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

itself went better than I’d expected. We returned with enough game to

said grudgingly as we

keeping my relief

contact with something strange: a

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I tugged it out

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it. None of them made any sense to me, but something

was currently tending to paperwork.

The readiness of her warmth was replaced

her

tension.

I said. “What do the

it aside. “It’s nothing you need to

worked only to turn my curiosity ablaze. “Aurora,

eyes latched onto mine. “Sometimes, Rowan, some things should be left well enough

at my pride, but I nodded. “If

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was the unease that lingered long after I’d gone. What wasn’t she

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herself. She was caught mere steps away

eyes met mine, carefully guarded. “About

during the night,” I said deadpan, “What‘

an expression of urging to get herself free. “I don’t know

about.”

intended, and

think she’d answer. Finally, she said, “I’m not hiding

stepping closer. “But I won’t be able

began to crack. “Rowan, it’s

it,” I pressed.

a shaken exhalation, the

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showed she was tired. “It’s Calla,” she

“Why? What does

welling in her eyes. “To destroy the pack,” she said finally. “And she’s

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

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