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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said, clear and sure. “Rowan, we have proof of your actions. You will get your chance to explain yourself, but for now, you’ll

one moment, I saw the boy he had been: all

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

rest of us.”

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

who stood. no more than at the edge of

her chest.

even say one word, yet her

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

to,” Dane

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for reassurance on his face. “Did I? Did I

with certainty. “You gave him every chance

did encourage me, yet a doubt

soon as I finished all my work, I went to

a spot where the darkness shielded me as I

oppressive silence broken only by the periodic dripping water from the

lifted his gaze; his eyes 1 narrowed as

her tone mocking. “Looks

fists balled.

Betrayed you?” Alina’s smile spread

that all on your own. I just gave you

in a

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rage.

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

anger seeped from Rowan, vanquished, his shoulders.

her head, pretending innocence. “Because I

He sat amidst the silence after

of his anger to

had been up to and how he was being played upon. He hunched over, his head between his knees, and went into quick shallow breathing. His chains

cell felt suddenly even much smaller restrictive to such an extent

had been thinking all the while along the road the quiet

firmer. He didn’t raise his head as they

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yet laced with

never heard before.

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met mine. For one moment no

to see the fallen trailor?”

the bars, laying hands lightly on cold metal.

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

want to understand why you didn’t come to me, why you felt this

his fists on

and Dane, you have it all! The pack, the respect, each other! And

eyes unflinching. “You were never nothing,