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

Chapter 254

DANE

The weight of Piper’s findings settled heavy upon me as I stood in the meeting room, staring at the hastily scribbled letters spread across the table.

Weirdly, perhaps, but enough to condemn Alina. Piper sat opposite me, crossing her arms, while Warrick had leaned against the wall, eyes with a sharp alert and unyielding.

“This is good,” I said, my voice neutral, but my gut churning with a bubbling cauldron of tension.

“We can’t just let this meeting at the mill go down without us intercepting it.”

“I’m in,” Warrick said immediately, pushing off the wall.

Piper cut him a sharp glance. “We need subtlety, not you and your bull in a china shop vibe.”

“I can be gentle,” Warrick protested, though his tugging lips gave away how much confidence was really behind his words.

“Enough,” I said, raising a hand. “This has to be quiet. A small team, nothing to raise suspicion.”

In no time, I was working my way through the packhouse,

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choosing out wolves I knew I could count on for the job.

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First I sought out Trajan, who sat in his corner of the hall poring over maps of patrol routes.

“We need to talk,” I said, and he looked up, curiosity flickering

in his eyes.

“What’s going on?”

I laid it out gently, catching the shadow across his face. “You can count on me,” he said right off. “But this… it’s risky, Dane. If it goes wrong

“It won’t,” I cut him off. “We don’t have a choice.”

Finally, I went to Joclyn. She listened intently, a look of concern furrowing her brow. “I don’t like it,” she said. “But I see the necessity. Just… be careful.”

Not everyone was quite comfortable. I brought it up with Leif, who shook his head hard.

“This feels like a trap in itself,” he said. “We don’t have enough information to move on.”

“We don’t have the time to wait,” I insisted, but he didn’t look convinced.

By the time we assembled the team Trajan, Piper, Warrick, and a few trusted wolves the weight of our endeavor weighed heavier

upon me.

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said as we huddled

and intercept if needed. Absolutely no risks that aren’t necessary.”

of determination sparked in Piper’s eyes. “Let’s

in silence to the mill, each of us tuned into the night sounds of the forest. As we drew closer, Trajan threw up a hand, his signal for us

shackle form silhouetted against the moonlit sky

and the tension in the group coiled

whispered. The

anger.

down smooth, orderly, each of us falling into place around the

Piper took the sides, Trajan and I covered the back.

Trajan, and we moved

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mill was dark, thick with dust. One lantern stood weakly, casting light on a figure

her,” I said slowly, and the

to move in a calculated measure.

a thread of frustration tracing its way into her

breaking the spells that

think you could catch me?” she jeered, and the metallic ring in her voice caromed

aside their ineffectual grip and melted

from the building where she was standing, stepping out,

up, his eyes narrowing as he read. “Another clue,” he growled, passing it to

was clear: You’ll never

at the packhouse, Aurora was waiting for me. Her

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after her without telling me?” she

I said the excuse sounded like a thin one, even

her eyes ablaze. “Dane, I’m your mate.

thought I was protecting you,” I replied, but she was already

out?” she returned, her voice

at the edge in her voice, the fire in her gaze. “Aurora, I wasn’t trying to shut you

off, stepping closer, her arms crossing

like that all by yourself? Without

hair. “It wasn’t like that. I didn’t

Dane,” she snapped, her

I’m your mate, your partner. Do you

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afterthought in

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my chest. “That’s not what I wanted.

voice. “From doing what I’ve always done? Stand by

in mine, but she drew back unforgivingly. “Aurora,