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.

, just waiting for the

it

should be theirs , Dane concludes

to Eira , who still shivers

widely about the room , but

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

words to describe it

Aurora reaches out and lays a comforting touch on

need to tell

if we dont know what we are fighting

shaking , before she finally says , The

an oath to return when the groves power was

didnt believe it was anything more than

the marks within the forest and felt their presence

take what they believe belongs to

hangs heavy within the room , and the pack listens in tense

steps forward , his face

marks ? In the western forest , Eira says

old

, clenching his

go , he

know how close they are

I say before I can

, staring at

have to

, I respond

I want

gets up between the two of us ; her tone

Be careful .

Both of you .

nods in acquiescence as we leave the

The forest feels different now :

gone ; instead , an uncomfortable silence laps around us

cautiously , our senses high

within , something unnatural grows

we

into the trees , their twisted lines

, his hand back brushing against the bark

alive ,

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

does that mean ? I dont know

they arent

claiming this

further inside

unnatural becomes

eventually , an abandoned campsite

cold , but everywhere are the

ground , their surfaces gleaming in

tree marks Broken Ridge ,

and picks

face has

planning something big

.

sends a shiver