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 planned for

, his eyes heavy with sorrow

expect me to rebel , he said bitterly

look where that got

Trajan and Evander are his pawns , and youre stuck

said , Stop it , Dont you dare go

is your

locked onto mine ,

whispered roughly , his voice breaking close

can protect you from

my eyes but I fought them back

about protecting me ,

about surviving

Together .

, his grip steadying me

whatever it takes , he said

you cant give in

matter what he

does to

3/5 I nodded , though the promise felt like a thread

even as fear clawed at the edges

stretched to

sat silent , trying to hold on 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 at

seemed magnified ; every

and Evander were bound and suffering

scrambled to my

his shadowy

gleamed with malice as his lips curled into

and made myself

break us , I said , though my voice shook

a cold , hollow laugh , and chills ran down my

, Aurora , he said , taking

Youre already broken .

realize

Dane then , his

, he

The great betrayer .

knowing youve failed at every turn ? Knowing your rebellion was nothing more than a pathetic gamble

won yet , he said through gritted

181 4/5 The Nameless smirked , his

I ? He waved his hand , and

appeared a vision of Trajan and Evander bound in chains , screaming in pain

faces contorted in twisted agony as shadowy monsters wrapped around them

flying to the image as if somehow I could reach them

surprisingly , the Nameless chuckled , a low rumble that caused my bones