Defy The Alpha(s) novel Chapter 660

Chapter 660: Prison For Inconvenient Wives.

Alpha Caspian sat in his office, watching the live feed streaming from the facility with a blank stare. Zara was curled on the white floor shivering. It hurt him to watch his wife and Luna of the North pack being treated like this, but it was quite unfortunate she brought this upon herself.

Elijah was furious and wanted her imprisoned for her last stunt, but Caspian argued and bargained with him. Zara was a proud Luna, and if the divorce had gone through, that would have been the cleanest way to cut her down legally, and politically. But Elijah insisted on "keeping the family united." And in the end, his brilliant idea detonated in his face.

Instead of prison, Zara was sent to the Werewolf Reconditioning Center, now rebranded as a psychiatric ward for unstable wolves.

Not many wolves even knew the place existed, and even if Zara had known, she would never have believed Caspian would send her there. She always said he lacked the spine to make hard decisions.

Well, he proved her wrong. He started with her.

Back in the old days, powerful Alphas often married pure-blooded she-wolves to maintain their lineage. Later, some added human concubines as status symbols or to satisfy a fetish for "taming the fragile human."

Not every Luna handled that humiliation well. Some bullied the concubines, others plotted against them, a few even attempted murder. So the Alpha King at the time quietly created the Conditioning Center.

Wolves would rather die than be labeled mentally unstable, so the place was

labeled a rest facility — a place for "emotional recalibration." Unofficially, everyone knew what it really was: a prison for inconvenient wives.

Lunas who resisted their husband’s new plaything were escorted there to "reflect on their behavior" and returned only when the alpha deemed them obedient enough.

Over time, the practice faded, and the Center was shut down when concubines fell out of trend. Within a generation, the Conditioning Center became nothing more than a dark joke alphas brought up after too many drinks.

Then Elijah secretly reopened and rebranded it as a psychiatric institute. And unlike the Alpha kings before him, he didn’t discriminate. Male. Female. Luna. Alpha. Beta. Delta. Gamma. If someone threatened stability, they went to the Center to "cool off."

The only difference now was that a guardian, spouse or mate had to sign before someone could be taken in. They also determined the length of the "cooling-off period" and any special conditions of the stay. It was a calculated move on Elijah’s part, a legal shield that made the imprisonment look voluntary and protected him from any future backlash.

He watched as the chaperone — the one assigned to manage his wife — stepped out of the room and closed the door. The feed went blank. Zara’s room was the only access he was allowed.

Moments like this made Caspian wonder who else Elijah had hidden away inside his psychiatric ward.

His phone rang and he didn’t need to check the caller ID. He’d been waiting for this.

"Alpha Caspian," a voice greeted, cool and professional.

"Doctor Lydia," he replied, recognizing the specialist and director of the facility.

"Alpha Caspian, I’m sure you’ve noticed your wife has finally begun to settle down."

Caspian stiffened. "When you say settling down, you mean hurting her? What the hell was that? I sent her there to be taken care of, not treated like an animal."

Doctor Lydia laughed for a situation that was anything but casual.

"Oh, Alpha. I understand that all you wolves think this place is some dump where you can leave your ’problematic loved ones’ until they chill out. But this isn’t a kennel. This is a psychiatric ward. We are intentional about both physical and mental well-being here. Your Luna has a documented pattern of aggression, impulsivity, and violence and to every action, there is a consequence. She must learn that."

"And the chaperone?" Caspian demanded.

"That’s where Marie comes in. The chaperone is not a guard. She is the patient’s friend, helper, and confidante. In a place like this, it’s easy to feel lonely, hence someone is assigned to guide them through adjustment. Marie will help your wife transition into her new life till her ascension."

Caspian exhaled harshly. "What are your treatment options? Zara isn’t exactly crazy... she’s just drunk on power."

Lydia hummed, as if making a clinical note. "Power-induced behavioral dysregulation. Inflated dominance identity. You may call it whatever you want. But that it is still a problem. But don’t worry, by the time we are done here, your Luna will be a changed woman."

Of course, Caspian was worried. A psych ward owned by Elijah was the last place he ever imagined sending Zara. At least Doctor Lydia was a werewolf and not a human like Patrick, who now armed himself for a war thanks to Elijah’s recklessness with their secrets.

Still, caution was a luxury he could not abandon. He would look deeper into this institution soon. But for now, Zara would face the consequences of her actions while he focused on restoring the North Pack to its former glory.

"Is there anything else you’re worried about?" Doctor Lydia asked.

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