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 .

pack suffered ? Why there

has echoed throughout generations , tainting tragedies and giving birth

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

blazes inside me , eating

fix it , I

Liriens eyes flash , its voice heavier with meaning

inscription on the tree holds

shine like veins stretched along the ground , and my eyes catch an inscription on

although I know it

life for a life , Lirien says in a serious tone

the grove to heal , for the curse to be lifted , there needs to be one of free will who must give his

then will the balance

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

whisper , my head shaking

, another thing we

no other way , Lirien

corruption of the grove runs deep , its roots

of selflessness

tightens as I

me to give

A chance that this might work

not a demand ,

is a choice

only you can make

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

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

in time ,

, the balance between the mortal and divine realms will break

, the only sound the soft hum of the

answer , the earth around me begins to

barely keeping my footing as the roots twist and writhe

going on ? I yell , panic clawing at my chest

sensed your presence , Lirien says

let you leave

their undulations wild and predatory as they

, the light dancing within it

its voice rings out

lash about , one flicking along

through me , deadening my limbs , and blurring

tumbling backward as the roots below my feet

the tendrils , his body