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

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

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

rest of us.”

solid, sure, a stabilizing presence. “Take him away

less than a moment, Rowan’s eyes flicked to Alina, who stood. no more

her chest.

us or even say one word, yet

office desk, it was almost night time.

Dane whispered, his

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up then, searching for reassurance on his face. “Did I? Did

said with certainty. “You gave him every chance to prove

the words did encourage me,

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

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

sat on the narrow bench, head in hands, the oppressive silence broken only by the periodic dripping water from

lifted his gaze; his eyes 1 narrowed as Alina came

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

fists balled.

you?” Alina’s smile

did that all on your own.

in

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rage.

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

from Rowan, vanquished, his shoulders. sagging in

pretending innocence.

bench, bowing his head. He sat amidst the silence after Alina was long gone,

him, shredding layers of his anger

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

smaller restrictive to such an extent that

himself, he had been thinking all the while along the road the quiet envy

firmer. He didn’t raise his head as they

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yet laced

never heard before.

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

come to see the fallen trailor?” His voice was

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

laughed, it wasn’t a funny sound. “Understand what? That I am a disappointment? That I let her wrap me

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

deep, and his

“You and Dane, you have it all! The

never nothing, Rowan.