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

Chapter 73 AURORA Panic rising , I dug around for the papers .

I knew they were in my top desk drawer .

Id been so specific .

about leaving them there .

Then I saw them not in a drawer at all , but on top of a paper organizing tray .

I wanted to snatch them up , but the paper was old .

Yellowed and brittle with age .

Carefully , I lifted them and set them I the center of my desk .

You found them , then ? Dane asked .

I flicked my eyes to him , then back to the papers .

That wasnt where I left them .

Im certain of it .

Dane frowned .

Are you ? Yes , I insisted .

I flared my nostrils and scented , but without a wolf , there was no way if I could tell someone had been in here .

Seeing me , Dane did the same .

Then he shook his head .

There are no scents here but you and your pack .

I gritted my teeth .

I know it couldnt have been one of my people .

I trust them completely .

2/6 Do you trust them more than you trust your own memory ? Because either it was them , or you were mistaken about where you put the papers .

I wavered , uncertain .

I knew who I suspected : Evelyn .

My eyes went wide .

There was a chance and not a small one- that Dane could scent Evelyn in here , and he just wasnt telling me .

I searched his face, trying to gauge whether or not he might be lying to protect her .

It would be far , far from the first time .

be much more likely to believe he was lying to protect her than I would

? I asked , carefully watching to see

, he said

my lips together and nodded

windows , it was full dark

was suddenly so

desperately to be with

myself and the years hed spent as my enemy made it

, I

unnerved

to get some sleep

looked from me to

my Chapter 73 entire body heat with desire , but Id made up my

, he said

but I could tell he was frustrated

blame

for release as I was , frustration would

and bent to kiss my

got my cheek

, he growled

put my hand

and steady beneath my palm

Soon , Dane .

I swear .

you , too

said earlier

the sensitive skin of my palm that sent fire burning down to my center and nearly made me change

held

you touch yourself tonight , think of me

for myself … I wont know release until

keep me waiting long

, and I was left alone , trembling for more reasons than

I hardly slept that

because nothing could

woke several times , sweating in

time , the sky was finally gray with

Dane that ratcheted my need up to something like pain , I went

the lamp and took the papers in my hand

wasnt sure where my power to translate had come

this journal for most of my life , and its symbols had been meaningless to me almost

born , I opened it again and found that

, read was a simple way of

, the symbols would start

the lines would seem to shift into words

it would be more like … a feeling of

would give me a headache and make me

way heat distorted the air around it like the air around a fire

of this book was like a fire ; so strong it

didnt know if I could read it because of the distortions

else was capable