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

Chapter 269

PIPER

Alina’s final words before exile, “This isn’t over,” seemed to be that constant hum of cold, creeping fog lying low over the pack.

I leaned against the railing of the packhouse, observing the wolves moving on through the day with weighed down shoulders, as tension hung on with the passing of weeks.

Warrick moved beside me and gave my shoulder a gentle bump.

“You’ve been quiet,” he said, his voice softer than usual.

“I’m just… thinking,” I replied, my eyes drifting to the training grounds where Rowan was hauling supplies.

Rowan who had once been so proud, so eager to prove himself now moved with a little energy, his gaze rarely rising from the ground.

The fact was that it felt odd to see him this way. The Rowan I knew was impulsive, sometimes foolish, but not this weak and shy.

He’s trying, Warrick said, catching my gaze. It might take some time, but he’ll find his place again.

I nodded, but my attention stayed with him as Rowan paused,

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his head bowing briefly. Something in the way that he moved. tightened my chest.

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I made my way to the training grounds much later in the afternoon. He was alone, his hands dirty, shoulders hunched. as if he carried some invisible weight. I hid behind a tree a bit ashamed of myself and yet unable to take my eyes off him.

Then I saw her. Alina stood near the edge of the woods.

My breath caught as Rowan looked up, his face a mixture of surprise and confusion. They spoke in hushed tones, too low for me to hear, but their body language told me enough.

Alina was making movement with her hands animatedly, her hands slicing through the air as she leaned toward him.

his head once, but she set at hand on his

voice startled me and I jumped out of my

behind the tree with

the trunk, his brow furrowing. “Is that. Alina? What’s she doing

I’m trying to figure out,” I

hide and watch as Rowan finally nodded, defeated, his shoulders sagging. Alina

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my spine as she disappeared into the

you think that was

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know,” I replied, my stomach twisting. “But we

sat across from us, their faces growing

seen.

frustration bubbling in my voice. “Even after everything,

hair. “Rowan’s trying to find his place, but Alina’s manipulation runs deep. We should

anymore. If Alina is sneaking back

we do?” Warrick

insisted. “If something is

only begun to come into an unsettling quiet when suddenly, a fumbling knock began to resound

before anyone reached the door or

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running her chest heavily and her

her eyes narrowing. “What is it, Cassia?

the eastern border,” Cassia stammered, struggling to catch her breath. “A figure… cloaked…

“A cloaked

nodded quickly. “I saw it myself. They were moving fast, but not trying to hide. Almost like

slicing glance. Her tone was silky, but granite lay beneath.

They were headed right for the village,” Cassia said, her hands

his arms over his chest, his expression black.

full of incredulity. “How can you be so

is just her style. She keeps us on edge because she thrives on