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

and sat on my

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

to him. “What do we do? Aurora and Dane are already stretched thin. How

on her terms,” he said. “We outthink her. If Alina’s strength is in turning words into weapons, then we need

inside of me. “You’re right,”

the pack what Alina really is. But

bed without

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form of Trajan,

bunch

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left behind in the

them to me.

unfolded the notes, my stomach clenching as I read

plans

weeks,” I said, handing the

Warrick.

proof we’ve been

to show this to Aurora immediately,” Trajan

and just as

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

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

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

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

to apologize, my queen,”

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kiss Aurora and I opened my eyes wide as

cleared his

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

listened intently as I laid it all out,

the notes had been spread over the table.

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

nodded. “We need to call a meeting. If Alina wants to play this game in public, we’ll take the stage and show the pack who she really

set

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

unreadable.

for

opening, “there’s been lots of tension built up in this pack, and it’s time we

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sea of faces until

on Rowan.

resilient when unity binds us all together, and it’s been under attack for a number of weeks

now is a very good time

this, Rowan shifted uncomfortably,

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