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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Warrick say from behind me and I flinched, I turned and saw him leaning on the

here?” I grunted and sat on

younger wolves too.

“What do we do? Aurora and Dane are already stretched thin. How

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

words soothed something inside of me. “You’re

the pack what

went to bed without an answer

***

the form of Trajan, who

carried a small bunch of

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were left behind in the training arena,” he said,

them to me.

my stomach clenching as I read Alina’s

plans to pitt the

planning this for weeks,”

Warrick.

is the proof

this to Aurora

rushed to Aurora’s Quarters, and just as we

my outburst, yesterday,” Dane said as

who whispered to me, “I don’t think this

the one apologizing for refusing to listen to

Trajan took a few quiet steps back as he tried to pull me away. I jerked off my hands. I don’t want to miss

don’t have to apologize, my queen,” Dane said

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Aurora and I opened my eyes wide as I

ERM,” Trajan cleared his throat and

frowned as I followed him. I noticed Aurora’s cheeks flush as she saw

laid it all out, everything we had seen, every

been spread over the table. The contents

time,” Aurora said in a 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.

to play this game in public, we’ll take the stage and show

was set for that

their murmurs growing loud as Aurora and Dane stepped forward, Rowan and Alina stood at the edge of the crowd,

unreadable.

raised her hand for

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sea of faces

on Rowan.

is at its most resilient when unity binds us all together, and it’s been under attack for a

and misunderstandings have sprouted, and now is a very

this, Rowan shifted uncomfortably, to which Alina

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