Defy The Alpha(s) novel Chapter 525

Chapter 525: All Loose Ends

Violet folded her wings in and padded over to Roman. He barely had time to brace himself before she pressed her head against his chest, rubbing against him with stubborn insistence. She pushed her muzzle into him again and again, the way an animal would comfort its wounded packmate.

Roman swallowed hard, his hand coming up automatically to her neck as if he didn’t know what else to do with the flood of emotion in his throat. "This is all my fault," he muttered.

Griffin frowned. "What?"

With a long sigh, Roman broke away from her and dropped onto the edge of the bed. Violet followed him immediately, pressing her head into his lap this time, refusing to leave him. Roman’s fingers threaded into her fur, scratching along her neck and shoulders. Violet practically moaned at the contact, leaning harder into him, her tail swishing faintly with each stroke.

Griffin simply watched them without interrupting the moment.

Roman kept his gaze down, unable to look his mate-in-law in the eye. "Alexa... was well, being Alexa. And she said some pretty mean things." He swallowed hard, words catching in his throat. "She said she regrets ever giving birth to me."

"Shit." Griffin’s face went tight, the gravity of the words settling on him. He inhaled deeply. "That’s a fucked-up thing to say, man. If I was Violet, I’d have ripped out her throat on the spot."

Roman gave a weak chortle, as if pretending Griffin only said it to lighten the mood. But Griffin’s expression darkened, deadly serious.

"I mean it."

Roman blinked, realization dawning. "Oh."

Griffin scratched the side of his brow. "Listen, Roman, I don’t blame you for what happened. But we need to deal with your parents, and that means keeping our mate’s secret safe. How sure are you they’re not spilling everything even as we sit here?"

Roman didn’t hesitate. "My father might not be the best, but he won’t let me get dragged under, especially not with Elijah. It’s Alexa we need to watch. She’s a selfish bitch." He didn’t even flinch, speaking about his own mother like that.

"Still," Roman added, his tone cooling. "She has self-preservation, and she knows Elijah doesn’t spare anyone. If she leaks a word, it’ll be her own downfall too. She’s not that stupid."

Griffin nodded once. "So we threaten your mother. Good."

Then he gestured toward Violet. "Although she needs to shift back. We can’t risk her staying like this especially with Alaric missing—" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Griffin didn’t even finish. At the mention of Alaric, Violet’s wolf dissolved as bones cracked back into place. In an instant, she stood before them in her human skin, naked and breathless.

She stumbled once, still shaky from the shift, but Roman was already up, catching her in his arms.

Her hands gripped his shirt as she looked up at him, demanding, "Where is Alaric?"

Roman caught Griffin’s stare, and Violet followed the look, waiting for whatever explanation was about to drop.

Griffin exhaled, rubbing the back of his neck. "Alaric is not here."

Violet blinked. "What do you mean he’s not here?"

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