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 .

its the reason the pack suffered ? Why there was

has echoed throughout generations , tainting tragedies and giving birth to

the lifeblood of the pack , and

inside me , eating

fix it

break the curse ? Liriens eyes flash ,

tree holds

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

? I ask although I know

for a life , Lirien says in a serious tone

lifted , there needs to be one

the balance be restored

feels like it presses down upon me , the feeling

I whisper , my head shaking

be another way , another thing we could do

is no other way , Lirien says

the grove runs deep , its

the purest act of selflessness can cleanse

as I take a step

me to give

for what ? A chance that this might work ? Liriens form flickers ,

not a demand ,

is a choice

only you

a hand to the pendant on my chest , its

leave the grove as

suffering , and in time , the grove will Chapter 207

with that , the balance between the mortal and divine realms will break

us , the only sound the soft

the earth around me begins

as the roots twist and writhe like living things

going on ? I yell , panic clawing

, Lirien says

will not let you leave

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

weak flare , the light dancing within it like a

, Luna ! Lirien shouts ; its voice rings out

! The tendrils lash about , one

, deadening

tumbling backward as the roots below

5/6 Lirien gets between me and the tendrils , his body inflating to a towering mass of shadow