Defy The Alpha(s) novel Chapter 200

Chapter 200: Bring A Queen Down

"I’m all for letting people make their own choices, but...." She trailed off, her tone suddenly guarded, "I’m afraid I cannot let you go, Ivy. You know my secret, and that of the princess,"

Ivy bristled. "But you told me I wouldn’t be able to spill your secret."

"Yes, the spell is binding," Lila admitted, her eyes sharp with caution, "but you humans are tricky creatures. You might find a loophole, and I’m not taking that chances. You have to stay where I can see you."

Ivy let out a dry, humorless laugh. "So, I’m your prisoner now?"

Before Lila could answer, Daisy spoke up. "You’re no prisoner, Ivy. You swore to do this together."

"I swore to go to the same house, not this," Ivy snapped.

"This is a house," Lila pointed out, gesturing at the ramshackle walls. "House of the Rogues. They may never accept us, but we can start our own pack right here."

Ivy stared at her, dumbfounded for a moment. Then she burst out. "You all have lost your damn minds. It’s not enough that you’ve been reduced to—"

"We," Violet interrupted abruptly, correcting her sternly. "We have been reduced."

Ivy glared at her. "Excuse me?"

"You’re part of this just like the rest of us, Ivy. Refusing to admit it won’t change the fact that we are all social pariahs now."

"And yet, you want to start some sort of rebellion?" Ivy scoffed, disbelief laced in her tone.

"So you’re just going to roll over and let them do whatever they want to you?" Violet challenged, her golden eyes flashing with fury. "If today’s fiasco was any indication, then this is only the beginning. Elsie Lancaster is out for my blood."

"Yes, a war you’ve now dragged us into," Ivy countered bitterly.

"One you chose to be a part of," Daisy interjected, her voice cutting through the tension. "Don’t dump everything on Violet. This is about you too. The plan was to pick a house, sure, but she made a last-minute decision and even begged you to leave. But you stayed, Ivy. Why? Because you trusted her. So trouble her no more and take some responsibility for your own choices."

And just like that, Ivy’s mouth hung open, speechless.

"And another thing," Daisy continued. "Even if we had moved into the North House, do you really think it would’ve been all sunshine and roses? Elsie has hated everything about Violet from the start. That includes us too, her supporters. Do you think she would have made our stay in the North House easy?"

Ivy’s brows furrowed as the reality of Daisy’s words settled over her. Both Elsie and Violet were bitches in their own right, but the only difference between them was that Violet had a heart, unlike Elsie, the cold-blooded she-wolf. And if hurting those close to Violet was what it took for Elsie to get her revenge, she would do it without hesitation.

Seeing her hesitation, Daisy stepped closer, placing both hands on Ivy’s shoulders, forcing her to meet her gaze.

"It’s for better or worse, remember?" she reminded her. "It might seem like the worst right now, but at least we’re together. We can fight back together."

"How?" Ivy snarked, although her bite was lesser now. "She’s off the ranking. The Purple Storm has been cleared. Her fever is over. She has no power now."