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

that it is

theirs ,

flicks down to Eira , who still shivers as she

and widely about the room , but

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

words to

lays a comforting touch on

tell us

dont know what we are

voice shaking , before she finally says

return when the groves power was at its

didnt believe it was

I found the marks within

coming to take what they believe

the room , and the pack listens in tense silence , their

, his face unreadable

marks ? In the western forest ,

the old

clenching

go , he

to know how close they are

go with you , I say before I

, staring at

dont have

know , I respond

I want

between the two of us ; her tone

Be careful .

Both of you .

nods in acquiescence as we leave the packhouse , the responsibility

forest feels different now :

; instead , an uncomfortable silence laps around

onward but cautiously , our

deep within , something

last , when we reach

into the trees , their twisted lines glowing faintly

his hand back brushing against the

alive , he

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

that mean ? I dont know

they arent just

are claiming this

go further inside the forest

is unnatural becomes heavy

find it eventually , an abandoned

, but everywhere are the signs

ground , their surfaces gleaming in the moonlight

map pinned to a tree marks Broken Ridge , the lines leading

Dane stoops and picks up

face has gone

theyre planning

.

shiver down my spine