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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have proof of your actions. You will get your chance to explain yourself, but for now,

and in that one moment, I saw the boy he had been: all earnest,

rage. “You think you’re perfect,

rest of us.”

presence. “Take him away to the holding cells,” he said to

eyes flicked to Alina, who stood. no more than at the edge of

her chest.

didn’t take one step closer to us or even say one word, yet her smile ran

sat at my office desk, it was almost night

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

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up then, searching for reassurance on his face.

with certainty. “You gave him every chance to prove himself. This isn’t

the words did encourage me,

to the

lit, I stood in a spot where

hands, the oppressive silence broken only by the periodic dripping water

sound of footsteps lifted his gaze; his eyes 1 narrowed as Alina came into

said, her tone mocking. “Looks

rose, fists balled.

you?” Alina’s

did that all on your own. I just gave

he growled in a low voice and

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rage.

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course I did. And you let me.

vanquished,

pretending

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

shredding layers of his anger to reveal

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

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

along the road the

He didn’t raise his head as

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came soft, yet

never heard before.

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For one moment no anger glinted in

see the fallen trailor?” His

hands lightly

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

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

his fists

he spat, anger lacing his tone. “You and Dane,

were never nothing, Rowan. You were one