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

it is

it should be theirs , Dane concludes

gaze flicks down to Eira , who still shivers as she

widely about the room , but she says

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

words to describe

a

to tell us

protect the pack if we dont know

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

made a pact , an oath to return when the groves power was

it was anything more than words

I found the marks within the

coming to take what they believe belongs to them

the room , and the pack listens in tense silence

forward , his

? In the

old

clenching his jaw

go ,

need to know how close they are

say before

narrows his eyes , staring at

have

know , I respond

want

two of us ; her tone allows for no argument

Be careful .

Both of you .

in acquiescence as we

The forest feels different now : darker , colder

; instead ,

hurry onward but cautiously

are deep within , something unnatural grows in

, when we reach the riverbed

, the signs Eira described carved into the trees ,

, his hand back brushing against the bark

alive , he whispers

catches my eye , a pulsating sheen filling the symbols ,

does that mean ? I dont know ,

they arent just

claiming

go further inside

unnatural becomes

it eventually , an

, but everywhere

ground ,

tree marks Broken Ridge ,

picks up one

has gone hard

planning something big

.

sends a shiver