Blood And Silver:Rise of the Alpha’s Rejected Mate

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TRAJAN

By the tree side, Piper and Warrick said nothing but stood in the air thick with tension, claw marks on the tree that neither was able to shake off, as Warrick leaned over to whisper into Piper’s

ear,

“Someone’s been here recently.”

Cold and cool, that early morning, the smell of dew on earth, like a ghost from its folds moved.

I stood at the edge of the forest, the toes of my booted feet in the dampening earth, and gave little heed to the soft tints of rose and gold across the sky.

I leaned against a tree, staring into the woods, lost in my own thoughts.

Last night’s laughter from Joclyn echoed in my mind, a sound that stirred something in me, I wasn’t ready to name. I ran my hand through my hair and sighed

“Focus, Trajan. You’ve got a patrol to lead.”

The crunch of dry leaves snapped me back into the real world.

Coming out from behind the trees with my casual stance, I was

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straining my eyes, catching every movement.

“You haven’t said a word lately,” Dane mentioned. Curiosity

sounded in his tone.

I shrugged my shoulders, “Just trying to keep everything running right on schedule. It’s always all about the pack.”

Dane tilted his head into an angle and viewed me. “Responsibilities or something else?

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what you are driving at,” I replied, my

sometimes, following your heart doesn’t

“This isn’t about me, Dane. The

is whole,” Dane ventured, his

forest as I barked instructions without reserve. “Check the northern

breaking into

even as they worked, my mind began to

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quiet strength in her, the softening of her smile, and how her laughter could fill in even the most

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younger wolves that spoke, nudging my

is it?” I asked, showing my

finished the surveillance. Nothing out of

gesturing them onward. I pray they

the pack fell into their routines, I found himself moving toward the

in the dirt, her hands filled with dirt as she gently worked over some piece

leaf to her nose and closed her eyes as she sniffed. Her beauty is out of this world. Joclyn, she looked like a forbidden fruit…

as I slowly stepped closer to her, lost as I watched her, “Busy as ever,” I said, I sounded softer

up, her smile was warm but

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to themselves.

and sat on a nearby

thank you. For your advice. It helped

“You have always known, Trajan. Sometimes you just need someone.

leaned into some of the old manners and balanced her voice soft, but

sky, it was almost the celebration of the lanterns season and some folks were already engaging in

lights a lantern then lets it go in the air to carry all lost hopes

said, catching myself off guard with the

eyes, alight with surprise, met mine, her smile spread. “That would be great. Something for the pack to see.” She carried her basket of herbs and walked away, her

leave, her ash–colored dress flowing on the grass behind her. From my perspective, she looked

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now in the