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 to explain yourself, but for now, you’ll

eyes flashed to mine, and in that one moment, I saw the boy he had been: all earnest, all yearning,

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

rest of us.”

him away to

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

her chest.

to us or even say one word, yet her smile ran

at my office desk, it was almost night time. My head resting

had to,” Dane whispered,

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on his face. “Did

“You gave him every

encourage

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

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

hands, the oppressive silence broken only by the periodic dripping water from the

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

her tone mocking. “Looks like you’ve finally found

rose, fists balled.

Alina’s

on your own. I

growled in a low voice

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rage.

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“Of course I did. And you let me. Because deep down, you wanted all I

anger seeped from Rowan, vanquished, his shoulders.

her head, pretending innocence. “Because I

bowing his head. He sat amidst the silence after

his anger to reveal

played upon. He hunched over, his head between his knees, and went into quick shallow breathing. His chains

such an

himself, he had been thinking all the while along the road the quiet envy

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

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my voice came soft, yet laced with an edge

never heard before.

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met mine. For one

to see the fallen trailor?” His voice was bitter,

closer to the bars, laying hands lightly on

I am a disappointment? That I let her wrap me into

my face. “I want to understand

his

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

nothing, Rowan. You were one of