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

Chapter 347

I let out a deep sigh and scanned the treetops as the cool breeze stroked my face. Responsibility weighed upon my shoulders, and the tension with Warrick wasn’t helping.

We were tasked with making sure the pack was safe, tracking the retreat of Orion’s forces, but my mind wandered.

“Piper,” Warrick said the second he was alongside me, where I was bent near a covered path.

His tone was light, almost too casual. “You’ve been quiet.”

“I’m focused,” I replied shortly, not looking at him.

“Focused?” He gave a soft laugh, the sound low and smooth, an attempt to lighten the mood. “It looks more like brooding.”

I shot him a glare. “This isn’t a joke, Warrick. Lives are at stake, and we’re standing on the edge of chaos.”

The humor fell from his face. “I know that, Piper. I’m trying to make things easier.”

spilling over. “You think cracking jokes and acting

Piper. But maybe you don’t want this to

turned away, not wanting to delve into the mess of emotions his words

forest until I came upon something unusual: a cluster of boulders partially covering a

it to reveal a cache of weapons, maps, and documents. My heart quickened as

whispered, spreading a map across the ground.

you mean?” Warrick leaned over my shoulder, his face

weaknesses,” I said. “The conflicts, the mistrust they’re

Warrick

see Rowan approaching, arms crossed. “I didn’t expect to see

a lead,” he said, dropping to his knees beside me. “But this…

helping me assemble the plan. For the first time in a while, I felt a sliver

he

could utter a word, Warrick’s voice cut through the moment like a knife. “Of course, Rowan’s here to save the