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.

, just waiting for the day

that it is

theirs , Dane concludes grimly

Eira , who still shivers as she sits at

widely about the

Aurora says softly , falling to one knee beside her , you did know this ,

the words to

out and lays a

need to tell us

cant protect the pack if we dont know what we are fighting against

before she finally says , The Forgotten werent just exiled

oath to return when

believe it was anything

then I found the marks within

what they

her words hangs heavy within the room , and the pack listens in tense silence , their fear

, his face

marks ? In the western forest ,

the old

, clenching

go , he says

how

I say before I can stop myself

narrows his eyes , staring at me ominously

have to

,

I want

between the two of us ; her tone allows for no

Be careful .

Both of you .

we leave the packhouse , the responsibility for pack safety weighing

different now :

night sounds are gone ; instead , an

but cautiously ,

are deep within , something unnatural

last , when we reach the riverbed

signs Eira described carved into

hand back brushing against

, he whispers

it catches my eye , a pulsating sheen filling the symbols , and is suddenly

does that mean ? I dont know , Dane

they arent

are claiming this

inside

unnatural becomes heavy

find it eventually , an abandoned campsite

, but everywhere are the signs of

lie scattered on the ground , their surfaces

map pinned to a tree marks Broken Ridge

and picks up one

face has

planning

.

thought sends a shiver down my spine