Blood And Silver:Rise of the Alpha’s Rejected Mate

Chapter 215 DANE I look down at the glowing runes on my chest , still too warm to seem quite real .

Yeah , I say , but the heaviness of Liriens words clings to the back of my mind .

The grove is well , but at what cost remains to be seen .

The pack steps into the resurgence of life forced onto the grove .

Their eyes were wide in features still covered with some incredulity , they slowly went inside the clearing , looking between shining trees and restored roots .

Beautiful , someone finally whispers , breaking the awed silence .

Lirien stands at the edge of the clearing ; his form now is much more solid , nearly human .

The glow emanating from inside the grove steadies it , lending him an air of quiet authority .

The curse is broken , he states with solemnity .

Now , for once , the pack can fully flourish as it deserves .

Aurora releases my hand and steps forward .

Her eyes scan the grove , pride , and anguish wrestling for dominance in their vibrancy .

Chapter 215 2/6 Lirien cocks its head to one side .

The grove has accepted your sacrifice , it says .

But your mortal ties to the pack have saved you .

The balance is restored , and your bond is no longer required to sustain it .

I watch the tension that has weighed on Auroras shoulders since this began to ease a little , her shoulders relaxing , and for the first time in days , she seems at peace .

The pack closes in , voices rising as talk starts about what this means to all of us .

Gone is the weight of the curse , and with it the divisions that plagued us for generations .

I see Piper laughing with Warrick , the two of them trading .

banter like none of the horrors we faced just happened .

Trajan stands a little distant , his expression guarded , his guilt loud in the way he refuses to meet anyones gaze .

Ill make it right , he mutters , to himself , not to anyone else .

I dont approach him .

Not yet .

hand brushing mine as we

their

back to Broken Ridge is

, the tension that once clung to us like a second skin gone

the time we finally reach the packhouse , the ruins that once spoke of

3/6 The wolves scatter , their spirits buoyed as they

step at a time , I mutter to myself , and for once

the garden at the back of the packhouse with Aurora , a lot later in the night

, smelling of earth and greenery mixed with

beside me on a stone bench , her fingers interlaced through mine

, we say nothing ; the silence speaking for us

her hand to my chest , tracing the runes with her fingers

she asks ,

shake my head , offering a small smile

Not anymore .

nods , her gaze falling to the

dont know what this means

do know you didnt choose it

squeeze her hand

but you carried it

So can I .

lips curve in a faint smile , even as her eyes remain serious

figure it out together

higher in the sky and long shadows throw their way across the

215 onto it anyway

We sit in silence until a faint howl cuts through

of sound that raises the hairs on the back of your

beside me , snapping her eyes toward the

hear that ? I nod ,

Yeah .

senses sharpen as we gaze out into

isnt repeated , but the unease

? she whispers ,

my hand instinctively going to

now , the peace wed

a creeping tension

grove is healed , but something else is stirring

across the horizon , bathing

, once twisted and corrupted , now hum with life , their Juminous fruit

next to Aurora , her hand clutched tight in

to be exhausted , with only shallow breaths escaping her mouth ,