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 to explain yourself, but for now, you’ll be

the boy he had been: all earnest, all

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

rest of us.”

sure, a stabilizing presence. “Take him away to the holding cells,”

Rowan’s eyes flicked to Alina, who stood. no more than at the edge of the

her chest.

even say one word, yet her smile

desk, it was almost night time. My

to,” Dane whispered, his

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

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

the words did encourage me, yet a doubt

as I finished all my work, I went to the dungeon.

I stood in a spot where the darkness shielded me

sat on the narrow bench, head in hands, the oppressive silence broken only

narrowed as Alina came into view. She walked

her tone mocking.

rose, fists balled.

Betrayed you?” Alina’s smile

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

used me,” he growled in a low voice and

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rage.

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did. And you let me. Because deep

vanquished, his shoulders.

her head, pretending innocence. “Because I

to leave, Rowan sank back onto the bench, bowing his head. He sat amidst the silence after Alina was long gone, words ringing in his

layers of his anger to

this realization 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

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 to

didn’t raise his head as they stopped outside

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my voice came soft, yet laced with an edge he

never heard before.

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mine. For one moment

the fallen

to the bars, laying hands lightly on

I am

didn’t flinch, I didn’t let the slightest change grace my face. “I want to understand why you

words cut deep, and his fists on his thighs curled

anger lacing his tone. “You and Dane, you have it all! The

never nothing, Rowan. You were