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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Warrick say from behind me and I flinched,

grunted and sat

of doubt in the younger wolves too. If we do not act fast,

Dane are already stretched thin. How do we fight someone who thrives on whispers and

crossed the 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 her. If Alina’s strength is in turning words into weapons, then we need to show the pack the truth.

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

on showing the pack

bed without

***

answer arrived in the form of Trajan, who approached me

a small bunch of notes,

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the training arena,” he

them to me.

stomach clenching as

clear and damning, outlining her plans

this for weeks,” I said, handing

Warrick.

is the proof we’ve been

this to

just as we had

Dane said

who whispered to me, “I don’t

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

apologize, my queen,” Dane

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my eyes wide as I screamed, ‘yes‘ in my

ERM,” Trajan cleared his throat and entered the

frowned as I followed him. I noticed Aurora’s cheeks

and Dane listened intently as I laid it all

notes had been spread over the table. The contents were

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

to call a meeting. If Alina wants to play this game in public, we’ll

set for that

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

unreadable.

hand for

for coming,” she said, opening, “there’s been lots of tension built up

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the sea of faces until they came to rest

on Rowan.

us all together,

and now is

uncomfortably,

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