Blood And Silver Rise of the Alpha's Rejected Mate

I longed for him to assist me.

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I turned and looked at my men retreating down the hills. I joined them and walked to the pack house, heading straight to my office, where I noticed Piper inside when I entered. Piper was pacing the room, her movements fast, trying to convey the bitterness that ran within her. But I could smell it, even from a distance.

"Our pack members are living in fear; they jump at every noise. They're crumbling beneath their own fears," Piper said, flinging up her hands, desperation evident in her tone.

I nodded thoughtfully as I walked to my chair and sat down. "Understandable, given what's been going on, but we can't have them strong-headed... but I trust you can handle them, right?" "That's the problem!" Piper exclaimed, her voice rising. "Warrick, whom I thought would assist, keeps making light of it all-kidding, joking, as if he doesn't see how serious this all is!" But Warrick barged in before she could say more, a faint smirk curving his face. "I am right here, you know."

"I want you to listen," Piper growled, moving around him, her eyes hot. "This isn't a game, Warrick. Stop acting like it is."

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"And if they think it's all a joke, they won't take it seriously!" Piper retorted.

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I raised my hand, my voice firm. "Enough, both of you. This isn't the time for arguments. We have bigger problems to focus on."

With a frustrated slant to his shoulders, Warrick stormed out of the room. Piper dropped into a chair across from me and let out a slow breath.

"I don't know how much of this I can take," she admitted, now speaking more softly.

My eyes softened. "It's hard," I said. "I know that. But all of us go through doubts at some point or another. Me too."

Piper stared at me in return. "You? But you are always so strong."

I smiled. "You think I don't feel the weight of this? Dane barely hanging on, our rivals breathing down our necks, the pack waiting for me to give them answers. I'm not always strong; sometimes I feel like I'm failing." Piper relaxed. "You're not failing, Aurora. You're keeping us together."

"And so are you," I said, reaching out to put a comforting hand on Piper's arm. "Don't sell yourself short within this pack. They look up to you, even when it feels like nobody is."

Their conversation was cut short as the door creaked open once more. Warrick stood in the frame, his face tense. "Aurora," he started, his voice unsure. "I need your help." Chapter 304

I looked up at Piper, then stood. "What is it?"

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"It's about Piper," Warrick said, looking at her. "I know I screwed up. I know I hurt her. But I've been trying to make it right, and she won't even give me a chance. Can you help her see that I've changed?" Piper's face was set in a hard mask as she crossed her arms.

"You think this is about change? You think a few apologies erase everything?"

Warrick took a step forward, his voice rising. "No, I don't. But I'm trying, Piper! And instead of talking to me, you're confiding in everyone else. Do you have any idea how that feels?"

I positioned myself between them, my voice carrying a blend of understanding and authority. "That's enough."

"I'm not doing this for you, for her, or anyone," Piper shook her head and stepped forward, her gaze locking onto him with unwavering intensity. "You never understand, Warrick. It's not about what you have done but about how I feel about you now." Warrick's voice broke in challenge, cracking in a husky question, "How... how do you feel?"

Piper said nothing. Her lips stretched flat and narrow. "I do not know."

Warrick threw up his hands and walked away. "Fine. When you figure it out, let me know." He walked off, leaving Piper and me in heavy silence.

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The forest around us was quiet except for the crunching of leaves beneath our feet and a hooting owl somewhere distant.

Piper froze then, in an instant, her body rigid. "Aurora," she breathed, pointing.

Through the blackness, wolves lay flat to the earth, eyes aglow with the moon. The pale light danced across their hands: blades,

arrows.

I gasped. "Kaida's army," I whispered.

Piper nodded tightly. "What do we do?"

"We haven't attacked them yet," I said, pulling Piper behind a tree. "We need to know how many there are, what their plans

are."

We strained to listen to the soft whispers.of the scouts, piecing together parts of their conversation.

"The pack's weaker than we thought."

"Yeah, good. Orion's going to want us to exploit that. Go for the young wolves; they'll be the first to give."

Rage boiled up in Piper's chest as my fists also curled tight inside my fur-lined gloves. "How about we go up there and take them out?"

I held Piper back. "No... go and call Evelyn and Trajan; we need as many eyes as we can get as we sneak around and know what we are facing."

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I dropped down to the floor in a squat, keeping my eyes on the men sitting around the campfire, watching them keenly. I noticed a few women with them who wore burkas; they were the ones serving the men. They were drinking wine as they ate from the roasted meat on the fire. I licked my lips as I realized I hadn't eaten all day. My stomach groaned, and I held it as I got up to my feet slowly, stepping back carefully.

I will go and wait for the rest at a safe distance.

SNAP...

My foot stepped on a dry branch, and it broke. I raised my gaze to see two of the army looking in my direction.

"Who is there?" one asked as he got up, hands on his sword. "I will check on it," he said to the other as he tapped his shoulder.

He advanced towards me, and I held my breath as I froze in my spot.