Defy The Alpha(s)
Two centuries after the Great War, peace between humans and werewolves was finally achieved, or so everyone believes. Werewolves reign like gods, and humans remain blissfully unaware of their true place in the new world order.
To maintain this fragile balance, each year, a handful of "lucky" humans are selected from various districts to attend Lunaris Academy, a prestigious institution that promises glory, status, and a chance to mingle with the elite. Those chosen are hailed as the lucky few, destined to marry powerful alphas and rise as luna.
This year, Violet Purple is among the chosen, much to everyone's surprise. For an orphaned girl adopted by a disgraced prostitute, this is a golden ticket to a better life or so she's told. But Lunaris Academy isn’t the paradise it’s painted to be.
Everything Violet and her fellow humans have been taught is a lie. Humans are far from equal; they're pawns in a much larger game. The academy is nothing but a gilded cage, and the students are lambs led to slaughter, playthings for the alphas to toy with in their ruthless games.
To make matters worse, Violet catches the attention of the most dangerous players in this game, the Terror Four: the Alpha of the North, Alpha of the South, Alpha of the East, and Alpha of the West. Each one is more dangerous, more twisted, and more powerful than the last. But even among themselves, the alphas are divided, each with their own deadly ambitions.
Yet, they all have their eyes on her.
They expect Violet to play along, to fall in line like the others who worship at their feet, to break under their games. But Violet isn’t like the others. She refuses to bow. She’ll defy them all.
Glimmy · Fantasy
The story is fast-paced but enjoyable. I was hoping that there'll be more. Unfortunately, it ended at Chapter 39. Given how the story never gave a concrete conclusion, I felt extremely lost. I was greatly anticipating for Emily to complete her harem with her and her family getting stronger and facing the False Witch. But in the end, none of those happened. Aside from that, it was awkward and confusing how Emily's relationship with Ava and Ema suddenly bloomed. Although the twins had visions and dreams of Emily, it was frustrating how Emily trusted them so easily. Emily who didn't have her memories of her past incarnations as the Witch Queen and who at the first few chapters, refused to simply trust anyone, hastily formed a contract with the twins without deepening her relationship with them. Though Emily immensely trusted her brides and concubines, it was far too abrupt to take Freya's words at face value without considering the consequences of her actions. I mean, for all we know, Ava and Ema could be the False Witch's allies or worst, the False Witch themselves but that's just me.