Blood And Silver Rise of the Alpha's Rejected Mate novel Chapter 298

Chapter 298 

AURORA 

I needed air, a minute free from the weight of decisions weighing me down. 

The afternoon sun filtered through the trees, casting shadows. along the ground. My mind circled back, as it eternally did, to Dane to the frail outline of his body in my memory. 

“Luna,” Rowan called, his voice breaking into my thoughts. 

I turned to see him coming, Lila at his side, she seemed hurt as she limped and had a bandage around her head. I don’t bother to ask her how it happened. 

Nerves were betrayed in every angle; his eyes flickered from mine down toward the ground. “I need to talk to you.” 

“Does it involve more bad news?” I asked, my voice sharper than I had intended. 

Rowan flinched but stood his ground. “No, not bad news… At least, I hope not.” 

Lila prodded him forward with her elbow, nudging him onward. 

“We’ve been looking into the contacts that Calla had,” Rowan said, his voice firming up. “Lila and I have been researching the 

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archives, hoping we’d find something to help us in strengthening pack defenses.” 

I crossed my arms, raising an eyebrow. “And?” 

Rowan was slower to continue “We found some old maps and documents that suggested Calla may have been in league with a rogue network, working close to our borders.” 

My eyebrows shot up. “You’re sure?” 

Lila spoke this time, her tone even and soothing. “The evidence is strong, mentioning key locations and names we have heard. before. 

I watched them closely. Nobody showed hesitation; nobody looked uncertain. “And what, precisely, do you plan to do with this information?” 

Rowan stepped forward. “We will strategize and use this to protect the pack.“. 

I let out a sigh, my face softening. “You’re trying to prove yourself to the pack, aren’t you?” 

“Not just to the pack,” Rowan said, correcting my tone with softness to his voice. “To myself… come with us, we will show you in the archives.” 

My curiosity getting the better of my doubts, I followed them to the archives. The room was covered with aged paper and dust, record after record from battles, alliances, and treasons lining 

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Lila and Rowan moved efficiently, their focus in one place, until they stopped. 

“Here,” Lila said, pulling out a worn map. “It’s this region. it matched one of the coordinates from the files.” 

Rowan was leaning over her shoulder, his face darkening. “This is where she’s been recruiting,” he muttered. 

“Rowan,” I said, my voice cutting through their focus. I looked at him and a glint of pride in his eyes, as though he felt like I would just forget all he had done, I cleared my throat, and said, “This information is well and good, but it doesn’t erase your past. You need to tread carefully.” 

He looked up, his eyes finding mine. “I’m not trying to erase anything, Luna. I’m trying to push forward. And maybe, maybe help you do the same.” 

My breath caught. “What’s that supposed to mean?” 

“You’ve been shouldering the weight of Dane’s illness and the burdens of the pack alone,” Rowan said, his voice low with sincerity. “This is me trying to take some of that weight off, even if it’s just a little.” 

I blinked in surprise. Before I could utter a word, Lila chimed in. “Rowan’s coming from a good place, Luna. And this find could prove to be a game changer.” 

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The more they worked, the further back I stepped, watching. There was just this silent understanding between them, a quiet rhythm, almost to how they worked off each other. 

“You two, you don’t even need me in here,” I half joked, but somehow, the words sliced into a grain of truth. 

Rowan turned to me then, his expression unreadable. “We need you more now than ever, Luna. You have kept us stuck together. 

“Even when I feel like I’m falling apart?” I whispered. 

“Especially then,” Rowan said, his tone unwavering. 

I smiled for the first time in what felt like days. “You’ve changed, 

Rowan.” 

“I had to,” he said matter of factly. 

Well along in the afternoon, Rowan and Lila stumbled upon a piece of paper with a name that stopped my breath. “This can’t be.” I whispered, eyes glued to the parchment. 

“What is it?” Lila asked, curious. 

I swallowed, my throat tying up in knots. “It’s a name I haven’t seen in years. Someone from. before Dane and I took over the pack. Someone dangerous.” 

Rowan leaned in closer. “Who?” 

I kept mute, staring down at it. It was Rowan who finally broke