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 flinched, I turned

and sat on my

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

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

and we don’t fight her on her terms,” he said. “We outthink

inside of

to focus on showing the pack what Alina

bed without

***

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

small bunch of

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were left behind in the training arena,” he

them to me.

my stomach

clear and damning, outlining her plans to

weeks,” I said, handing the notes

Warrick.

proof

this to Aurora

to Aurora’s Quarters, and just as we

my outburst, yesterday,” Dane said as he took

Trajan who whispered to me,

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

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

my queen,” Dane

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opened my eyes wide as I

ERM,” Trajan cleared his throat

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

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

the notes had been spread over the table. The

it, this is the proof we need to confront her. But this is something

Alina wants to play this game in public, we’ll take the stage and

was set for

in the clearing by nightfall, their murmurs growing loud as Aurora and Dane stepped

unreadable.

for silence

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

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sea of faces

on Rowan.

us all together, and it’s been under attack for

and now is a very good time

this, Rowan shifted uncomfortably, to which Alina

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