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 that the

it

it should be theirs

who still shivers as she sits at the

eyes dart nervously and widely about the room

her , you did know this ,

the words to

Aurora reaches out and lays a comforting touch on her arm

tell us

if we dont know what we are fighting

stammers , her voice shaking , before she finally says , The Forgotten

, an oath to return when the groves power was at its peak

didnt believe it was anything more than words

within

they believe belongs to them

hangs heavy within the room , and the pack listens in tense silence , their fear palpable

steps forward , his face

see the marks ? In the western

the old riverbed

clenching

go , he says

to know how close they are

you , I say before I

narrows his eyes ,

have

,

I want

of us ; her

Be careful .

Both of you .

Dane nods in acquiescence as we leave

feels different now : darker

are gone ; instead , an uncomfortable silence laps around

cautiously

deep within , something

when we reach the

the signs Eira described carved into the trees , their twisted lines

closer , his hand

, he whispers

shiver as it catches my eye , a pulsating sheen filling

I dont know

arent

claiming

go further inside the

is unnatural becomes

eventually , an abandoned campsite

everywhere are the signs of recent occupation

scattered on the ground

tree marks Broken Ridge , the lines leading

and picks up one of the bones

face has gone hard

planning

.

shiver down