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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Rowan is vulnerable to this,” I heard Warrick say from behind me

here?” I grunted and sat

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

him. “What do we do? Aurora and Dane are already stretched thin. How do we fight someone who

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

soothed something inside of me. “You’re right,” I

showing the pack what Alina really is. But

bed without

***

the answer arrived in the form of Trajan, who approached me outside the

carried a small bunch

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left behind in the training arena,”

them to me.

unfolded the notes, my stomach clenching as I

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

this for weeks,”

Warrick.

the proof we’ve been waiting

this

just as we had it, Dane was

sorry for my outburst, yesterday,” Dane said as

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

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

the door, and Trajan took a few quiet steps back as he tried to pull me away. I jerked off my hands. I don’t

to apologize, my queen,” Dane said and

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kiss Aurora and I opened my eyes wide as I screamed,

ERM,” Trajan cleared his throat

I followed him. I noticed

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

had been spread over the table.

But this is something that requires strategy on how to present it. She will turn

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

meeting was set for

their murmurs growing loud as Aurora and Dane stepped forward, Rowan and Alina stood

unreadable.

her hand for

you all for coming,” she said, opening, “there’s been lots of tension built up in this pack, and it’s time

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of faces until they came to rest

on Rowan.

at its most resilient when unity binds us all together,

now is a very good time

Rowan shifted uncomfortably, to

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