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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I said, clear and sure. “Rowan, we have proof of your actions. You will get your

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

his features darkened in a mask of rage. “You think you’re perfect, don’t you?” he said.

rest of us.”

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

moment, Rowan’s eyes flicked to Alina, who stood. no more

her chest.

didn’t take one step closer to us or even say one word, yet her smile ran chills up my

office desk, it was almost night

Dane whispered, his hand warm against

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on

made his choices,” Dane said with certainty. “You gave him every chance to

words did encourage me, yet

my work, I went to the dungeon. I

spot where the darkness shielded me as I looked at

the oppressive silence

gaze; his eyes 1 narrowed as Alina came into view. She walked to the bars

she said, her tone mocking. “Looks like

rose, fists

Betrayed you?” Alina’s smile spread

own. I

growled in a low

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rage.

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leaned on the bars, her eyes glowing. “Of course I did. And you let me. Because deep down, you wanted all I

vanquished, his shoulders. sagging in defeat.

cocked her head, pretending innocence.

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

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

the least, 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 quick shallow breathing. His chains clang

even much smaller restrictive to such an extent that

had been thinking all the while along the road the quiet envy and frustrations;

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

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voice came soft, yet laced with an edge he

never heard before.

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slowly. His gaze met mine. For one moment no anger glinted in

to see the fallen trailor?” His

the bars, laying hands lightly on cold metal. “I came to

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

“I want to understand why you didn’t come to me, why you felt this

deep, and his fists

and Dane, you

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