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 your chance to explain yourself,

moment, I saw the boy he had been: all earnest, all yearning,

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

rest of us.”

sure, a stabilizing presence. “Take him away

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

her chest.

to us or even say one word, yet her smile

office desk, it was almost night

had to,” Dane whispered, his hand

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looked up then, searching for reassurance on his face.

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

the words did encourage

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

was cold, dimly lit, I stood in a spot

hands, the oppressive silence broken only by the periodic

narrowed as

her tone mocking. “Looks like you’ve

rose, fists balled.

Alina’s smile

Rowan. You did that all on your own.

growled in a low voice and with

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rage.

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course I did. And you let me. Because deep down, you

vanquished, his shoulders.

cocked her head, pretending innocence.

head. He

layers of his anger to reveal raw shame

was being played

an extent that its walls seemed to close in

the while along the road the quiet envy

louder, firmer. He didn’t raise his head

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yet

never heard before.

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gaze met mine. For one moment no anger

the fallen trailor?” His voice was bitter,

laying hands lightly on cold metal. “I came to

wasn’t a funny sound. “Understand what? That I am a disappointment? That

didn’t let the slightest change grace my face. “I want to

cut deep, and his fists

his tone. “You and Dane, you have it all! The pack, the respect, each other! And

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