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

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AURORA

The roar of fire and stinging smell of smoke brought me abruptly awake.

Dane was up, tugging into his boots with speed and urgency.

“Stay here,” he said without looking round, the line of his mouth precluding further discussion of this.

I was hot on his heels in a matter of seconds, the chill of the night air biting through my thin robe.

The village square was ablaze with chaos as flames engulfed the western communal hall.

Wolves darted in every direction, some carrying buckets of water while others herded frightened pups and elders to safety.

Dane’s voice rose above the din, sharp and commanding.

“Form a line from the well! Move, move!

I saw Piper and Warrick near the edge of the mayhem, directing a group of younger wolves to safety.

Piper’s voice was firm but calm, her hand to the shoulder of a shaking boy.

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Warrick, for once, seemed to follow her lead, without any trace of his usual banter.

“Keep moving!” Piper yelled, wheeling to Warrick. “We’ll come back to help once they’re safe.”

Warrick nodded, his face grim. “If they don’t hurry up, I’ll carry them all myself.”

Despite the urgency, their teamwork was smooth, and it brought a flicker of pride amid the chaos.

I edged closer to the flames, my heart pounding as I scanned the

area.

Trajan appeared beside me, his expression grim.

“Have you seen Rowan?” I asked, my voice tight.

Trajan shook his head. “Not yet. But if he’s anywhere near this, we’ll find him.”

A movement near the edge of the fire caught my eye.

My breath hitched as I saw Rowan standing there, his face. streaked with soot and his hands smeared with ash.

“Rowan!” I called out, moving toward him.

He froze, his eyes wide as if he had been caught doing something.

he shouldn’t.

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“Aurora,” he said, his voice hoarse. “I

“What are you doing here?” I asked, the tone sharper than I intended.

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Rowan glanced into the flames before looking back into my face. “I.. I was trying to help.”

‘help‘,

You should have been with the others, escorting the

didn’t start this,” Rowan exclaimed quickly,

you did?” I replied with

spoke

voice continued to bark out orders in the background, water hissing where

was before I could press the

I thought, emerging

measured with false sincerity.

Rowan’s always in the wrong place at the

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thought “This isn’t the

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sides.

this.”

help prove it,” I said, my voice low but firm.

until we can sort this

turned back to the fire, the heat scaring my skin as I joined

was out, the community center was little. more than a blackened

died, I saw something

embers.

grasped the object; my fingers

small

the restoration

the grove.

stress, trying to work out the implications that swam in

beside me, frowning. “What is

it up for him to see; my voice

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should’ve

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broken piece of my old pendant, the jagged edges. catching the

of it settled heavily in my palm, as if it

his hand firm on my

here?” he growled, low, but

don’t know,” I said, but my mind was racing alternatives and each one was worse than the

have been

large enough to be found; it had shattered into

someone planted it here?” Dane’s tone was low but

flicker of suspicion in his eyes mirroring my own. “It’s possible.

could respond. His face

the damage is extensive. We’re just lucky it didn’t spread

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rose, his face setting into

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out who did this. No one leaves the

have some answers.”

to

held it up, my voice steady despite the

piece of something

brows knit, but he didn’t push the issue. He turned

Dane.

If this was meant to be

sure everyone knows to report anything unusual, no

an unpleasant reminder of all that we had presumed to leave in our wake, as

communal hall: Wolves worked in flux, moving pieces of wreckage left in the aftermath of the fire, while Piper and

with that beam, Warrick,” Piper

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