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

Chapter 173 DANE I strode down the dark halls of his lair as the Namelesss commands replayed in my head .

His voice was a tempest and unrelenting .

The artifact is to be recovered tonight .

I want it in my possession before morning .

Ensure no interference from her .

Her .

Aurora .

Her name was a whispered plea wrapped in defiance that stuck with me .

The memory of her voice , her scent , her touch , things that were a strong pull to me from the abyss .

I growled low , forcing the thoughts away .

I was his weapon .

A vessel for his will .

Thats what I had to be .

The dark wolves at my heels moved silently , their golden eyes aglow , faintly in the dim light .

They were loyal to me , yet not completely ; their true master lurked in every corner , watching through their eyes .

Alpha Montague , one of the wolves growled , low and guttural .

The location is secure .

We await your command .

Chapter 173 2/7 Good , I said , my voice tight , authoritative .

Get ready to move .

I will be with you in just a moment .

It inclined its head and soundlessly disappeared into the corridors shadows , leaving me utterly alone .

I leaned against the cold stone wall , slapping my palms against it as if the touch could steady me .

My head was chaos , rent between the duty I couldnt evade and the love I couldnt forget .

Auroras face flashed before my mind , her eyes ablaze with fierce determination .

She was ready to risk all for me , for our family .

What was I ready to risk for her ? Shes your weakness , the Nameless had sneered once , his voice full of disdain .

Thats why I left her alive .

To remind youve lost .

, she wasnt my

my strength

strength was building into a fire I couldnt douse

was

how the Nameless had framed

this relic that Aurora had hidden , which would form the

my eyes , I needed to sense where

was time to get

I went into motion and reached them in no time

and I flew across the forest , the moonlight casting ghostly patterns upon the forest floor

rose ; we were almost there

in me , each nerve of my body

steady hum of Aurora , like a lighthouse from some faraway

wolves stopped as one , which was altogether too uniform

peering at the

guilt shot

a line of defense

to Auroras determination to protect her people and me

was to be breached , the wards torn down , the

glittering surface , another plan began to take shape in my mind

plan to tip the balance

one of the wolves growled

the breach , I said ,

in their fingernails as they reached in to start

pounding

layer crumbled , I moved

! I shouted , the order shaking off the leaves on the

whirled back towards me , fur bristling from movements turned

, I said

have layered

we breach it , well alert the

the Nameless

! I snapped , my

lowered his head

No , Alpha .

, I said , the chill of

Fall back .

handle this myself

last retreated into the darkness , leaving

hand against the shining surface and let its energy pulse through me

signals into the wards , mimicking a breach in relies hiding place

a risk

Nameless saw through it , I

buy Aurora time , the time she desperately needed

I finished , I stepped back , my breath coming

barrier shimmered , its false breach glowing faintly in the distance

turned and strode back to the waiting wolves

, I said

and report to the

are stronger than