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 .

suffered ? Why there was so much loss and pain ? Yes , he says

tainting tragedies and giving birth to threats like the

power of the grove is tied into the lifeblood of the pack , and it was poisoned

eating

to fix

eyes flash , its voice heavier

on the tree holds your answer

like veins stretched along the ground , and my eyes catch an inscription on the trunk : Chapter 207 To restore what was lost , one must give what

? I ask although I know it

life , Lirien says in a serious tone

curse to be lifted , there needs to be one of free will who must give his

then will the balance be restored

me , the feeling like something hangs heavy in the air

, my head shaking

, another thing we could

is no other way

, its roots tainted

the purest act of selflessness

chest tightens as I take a

me to

for what ? A chance that this might work ? Liriens

not a

is a

you can make

to the pendant on my chest , its faint warmth a fragile

as is ? The corruption will

and in time

between the mortal and divine

falls between us , the only sound the soft hum of the roots of

, the earth around me begins to shudder and buck like

footing as the roots twist

going on ? I yell , panic clawing at my chest

sensed your presence , Lirien says ,

you leave

their undulations wild and predatory as they slither

answers with a weak flare , the light dancing within it like a

! Lirien shouts ; its voice rings out

it devours you ! The tendrils lash about

deadening my limbs

the roots below my

his body