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 .

my mother came to

for me , Esther ? How did I end

Oh , Ann .

you serve ? Her words sent a cold , dark feeling

through the back of my

myself to

what you

as steady as they

memories swirled , calling for

through the forest

Pain and blood .

… dark

22 No ! I was their victim , not one of them … wasnt I ? I shook myself , but I couldnt stop my body from trembling

I was reacting viscerally to her

had always been

her take

crossed

She leaned forward .

, Ann ? I gritted my

BANG ! BANG ! BANG

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

Reed , Danes voice rumbled from

make sure you

, I nearly wilted with relief

Reed only grunted at him

into the

went right to me

my body,

swept across the rest of the

his pack mates , Trajan

he looked at me

bond , I could guess what his unspoken question was

I flicked my eyes to the windows that looked out into

did Dane look at the Reeds and

his chest and leaned in the doorway , like

Alpine wolves are here at the invitation of the Blue

is the second time youve trespassed

Reed glared at Dane with

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

is part of

mating bond to her was severed

claim to her is greater than

you gave to a child that

a member

room thickened , crackling with power as both Dane and Waylons Alpha

and she tilted her