Defy The Alpha(s) novel Chapter 673

Chapter 673: About The Trial Of Ascension

There was silence in the hall now, the alphas caught in the charged tension between mother and daughter. Even their food lay untouched now, well, except Roman’s.

He tried to set his spoon down gently, only for it to slip and clatter against the floor.

Every head snapped toward him.

Roman froze, then gave a sheepish laugh. "Uh—excuse me."

He bent to retrieve it, his chair scraping loudly across the floor.

The noise was so painfully out of place that even he winced. When he straightened, a Fae servant had already materialized beside him like a ghost, nearly making him jump.

The servant took the fallen spoon and placed a clean one in front of him before gliding away.

Roman looked around, his cheeks slightly pink. "Please—go on. Don’t stop because of me."

Alaric shook his head in disbelief while Griffin blew out a slow breath, and Asher had his signature perpetual scowl on his face.

But the tension had eased just enough.

Violet hurriedly wiped her tears. She wasn’t usually this emotional, and Roman’s clumsy interruption had given her a moment to breathe.

Then, so softly it was easy to miss, the Queen whispered, "I’m sorry."

She turned to her mother, and the Fae Queen’s amethyst eyes glimmered with a pain so deep it nearly stole Violet’s breath.

"I’m sorry," Seraphira whispered. "I’m sorry that all I can offer you is an apology." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Violet’s throat tightened, but no words came.

The queen pressed on.

"I was a naïve princess and perhaps I still am. I believed in the goodness of everyone. Your father knew that, and he manipulated me."

Her gaze shifted towards the Cardinal Alphas, regret shadowing her face.

"I never imagined you’d be mated to them. When I begged the goddess for a child, it was because your father wanted an heir powerful enough to rival the Cardinal Alphas. I demanded you be born strong enough to tip the scales."

Seraphira drew in a slow, trembling breath.

"But the gods and goddesses play cruel games. We are their entertainment. Their pieces on a board. Perhaps, deep down, I did not care if you destroyed the Alphas as long as it pleased my mate. And the goddess answered exactly that."

Violet’s face contorted with hurt, a bitter realization creeping in.

"So in the end, you didn’t want me. I was created only for a purpose, to be a weapon."

"Of course not!" Queen Seraphira burst out, her voice rising quickly, as if terrified the wrong idea might cement itself in Violet’s mind. "Yes, you were conceived with purpose but we loved you. With everything in us."

Violet let out a bitter scoff. "You expect me to believe Angus loved me?"

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