Chapter 262

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.”

the word ‘help‘,

what? You should have been with the others, escorting the

didn’t start this,” Rowan exclaimed

I say you did?” I replied with

silence spoke volumes

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

the point further that a

thought, emerging

measured with false sincerity.

the wrong place

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“This isn’t the

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were clenched at his sides. “I’m telling you,

this.”

I said, my voice low but firm.

here until we can sort this

the fire, the heat scaring my skin as I joined Dane and Trajan

the community center was little. more

few flickers died, I saw

embers.

grasped the object; my fingers closed

small

the restoration old pendant that

the grove.

heart seemed to clench as I looked at the stress, trying to work

was beside me, frowning. “What

held it up for him to see; my

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we should’ve left

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of my old pendant, the jagged

my palm, as if it carried

me, his hand firm on

he

I said, but my mind was racing alternatives

pendant shouldn’t have been anywhere near the communal

large enough to be found; it had shattered into fragments too small to

it here?” Dane’s tone was low

held his gaze, that flicker of suspicion in his eyes mirroring

could respond. His

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

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rose, his face setting into a determined

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find out who did this. No one leaves

have some answers.”

his eyes falling to the fragment in my hand. “What’s

it up, my voice steady despite

something

didn’t push the issue.

Dane.

this was meant to

“Good. And make sure everyone knows to report anything unusual, no matter how

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

left in the aftermath of the fire, while Piper and Warrick were part

beam,

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to pull

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