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

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ROWAN

Piper was observant, had always been, with bright eyes which caught every little detail, every inconsistency.

And she wasn’t asking but relentless too, nothing seemed to stop her. Most of the time, she appeared to poke her nose in somebody’s affairs. And today wasn’t an exception either.

I had felt problems between her and Lila today during training, nothing overt, but there was a flicker of unease in Piper’s sharp comments and Lila’s little dodges that betrayed the ease of their

masks.

“Are you going to just keep staring?” Piper snapped, an edge of irritation lacing her tone as she caught me watching.

Maybe I’m just wondering how you always find the energy to keep tabs on everyone, I shot back, trying to lighten the mood.

“Someone has to,” she said, turning away, refocusing on Lila, who was deliberately avoiding our conversation.

Neither of them fell because of my doing. Now, what was most important for me was justifying myself.

If only I could do a good hunt, maybe then I might be able to shut those still lingering whispers in my mind. It wasn’t easy to

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convince wolves to join me. The first few I approached turned me down flat.

“Why would we trust you to lead anything?” one said, crossing

his arms.

“Look, I know I’ve messed up,” I said, trying to maintain an event tone while the frustration stewed within me.

“It’s not about me. It is about the pack. We need this hunt.”

Another wolf snorted. “And if something goes wrong, who takes the blame? Not you, I bet.”

“I’ll take full responsibility,” I replied firmly. “But I’m asking you to give me a chance. Let me show you I can contribute.

them relented. “One chance, Rowan,” said one. “Don’t screw

with enough game to fill the packhouse, and for the first time, I saw approval in

of them said

keeping my

something strange: a piece of paper was sticking out from beneath a pile of

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I tugged it out

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a map, old and faded, with weird symbols put across it. None of them made any sense to me, but something about

it into Aurora’s study, where she was currently tending to paperwork. “Found this while rummaging

turns. The readiness of her

did you find this?” her voice was steady,

tension.

said. “What do the

map carefully and laid it aside. “It’s nothing you need

“Aurora, it

her eyes latched onto mine. “Sometimes, Rowan, some

words hit at my pride, but I

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long after I’d gone.

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herself. She was caught mere steps away from the packhouse as I cut her off: “We have

eyes met mine,

disappearing during the night,” I said deadpan,

urging to get herself free.

about.”

said. My voice came harsher than intended, and now,” and “I’ve noticed,

think she’d answer. Finally, she

stepping closer. “But I won’t be able

to crack. “Rowan,

uncomplicate it,” I pressed. “Tell

sighed with a shaken exhalation, the movement of

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“It’s Calla,”

gut twisted inside. “Why?

destroy the

in her words hung heavy in the air between us, and I knew not whether anger or