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.

for the day that

it

be theirs

, who still shivers

and widely about the room , but she

this , didnt you ? That was why you acted so uneasy ever

217 the words to

Aurora reaches out and lays a comforting touch

need to tell

dont

, her voice shaking , before she finally says ,

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

believe it was anything more than

found the marks within

they believe

room , and

steps forward , his face unreadable

the marks ? In the western forest , Eira

old

, clenching his

go , he says

know how close they

say before I can stop

eyes , staring

dont have to

, I

want to

up between the two of us ; her

Be careful .

Both of you .

not know what they Chapter 217 Dane nods in acquiescence as we leave the packhouse , the responsibility for pack safety weighing our shoulders down

The forest feels different now : darker ,

; instead , an uncomfortable silence laps around

but cautiously , our senses high

within , something unnatural

when we

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

closer , his hand back brushing

, he

sheen filling the symbols , and is suddenly so unnatural it

? I dont

they arent just

claiming

go further inside the forest

unnatural

it eventually ,

cold , but everywhere are

etched with runes lie scattered on the ground ,

pinned to a tree marks Broken Ridge , the

stoops and picks

has

planning something big

.

thought sends a shiver down