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 .

there was so much

throughout generations , tainting tragedies and giving

lifeblood of the pack , and it was poisoned

blazes inside me , eating

me how to fix it , I insist

do I break the curse ? Liriens eyes flash , its voice

the tree holds your answer

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

although I know

a life , Lirien

the curse to be lifted , there needs to be

then will the balance

upon me , the feeling like something hangs heavy in

life ? I whisper , my head shaking in denial

, another thing we could

other way , Lirien says

grove runs deep ,

the purest act of selflessness can cleanse

chest tightens as I take a step

asking me to give

might work ? Liriens

is not a demand

is a

you

on my chest ,

dont do this ? If I just leave the grove as is ? The corruption will spread , Lirien says , his voice unyielding

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

with that , the balance between the mortal and divine realms

A thick silence falls between us , the only sound the soft

answer , the earth around me begins to shudder and buck

stumble , barely keeping my footing as the roots twist and writhe

on ? I yell , panic clawing at

Lirien says , its

will not let you

spring from the earth , their undulations wild and predatory as they slither towards

, the light dancing within it like a candle

; its voice

tendrils lash about , one flicking along

shoots through me , deadening my limbs , and blurring my

backward as the roots below my

me and the tendrils , his body inflating to a towering