Blood And Silver:Rise of the Alpha’s Rejected Mate

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AURORA

A heavy weight hung in the air as I entered the private meeting

room.

Inside, Dane was leaning over the large oak table, his hands. bracing its surface.

His jaw was set, and a multitude of creases on his brow informed me he’d been deep in thought for quite a long period of time.

“You’re up early,” I said as I closed the door behind me.

He looked up, his blue eyes gleamed. “Couldn’t sleep. Too on my mind.”

I crossed the room and laid a hand on his shoulder. “We’ll figure this out. Together.”

He nodded but didn’t relax.

“Alina’s a problem we can no longer afford to ignore, Aurora. She plants those seeds of doubt everywhere. And if we’re not careful here, it could tear this pack apart.”

I let out a heavy sigh, tugging on a chair at the table and sat down.

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“You are right, but we mustn’t take careless steps either. If we take action against her without direct evidence, all it will prove is that we’re not qualified to rule the tribe.”

Dane sat across the table, the fingers of his hands drummed against the tabletop.

“Alright, what is the plan because doing nothing isn’t working for me.

I opened my mouth to answer, but the door creaked open and Jocyln stepped inside.

She was collected as ever, apparently covered in silk, heavy weave, subtle latticework serene; her silver hair flashed like splinters in the morning light.

“I thought I might find you here,” she said, closing the door behind her. “The pack is restless. They need reassurance.”

Dane nodded toward the vacant chair beside me. “We can use. your help, Joclyn.”

She dropped delicately into her chair, turning first to Dane and then to me. “What’s the current game plan?”

I bit my lip. “We were discussing that. These manipulations of Alina are like a fire in a windstorm. The thing is that anything directly done may just bring in reverse effect until we have concrete proof of what her motives are.”

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Joclyn leaned back in her chair, a reflective look on her face. “Sometimes, wisdom is in patience. Why go head on when we can just let her unmask herself?”

scowled. “And how do we

her

the light. Create situations where she says one thing and then acts to

already got a foothold with some of the wolves. How do we counter

smiled a little. “By being better leaders.

the first place. Strengthen your alliances, remind them of the pack’s values, and

“And Alina? How do we deal with

eyes sparkled

But be

wore on, our discussion turned to rebuilding trust within the

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of gathering in celebration of the pack’s unity

will remind them what we have created together,” he said. “And it would give us an opportunity to keep a close eye on

will need to include everyone. It

don’t forget the younger wolves, they’re often the most impressionable. Show them what true

words struck a chord, and my jaw set. “Let’s do it. But we

into a small smile. “Careful not my strong suit, but

and the tension in the room lessened

took to rallying the wolves for the gathering while I sat down with the pack

with energy into pounding the event into shape. “We’ll make this the best celebration this pack has

it a pissing contest with Warrick,”

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cheeks colored, but she grinned.

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the day wore on, the pack dynamic shifted and that bled out into the world beyond the edges, like finally they

that night, back in my office, there was a paper

unfolded the paper: handwriting scattered, words scratched off

the wolf

again, while no name was signed, as sure as the world, this

this pack or,

the meaning weighing in my

and my mind spun as different pieces of recent events clicked into

Alina, or was another wolf concealing their actual intentions, simply waiting for an opportune

instinctively I folded up the note and thrust it in

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within its gates of teeth, seemed to issue the word as

any razor edge. “You look

over the words, extending the note back out to her. “This was left on my

said nothing

Whoever wrote this wanted to sow doubt,

“You

she said, “but Alina’s manipulations are sometimes so straightforward. This could be someone trying to warn you against a danger you’ve overlooked.” A shiver ran down my spine

I whispered, thinking of all the pack members I trusted. Was one

have to be on our guard,”

to do with Alina, she’ll have eyes and ears everywhere, watching

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