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 day

that it is back

theirs

down to Eira , who still shivers

and widely about the room , but she

falling to one knee beside her , you did know this , didnt you ? That was why you acted so uneasy ever since the

the words to describe it

out and lays a comforting touch on her arm

to tell

we dont know what we are fighting against

stammers , her voice shaking , before she

to return when the groves power

believe it was

I found the marks within the forest and felt their

take what they

the room , and the pack listens in tense

, his face

In

old riverbed

, clenching his jaw

go , he

how close they are

go with you , I say before I can stop myself

his eyes ,

dont have to

, I

want

of us ; her

Be careful .

Both of you .

we leave

The forest feels different now : darker ,

normal night sounds are gone ; instead

onward but cautiously , our

we are deep within , something unnatural grows

we reach

the signs Eira described carved into the trees ,

hand

,

shiver as it catches my eye , a pulsating sheen filling the symbols

? I dont know , Dane

they arent just

claiming this

inside the forest

is unnatural becomes heavy

find it eventually , an

cold , but everywhere are the signs of recent

etched with runes lie scattered on the ground , their

marks Broken Ridge ,

stoops and picks up

face has gone

theyre planning

.

shiver