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

Chapter 262

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 roiled in my

You should have been with the others,

exclaimed quickly, defensiveness

I say you did?” I

spoke volumes between

out orders in the background, water hissing where it hit

the point further

it weird,” I thought, emerging from the

measured with false sincerity.

wrong place at

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thought “This isn’t the time for

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

this.”

it,” I said, my voice low but

until we can sort

the heat scaring my skin as I joined Dane and Trajan in the

more than

died, I saw

embers.

slowly knelt, reached in, grasped the object;

a small

the restoration

the grove.

to clench as I looked at the stress, trying to work out

was beside me, frowning. “What

him to see; my voice was

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should’ve

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my old

palm, as if it carried more than

crouched beside me, his hand firm on

he growled,

know,” I said, but my mind was racing alternatives and each one was worse than the

been

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

Dane’s tone was low but with

eyes

he could respond. His face had

is extensive. We’re just lucky

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setting into a determined

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out who did this. No one leaves the village until

have some answers.”

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

voice steady despite the

of something that should’ve stayed

knit, but he didn’t push

Dane.

the borders. If this was meant to be a distraction,

And make sure everyone knows to report anything

tucked the fragment into my pocket, its presence an unpleasant reminder of all that we had presumed to leave in our

of wreckage left in the aftermath of the fire, while

that beam,

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you to

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