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 the

it is back

think it should be theirs , Dane concludes grimly

flicks down to Eira , who still

dart nervously and widely about the room , but she

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

217 the words to describe it

reaches out and lays a comforting

need to tell

the pack if we dont know what we are fighting

stammers , her voice shaking , before she finally says ,

return when the groves

didnt believe it was

I found the marks within

they

within the room , and the pack listens in tense silence

steps forward , his face unreadable

marks ? In the western forest

the old

clenching his

go , he says

to know how close they

go with you , I say before I can stop myself

eyes , staring at me

have

, I respond

I want to

the two of us ;

Be careful .

Both of you .

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

now

gone ; instead , an uncomfortable silence

but cautiously ,

deep within , something unnatural

we reach

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

closer , his hand back brushing against the bark

alive , he

a pulsating sheen filling the

does that mean ? I dont

they arent just warnings

claiming

inside

unnatural becomes

it eventually , an abandoned

is cold , but everywhere are

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

to a tree marks Broken Ridge , the lines leading

217 Dane stoops and picks up one

face has gone

theyre planning

.

a shiver down my spine