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

Chapter 260

AURORA

Energy pulsed through the village as lanterns swayed softly, each one casting flickering shadows across the wolves in altendance.

Smells of roasted meats and newly baked bread danced in the air as people’s laughter mixed with the melodies, echoing back between the trees.

I was there, virtually right at the heart of everything, and my head was in the clouds, utterly astounded.

“You could at least try to have some fun,” Dane teased, curling an arm around my waist.

“I am having fun,” I said, though my eyes wandered over the sea of people.

He cocked an eyebrow, his smile teasing.

“You’re working. I can see the gears in your head, grinding. away.”

Dane didn’t get a response out of me, though, as Piper’s loud voice rose above the noise.

“Warrick, that table goes there. There! How is this so

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Warrick, lugging a heavy wooden bench, shot her a pointed look.

“Maybe if you stopped overmanaging, we’d actually get this done faster.”

“I’m overmanaging because you can’t manage at all,” she snapped, crossing her arms.

I laughed, stepping closer to the pair. “Do you two ever stop?”

Piper shot me a mock glare, but the corners of her mouth.

twitched with a smile.

“Not when he’s this frustrating.”

“I live to serve,” Warrick said, setting the bench down with a flourish and melodramatic sigh.

As the sun dipped below the horizon, the festival sprang to life.

Wolves of all ages congregated in the middle, where all the faces aglow with relished stories being shared, feet stamped out at rhythm, and feasting.

Dane yanked on my hand, pulling me into the crowd.

“Come on, Luna. Dance with me.”

I giggled, protesting. “You know I’m awful at this.”

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“That makes two of us,” he said, flashing his grin.

I couldn’t say anything else because the next thing I knew, he whipped me into an awkward spin.

I stumbled, colliding into his chest, and we both burst out laughing.

“See? I warned you,” I said, laughing, shaking my head.

“You’re perfect,” he whispered back, his eyes locked on mine.

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a moment, the rest of the world

away.

s

Joclyn, their hands almost

more easily affected by glancing at the other person because the smile crept onto my heart to feel their connection growing within me, a silent yet noticeable. link that gladdened me

Piper and

plate of food,

relaxed, that

Across the clearing,

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the gathering, her gaze fixed on

anymore. Sharp, calculating eyes, and it

Dane asked, noticing

forcing a smile. “It’s nothing.

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he didn’t let it go. any further as he pulled me

was wearing on, the crowd was thinning, but music and

needed a quiet moment to myself away from the

soft glow of

went and leaned back against a tree, closing my eyes to the cool night air

and a sound in the bush made my eyes snap open, my heart pounding as

the light, his

whispered, my entire body taut in an

but didn’t show her teeth, a quirky thing for

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at

asked, while my voice

closer, an unreadable expression

to talk. I thought it would

but her tone was

about what?” I

head to one

know. Power, loyalty.

stomach twisted, but I didn’t back

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you think you are, Alina. Whatever game you’re playing, it won’t work, once

was low, almost amused. “Oh, Aurora.

could utter another word, another rustling

my car like a giant hammer in

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lights seemed somewhat quenched in dimness, the mirthfulness distant, from over the Festival glow and echoing Alina’s words repeatedly chasing down my thought in deeper

has she uttered them to give my nerves their real

breath and forced the tide

and run back to the festival in

stopped me. Because if every time Alina whispered, I ran to

must leave now” I said, trying to be

intent back toward the heart

the crowd had

roasted meat

of the

he glanced

his eyes

relaxed

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through toward him, trying to

asked, his

I lied, faking a

how’s the air out there? Better than Piper’s complaints about my