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.

into hiding , just waiting for the day

now that it

should be theirs ,

, who still shivers as she sits

and widely about the room

, you did know this , didnt you

217 the words to

lays a comforting touch on her

tell us

pack if we dont know what we

voice shaking , before she finally says , The

, an oath to return when the groves power

was anything

I found the marks within the forest and

coming to take what they believe belongs

heavy within the room , and

steps forward , his face

did you see the marks ? In the

old

, clenching

go ,

know how close they

I say before I can stop

his eyes , staring at

dont have

,

want

gets up between the two of us ; her tone allows

Be careful .

Both of you .

we leave the packhouse , the responsibility for pack safety weighing our

different now : darker

normal night sounds are gone ; instead ,

but cautiously , our senses

within ,

when we reach

them , the signs Eira described carved into the trees , their

his hand back brushing

, he

my eye , a pulsating sheen filling the

does that mean ? I dont

arent just

are claiming this land

further inside the forest

unnatural becomes heavy

, an abandoned campsite

cold , but everywhere are the signs

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

Ridge , the lines leading straight to the grove

Dane stoops and picks up one

has gone hard

planning something big

.

sends a shiver down my