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.

were some murmurs, but finally a few of them relented. “One chance, Rowan,”

better than I’d expected. We returned with enough game to fill the packhouse, and for

of them said grudgingly as we

keeping

some supplies away in the archives, my hand came into contact with something strange: a piece

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I tugged it out and

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

study, where she was currently tending to paperwork.

and all her ease turns. The readiness of her warmth was replaced with

did you find this?” her

tension.

archives,” I said. “What do the

it aside. “It’s nothing you need to

curiosity ablaze. “Aurora, it pertains to the pack, which

Rowan, some things should be left well enough alone. Focus on the

pride, but I

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long after I’d gone. What

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I waited for Lila to be by herself. She was caught mere steps away from

froze; then her eyes met mine,

during the night,” I said deadpan,

of urging to get herself free. “I don’t know what you are

about.”

than intended, and

a moment, I didn’t think she’d answer. Finally, she said, “I’m not hiding anything,” but the fear

you,” I said, stepping closer. “But I won’t be able to if you keep shutting me

walls began to

pressed.

sighed with a shaken exhalation, the

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Calla,” she breathed, low.

twisted inside. “Why? What

her eyes. “To destroy the pack,”

heavy in the air between us, and I knew not

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