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.

hiding , just waiting for the day that the groves

it

theirs ,

still shivers as she

and widely about the room

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

217 the words

a comforting touch on

to tell us everything

dont know what

she finally says , The Forgotten

made a pact , an oath to return

didnt believe it was anything more than

marks within the forest

they believe belongs to them

hangs heavy within the room , and

forward , his

In the western

the old

clenching

,

how close they are

go with you , I say

his eyes , staring at

dont have

, I

I want to

two of us ; her tone allows for no

Be careful .

Both of you .

not know what they Chapter 217 Dane nods in acquiescence as we leave the

The forest feels different now : darker , colder

are gone ; instead , an uncomfortable silence laps

but cautiously , our senses high

we are deep within , something unnatural grows in strength

we reach the riverbed

into the trees

steps closer , his hand back brushing

alive ,

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

mean ? I dont know

they arent

are claiming

inside the

unnatural becomes

, an abandoned

is cold , but everywhere

on the ground ,

Ridge , the lines leading straight to the

stoops and picks up one

face has

theyre planning something big

.

thought sends a shiver