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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clear and sure. “Rowan, we have proof of your actions. You will get your chance to explain

the boy he had been: all earnest, all

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

rest of us.”

a stabilizing presence. “Take him away to the holding cells,”

eyes flicked to Alina, who stood. no more than at the edge of the crowd, crossing her arms

her chest.

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

sat at my office desk, it was almost

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

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reassurance on his face. “Did

gave him every chance

words did encourage

all my work, I went to the dungeon. I wanted to

spot where the darkness shielded me as I

bench, head in hands, the oppressive silence

lifted his gaze; his eyes 1 narrowed as Alina came into view.

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

fists

you?” Alina’s

all on your own.

growled in a

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rage.

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

seeped from Rowan, vanquished, his shoulders. sagging in

her head, pretending innocence. “Because I

head. He sat amidst the silence after Alina was long gone, words ringing in his

at him, shredding layers of his

and how he was being played upon. He hunched over, his head between his

to such an extent that

all the while along the road the quiet envy and frustrations; the urge and need

didn’t raise his head as they

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yet laced with

never heard before.

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looked up more slowly. His gaze met mine. For one moment no anger glinted in my eyes, no triumph, only

to see the fallen trailor?”

laying hands lightly on cold metal. “I came to

I

flinch, I didn’t let the slightest change grace my face. “I want to understand why you didn’t come to me, why

his fists

lacing his tone. “You and Dane, you have it all! The pack, the respect, each other! And I’m nothing but

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