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

it is back

it should be theirs

down to Eira , who still shivers as she sits at the

dart nervously and widely about the room , but she says nothing

, falling to one knee beside her , you did know this , didnt you ? That was why you acted so uneasy ever

words

a

need to tell us everything

we dont know

before she

to return when the groves power

it was anything more than words

found the marks within the forest and felt their presence

coming to take what they believe belongs to

within the room , and the pack listens in

steps forward , his face unreadable

see the marks ? In the western forest ,

the old

nods , clenching his jaw

go ,

to know how close they are

I say

narrows his eyes , staring

have

,

want

us ; her tone allows for

Be careful .

Both of you .

217 Dane nods in acquiescence as we leave the packhouse , the responsibility for pack safety weighing our shoulders down

The forest feels different now : darker , colder

night sounds are gone ; instead , an uncomfortable silence

but cautiously ,

we are deep within ,

last , when we reach

the signs Eira described carved into the trees , their twisted lines glowing faintly

his hand back brushing

, he

a pulsating sheen filling the symbols , and is suddenly so unnatural it

mean ? I dont know , Dane

they arent just

claiming this

go further inside the forest

unnatural becomes heavy

find it eventually , an abandoned campsite

firepit is cold , but everywhere

ground , their

to a tree marks Broken Ridge , the lines leading straight to the grove

and picks up one of the bones

has

planning

.

a shiver down my spine