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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“Rowan, we have proof of your actions. You will get your chance

that one moment, I saw the boy he had been: all earnest, all yearning, all desperate for someone’s

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

rest of us.”

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

a moment, Rowan’s eyes flicked to Alina, who stood. no more than at the edge of the crowd, crossing her arms

her chest.

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

it was almost night time.

did what you had to,” Dane whispered, his hand warm

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up then, searching for reassurance on his face. “Did I? Did

“You gave him every

words did encourage me,

I went to the

in a spot

head in hands, the oppressive silence broken only by

of footsteps lifted his gaze; his eyes 1 narrowed as Alina came into view.

tone mocking. “Looks like you’ve

fists

you?” Alina’s

all on your own.

used me,” he growled in a low

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rage.

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her eyes glowing. “Of course I did. And you let me. Because deep down, you wanted all I promised,

from Rowan, vanquished,

her head, pretending innocence.

leave, Rowan sank back onto the bench, bowing his head. He sat amidst the silence after

layers of his anger to reveal raw

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

restrictive to such an extent that its walls

himself, he had been thinking all the while along the road the quiet

footsteps came louder, firmer. He didn’t raise his head as they stopped outside his

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my voice came soft, yet

never heard before.

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up more slowly. His gaze met mine. For one moment no

come to see the fallen

laying hands lightly on cold

a funny sound. “Understand what? That I am a disappointment? That I let

want to understand why you didn’t come to me, why you

his fists on his thighs curled

his tone. “You and Dane, you

eyes unflinching. “You were never nothing, Rowan. You were one of us.