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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as we huddled on the outskirts of

and intercept if needed. Absolutely no risks

sparked in Piper’s eyes. “Let’s end

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

form

the entrance, and the tension in the

Piper whispered. The words came

anger.

orderly, each of us falling

and I covered the back.

Trajan, and

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mill was dark, thick with dust. One lantern stood weakly, casting

I said slowly, and the team moved

Alina began to move in a calculated measure. In flashes, she darted in between the beams, disappearing into the

a thread of frustration tracing

laughter, breaking the spells that held us

you could catch me?” she jeered, and the metallic ring in

grip and melted

man in battle practice could stumble from the

eyes narrowing as he read. “Another clue,”

message was clear:

Her arms folded, her expression a combination of

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went after her without

said the excuse sounded like a thin one,

ablaze. “Dane, I’m your mate. Your partner.

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

me out?” she

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

closer, her arms

like

hair. “It wasn’t

she snapped,

not some fragile flower you have to shield. I’m your mate, your partner.

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in

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into my

appealed in a breaking voice. “From doing what I’ve always done? Stand by your side? Do you even

mine, but she drew back unforgivingly. “Aurora, of course,