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.”

the word ‘help‘, and

been with the others,

exclaimed quickly, defensiveness

did?” I replied with

spoke volumes

the background, water hissing

could press the point

I thought, emerging from

measured with false sincerity.

the wrong place at the

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isn’t the

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sides. “I’m

this.”

I said, my voice low but firm.

here until we can sort

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

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

died, I saw

embers.

object; my fingers closed

a small broken

the restoration old

the grove.

as I looked at the stress, trying to work out

Dane was beside me,

to see; my voice was

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we should’ve left

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of my old pendant, the

settled heavily in my palm, as if it carried more

crouched beside me, his hand firm on

he growled, low,

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

pendant shouldn’t have been anywhere

exist in pieces large enough to be found; it had shattered into fragments

Dane’s tone was low but with an edge to

flicker of suspicion in his eyes mirroring my own.

forward before he could respond. His

is extensive. We’re just lucky

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face setting into a

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will find out who did this. No one leaves the village

have some answers.”

to the

voice steady despite the

something that should’ve

knit, but he didn’t push the issue.

Dane.

the borders. If this was meant to be a distraction, we can’t afford to leave ourselves

knows to

tucked the fragment into my pocket, its presence an unpleasant reminder of all that we had

Back to the communal hall: Wolves worked in flux, moving pieces of wreckage left in the aftermath of the fire, while Piper and Warrick were part of

with that beam, Warrick,” Piper teased.

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