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.

more than push,” Trajan said. “She thrives on chaos.. If we don’t act soon, she’ll have enough

“We need to weaken her hold

her head, her eyes sparkling with curiosity. “What

hesitated, looking at Dane. He nodded slightly,

the pack who might be able to help. Someone who knows Alina’s tactics better than

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reduced into a

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

have to know,” I

doesn’t need to integrate into the pack, they just

his

Alina before. If anyone can aid us, it is

in his chair,

it on the down low could

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

and continue gathering

I

warmth was a

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the pack’s going

a

stared into the fire, the weight of leadership heavy on my shoulders. “It has to,”

poisoned more minds than I realized. Even if we stop her, the damage she’s done will

and squeezed my knee. “You’ve held this pack together through

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

“For what?”

always being my

leaned in a little closer, his lips against mine in a soft, promise–filled

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

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

hands moved across my

said against

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smiled, hooking my fingers within his hair before

moment broke, as the

still racing, as Dane stood to answer it. Trajan stood on the

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