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.”

frustration spilling over. “You think cracking jokes and acting like nothing happened will fix

jaw tightened. “I’m trying, Piper. But maybe you don’t want

to delve into the mess

something unusual: a cluster of boulders partially covering a hollowed–out tree. “Over here,”

searched the hiding place and opened it to reveal a cache of weapons, maps, and documents. My heart

are plans,” I whispered, spreading a map across the ground. “They’re targeting

mean?” Warrick leaned over my shoulder, his

our weaknesses,” I said. “The conflicts, the mistrust

cut off Warrick

arms crossed. “I didn’t

to his

me assemble the plan. For the first time in

he said with a

utter a word, Warrick’s voice cut through the moment