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

Chapter 345

AURORA

The air in that holding cell was thick, like damp stone and tension pressing onto my chest. She sat there, restrained but, poised, her confidence unshaken by the chains that bound her.

Her piercing gaze was locked on me, and I couldn’t ignore how she carried herself, even in defeat.

A smirk played on her lips, and I couldn’t deny that she was beautiful. Her curves, her confidence–all of it exuded a power I didn’t want to acknowledge. For one brief second, jealousy tugged at my heart–a ridiculous, unwelcome emotion.

“You think you’ve won?” she sneered, cocking her head slightly. “I hold more power than you realize.”

I straightened my shoulders and kept my face neutral.

“And what would that power be? Your tricks didn’t save you, Kaida. What makes you think they’ll work now?”

the sound low and mocking. “Oh,

sharp relief. “If you’ve got something to

my arm. “Leave, Aurora. I will settle

“No, Dane… you leave. I will handle the scheming

stormed away. I knew he would be mad at me, but

back in her chair, chains clinking softly. “All right, here’s the deal: I’ll tell you everything you want to

chest, my

spread further across her face. “I want my freedom. Release me, and

anything you say? For all I know, this is another

you got to lose? Your mate is just recovering, your pack’s at

words cut deeper than I cared to admit. “What is stopping me from forcing the truth

get you anywhere, and you know it. I’m the best

her proposition bore down on me. “Even assuming I was inclined, why would you betray