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

and in that one moment, I saw the boy he had been:

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

rest of us.”

beside me, solid, sure, a stabilizing presence. “Take him away to the holding

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

her chest.

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

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

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

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for reassurance on his face.

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

encourage me, yet

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

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

bench, head in hands, the oppressive silence broken only by the periodic

lifted his gaze; his eyes 1 narrowed as Alina

she said, her tone mocking. “Looks

rose, fists

Alina’s

did that all on your own. I

growled in a low voice and with

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rage.

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And you

seeped from Rowan, vanquished, his shoulders. sagging in

her head, pretending innocence.

the bench, bowing his head. He

shredding layers of his anger to reveal raw shame lying

was being played upon. He hunched over, his head between his knees, and went into quick

smaller restrictive to such an extent

road the quiet envy and frustrations; the urge and

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

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my voice came soft, yet laced

never heard before.

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gaze met mine. For one moment

fallen trailor?”

to the bars, laying hands lightly on cold metal. “I came

That I am a disappointment?

“I want to understand why you

deep, and his fists on his thighs curled

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

never nothing, Rowan. You were