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

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DANE

Aurora’s voice was firm, her gaze unyielding as she spoke. “You’d better be right about this.”

Dane nodded, turning back to the map. His determination hardened. “I will be.”

The lantern danced its light onto the old parchment as I leaned over the table in quietude. The maps and records from past pack

and leaders lay sprawled before me, their edges worn with age

use.

My fingers trailed upon the faded markings of a territory to the south, a place once called ours, but lost within a time of division and weakness.

“This was ours,” I whispered, my voice low in the quiet.

“Talking to yourself again?” Trajan’s voice cut through my concentration as he entered the room, his tone teasing but interested.

I motioned him forward without turning. “Look at this.”

Trajan leaned in, his brows furrowing as he scanned the map. “South Ridge. That’s been gone for generations. No one’s claimed it since.”

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“Precisely,” I said, my voice sharpening with intent.

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“It’s well. Take it back and it would fortify our borders, make our resources more abundant, and serve notice to onlookers that we won’t be pushed around.”

his mouth curling upward in a smile. “Ambitious. I like

jaw clenched. “She

the training grounds, hashing

a good team to scout it first,” Trajan suggested.

nodded, already thinking about who

another big move until we’re sure.”

my reverie; Aurora was standing a few paces off, her arms across her chest and an inscrutable expression on her

to do?” she asked so low, but

us and headed away quickly after

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about needing to patrol

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stepped closer to Aurora, my hands on my hips. “It’s an idea. South Ridge was

eyes narrowed. “And you didn’t think to

voice defensive. “But I needed to figure out the details

that fast,this isn’t about details. Can’t you see what this might do to the pack? The friction it will

for so long. This is the

cost?” she returned, pressing

wrong,

because of

steel on steel, the air crackling between us as for every opportunity argument, she put another. one

shoulders sagging just a little. “I’m not saying no, Dane. But we have to go into this

eyes mirroring my own. “Fine. But we can’t wait too long. Time isn’t on

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near the borders; the shadows of the forest stretched long and dark. The scent of pine and earth filled the air, but something

you smell that?” I asked, my