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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I said as we huddled on the outskirts

open, and intercept if needed. Absolutely no risks that

sparked in Piper’s eyes.

us tuned into the night sounds of the forest. As we drew

still, the old mill materializing before us, its shackle form silhouetted against the

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

here,” Piper whispered. The words came out tight

anger.

orderly, each of us falling into place around the

took the sides, Trajan and I covered the back. We waited, listening. The only sounds were the sporadic rustling of

I mouthed to Trajan, and we

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inside of the mill was dark, thick with dust. One lantern stood

said slowly,

a calculated measure.

her!” Piper shouted, a thread of frustration

edged Alina’s laughter, breaking

jeered, and the metallic ring in her voice caromed

ineffectual grip and melted out

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

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

clear: You’ll

me. Her arms folded, her expression a combination

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without telling me?” she

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

your mate. Your

replied, but she was

me out?” she returned,

her gaze. “Aurora, I wasn’t trying to

closer, her arms crossing tightly

decision like that all

blew out a sigh and ran my hand through my hair. “It wasn’t

Dane,” she snapped, her

I’m your mate, your partner. Do you know how that

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afterthought in

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my chest. “That’s not what I wanted. I was trying

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

hands in mine,