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 so much loss and pain ?

tragedies and giving birth

lifeblood of the pack ,

blazes inside me , eating away some of

tell me how to fix it ,

break the curse ? Liriens eyes flash , its voice

inscription on the tree

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 dear

although

, Lirien says in a serious

to be lifted , there needs to be one of

then will the balance be restored

down upon me , the feeling like

? I whisper , my head shaking in denial

to be another way , another

way ,

of the grove runs deep , its

act of selflessness can cleanse it

tightens as I take a step

me to give

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

is not a demand

is a choice

only you

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

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

time , the grove will Chapter 207 collapse

, the balance between the mortal and

A thick silence falls between us , the only sound the soft hum of the

around me begins to shudder and buck

keeping my footing as the roots twist and writhe like living

? I yell , panic clawing at

presence , Lirien says , its

will not let you leave without a decision

undulations wild and predatory as they slither towards me

light dancing within

Lirien shouts ; its voice rings out across the

before it devours you ! The tendrils lash about

shock of cold shoots through me , deadening my limbs , and blurring my vision

scream , tumbling backward as the roots below

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