Defy The Alpha(s) novel Chapter 849

Chapter 849: Go To War

Lila’s face shifted at once, twisting ugly. "That fucking betrayal!" she cursed. "We shouldn’t have let her into this palace in the first place. But Queen Seraphira felt for the little princess, and this is how she pays us back?" Her voice shook, furious.

"There’s something weird about her though," Hannah interjected, drawing everyone’s attention.

Under their scrutiny, she explained, "I was in the kitchen, talking with the staff when they broke in. They rounded everyone up, but they were careful not to hurt us. I know Annequin recognized me because she pulled me aside and let me go. She told me to find the others."

Hannah paused before adding, "’Don’t you dare die. I wouldn’t want to be hunted by your sister if anything did happen to you.’ That’s exactly what she said."

"I don’t understand," Lila said, her scowl deepening. "What game is she playing here? Playing both sides?"

"Or pretending to be on Baron’s side," Alaric muttered, his eyes narrowing as the thought settled in.

"You think so?" Taryn asked, unconvinced.

"I don’t believe it. This is exactly her plan," Lila said sharply. "The bitch is smart. This is her backup. If the Queen wins, she redeems herself by claiming she was helping all along. If Baron wins..." she shrugged, "then she’s already on the safe side."

"Annequin swore an oath to us that she’d never hurt us or put this kingdom in jeopardy," Alaric said.

Lila stepped into his space, sneering. "She has demon blood. Guess who the oath breaker is in the end? Her." Her lips curled. "Let her hope I don’t get my hands on her. I’ll send her back to hell where she belongs." Her eyes gleamed with grim determination.

"We cannot stay here arguing when every minute increases the chances of the Queen dying. So what’s the plan?" Taryn said, rising to his full height.

Though the iron-inflicted wounds on his body hadn’t fully healed, he was stronger than before.

"The first step is figuring out where they’ve taken the Queen," Lila said, her brows drawing together in thought.

"The sacred ground," Hannah announced. "I overheard them talking about it. That’s where they’re taking everyone."

"Of course, a public execution," Lila scoffed. "That’s what I thought from the beginning. I wasn’t wrong." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"The sacred ground," Alaric rubbed his jaw thoughtfully. "Isn’t that where Violet’s Ascension Trial was supposed to be held?"

"You’re right," Taryn said. "Except instead of Violet’s ascension through death and back, it will be the Queen’s ascension to death forever if we don’t hurry."

"We’ll be greatly outnumbered," Hannah pointed out.

Taryn did a double take, lifting a brow. "We?"

Hannah met his gaze without hesitation. "You didn’t think I was going to let you walk into that battle alone, did you?"

A low growl rumbled from Taryn as he stepped closer, towering over her in an attempt to intimidate. "You are going nowhere. You’ll stay here where it’s safe."

Hannah didn’t falter. She held her ground, challenge blazing in her eyes, even as she stood like a mouse facing a lion. Literally.

"Says who?"

"Says your mate," he growled in warning.

"Is that so?" Hannah grinned impishly.

Taryn didn’t even see it coming.

One moment, he was standing. The next, he was flat on his back, the breath knocked out of him as Hannah pinned him down, straddling him.

He groaned in pain just as his mate pressed a dagger to his throat.

Hannah leaned in, her voice low but firm. "I’ve been fighting my battles long before I came into this realm, so don’t you dare try to stop me now. Take a look at the both of us, you’re covered in wounds, I’m not, and I still found you unharmed. So tell me..." she looked him over, "who do you think should stay behind?"

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