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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heard Warrick say from

and sat

anymore. Alina’s been planting seeds of doubt in the younger wolves too. If we do not act

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

said, ” Alina is the problem and we don’t fight her on her terms,” he said. “We outthink her. If Alina’s strength is in turning words into weapons, then we need to show the pack the truth. Actions speak

of me.

need to focus on showing the pack what Alina

went to bed without an

***

in the form

small bunch

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left behind in the training arena,” he said,

them to me.

the notes, my stomach clenching as I

were clear and damning, outlining her plans to pitt the

weeks,” I said, handing the

Warrick.

proof we’ve

this to Aurora immediately,”

rushed to Aurora’s Quarters, and just as we had

sorry for my outburst, yesterday,” Dane

to me, “I

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

as he tried to pull me away. I jerked off

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

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opened my eyes wide as I screamed, ‘yes‘ in

his throat and

do that, I frowned as I followed him. I noticed Aurora’s cheeks flush

Dane listened intently as I laid it all out, everything we had seen, every word

the notes had been spread over the table.

confront her. But this is something that requires strategy on how to present

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

meeting was set for that

murmurs growing loud as Aurora and Dane stepped forward,

unreadable.

raised her hand for

of tension built up in this

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faces until they came to rest

on Rowan.

all together, and

and misunderstandings have sprouted, and now is a very good time to clear the

this, Rowan shifted uncomfortably, to which Alina

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