Defy The Alpha(s) novel Chapter 724

Chapter 724: The Ancestors

Violet did not walk back to the palace naked. Her men provided her with clothes she changed into, otherwise, there would have been a trail of murdered Fae — all because they looked the wrong way.

After the intense encounter with Lucen, they headed to their quarters, an awkward silence falling upon them.

"I’m so sor—" She opened her mouth to say the moment the door closed behind them, but Alaric simply enveloped her in a hug, her words trailing off.

"Shh, it’s alright." He hugged her more, nearly stealing the breath out of her lungs.

The lightning prince kissed her on the forehead, saying, "There’s no need to apologize, except maybe next time, give us a heads-up when you want to improvise. That way, we can do so within safety limits."

Violet lifted her head to give him a look, saying, "I still won though, didn’t I?"

Alaric stared at her with a tender look in his eyes even as he argued, "We said running, not flying."

But Violet grinned. "Not my fault I have an extra limb." She subtly referred to her wings.

Alaric chuckled, then leaned down and pressed a brief kiss to her lips. When they pulled back, both of them were grinning like idiots.

Alaric told her, "You need to go wash up, princess. There’s dirt all over you..." He emphasized this by running his hand through her hair, and just as expected, his fingers came up with dirt.

Violet pulled back and then glanced at her other men, who stood in the corner watching them, amused.

At once, a naughty idea hit her and she purred, "Any chance any of you gentlemen can help me out in the bathroom?"

At that question, Asher, Roman, Griffin, and Alaric looked at each other and then, as if it was rehearsed, all of them broke apart and went their own different ways, busying themselves with one thing or another.

"Are you kidding me?" Violet couldn’t help but burst into laughter. So she was now a brand of temptation everyone wanted to avoid.

Truth is, she had intentionally teased them, and their reaction was to die for.

"Go have your bath, baby girl. There’s no time to waste. Your training has only begun," Asher said to her.

And yes, the day was not over. On their way back, a Fae was sent to bring Violet to the library. Unfortunately, Violet could not go looking like something a cat dragged in — that was not princess-like.

So Violet took a quick bath and dressed in pants and one of Roman’s fine long-sleeved shirts she stole. When she stepped out, Roman lifted a brow at her appearance, yet said nothing.

Violet grinned knowingly, then skidded in between Griffin and Asher, taking both of their arms in hers. "Let’s go." She steered them away.

As usual, all eyes were on them as they walked through the hallway, not that Violet cared. She walked with her head high, and her men surrounded her protectively, the five of them easily drawing attention without even trying.

Asher had his arm around her waist, while Griffin’s hand barely skimmed hers, but he was close enough that she could feel the heat of his body pressed against hers.

The crowd from the morning had reduced drastically, and Violet guessed whatever meeting her mother had with the provoked Fae was going alright.

They made it to the library, and there, Lila was already waiting for them.

"Princess..." Lila bowed her head, greeting her.

Being referred to like this, especially when they were good friends, was honestly strange, but it was time Violet started getting used to her status now.

So she gave her a subtle bow and then looked around. There was an unfamiliar Fae standing beside Lila and no sign of her mother, again.

Violet frowned. "Where’s my mother, the Queen?"

Lila smacked her lips and said to Violet, "I’m sorry, but your mother has some important matters at hand, which is why your special training with her has been moved to tomorrow, and the other ones moved up to now."

Before Violet could have the chance to ask what special matter her mother had at hand that was more important than their training together, Lila was already introducing the Fae at her side.

"This is Nirmal, your current history teacher and the one who will help you make the right decision in the Ascension of Death trial."

The Fae named Nirmal was tall and willowy, like most Fae Violet had encountered so far. Her skin had an opalescent sheen that was neither pale nor dark, but nonetheless stunning and beautiful. The female’s long pale hair fell down her back and was bound with gold ornaments. She wore simple robes of deep forest green that were cinched at the waist with a thin cord.

"I’ve been informed that this is an emergency," Nirmal said, facing Violet and studying her without pretense.

"Our priority," she continued, "at the moment is not to gain the most approval, but to keep you alive during the Trial of Death."

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