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.”

word ‘help‘, and unease roiled

You should have been with the

didn’t start this,” Rowan exclaimed quickly, defensiveness pitching his voice

did?” I replied with narrowed

spoke volumes between

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

press the point further that

thought, emerging from the darkness,

measured with false sincerity.

wrong place at

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isn’t the time for

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were clenched at his sides. “I’m telling you, I didn’t

this.”

it,” I said, my voice

we can sort this

fire, the heat scaring my skin as I joined Dane

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

final few flickers died, I saw something glint amidst

embers.

knelt, reached in, grasped the object; my fingers

small

the restoration old

the grove.

looked at the stress, trying to work

me, frowning. “What is

him to

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of my old pendant, the jagged edges. catching the

weight of it settled heavily in my palm, as if it carried more than

me, his hand

is this here?” he growled, low, but

mind was racing alternatives

shouldn’t have been

found; it had shattered

tone was low but with an edge

his gaze, that flicker of suspicion in his eyes mirroring my own.

forward before he could respond.

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

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his face setting into

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find out who did this. No one leaves the

have some answers.”

nodded, then paused, his eyes falling to the fragment

held it up, my voice steady despite

piece of something

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

Dane.

If this was meant to be a distraction, we can’t

“Good. And make sure everyone knows to report

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

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

with that beam, Warrick,”

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you to