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

that it is

be theirs , Dane

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

eyes dart nervously and widely about the

you did know this , didnt you ?

words to

a comforting touch

tell us

we dont know

before she finally says , The

made a pact , an oath to return when the groves power was

it was anything more

then I found the marks within the forest and felt

what they believe

the room , and the

forward ,

did you see the marks ? In the western forest , Eira

the old

nods , clenching

,

to know how close

with you , I say before I can stop

his eyes , staring at me ominously

dont have

,

I want to

the two of us ; her tone allows for no

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

feels different now : darker , colder

; instead , an uncomfortable silence laps around

but cautiously , our

deep within , something unnatural grows in strength

last , when we reach the

described carved into the trees , their twisted lines glowing

closer , his hand back

, he whispers

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

? I

they arent just warnings

claiming this land

inside the

is unnatural becomes heavy

eventually , an abandoned

everywhere

scattered on the ground , their surfaces gleaming in

a tree marks Broken Ridge , the

stoops and picks up one of the

has

theyre planning

.

a shiver down