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 groves powers were restored

now that it

it should be theirs , Dane concludes grimly

flicks down to Eira , who still shivers as she sits

nervously and widely about the room ,

, Aurora says softly , falling to one knee beside her , you did know this , didnt you ? That was why you acted so

the words to describe it

and lays a comforting touch on her arm

tell us everything

pack if we dont know what we are

, her voice shaking , before she finally says , The Forgotten werent just exiled

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

believe it was anything more

marks within the forest and felt their presence

what they believe belongs

, and the pack listens in

steps forward , his

see the marks ? In

old

nods , clenching his jaw

, he

to know how close they are

go with you , I say before

narrows his eyes , staring at me ominously

have to

know ,

want to

between the two of us ; her tone allows for

Be careful .

Both of you .

what they Chapter 217 Dane nods in acquiescence as we

now

normal night sounds are gone ; instead , an

onward but cautiously ,

, something unnatural grows

we reach the

the signs Eira described carved into the trees

steps closer , his hand back brushing

alive ,

catches my eye , a pulsating sheen filling the symbols , and is suddenly so

does that mean ? I

arent

claiming this

further inside the forest

is unnatural becomes heavy

eventually , an

is cold , but everywhere are the

lie scattered on the ground , their surfaces gleaming in the moonlight

to a tree marks Broken Ridge , the lines leading straight to

picks up one of the bones

has gone

planning something big

.

sends a shiver down my spine