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,

moment, I saw the boy he had been:

think you’re perfect, don’t you?” he said. “You think you’re better than

rest of us.”

presence. “Take him away to

Alina, who stood. no more than at the edge

her chest.

take one step closer to us or even say one word, yet

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

Dane whispered, his hand warm against

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up then, searching for reassurance on his face. “Did I? Did I fail

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

words did encourage me,

I went to the dungeon. I wanted to

dimly lit, I stood in a spot where

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

of footsteps lifted his gaze; his eyes 1 narrowed as Alina came

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

rose, fists balled.

you?” Alina’s smile spread

You did that all on your own. I

growled in a low

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rage.

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eyes glowing. “Of course I did. And you let me. Because deep

vanquished, his shoulders. sagging in

pretending

back onto the bench, bowing his head. He sat amidst the silence after Alina

layers of his anger to reveal raw shame

and how he was being played upon. He

smaller restrictive to such an

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

firmer. He didn’t

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yet laced

never heard before.

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slowly. His gaze met mine. For one moment no anger glinted in my

the fallen trailor?” His voice was bitter,

hands lightly on cold

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

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

his fists on his

his tone. “You and Dane, you have it all! The pack,

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