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 .

mother came to

you fill in the blanks for me , Esther ? How did I end up believing I was a Reed ? Esther smirked

Oh , Ann .

you remember who you are ? Who you serve ? Her words sent a cold , dark feeling echoing through me

back of my

myself to look at

what you

my words werent as steady

memories swirled , calling

running through

Pain and blood .

ceremonies … dark

not one of them … wasnt I ? I shook myself

was reacting viscerally to her

childhood had always been shrouded in

let her take

smile crossed Esthers

She leaned forward .

you , Ann ? I gritted my

! BANG ! BANG

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

Reed , Danes voice rumbled

make sure you dont violate the

Danes voice , I nearly

only grunted at

into the room

right

scoured my body, my

swept across the rest of

pack mates

looked at me again

, I

? Chapter 22 4/5 I flicked my eyes to the windows

at the Reeds and

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

Alpine wolves are here at the invitation of the

time youve

glared at Dane

he was almost the same age as Danes grandfather , he

is part

bond to her was

to her is greater than yours

to

, a member of the High

with power as both Dane and Waylons Alpha

and she tilted her head