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

Chapter 171 PIPER I entered Evanders quarters , my heart racing as if a noose of tension hung in the air .

My cheek was still stinging from Warricks outburst earlier , but the pain was nothing compared to the writhing tornado of emotions now twisting inside me .

Standing before the window , Evander was outlined against soft , gentle moonlight on a scarred visage , and his back turned to me .

His shoulders were hung tautly as though awaiting something , or rather , somebody .

Evander , I murmured before my voice could go away as my legs and body were already shaking .

He turned toward me , his eyes piercing , narrowing the moment they landed on me .

They shifted to my cheek and I watched his expression darken .

He did that , Though low , his voice carried a threatening tone in it .

Its nothing , I said quickly , waving a hand as if to brush it off .

I shouldnt have come here … Piper , he cut in , closing the distance between us .

Being near him was overwhelming , a mix of powerful strength and controlled anger .

Chapter 171 Speak to me .

His intense eyes made me nervous , and I felt my determination slipping .

Yes , it was Warrick , I said softly , shame firing up in my chest .

But its not what you think .

He was just … angry .

It wont happen again .

Evanders jaw clenched , his fists curling at his sides .

Angry ? he echoed , his tone unnervingly calm .

And what , you think that makes it all right ? No , of course not , I exclaimed , my frustration bubbling .

But its complicated , Evander .

You wouldnt understand .

Try me , he replied , leaving no room for debate .

I had to hesitate , my fingers intertwining in search of the words .

believed I could manage it , I

thought I could make him

hes not the man I once believed him

softened a little , though traces of his anger

dont have to stay with

much more

I asked

? After the choices I have made ? Evanders eyes gentled and he reached his

, he said with conviction

You always have .

of his words crashed over me , a wave that got me breathless

, filled with all the

, I whispered

dropping to his side , yet his gaze stayed hooked

here ,

long as you

him hurt you again

words felt like a lifeline , and I held on hard ,

replied , my voice shaking with emotion

nodded , his face softening even more

, he said

this out in

unsure if the

I could feel his eyes on me , a steady presence that wrapped around me like a blanket of security I

, one

had been Evander all the time ? As I passed the corridor , I heard some voices , I stopped , and with

up to the

gathering of warriors , these warriors being the strongest of Chapter 171 Broken Ridge and the very

, sounding much calmer than anyone else in

his

of time before he turns

passed through the room , exchanging uneasy

one of them asked , skepticism lacing his

taking dangerous risks ,

we trust her to lead us when shes putting herself in harms way ? Trajan

is our Luna , Trajan said

fighting for all of us and

someone else muttered , loud enough

chest , and the

choices may be unconventional , Trajan started ,

hers to make

second that she is not willing to die for