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

Chapter 196 DANE 1/7 I sat in my cell , feeling the sick glow of its walls pulse in time with the pounding of my head .

Heavy , my limbs were dead , it was as if even my body was too much for me to handle , too much weight in the world .

Then the air changed .

Chilled and different , the weight of the Nameless filled the air .

He laughed low , and twisted my stomach .

Ah , Dane , his voice disturbed my ears .

Shall we begin ? I didnt answer .

My jaw was held tight , face fixed into the burning shadows in front of me .

Youve held up admirably , the Nameless went on , his voice showing mockery .

But no one resists me forever .

Lets see how far you can bend before you break .

It darkened and darkened , until it swallowed me whole .

And then , the memories started .

Memory One : The Day I Lost My Family I was back in the woods behind my childhood home .

Heavy smoke filled the air ; the sharp smell of burning wood and flesh Chapter 196 suffocating .

Dane ! my mothers voice came in panicked desperation .

2/7 I ran toward the sound because heavy legs , like moving through quicksand , flamed around me , the screams of my pack everywhere .

I found her at the edge of the clearing .

Her body was laying over my younger sister .

Soaked in blood her dress was covered and her breathing shallow .

Run , she whispered , eyes glassy yet fierce , Run , and dont look back .

Frozen , my heart pounding in my ears , I said , No , I can save you ! You cant , she said , her voice shattered .

Dane , please .

Protect her .

But before I even had time to move , the shadow creatures descended ripping through the scene with ruthless efficiency .

I screamed , but no sound came forth .

The memory dissolved , leaving me gasping in the present .

shook , fists

the Nameless whispered , a voice of venom in

them

up ! I shouted low and harsh and weak

and I was on a cliff , moonlight casting long shadows in

her eyes wide

promised , she whispered , her voice breaking

would never let anything hurt me

I

, and her voice was as cold

you choose

weight of truth , her words fell

out to her , but she was gone into the night , in darkness where

? said

see you are

myself to breathe

isnt real , I

This isnt real .

was in the Broken Ridge

up to me ,

! they chorused , holding my hands between their small palms

I bent dowmandswept

of

Then , darkness .

as their small bodies were pulled

I roared after

shadows enveloped them and their wails went out of earshot

fell onto my kness ,

either , the Nameless said with his

The Chains of the Nameless I could barely breathe before another memory came crashing down on me

hadnt been from my past it was

, the chainssglowing bright against my skin

into the ground , their energy sapping every ounce

? the Nameless asked , his shadowwylform

will never

looked up at him , my vision blurred from tears ,

have to , I

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was deep , a threatening sound that seemed to echo through the chamber

nothing but a pawn , he said

and broken

pawn .

chasing you , no im too smart and omniscient for that Then something changed

a light shone faintly there in that part of the room , soft , hardly to be

every

; its warmth cut

my wrists and ankles stirred and flared in a wild display of runes