Defy The Alpha(s) novel Chapter 770

Chapter 770: Tear Through The Ward

Layla’s plan was not to bring down the entire ward. No, not at all. Wards like this usually had alarm systems woven into them to alert the caster of an intrusion, paired with the neighbor-unfriendly zapping meant to deter anyone foolish enough to cross it.

They only needed to create a narrow opening to slip through without triggering the full alarm. The mission had to be swift and subtle. It would be best if no one even noticed that anything had been removed from Roman’s room.

With that in mind, Layla drew out a strange dagger. Runes were etched along its blade, and a ruby was embedded in the hilt. The gem was a deep, liquid red, rippling as though something alive stirred inside it.

Gripping the dagger with both hands, Layla closed her eyes and began to murmur incantations under her breath. Her jaw moved steadily, the words barely audible. It didn’t take long before the runes flared to life, glowing softly and then dimmed, as if sinking back into the metal.

When Layla opened her eyes, she was met with her sister’s satisfied expression.

"Let’s do this," Laura murmured.

Layla plunged the dagger into the ward and dragged it downward. The air split with a soft, unnatural sound as a tear appeared, peeling back the magic like fabric. Through it, the outer wall of the academy came into view.

Not stopping there, Layla muttered another spell and that corner of the wall dissolved as if it had never existed at all.

Layla stepped through first, Laura following close behind. The moment they crossed the threshold, the wall sealed itself again, leaving the ward intact save for the narrow tear they had carved.

Closing a torn ward they had enacted themselves would be far more difficult, and neither of them wanted to risk delaying their escape.

"We’re in," Laura breathed. She lifted her hand and swept it over both of them. "And fully cloaked."

Layla glanced down just in time to see a veil of darkness slide over their forms, subtle and complete. Even if someone looked straight at them, they wouldn’t be seen — unless the observer was a witch, or possessed exceptional power.

Some people, after all, had the rare gift of seeing through glamours.

Then they began to walk through the campus. While night was usually the best time to commit a crime like a break-in, this was Lunaris Academy — a school for werewolves — and night was their playtime. The time when their beasts stepped out to roam.

Even with the silencing spell Laura had placed over them so their footsteps couldn’t be heard, they still had to be careful.

"God, this school is so fucking large," Layla complained after they’d been walking for a while without getting anywhere close to the dormitories — or the houses, as they called them.

"Who even needs all this space when they’re supposedly here to learn?" she added as they cut through the trees.

"They’re wolves," Laura replied dryly. "I guess having a healthy amount of space and territory is part of their curriculum. Not to mention—" she leaned in conspiratorially, lowering her voice, "—it gives them enough privacy for the not-so-learning part."

Both of them burst into quiet laughter, instinctively clapping a hand over their mouths even though the silencing shield was still in place.

"I can’t help but be curious though..." Laura said after a moment, her tone shifting as they walked.

Layla glanced at her. "Curious about what?"

"What our life would’ve looked like if we’d grown up like normal kids," Laura continued. "If we attended a place like this, do you think it would’ve been better than what we’re living now?"

She kept talking, not realizing that Layla had stopped walking.

When Laura noticed the sudden absence of footsteps, she turned. "Layla?"

Layla stood still, a deep, thoughtful scowl etched onto her face.

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