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

Chapter 22 AURORA Ester Reed sat on the couch across from me , lazily smoking a cigarette .

The smoke swirled above her hand in lazy spirals .

Two of her biggest warriors stood on either side of me .

Even through Trajan was injured , it took four wolves to hold him back .

Evander and Mrs.

Melville , thank the goddess , had managed to get the children out of the house .

They were hiding in the woods , their scents masked .

The Blue Ridge wolves stood on the other side of the room , watching .

After the war between the packs that had ended- which was right before Id left Dane five years ago the Council had forbidden Broken Forest and Blue Mountain from spilling each others blood except in extreme self defense .

That meant that unless the Reeds actually attacked and spilled blood , Danes wolves couldnt fight them .

Not unless they wanted to bring the Council down on them both .

What do you want , Esther ? I asked .

The woman I used to think was my mother didnt smile .

Youve been back for a while , Ann , but you still havent been to visit your family .

Why is that ? Chapter 22 I pressed my lips together .

Im no Reed .

Esther tilted her head , like Id confused her .

Of course , you are .

2/5 I clenched my fists .

I wanted to get up , to scream .

But that wouldnt work on Esther .

Nothing ever did .

When I was a child , if I talked back to her , shed give me that blank eyed stare .

Then shed beat me until I bled .

I lifted my chin .

I know Im a DeVere .

know my mother came to Georgia and

the blanks for me , Esther ? How did I end up believing I was

Oh , Ann .

? Who you serve ? Her words sent a cold

the back

myself to

dont know what

words werent as steady as

swirled , calling

nights running through

Pain and blood .

ceremonies … dark powers

… Blood on my hands … Chapter 22 No ! I was their victim , not one of them … wasnt I ?

reacting viscerally to her

my childhood had always been shrouded

wouldnt let her take

crossed Esthers face

She leaned forward .

, Ann ?

! BANG ! BANG ! Someone pounded on the door

lanky , skinny , white haired old man whod pretended to be my father

, Danes voice rumbled from the

here to make sure you

voice , I nearly

grunted at him

walked into the room

right

scoured my body, my

across the rest of

his pack mates

he looked at me

no bond , I could guess what his unspoken question

my eyes to the windows that

did Dane look at the Reeds

across his chest and leaned in the doorway , like he was at

Alpine wolves are here at the

the second time youve trespassed on

Reed glared at Dane with watery blue eyes

he was almost the same age as Danes grandfather , he had refused to turn control of

Reed is part of Broken

mating bond to her

claim to her is greater

a false name you gave to a child that isnt yours ,

a member of the High Alpine pack

thickened , crackling with power as

and