Defy The Alpha(s) novel Chapter 396

Chapter 396: Spill Some Blood

"I still think it’s a terrible idea leaving her back there like that," Alaric said with guilt.

"Lila’s dead," Asher replied bluntly. "We’ll give her a proper burial after we rescue Violet and Griffin. Until then, we can’t afford any more delays."

"For someone so loud about protecting Violet, she died too quickly though,"Adele muttered with a snort.

"Yeah, too easily," Asher said, his brows pinching together in thought.

Suddenly, Roman raised his hand. "Stop."

At once, they halted, having learned enough from Lila’s unfortunate fate.

Roman tilted his head, his ears twitching while his now glowing eyes searched the forest.

"Someone’s coming." He announced.

"I hear it now," Alaric said, tuning into his wolf instincts.

"Not just one, but two. " Asher commented.

Adele murmured, tensing. "And they’re coming my way fast."

They all turned toward Adele’s direction. Electricity crackled in Alaric’s palms as he readied himself while Asher and Roman crouched into attack stance, their muscles coiled for fight. The trees rustled louder as the footsteps came closer and closer.

Suddenly, two young girls burst out of the treeline, screaming at the sight of them.

"Please don’t hurt us!" one of them cried, shivering.

The Alphas and Adele glanced at each other, thrown off.

Adele then stepped forward carefully. "It’s okay. We’re not here to hurt you." She could see the raw distrust in their eyes.

Asher stepped up, eyes glowing. "We’re looking for a girl with purple hair and a guy with red. And don’t bother lying, I’ll know and trust me when I say, it won’t end well for you."

"Stop it, they’re scared already," Alaric scolded, elbowing him.

Roman crouched down, offering his most disarming grin. The girls flinched.

"Don’t mind him," Roman said cheerily. "He just likes scaring people. It’s why he has no friends. You’re welcome to feel sorry for him."

Asher scowled. "We don’t have time for this."

One of the girls blinked, then gasped. "I know you. You’re Alpha Roman."

That got his attention. "Well, damn. My reputation precedes me."

"We’re from the East Pack," she continued. "The rogues raided our home and took us."

Everyone stiffened instantly.

"Did you see Griffin?" Alaric asked, a thread of hope in his voice.

"I don’t know. We were kept in separate cells," the girl answered honestly. "There are a lot of them, cells, I mean for women. The rogues keep us like prizes and boast about it. Then earlier, we heard a roar like nothing we’d ever heard. A wall near us cracked in the commotion. So we widened the gap and escaped. But there was blood and bodies everywhere like something tore them apart."

Asher’s eyes narrowed. "Griffin let the Beast out."

"So where did he go? Did you see him with the purple-haired girl?" Roman asked eagerly.

"No," said the other girl. "After the whole thing, the surviving rogues tried rounding up the escapees. They caught us, but then these men in dark gear showed up with these guns. We don’t know who they were but they started killing the rogues and capturing some of us."

This time, not just Asher but everyone looked uncomfortable with the news. As if on cue, a gunshot cracked in the distance.