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

Chapter 207 AURORA The meadow is alive , and it can feel my presence through the air thick and electric .

My limbs shook but I forced myself to remain firm .

I look right into his eyes .

He slowly inches closer as he speaks , You shouldnt have come here , this was not for finding .

I breathe steadily , the tips of my fingers grazing against the cracked pendant on my chest .

I did not come here accidentally , I say , firm words that oppose the trembling .

He cocks his head to one side , a gleam seeming to pass over his green , shining eyes as he looks at me inquiringly , an analyst might .

The place around us suddenly starts to change ; the roots of the trees begin to hum with faint , quick pulsars , almost in rhythm .

with some heartbeat .

Truth is a dangerous thing , Luna , it says in a low rumbling .

voice .

Once seen , it cannot be unseen .

Who are you ? I ask , my pulse racing .

I am Lirien , it says after a long pause .

The Keeper of the Chapter 207 Grove .

A guardian bound to this place since Kaels betrayal .

2/6 The name sends a shiver down my spine .

Betrayal ? I echo , my voice barely above a whisper .

Lirien nods , his form rippling like smoke caught in the wind .

Kaels greed corrupted the roots of this grove .

His pact with the Moon Goddess was meant to preserve balance , to protect the pack .

But he broke that pact , and in so doing , he cursed this place and everything tied to it .

I swallow hard , the weight of Liriens words settling .

its the reason the pack suffered ? Why there was so much loss and pain ? Yes ,

generations , tainting tragedies and giving birth to

is tied into the lifeblood of the pack , and it was poisoned by Kaels actions

blazes inside me , eating away some

to fix it , I

break the curse ? Liriens eyes flash , its voice heavier with

tree holds your answer

, and my eyes catch an inscription on the trunk : Chapter 207 To restore what was lost , one must

although I know

Lirien says in a serious

for the curse to be lifted , there needs to be one of free will who

then will the balance

, the feeling like something hangs heavy in the air

, my

has to be another way , another thing we could

other way , Lirien says

grove runs deep ,

of

I take a step back

me

might work ? Liriens form flickers

a demand ,

a choice

you

press a hand to the pendant on my chest , its faint warmth a

If I just leave the grove as is

pack will keep suffering , and in time , the grove will Chapter 207 collapse

balance between the

, the only sound the soft hum of the roots of

, the earth around me begins to

, barely keeping my footing as the roots

on ? I yell ,

, Lirien says , its voice keen with

let you leave without a decision

earth , their undulations wild and predatory as they slither

flare , the light

; its voice rings out across the

! The tendrils lash about , one flicking along

through me , deadening my

roots below my feet suddenly twist treacherously

and the tendrils , his body inflating to a towering mass