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?”

“And how do

her hands in

thrive in a world of chaos. They fall behind, however, when their deceptions are brought out into the light. Create situations where she says

a foothold with some of

smiled a little. “By

they chose to follow you in the first place. Strengthen your alliances, remind them of the pack’s values,

forward, face intent. “And Alina? How do we deal with her

eyes sparkled

she’ll hang herself. But be patient. Truth has a way of revealing its

morning wore on, our discussion turned

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gathering in celebration

them what we have created together,” he said. “And it would give us an opportunity to

will need to include everyone. It has to

wolves, they’re often the most impressionable. Show them what true leadership looks

set. “Let’s do it. But we will have

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

the tension in the room

noon, the plan was in full gear. Dane took to rallying the wolves for the gathering while

energy into pounding the event into shape. “We’ll make this

it a pissing contest

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the day wore on, the pack dynamic shifted and that bled out into the world beyond the

that night, back in my office, there

scattered, words scratched off with the greatest

wolf in sheep’s

again and again, while no name was signed, as sure as

pack or, rather, with something entirely different

at the note, the meaning weighing in

and my mind spun as

it about Alina, or was another wolf concealing their actual intentions, simply waiting

light rap at the door startled me; instinctively I folded up the note and thrust it in the

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teeth, seemed to issue the word as if from

razor edge.

extending the note back out

while she read the words. She said nothing immediately after, heavy silence as she weighed her

wanted

nodded. “You think

could be someone trying to warn you against a danger you’ve overlooked.” A shiver ran down my spine

all the pack members I trusted.

shall have to be on

Alina, she’ll have eyes and ears everywhere, watching

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