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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this,” I heard Warrick say from behind me and I flinched,

here?” I grunted and sat

him anymore. Alina’s been planting seeds of doubt in the younger wolves too.

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

terms,” he said.

inside of me.

the pack

without an answer

***

form of Trajan, who approached me outside the

a small bunch of

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left behind in the training arena,”

them to me.

notes, my stomach clenching

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

weeks,”

Warrick.

is the proof we’ve

show this to

Quarters, and just as we had it, Dane was there

for my outburst, yesterday,” Dane

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

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

the door, and Trajan took a few quiet steps back as he tried to pull me

have to apologize, my queen,” Dane said and

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

his throat and entered

I frowned as I followed

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

been spread over

it, this is the proof we need to confront her. But this is something that requires strategy on

play this game in public, we’ll take the stage

was set for that

their murmurs growing loud as Aurora and Dane stepped forward,

unreadable.

her hand for

lots of tension built up in this pack, and it’s time we aired them

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sea of faces

on Rowan.

all

have sprouted, and now is

this, Rowan shifted uncomfortably, to which Alina smiled

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