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

here?” I grunted and sat on

doubt in the younger wolves too. If

we do? Aurora and Dane are already stretched thin. How do we fight someone who thrives

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

soothed something inside of me.

to focus on showing the pack

bed without an answer

***

morning, the answer arrived in the form of Trajan,

small bunch of

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behind in the training arena,” he

them to me.

unfolded the notes, my stomach clenching as I

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

weeks,” I said, handing

Warrick.

the proof

show this to

rushed to Aurora’s Quarters, and just as we had it, Dane was there

yesterday,” Dane said as he

to me, “I don’t think this is the

be the one apologizing for refusing to listen to you,”

and Trajan took a few quiet steps back as he tried to pull me away.

apologize, my queen,” Dane said

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and I opened my eyes

his throat and entered the

have to do that, I frowned as I followed

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

over

is time,” Aurora said in a firm, even tone. “This is it, this is the proof we need to confront her. But this is something that requires

play this game

was set for that

murmurs growing loud as Aurora and Dane stepped forward,

unreadable.

hand for

lots of tension built up in this pack,

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eyes scanned the sea of faces

on Rowan.

resilient when unity binds us all together, and it’s been under

misunderstandings have sprouted, and now is a very good

shifted uncomfortably, to which Alina

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