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

Chapter 182 1/6 PIPER The moment I woke , I knew something was wrong .

The pack bond was usually steady , but a comforting hum in the back of my mind was off .

It didnt feel severed , but it was weak like a thread stretched too thin and ready to snap .

I sat up in bed , running my fingers through my hair as I tried to focus on the sensation .

It was Aurora .

Her bond was dim , and distant , as though she wasnt just far away physically but emotionally locked behind some impenetrable wall .

I got dressed quickly , throwing on dark clothes meant for stealth .

My heart pounded as I tried to make sense of the unease clawing at me .

Whatever was happening , I couldnt just sit here and wait .

I came out and I felt drawn to the war room , I found Trajans map still spread across the table , a mess of notes and markers left behind from the last strategy session .

I studied it , searching for anything that might point me toward Aurora .

Think , Piper , 1 muttered to myself .

Where would she The Namelesss lair was the most obvious answer , but it wasnt * ough to just guess I needed something concrete .

Chapter 182 2/6 My fingers brushed over the map , tracing the paths wed marked as dangerous areas where dark creatures had been spotted or where Danes influence lingered .

A cold chill ran down my spine as I noticed a pattern .

The sightings formed a loose perimeter around one area we hadnt explored deeply , an unassuming section of dense forest that seemed to repel even the bravest scouts .

I frowned , leaning closer .

What are you hiding in there ? Beside the map was a stack of old reports , most of them from Evanders missions .

I flipped through them , scanning for any mention of the Nameless or unusual activity .

One entry caught my eye .

Spotted faint tracks leading into the eastern forest .

Too faint to pursue .

The air felt … heavy .

Recommend further investigation .

Evanders words sent a shiver through me .

important enough for him to note , it

left on the table

it for weeks , but I wasnt sure how much

I whispered , flipping through the

section caught my attention

the Namelesss territory in riddles , with phrases like the shadows coil where the moonlight dies and the forest speaks only to the

werent just

it in my gut

just

It was significant .

at the

I moved now , I could be there by

out wasnt

quiet lately , wrapped up in whatever schemes kept him

a vague note , knowing he wouldnt notice my

it was too late

forest loomed ahead , dark and foreboding

colder , and the pack bond weakened even

forcing my nerves

eastern forest had always

here, their branches twisting

steps and every sound seemed to

shadows and listening for anything out of place

alert , every rustle of leaves or crack of a

one point , I paused ,

, and in the center was something that didnt belong , a faint glow , like silver mist hovering just above the ground

, my breath catching as I realized what I was looking

shapes , and symbols that matched the ones in Auroras journal

I

mist were the same as the ones described as the seal of the Namelesss domain

is it , I whispered

closer wouldnt be

the

me , waiting for me to make a wrong move

symbols again , tracing them with my finger and mouthing the

only where the light touches , and the darkness will grant you

around , spotting faint patches of moonlight filtering through

seemed to create a path , narrow and winding but just wide enough

breath , I stepped onto the first patch

ground felt solid beneath me , but the air grew

, carefully placing each step in the

mist swirled around me , darkness reaching

the ravine , a low growl stopped me in my