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 .

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

tragedies and

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

, eating

fix

the curse ? Liriens eyes flash , its voice

tree holds your

the ground , and my eyes catch an inscription on the trunk : Chapter 207 To restore what

I ask although I know it deep

Lirien says in

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

will the balance be restored

like it presses down upon me , the feeling like something hangs heavy in the

life ? I whisper , my head shaking in denial

another way ,

is no other way , Lirien

of the grove runs deep , its roots tainted by centuries

act of selflessness can cleanse

chest tightens as I

asking me to

that this might work ? Liriens form flickers , his voice softening

a demand ,

is a choice

you

my chest

I dont do this ? If I just leave the grove as is ?

, and in time , the grove will

balance between the mortal

the only sound

, the earth around me begins to shudder

, barely keeping my footing as the roots

going on ? I yell , panic clawing

sensed your presence , Lirien

not let you leave without

earth , their undulations wild and predatory as they slither towards

flare , the light dancing within it like a candle in

! Lirien shouts ; its voice

it devours you ! The tendrils lash about , one flicking along

shoots through me , deadening my limbs , and

, tumbling backward as the roots below my feet suddenly twist treacherously

207 5/6 Lirien gets between me and the tendrils , his body inflating to a