Defy The Alpha(s) novel Chapter 511

Chapter 511: Secret Mission

Ziva was on her knees with her head bowed, and her hands resting on her thighs, every muscle in her body coiled tight. Her sisters stood in the far corner of the room, watching the scene with tense expressions, each of them careful not to draw their father’s anger towards themselves.

"Why," Angus thundered, "did you send Lilian after Violet? Did I order you to?"

Ziva looked up, her expression composed even as her heartbeat drummed against her ribs. "I only wanted to make an introduction," she said. "Violet has to know we have an eye on her."

"Oh?" Angus’s tone turned to ice. "You have an eye on her?"

At that question, Ziva lowered her eyes again, her lips tightening. "No."

That earned her a mirthless laugh from Angus. It wasn’t humor, but mockery, the kind that scraped like broken glass across pride. A flush burned right beneath Ziva’s pale skin.

Perhaps it’s the magic in Violet’s blood, or she was blocking her out with something, but Ziva couldn’t spy or scry her whereabouts. Not even with her mother’s bloodcraft ability. So she had sent Lilian to get her DNA. And she failed woefully.

The silence that followed was suffocating.

Then, without warning, Angus seized her by the front of her dress, dragging her up enough that her knees scraped against the stone floor.

His voice dropped, low and lethal. "If you make a move on Violet without my command again..." His head turned toward the others, his eyes sweeping over them. "Any of you.... you’ll have me to face that day."

He shoved Ziva back, releasing her as though she were something foul, and stormed from the room. His footsteps faded, leaving the air brittle and unmoving.

No one spoke. Not until Layla, the one who never knew when to keep her mouth shut, broke the silence.

"Why does he even act careful around Violet? As powerful as she is, she can’t take all of us alone."

"Because she’s the daughter of his mate," Ziva spat, venom dripping from every word.

Just like that, everyone was reminded of his father’s Fae mate. As cold-hearted as Angus was, the loss of a mate was a death of its own that gnawed at him endlessly.

That was why he’d immediately turned to Sarah, Ziva’s mother. She had drowned his heartbreak in magical dopamine until he could breathe without choking on it. But everyone knew the truth: mates who rejected each other rotted in longing until eternity ended.

Perhaps it had to contribute to why he was partial towards Violet. But then, no one ever knew what Angus was thinking. Not even them. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Lilian, freshly healed by the twins and leaning against the wall, had the bad sense to shift uncomfortably under Ziva’s stare. She didn’t have time to brace herself before Ziva’s hand cracked across her face.

Lilian hit the ground hard.

"I gave you one simple task," Ziva snarled, kicking her in the ribs. "And you fuck it up?"

She kicked her again. "Pathetic!"

Enya, perched on a chair with childlike curiosity, clapped her small hands and giggled. Her twisted delight was the kind only a demon’s corrupted soul could produce.

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