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

Chapter 37 Rejected 1/5 AURORA I staggered .

Evelyns face was lifted to the sky , her eyes wide in wonder .

Silver shimmered along her body , pooling and absorbing into her skin .

She seemed to glow .

I turned away , my hand going to my chest .

Be an adult about this , Aurora , my inner voice said , immediately trying to calm me .

Its all right that it isnt you .

Its good just to have the chosen .

But the neglected child in me , the unloved woman , the person who never was chosen , who never was enough , cried out at the deep pain of it , as familiar to me as my own heartbeat .

My own breath .

In that same instant , I took hold of myself .

If the pain was familiar , so was dealing with it .

I shoved it down .

I told myself to get over it , I was one of the luckiest women in the world .

I was wealthy .

I was part of the High Alpine Pack .

But without this ceremony restoring my wolf like my grandmother insisted it would … was I still the first choice for Luna heir ? Or would I lose my place to Lilliana ? Even if that did happen , I had my children .

There was nothing to stop me from getting a normal job and living a normal , human passing life .

Plenty of single women did it every day .

It would be a struggle , but as long as I had the kids , I would be fine … Unless Dane found out they were his , and took them from me , too .

All these dark thoughts passed in a few seconds as I turned away from the sight of Evelyn being blessed with power and caught my breath .

I was still needed to read the journal to find the exact location .

of the relic , to translate how to peel back the layers of magic .

surrounding it .

As long as there was work , I could throw myself into it .

I would have purpose .

absorbed into Evelyns skin , the circle

around her , yipping and whooping and

Trajan appeared at my

Evander stood .

him ,

a weak

3/5 Trajan , and the chosen has her

book was unclear on exactly what we

with Dane to have

record her powers

then nodded and headed toward Dane

folded his arms across his chest and studied the

Ridge wolves .

days on what I

this garbage fire , he said , but Granny Augusta is not going to like

I know .

I need a

Evander nodded .

away from the celebrating wolves and headed into

just needed to

the goddess had chosen Evelyn , it had to be for

I should have

have expected this

even have a

couldnt it have been Piper ? Or Celia ? Or one of the few other Blue

I dont ,

hope youll allow me to see it

Aurora .

body tensed at the

relaxed my Chapter 37 face into a

Alpha Montague .

help you ? 4/5 His

amulet that you

to

been silly and arrogant , but I

so simple , so

fat silvery pearl that looked like the

felt connected to

was probably just

study them before we give

and he took a step forward

to me

the chosen

being chosen all you like , but Im not going

Not again .

chilled at