Chapter 245

Aurora

As the crowd began to disperse, Alina’s gaze focused on Rowan.

Her smirk was gone, replaced by something colder, sharper.

“This isn’t over,” she muttered, her words addressed to no one in particular.

But the look in her eyes told me the battle was far from won.

I watched Alina leave, her steps slow and calculated, Rowan trailing behind her like a shadow.

The crowd reduced, wolves murmuring amongst themselves as they returned to their homes.

Dane stood beside me, his jaw clenched.

“She’s not giving up,” he said.

“I know,” I said, my voice low. “And Rowan is too entangled in her web to see the truth. She’s feeding off his doubts, and if we’re not careful, she’ll tear this pack apart before we can stop her.”

Dane’s hand came down on my shoulder, anchoring me.

“We need a real plan. Something that doesn’t just counter her lies but exposes her for what she is.”

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them, in the council room.

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Trajan, Piper, Warrick, and Joclyn all sat around the table, their

faces taut like the silence.

“Alina’s more dangerous than we thought,” I started.

“She isn’t just working against unity, she is actually planning some heavy–handed means of bringing us down. Tonight was proof.”

Piper leaned forward, her hands clasped tightly.

“It is only Rowan’s hesitation that is holding this back from completely spiraling out of control.

But the more Alina pushes him, the likelihood that he may act before we are ready increases.

on chaos.. If we don’t act soon, she’ll have enough wolves on her side to make

to weaken her hold on the pack. But we can’t do it

her eyes sparkling with curiosity. “What

hesitated, looking at Dane. He

able to

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reduced into a

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talking about bringing in an outsider? You really think the pack

have to know,”

they just need to give us the

crossed his arms over his chest.

confident. “They have dealt with Alina before. If anyone can aid us, it is

leaned back in his chair, lost in

low could actually work

they’re part of our crew, she won’t try to counterbalance

the idea,” Dane said. “Bring them in, and continue gathering information until we

night, when the others had gone to their quarters, I

the hearth; the warmth was

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the pack’s going to

in a low

weight of leadership heavy on

easy. Alina poisoned more minds than I realized. Even if we stop

squeezed my knee. “You’ve held this pack together through worse. We’ll get through

his faith in me unwavering, stirring something deep inside. “Thank you,”

“For what?”

being my

leaned in a little closer, his lips against mine

to deepen the kiss, while his other one slid around my

this moment–the tension in my chest loosening

his hands moved across my skin

said against

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hair before responding

broke, as the soft

to answer it. Trajan stood on the other side, his face

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