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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the plan,” I said as we huddled on

go in silence, eyes open, and intercept if needed. Absolutely

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

the forest. As we drew closer, Trajan threw up a hand, his

the old mill materializing before us, its shackle form silhouetted against the moonlit sky the perfect setting one of Alina’s

and the tension in the group coiled a

The words

anger.

went down smooth, orderly, each of us falling

covered the back. We waited, listening. The

to Trajan,

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with dust. One lantern stood weakly, casting light on a figure near the middle.

her,” I said slowly, and the team

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

shouted, a thread of frustration tracing its way

Alina’s laughter, breaking the spells

catch me?” she jeered, and the metallic ring in her voice caromed off the

grip and melted out into the

practice could stumble from the building where she was standing, stepping

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

was clear:

Aurora was waiting for me. Her arms

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after her without telling me?” she demanded

the excuse sounded like a thin one, even to my

eyes ablaze. “Dane, I’m your mate. Your partner. You don’t get to

you,” I replied, but

shutting me out?” she returned, her voice low

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

cut me off, stepping closer, her arms crossing tightly over her

decision like that all by yourself? Without me? Without one

wasn’t like that. I didn’t want to

wrong, Dane,” she

some fragile flower you have to shield. I’m your mate, your partner. Do you

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afterthought in

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words cut, and the root of guilt dug deeper into my chest. “That’s not what I wanted. I was trying

what?” she appealed in a breaking voice. “From doing what

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