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 .

to me , she wasnt my weakness

my

strength was building into a fire

was

, thats how the Nameless had framed

this relic that Aurora had hidden , which would form the key to his plan and he needed it

closed my eyes , I needed to sense where the dark wolves were

get this over with

them in the forest , and I went into motion and reached

the moonlight casting ghostly patterns upon the

were almost there to the edge of Broken Ridge territory

, each nerve

, steady hum of Aurora , like a lighthouse from some faraway dark land ,

stopped as one , which was altogether

crouched low , peering at the barrier ahead

guilt shot through me

a line

a testament to Auroras determination to protect her people

, the wards

surface , another

to tip

one of the wolves growled ; a

said , my voice

in their fingernails as they reached in to start the tedious

my heart pounding

layer crumbled , I

the order

as they whirled back towards me , fur bristling from movements

trap , I

have layered the barrier

breach it , well

the Nameless

I snapped , my voice clear

you question me ? The wolf lowered his head , his golden

No , Alpha .

said , the chill of ice in my voice

Fall back .

handle this

last retreated into the darkness ,

surface and let its energy pulse through

weave false signals into

was a

Nameless saw through it ,

Aurora time

I stepped back , my breath

breach glowing faintly in the distance

strode back to

done , I

report to the Nameless

defenses are stronger than anticipated