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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You will get your chance to explain yourself,

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

think you’re perfect, don’t you?” he

rest of us.”

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

moment, Rowan’s eyes flicked to Alina, who stood. no more than at the edge of the crowd, crossing

her chest.

didn’t take one step closer to us or even say one

sat at my office desk, it was almost

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

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searching for reassurance on his face.

gave him every chance

course the words did encourage

my work, I went to the dungeon.

spot where the darkness

on the narrow bench, head in hands, the oppressive silence broken

eyes 1 narrowed as Alina came into view. She walked

said, her tone mocking. “Looks like

fists

you?” Alina’s

Rowan. You did that all on your own.

in a low

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rage.

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

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

head, pretending

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

at him, shredding layers of his anger to

was being played upon.

felt suddenly even much smaller restrictive to such an extent that its walls seemed to close in

he had been thinking all the while along the road the

firmer. He didn’t

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voice came soft, yet

never heard before.

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met mine. For one moment no anger glinted

the fallen trailor?” His

took another step closer to the bars, laying hands

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

face. “I want to understand why you didn’t come to me,

deep, and his fists on

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

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