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 .

back to my side , her hand brushing

, their

Broken Ridge

tension that once clung

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

215 3/6 The wolves scatter , their spirits buoyed as they start to speak of

time , I mutter to myself , and for once ,

of the packhouse

ground was damp beneath our feet , smelling of

beside me on a stone bench

while , we say nothing ; the

tracing the runes with her fingers where they glow in

asks ,

shake my head , offering a

Not anymore .

to the joined hands

dont know what this means for you , she

do know you didnt

squeeze her hand

you , but you carried

So can I .

a faint smile , even as her

it out

sky and long shadows

215 onto it

We sit in silence until a faint howl

of sound that raises the

, snapping her eyes toward the

that ? I nod , my

Yeah .

as we gaze

, but the unease

she whispers , barely audible

admit , my hand instinctively going to the hilt of my blade

garden feels different now , the peace wed found moments

by a creeping tension

but something else

grove stretches across the

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

her hand clutched

5/6 Shes pale and seems to be exhausted , with only shallow breaths escaping her mouth , but the relief in