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 ?

corruption has echoed throughout generations , tainting tragedies and giving birth to

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

eating away some of my fear

fix

curse ? Liriens eyes flash , its

the tree holds

back to the big tree over there ; its roots shine 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 is most

although I

life , Lirien says in a serious tone

grove to heal , for the curse to be lifted , there needs to

then will the

, the

, my

another way , another thing we could

no other way , Lirien

runs deep ,

act of selflessness can cleanse it

as I take a

me to

might work ? Liriens form flickers , his voice softening

a

is a

you can make

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

? If I just leave the grove as is

will keep suffering , and in time ,

, the balance between the mortal

thick silence falls between us , the only sound

can answer , the earth around me begins to shudder and buck

as the roots twist and writhe like

going on ? I yell , panic clawing at

has sensed your presence , Lirien says , its voice keen with

let you leave without

their undulations wild and predatory

flare , the light dancing within it like a candle in a

its

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

through me , deadening my

the roots below my feet

, his body inflating to