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.

went into hiding , just waiting for the

that it is back

be theirs , Dane concludes grimly

still shivers as

dart nervously and widely about the room , but she says

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

words to describe it

reaches out and lays a comforting touch on

tell us

the pack if we dont know

voice shaking , before she finally says , The Forgotten

an oath to return

was

the marks within the forest and

what they believe

and the pack listens in tense silence , their

steps forward ,

see the marks ? In

old

clenching his

,

need to know how close they are

say before I can

his eyes , staring at me

have to

, I respond

want

two of us ; her tone allows for

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

different now : darker , colder

normal night sounds are gone ; instead

onward but cautiously ,

within ,

last , when we reach

the signs Eira described carved into the

, his hand back brushing against

alive , he whispers

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

I dont know , Dane replies

they arent just

are claiming

go further inside

unnatural becomes heavy

, an

everywhere

runes lie scattered on the ground , their

tree marks Broken Ridge , the

Dane stoops and picks up

face has gone

planning something big

.

sends a shiver