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.

waiting for the day that the

that it

be theirs , Dane concludes grimly

flicks down to Eira , who still shivers as

nervously and widely about the room ,

softly , falling to one knee beside her , you did know this , didnt you ? That was

the words to describe it

and lays a comforting

need to tell us

we dont know what

stammers , her voice shaking , before she finally

to return when the groves power was

was anything more than

I found the marks within the forest and

take what they believe

heavy within the room , and the pack listens

forward , his face unreadable

see the marks ? In the western

the old riverbed

clenching his

, he says

how

, I say before I can stop

narrows his eyes , staring at me ominously

have to

,

I want

of us ; her tone

Be careful .

Both of you .

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

now :

normal night sounds are gone ; instead , an uncomfortable

hurry onward but cautiously , our senses

, something unnatural grows in

, when we reach the

Eira described carved into the

his hand back

,

filling the symbols , and is suddenly

that mean ? I dont know , Dane

they arent just

are claiming this

go further inside the

is unnatural becomes

, an abandoned campsite

firepit is cold , but everywhere

on the ground , their

marks Broken Ridge

picks up one

face has gone hard

planning

.

thought sends a shiver down my spine