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

Chapter 181 AURORA The Namelesss deadline weighed on me like a heavy load crushing my chest .

Sunrise was hours away , but it felt as though the light would never come .

My thoughts raced , each one more hopeless than the last .

Trajan and Evander were in unimaginable danger and Danc .

Dane looked as defeated as Id ever seen him .

I sat opposite him in the dark cell , my knees to my chest .

I could not bear the silence any longer .

Dane , I whispered , leaning forward .

My voice cracked but I didnt care .

We have to do something .

His head lifted slightly , his jaw tight as he stared at me .

You think I dont know that ? he muttered , frustration etched into every line of his face .

Then help me think ! I snapped , the words sharper than I intended .

I immediately softened .

Please , Dane .

Youre the only one whos ever outsmarted him .

You have to come up with something .

Dane exhaled heavily , pressing the heels of his hands to his face .

Aurora , Ive been trying , he said in a low , hoarse voice .

But every time I think Ive found a crack in his plans , it closes .

Its like hes always three steps ahead .

2/5 Chapter 181 His words sent a shiver down my spine .

The Nameless wasnt just powerful , he was calculating , always waiting for us to make a mistake .

I inched closer to Dane , desperate to reach him .

Then we have to find a way to surprise him .

There has to be something he doesnt expect .

hasnt planned for

looked at me , his eyes heavy

to rebel

look where that got us

chained , Trajan and Evander are his pawns , and youre stuck here because of me

said , Stop it ,

is

onto mine ,

, he whispered roughly , his voice breaking close

can protect you from

welled up in my eyes but

think about protecting

about surviving

Together .

, his grip steadying me even as doubt

takes , he

you cant give in to him ,

what he says

matter what he does to me or anyone

I nodded , though the promise felt like a thread tightening around my neck

, even as fear clawed

stretched to

with every minute that passed the increase of the magical energy inside the cell chewed away at my defenses

thought seemed magnified ; every doubt amplified

that Trajan and Evander were bound and suffering

cell door creaked open and I scrambled to my feet ,

shadowy form towering

golden eyes gleamed with malice as his lips

my fists and made myself

, I said

a cold , hollow laugh , and chills

said , taking another step closer to me

Youre already broken .

just dont realize it

Dane then , his face

,

The great betrayer .

turn ? Knowing your rebellion was nothing more than a pathetic gamble ? Dane

, he said through

smirked , his eyes glinting with cruel amusement

, and the

vision of Trajan and Evander bound in chains

contorted in twisted agony as shadowy monsters wrapped

, my hands flying to the image as if

low rumble that caused my bones to