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 grunted and sat on my

younger wolves too. If we do not act fast, it

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

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

words soothed something inside of me.

on showing the pack what Alina really is.

went to bed without

***

arrived in the form of Trajan, who approached

a small bunch of notes, his

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left behind in the

them to me.

my stomach clenching

clear and damning, outlining her plans to pitt the younger wolves against

weeks,” I said, handing the

Warrick.

proof

this to Aurora immediately,” Trajan

rushed to Aurora’s Quarters, and just as we

sorry for my outburst, yesterday,” Dane said as he took

to me, “I

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

as he tried to pull me away. I jerked off my

to apologize, my queen,” Dane said

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to kiss Aurora and I opened my eyes

ERM,” Trajan cleared his throat and entered

I followed him. I noticed Aurora’s cheeks flush

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

notes had been spread over the table. The contents

proof we need to confront her. But this is something that requires strategy on how to present it. She will turn

game in public, we’ll take the stage and show the pack who

meeting was set

loud as Aurora and Dane stepped forward, Rowan and Alina stood at the edge

unreadable.

for silence among the

said, opening, “there’s been lots of tension

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eyes scanned the sea of faces until

on Rowan.

us all together, and it’s been under

now is a very good

uncomfortably, to

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