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 behind me and I flinched, I turned and saw him leaning

here?” I grunted and

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

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

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

something inside of me. “You’re

focus on showing the pack what

went to bed without an answer to that

***

form of Trajan, who approached

carried a small bunch of notes, his

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behind in the training

them to me.

unfolded the notes, my stomach clenching as I read Alina’s

plans

planning this for weeks,”

Warrick.

the proof we’ve been

show this to Aurora

and just as we had

my outburst, yesterday,” Dane said

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

understand you, Dane, I should be the one

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 this amazing moment between the

to apologize, my queen,” Dane

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my eyes wide as I

cleared his throat and entered the

do that, I frowned as I followed him. I

all out, everything we had seen, every word we

spread over the

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

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

meeting was set for

in the clearing by nightfall, their murmurs growing loud as Aurora and Dane stepped forward, Rowan and

unreadable.

raised her hand for silence among the

been lots of tension built up in this pack, and it’s

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sea of faces until they

on Rowan.

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

is

uncomfortably,

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