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 .

he hasnt

looked at me , his eyes heavy

rebel

look where that got

Evander are his pawns , and youre stuck here

Stop it , Dont you dare go and blame yourself

of this is

onto mine

whispered roughly , his

can protect

my eyes but I

dont think about protecting me , I said

surviving this

Together .

his grip steadying me even as doubt threatened to

it takes , he

cant give in

what he

what he does to me

, though the promise felt like a thread tightening around

I whispered , even as fear clawed at the edges of

stretched to eternity

to the fragile hope Danes words had given me , yet with every minute that passed the increase of the magical energy inside the cell chewed away

; every doubt amplified

feeling that Trajan and Evander were bound and suffering

scrambled to my feet

shadowy form towering over me

eyes gleamed with malice as his lips

made

I said ,

out a cold , hollow laugh ,

Aurora , he said ,

Youre already broken .

dont realize it yet

to Dane then ,

,

The great betrayer .

was nothing more than a pathetic gamble ? Dane

he said through gritted

Nameless smirked , his

He waved his hand , and the

image appeared a vision of Trajan and Evander bound in

in twisted agony as shadowy monsters wrapped around them , seeping into

! I cried , my hands flying to the image as if somehow

low rumble that caused my