing alone.

"I’m not lying." Violet said once more as he listened in.

Shane found out her pulse was steady. There was no frantic racing, and no arrhythmic skips. Wolves could sense truth in the rhythm of a heartbeat and hers showed nothing.

His eyes lit up like he’d just found a rare treasure. "Why?"

Violet smiled, slow and chilling. "Do you know what they call me at Lunaris? The Rogue Queen. Because I refused to belong to any of their twisted pack systems. I walk alone, and somewhere along the line, I guess it changed me. Broke something in me. You can call it a fascination, or satisfying a long curiosity, but I want to have a rogue. Just once in my lifetime."

There was silence. No one could believe what was happening, especially not Griffin, whose expression was pure horror.

Then slowly, Shane leaned in, eyes gleaming with want. Violet licked her lips, baiting him further.

"No!" Griffin roared.

In a flash, he’d yanked Violet by the ankles to his side. "What the hell are you doing?" he barked at her.

But to his surprise, Violet began to scream and kick at him. "Get him off me! He’s going to hurt me! He’s a monster!"

"Get him off her," Shane snapped at his people outside.

The rogues burst into the cell, their fists flying. They tore Griffin off her and pummeled him into the ground while Violet sobbed in Shane’s arms.

"He’s mad. He’s jealous because I chose you," Violet whispered tearfully.

Shane brushed a knuckle down her cheek. "You’re safe with me now. You belong to me."

He kissed her and Violet let him.

But the sound that came from Griffin at the scene wasn’t just rage, it was betrayal, agony, a wounded soul howling through clenched teeth.

Violet pulled back, voice shaking. "We need to get out of here. Now."

Shane couldn’t agree more. He took her hand. "He won’t hurt you again. I swear it."

"Thank you," she smiled sweetly at him.

Nor did Shane catch the glint in her eyes, or the wicked curve of her lips, curling in satisfaction.