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.

the

now that it

theirs

to Eira , who still shivers as she sits

dart nervously and widely about the

you did know this , didnt you ? That was why you acted so uneasy

217 the words to describe

Aurora reaches out and lays a comforting touch on her arm

to tell us everything

dont know what we are fighting

her voice shaking , before she finally

return when the groves power

it was

I found the marks within the forest and felt

they believe belongs

weight of her words hangs heavy within the room , and the pack

steps forward , his face unreadable

did you see the marks ? In the western

old

nods , clenching

, he says

to know how

say before I

his eyes , staring

dont have

know , I respond

I want

of us ;

Be careful .

Both of you .

217 Dane nods in acquiescence as we leave the packhouse , the responsibility for

The forest feels different now : darker ,

night sounds are gone ; instead , an

hurry onward but cautiously ,

deep within , something unnatural grows in strength

we reach the riverbed

into the trees , their twisted lines glowing

closer , his hand

, he whispers

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

? I

they arent just warnings

are claiming

further inside the

unnatural

eventually ,

, but everywhere are the signs of recent occupation

etched with runes lie scattered on the ground , their surfaces gleaming in

a tree marks Broken Ridge , the lines leading straight

217 Dane stoops and picks

has

planning something

.

shiver down my