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

one moment, I saw the boy he had been:

you’re

rest of us.”

“Take him

Rowan’s eyes flicked to Alina, who stood. no more

her chest.

us or even say one word,

office desk, it was almost night time.

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

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on his face. “Did I? Did I fail

made his choices,” Dane said with certainty. “You gave him every chance to prove himself. This isn’t

words did encourage me, yet a

soon as I finished all my work, I went to the dungeon. I wanted

dimly lit, I stood in a spot where the darkness shielded me as I looked at

the oppressive silence broken only by the periodic dripping water

narrowed as Alina came into view. She walked to the bars and

she said, her tone mocking.

rose, fists balled.

Betrayed you?” Alina’s smile

on your own. I just

used me,” he growled in

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rage.

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“Of course I did. And you

from Rowan, vanquished, his shoulders. sagging

head, pretending innocence.

turned to leave, Rowan sank back onto the bench, bowing his head. He sat amidst the silence after

at him, shredding layers of his anger to reveal raw

played upon. He hunched over, his head between his

felt suddenly even much smaller restrictive to such an extent that its walls seemed to

the quiet envy

louder, firmer. He didn’t raise his head as they stopped outside

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soft, yet

never heard before.

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met mine. For one moment no anger glinted in my eyes, no

the fallen trailor?” His voice

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

I am a disappointment? That I let her wrap me

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

words cut deep, and his fists on

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

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