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

I grunted and

the younger wolves too. If

we do? Aurora and Dane are already stretched thin. How do we

room, laying his hands on my shoulders. “Her,” he said, ” Alina is the problem and we don’t fight her on her terms,” he said. “We outthink

soothed something inside of me. “You’re

focus on showing the pack

bed without an

***

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

bunch of notes, his expression

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left behind in the training

them to me.

unfolded the notes, my stomach clenching

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

for weeks,” I said, handing the notes

Warrick.

proof we’ve been

need to show this to Aurora immediately,” Trajan

as we had it, Dane was there

outburst, yesterday,” Dane said as

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

the one apologizing for refusing to

few quiet steps back as he tried to pull me away. I jerked off my hands. I don’t want to miss this

apologize, my

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eyes wide

his

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

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

over

this is the proof we need to confront her. But this is something that requires strategy on how to present it. She will turn this against us if we are not

need to call a meeting. If Alina wants to play this game in public,

was set for that

Aurora and Dane

unreadable.

raised her hand for

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

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the sea of faces until they came to rest

on Rowan.

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

now is a very good time to clear the

Rowan shifted uncomfortably, to

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