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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we huddled on

open, and intercept if needed. Absolutely no risks that

sparked in Piper’s eyes. “Let’s end

of us tuned into the night sounds of the forest. As we drew closer, Trajan threw up

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

across the entrance, and the tension in the group coiled a

whispered. The

anger.

went down smooth, orderly, each of

sides, Trajan and I covered the back.

Trajan, and

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

her,” I said slowly, and

a calculated measure. In flashes, she darted in between

of frustration tracing its way

laughter, breaking the spells that held

she jeered, and the metallic ring in her voice caromed

aside their ineffectual grip and

from the building where she was standing, stepping

his eyes narrowing as he read.

message was clear: You’ll

for me. Her arms folded, her expression a combination of

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after her without telling me?” she demanded

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

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

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

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

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

closer, her arms

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

sigh and ran my hand through my hair. “It wasn’t like that. I didn’t want to put you in danger and I

she

shield. I’m your mate, your partner. Do you know

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in your

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and the root of guilt dug deeper into my

breaking voice. “From doing what

step closer, trying to catch her hands in mine, but