Blood And Silver:Rise of the Alpha’s Rejected Mate

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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.

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

“We need to weaken her hold on the pack. But we

sparkling with

looking at Dane.

able to help. Someone who knows Alina’s tactics better

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reduced into a

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talking about bringing in an outsider? You really think the pack is going to trust

won’t have to know,” I

pack, they just need to give us the information we

arms over his

“They have dealt with Alina before. If

in his chair,

low could actually work in our

doesn’t think they’re part of our crew,

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

that night, when the others had gone to their quarters, I found myself alone with Dane

hearth; the warmth was a welcome comfort after the

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think the pack’s going to make it through this?”

a

of leadership heavy on my shoulders. “It has

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

squeezed my knee. “You’ve held this pack

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

“For what?”

always being my anchor,”

a little closer, his lips against mine in a soft,

angling my head to deepen the kiss, while his other one slid around my waist, tugging

go of myself during this moment–the tension in my chest loosening under the warmth that resided

hands moved across

said against

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hooking my fingers within his hair before responding

the moment broke, as the soft knock on the

heart still racing, as Dane stood to