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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to the plan,” I said as we huddled on the outskirts

open, and intercept if needed. Absolutely no

determination sparked in Piper’s eyes.

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

its shackle form

and the tension in the group coiled a little

Piper whispered. The words came

anger.

down smooth, orderly, each of us falling

I covered the back. We waited, listening. The only sounds were the sporadic

I mouthed to Trajan, and we moved

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

said slowly, and the team moved

in that instant, Alina began to move in a calculated measure. In

Piper shouted, a thread of frustration

breaking the

the metallic ring in

ineffectual grip and melted out

a man in battle practice could stumble from the building where she was standing,

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

clear:

waiting for me. Her arms folded, her expression

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her without telling me?” she demanded

want to worry you,” I said the excuse sounded like a thin one,

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

you,” I replied, but she was already

me or shutting me out?” she returned, her voice low

her gaze.

thought?” she cut me off, stepping closer, her arms crossing tightly over

you could just make a decision like that all by

and ran my hand through my hair. “It wasn’t like

wrong, Dane,” she snapped,

not some fragile flower you have to shield. I’m your mate, your partner. Do you know how that makes

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afterthought in

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

doing what I’ve always done?

to catch her hands in mine, but she drew back unforgivingly. “Aurora, of