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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of your actions. You will get your chance

the boy

his features darkened in a mask of rage. “You think you’re

rest of us.”

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

who stood. no more than at the edge of the crowd, crossing her

her chest.

closer to us or even say one word, yet her

my office desk, it was almost

had to,” Dane whispered, his hand

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searching for reassurance on his face. “Did I? Did I

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

words did encourage

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

I stood in a spot where the darkness shielded me as

head in hands, the oppressive silence

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

said, her tone mocking.

rose, fists

you?” Alina’s

all on your own. I just gave you the push

me,” he growled in a low

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rage.

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

Rowan, vanquished, his shoulders.

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

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

say the least, this realization of what he had been up to and how he was being played upon. He hunched over, his head

much smaller restrictive to such an extent that

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

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

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soft, yet laced with

never heard before.

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His gaze met mine. For one moment no anger glinted in my eyes, no triumph, only

come to see the fallen trailor?” His voice was

to the bars, laying hands lightly on cold

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

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

anger lacing his tone. “You and

were never nothing, Rowan. You were one of us. You still