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

Chapter 248

AURORA

Morning sunlight leaked into my office and striped the wood desk piled high with reports.

My headache in protest as I went over the latest updates about pack matters. My mind went back to the increasingly weird behavior Rowan had shown of late.

The confrontations, the outbursts, the whispered discontent in the pack all these had reached a point whereby it could not be ignored.

I let out a deep sigh and leaned back into my chair, just then a sharp knock startled me from outside the door.

“Enter,” I called, straightening further when a guard burst in, pale and in a rush with every step.

“Luna,” he said, still catching his breath. “We’ve confirmed. involvement by Rowan in… suspicious activities. He’s been having secret meetings with Alina, and… ” The guard didn’t continue, his gaze fixed on the papers on my desk.

“He has been spreading rumors in the pack.”

I had thought by this time, such frustration from him should have gone, a phase he should get past. “Are you certain?” I

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asked, stiff, though shaking inside.

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He nodded, laying on my desk a small pile of papers. “These were found in his quarters plans for… something more than a simple rebellion.”

Not surprised, my eyes finally came to rest on the incriminating evidence laid before mine, and I began turning over theory upon theory in my head.

“Where is he now?”

“In his room,” the guard said. “Shall we…”

I breathed a deep, soul searching, inward breath while my mind balanced out various options. With firm resolve then, I nodded. “Yes. Arrest him. Silently. I don’t want to panic the pack.”

Muttering had begun almost immediately. By the time he was being marched out, manhandled with two guards, the pack in groups gathered, all whispering and guessing as to who it was.

“This can’t be happening.”

“Rowan? But why?” he hushed out, surprise laced deep into his

tone.

Loud protests came from Rowan as he was dragged toward the packhouse. “This is a mistake!” he yelled, the desperation in his voice high enough that it cracked. “I didn’t do anything wrong!”

I stepped down onto the packhouse steps. The noise of the

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crowd ceased as my presence was noted.

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sure. “Rowan, we have proof of your actions. You will get your chance to explain yourself, but for

that one moment, I saw the boy he had been: all earnest,

you’re perfect, don’t you?”

rest of us.”

came beside me, solid, sure, a stabilizing presence. “Take him away to the holding cells,” he

who stood. no more than at the edge of the crowd, crossing her

her chest.

one step closer to us or even say one word, yet her smile ran chills

office desk, it was almost night time.

did what you had to,” Dane whispered, his

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searching for reassurance on his face.

Dane said with certainty. “You gave him every

encourage me,

soon as I finished all my work, I went to the dungeon. I wanted to see how

cell was cold, dimly lit, I stood in a spot where the darkness shielded me as I looked

in hands, the oppressive silence broken only by the periodic dripping water from

lifted his gaze; his eyes 1 narrowed as Alina came into view. She walked

well,” she said, her tone mocking. “Looks like you’ve finally found your

fists balled.

you?” Alina’s smile spread

did that all on your own. I just gave you the push

used me,” he growled in a

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rage.

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“Of course I did. And you let me.

Rowan, vanquished, his shoulders. sagging

her head, pretending innocence.

his head. He sat amidst the silence after Alina was long gone, words

at him, shredding layers of his anger to reveal raw

the least, this realization of what he had been up to and how he was being played

felt suddenly even much smaller restrictive to such an extent that its walls seemed to

the quiet envy and frustrations; the urge and need to amount

firmer. He didn’t raise his head as they stopped

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yet

never heard before.

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His gaze met mine. For one moment no anger glinted

see the fallen

hands lightly on cold metal. “I came

That I am a disappointment? That I let her

my face. “I want to understand why you

and his fists

have seen me otherwise!” he spat, anger lacing his tone. “You and Dane, you have it all! The pack, the respect, each other! And

“You were never nothing, Rowan. You