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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said as we huddled on the

go in silence, eyes open, and intercept if needed. Absolutely no risks that aren’t necessary.”

in

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

materializing before us, its shackle form silhouetted

the tension in the group coiled a little

whispered. The words came out tight

anger.

down smooth, orderly, each of us falling into place around

took the sides, Trajan and I covered the back. We waited, listening.

to Trajan, and we moved

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One lantern stood weakly, casting light on a figure near

slowly, and the team moved

to move in a calculated measure.

of frustration tracing its way into

breaking the

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

aside their ineffectual grip and

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

eyes narrowing as he read.

clear: You’ll

was waiting for me. Her arms folded, her expression a combination

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without telling

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

me?” She stepped closer, her eyes ablaze. “Dane, I’m your mate. Your partner. You don’t get to make decisions like this without

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

out?” she returned,

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

cut me off, stepping closer, her arms crossing

you could just make a decision like that all by

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

thought wrong, Dane,” she snapped, her voice

some fragile flower you have to shield. I’m your mate, your partner. Do you know how that makes me feel?

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in your

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the root of guilt dug deeper into my chest. “That’s not

doing what I’ve always done? Stand by your side? Do

mine, but