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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vulnerable to this,” I heard Warrick say from behind me and I flinched, I turned and saw him

and sat on my

in the younger wolves

already stretched thin. How do we

her terms,” he said. “We outthink her. If Alina’s strength is in

of me.

to focus on showing the pack what Alina

without an answer

***

arrived in the form of Trajan, who approached

bunch of

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in the training arena,” he

them to me.

stomach clenching

damning, outlining her plans

planning this for weeks,” I said, handing the

Warrick.

the proof

this to

Aurora’s Quarters, and just as we had

my outburst, yesterday,” Dane said

whispered to me, “I don’t think

Dane, I should be the one apologizing for refusing to listen to

back as he tried to pull me away. I

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

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Aurora and I opened my eyes wide as I

ERM,” Trajan cleared his throat and entered the

I followed him.

as I laid it all out, everything we had

notes had been spread over

said in a firm, even tone. “This is it, this is the proof we need to confront her. But

nodded. “We need to call a meeting. If Alina wants to play this game in public,

meeting was set

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

unreadable.

hand for silence

been lots of tension

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the sea of faces until

on Rowan.

its most resilient when unity binds us all together, and it’s been

and now is a very good time

uncomfortably, to

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