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

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.”

hesitated at the word ‘help‘, and unease

what? You should have been with

Rowan exclaimed quickly, defensiveness pitching his voice

say you did?”

silence spoke volumes between

the background, water hissing where

press the point further that a voice

it weird,” I thought, emerging

measured with false sincerity.

in the wrong

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thought “This isn’t the

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

this.”

prove it,” I said,

here until we can sort this

my skin as I joined Dane and Trajan in the effort to

the time the fire was out, the community center was little. more than a blackened shell, the air thick with

few flickers died, I

embers.

knelt, reached in, grasped the object;

a small

during the restoration old pendant that

the grove.

I looked at the stress, trying to work out the implications that swam in my

was beside me,

up for him to

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should’ve left

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

it settled heavily in my palm, as if it carried more

his

here?” he growled, low, but

racing

have been

be found; it had shattered into

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

eyes

he could respond. His face had

fire’s out, but the damage is extensive. We’re just lucky it didn’t

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face setting into a determined

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did this. No one leaves

have some answers.”

nodded, then paused, his eyes falling to the fragment in my hand.

up, my voice steady despite the turmoil within

something that should’ve stayed

didn’t push the issue. He turned

Dane.

organize a patrol to watch the borders. If this was meant to be a distraction, we can’t afford to

everyone knows

presence an unpleasant reminder of all

moving pieces of wreckage left in the aftermath of the fire, while Piper and Warrick were part of them

beam, Warrick,” Piper teased.

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you to pull