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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proof of your actions. You will get your chance to explain yourself, but

one moment, I saw the

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

rest of us.”

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

Alina, who stood. no more than at the edge

her chest.

us or even say one

office desk, it was almost

Dane whispered, his hand warm against my

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up then, searching for reassurance on his face.

choices,” Dane said with certainty. “You gave him every

words did encourage me, yet

all my work, I went to the dungeon. I wanted to see how Rowan

stood in a spot where the darkness shielded me as I looked at

on the narrow bench, head in hands, the oppressive silence broken only by the periodic dripping water from the

gaze; his eyes 1 narrowed as Alina came

said, her tone mocking.

rose, fists balled.

Betrayed you?” Alina’s

on your own. I just

he growled in a

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rage.

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glowing. “Of course I did. And you let me.

seeped from Rowan, vanquished,

cocked her head, pretending innocence.

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

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

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.

restrictive to such an

the while along the road the quiet

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

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yet laced with an

never heard before.

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mine. For one moment no anger glinted in

fallen trailor?” His voice

took another step closer to the bars, laying hands lightly on cold

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

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

deep, and his fists on his

anger lacing his tone. “You and Dane, you have it all! The pack, the respect, each other! And I’m nothing but

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