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 groves powers were restored

that it is back

should be theirs , Dane concludes grimly

still shivers as

nervously and widely about the room , but

, didnt

words to

reaches out and lays a comforting

need to tell

pack if we dont know what we are

before she finally

pact , an oath to return when the groves power

didnt believe it was anything more than

marks within the forest and felt their

take what they believe belongs

, and the pack listens in tense

steps forward ,

? In the western forest

old

clenching

go , he says

to know how close

with you , I say before I

eyes , staring at

have to

know ,

I want

two of us ; her tone allows for no argument

Be careful .

Both of you .

we leave the packhouse , the

feels different now

night sounds are gone ; instead

but cautiously

we are deep within , something unnatural grows in strength

, when we

signs Eira described carved into the trees ,

steps closer , his hand back brushing against the

, he whispers

eye , a pulsating sheen filling the

that mean ? I dont know

they arent just

are claiming this

further inside the forest

is unnatural becomes

it eventually ,

, but everywhere are the signs

the ground , their surfaces

Ridge

217 Dane stoops and picks

face has gone hard

theyre planning something

.

thought sends a shiver down my spine