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

Chapter 217 TRAJAN Its a celebration thats starting to feel very far away , somehow due to the feeling of tension coiling around the packhouse .

Wolves stand in groups , their voices hushed , eyes darting nervously toward the forest .

I pace by the window , my stomach tied .

Its too quiet .

That kind of quiet that signals trouble .

Dane steps into the clearing , pale face drawn tight .

His hand opens , disclosing a piece of bark with strange , glowing marks etched into it .

We got a problem , he says ; the tone urgent as hell .

But before he has a chance to explain himself , I am bursting through the packhouse door , my heart beating with an irregular rhythm , words bursting from my lips well in advance of the possibility of a rational mind actually preventing them from happening .

Its too late , I whisper , shaking .

Theyre already here .

The room falls silent , and all eyes whip to me .

Aurora elbows her way through the parted crowd , a mask of fear and determination across her face .

What do you mean , theyre already here ? she asks , her voice Chapter 217 my mind .

The Forgotten , I spoke low and quietly .

It has waited for such a thing , and it now … comes to us .

The eyes of Aurora narrowed on the question of who .

Who were they , and what would they do ? 2/6 I swallow hard , the weight of the truth heavy inside me .

The Forgotten were exiled a very long time ago , I begin .

In Kaels time .

They felt this grove was to be used , wielded .

To control life , not to help it .

The room seems to tilt ; whispers spread as the pack exchanges uneasy glances .

They saw the grove as a weapon , I continue .

And when Kael and the rest wouldnt side with their beliefs , they exiled them .

No one ever heard of them again .

Many thought they were murdered .

Auroras eyes narrow .

But theyre not , she says .

I shake my head .

No.

the day that the groves powers were restored

now that it

should be theirs , Dane

down to Eira , who still shivers as

about the room

, you did know this , didnt you ? That was why you acted so uneasy ever since the grove was fixed

217 the words to describe

a comforting touch on

to tell

cant protect the pack if we dont know

her voice shaking , before she finally says ,

oath to return when

believe it was anything more than words

then I found the marks within the forest and felt their presence

coming to take what they believe belongs

heavy within the room , and

forward , his

did you see the marks ? In the western forest , Eira

the old

, clenching his jaw

,

how close they are

with you , I say before I can

, staring

have to

, I

I want

up between the two of us ; her tone allows for

Be careful .

Both of you .

217 Dane nods in acquiescence as we

The forest feels different now : darker

instead ,

onward but cautiously

are deep within , something unnatural grows

last , when we reach the riverbed

Eira described carved into the trees , their twisted lines glowing

, his hand

alive , he

my eye , a pulsating sheen filling the symbols

? I dont know , Dane replies

arent

are claiming this

further inside the forest

unnatural

eventually ,

but everywhere are the signs of

with runes lie scattered on the ground , their surfaces gleaming in the moonlight

pinned to a tree marks Broken Ridge ,

217 Dane stoops and picks up one of

has

theyre planning something

.

a shiver down my spine