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

echoed throughout generations , tainting tragedies and

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

inside me , eating away

fix it , I

break the curse ? Liriens eyes

tree holds

tree over there ; its roots shine like veins stretched along the ground , and my eyes catch an inscription on the trunk : Chapter 207 To

although I know

life , Lirien

to be lifted , there needs to be

will the

the feeling like something hangs heavy in the

, my head shaking

way , another thing we could do

other way , Lirien

, its roots tainted by centuries of

act of

as I take a step back

me

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

is not a demand

a

only you can

hand to the pendant on my chest , its faint warmth

just leave the grove as is ? The corruption will spread , Lirien says

will keep suffering , and in time ,

the mortal

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

me begins to shudder and buck like

, barely keeping my footing as the roots twist and

, panic

, Lirien says

let you leave without a decision

their undulations wild and predatory

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

Lirien shouts ; its voice rings out across

The tendrils lash about

me , deadening my limbs , and blurring my vision

backward as the roots below my feet suddenly twist

between me and the tendrils , his body inflating to a