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

it is back

be theirs , Dane concludes grimly

down to Eira , who still shivers as she sits at the

widely about the

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

the words to describe it

out and lays a

tell us

dont know

voice shaking , before she finally

pact , an oath to return when

was anything more

within the forest and

coming to take what they believe belongs to

, and the pack

, his face unreadable

In the western forest , Eira

the old

clenching

, he says

know how

I say before

his eyes , staring at

have to

, I

I want

up between the two of us ; her tone

Be careful .

Both of you .

acquiescence as we leave the

forest feels different now :

sounds are gone ; instead , an uncomfortable

onward but cautiously ,

we are deep within , something unnatural grows in

we reach the riverbed

see them , the signs Eira described carved into

, his hand back brushing

, he whispers

my eye , a pulsating sheen filling the symbols , and is suddenly so unnatural it feels wrong

that mean ? I dont know , Dane

arent just warnings

claiming

inside the forest

is unnatural becomes heavy

find it eventually , an abandoned campsite

everywhere

scattered on the ground ,

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

picks up

has

planning something big

.

a shiver