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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we have proof of your actions. You will get

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

“You think you’re perfect, don’t you?” he said. “You think you’re

rest of us.”

him away

eyes flicked to Alina, who stood. no more than at the edge of the crowd,

her chest.

or even say one word, yet her smile

almost night

did what you had to,” Dane whispered,

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on his face. “Did I? Did I fail

his choices,” Dane said with certainty. “You gave him every chance to prove himself. This isn’t

did encourage me, yet a doubt

my work, I went to the dungeon. I

a spot where the darkness shielded me as I looked

hands, the oppressive silence broken only by the periodic

his gaze; his eyes 1 narrowed as

her tone mocking. “Looks like you’ve

fists

Betrayed you?” Alina’s smile

on your own. I

in

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rage.

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did. And you let me. Because

anger seeped from Rowan, vanquished, his shoulders.

pretending innocence.

He sat amidst the silence after Alina was long gone,

at him, shredding layers of his anger to reveal raw shame lying

been up to and how he was being played upon. He hunched over, his head between his knees, and went into

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

road the quiet envy and frustrations;

firmer. He didn’t raise

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my voice came soft, yet

never heard before.

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mine. For one moment no anger glinted in my eyes, no triumph,

to see the fallen trailor?” His

closer to the bars, laying hands lightly

it wasn’t a funny sound. “Understand what? That I am a disappointment? That I let her wrap me

grace my face. “I want to understand why you didn’t come to me, why you felt this would get

deep, and his fists

anger lacing his tone. “You and Dane, you have it all! The pack, the respect, each other! And I’m

were never nothing,