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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“Rowan, we have proof of your actions. You will get

the boy he had been: all earnest, all yearning, all desperate for

of rage. “You think you’re perfect, don’t you?”

rest of us.”

sure, a stabilizing presence. “Take him

who stood. no more than

her chest.

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

it was almost night

did what you had to,” Dane whispered, his hand warm against

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then, searching for reassurance on his face.

“You gave him every chance to prove himself. This isn’t

course the words did encourage me, yet a doubt

went to the

I stood in a spot where the

head in hands, the oppressive silence broken only

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

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

rose, fists

you?” Alina’s smile

own.

in a low voice and with

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rage.

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did. And you let me. Because deep down, you wanted all

seeped from Rowan, vanquished, his shoulders. sagging in defeat.

pretending innocence.

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

layers of his

been up to and how he was being played upon. He

even much smaller restrictive to such an

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

He didn’t raise his head

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voice came soft, yet laced with

never heard before.

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met mine. For one moment no anger glinted in

come to see the fallen trailor?” His voice was

the bars, laying hands lightly on cold metal.

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

to understand why you didn’t come to me, why you felt

his fists on

seen me otherwise!” he spat, anger lacing his tone. “You and

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