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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sure. “Rowan, we have proof of your actions. You will get your chance to explain yourself, but for now, you’ll be

mine, and in that one moment, I saw the boy

you’re perfect, don’t you?” he

rest of us.”

came beside me, solid, sure, a stabilizing presence. “Take him

Alina, who stood. no more

her chest.

to us or even say

desk, it was almost night time. My head

Dane whispered, his hand warm against

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reassurance on his face. “Did

choices,” Dane said with certainty. “You gave him every chance to prove himself. This

did encourage me, yet a

all my work, I went to the dungeon. I wanted

was cold, dimly lit, I stood in a spot where the darkness shielded me as

the oppressive silence broken

eyes 1 narrowed as Alina came into view. She walked to the bars and held

tone mocking. “Looks like you’ve finally found

rose, fists balled.

Alina’s smile

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

used me,” he growled in a

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rage.

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

from Rowan, vanquished, his

head, pretending innocence.

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

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

this realization of what he had been up to and how he was being played upon. He hunched

an extent that its

the while along the road the quiet

time the footsteps came louder, firmer. He didn’t raise his

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yet laced

never heard before.

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mine. For one moment no anger glinted in my

come to see the fallen

step closer to the bars, laying hands lightly on

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

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

deep, and his

would not have seen me otherwise!” he spat, anger lacing his tone. “You and Dane, you have it all!

never nothing, Rowan. You were