Chapter 244

Piper

As Warrick and I finally managed to catch our breath, the sound. of Rowan’s voice brought us both back down to earth.

“They’re blind to what’s coming,” he snapped.

Warrick and I looked at one another once, and nodded, mine angling toward the trees.

“We have to stop this,” I whispered.

But as we drew closer, Alina’s gaze sliced in our direction; the smirk twisted in her face told me she knew we were there.

Alina said nothing to Rowan, but the smirk deepened as her eyes lugged in our direction.

My heart rammed in my chest, not in fear but in frustration.

She knew we watched her and she wanted us to know that she was fearless.

I touched Warrick’s arm, gesturing for us to back further into the shadows.

“We can’t confront them here,” I whispered. “She’ll twist it to make us look like the aggressors.”

Warrick nodded, his jaw clenched in anger that he was fighting

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“Then we need more evidence,” he said. “We can’t keep chasing shadows. We need something concrete to take back to Aurora.

As we slipped back through the trees, Rowan’s voice carried

once more.

“This isn’t about chaos, Alina. I want them to respect me. To see me as someone worthy of leading.”

Her laugh was soft and laced with mockery. “Respect is overrated, Rowan. Power control is what matters. Respect follows those who take what they want.”

I could see hesitation was written all over his face all the way from where we were hiding.

A small spark of hope flared for a moment; maybe, just maybe, he would manage to see through her manipulations after all.

But Alina moved in closer, brushing her hand against his arm.

“Don’t doubt yourself now,” she purred. “You’ve come this far. You deserve this.”

Rowan had nothing to say, but in the silence that fell, his words

resounded loud.

Soon we got back to the pack house, I entered my room and nearly punched the wall as I slammed the door shut..

“She’s twisting it all,” I growled. “She’s taking all his insecurities. and using them to arm him up against us.”

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is vulnerable to this,” I heard Warrick say from behind me and I

I grunted and sat

wolves too. If we do not act fast, it can get out of hand,”

are already stretched thin. How do we fight someone who thrives on whispers and manipulation? Isn’t he

my shoulders. “Her,” he said, ” Alina is the problem and we don’t fight her on her terms,” he said. “We outthink her. If

something inside of me. “You’re right,”

to focus on showing the pack

went to bed without an

***

morning, the answer arrived in the form of

carried a small bunch of notes, his expression

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in the training arena,” he said,

them to me.

the notes, my stomach clenching as I

clear and damning, outlining her plans

weeks,” I said, handing

Warrick.

the proof we’ve been waiting

need to show this to

rushed to Aurora’s Quarters, and just as

outburst, yesterday,” Dane

to Trajan who whispered to me,

I understand you, Dane, I should be the one apologizing for refusing

Trajan standing by the door, and Trajan took a few quiet steps back as he tried to pull me away. I jerked

apologize, my queen,” Dane said

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eyes wide as I screamed, ‘yes‘ in

his throat

he have to do that, I frowned as I

laid it all out, everything we had seen, every

over the

firm, even tone. “This is it, this is the proof we need to confront her. But this is something that requires strategy on how to present it. She will turn this against us if we are not

call a meeting. If Alina wants to play this game in public, we’ll take the

was set for

their murmurs growing loud as Aurora and Dane stepped forward,

unreadable.

hand for

lots of tension built up in

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of faces until they came

on Rowan.

all together, and it’s been under attack for a number of weeks

and now is a very good time to

this, Rowan shifted uncomfortably, to which Alina

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