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.

waiting for the day that the groves

that it is

it should be theirs

gaze flicks down to Eira , who still shivers as she sits at

dart nervously and widely about the room , but she

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

the words to describe

reaches out and lays a comforting touch on her arm

tell

if we dont know what we are fighting against

stammers , her voice shaking , before she finally says , The

return when the groves power was

was anything more than words

marks within the forest and felt their

take what they believe belongs to

weight of her words hangs heavy within the room , and the pack listens in tense silence , their fear

, his face

marks ? In

old riverbed

, clenching

, he says

to know how close they

, I say

his eyes , staring at me

have to

, I

want

gets up between the two of us ;

Be careful .

Both of you .

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 , colder

normal night sounds are gone ; instead , an uncomfortable silence

onward but cautiously , our senses

, something unnatural grows in strength

last , when we

, the signs Eira described carved into the trees ,

hand back brushing against

alive , he

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

mean ? I dont know , Dane

arent just

claiming this

further inside

is unnatural becomes

, an

, but everywhere are the signs

with runes lie scattered on the ground , their surfaces

Ridge , the lines leading straight to the

and picks up one

has

planning something big

.

sends a shiver down my spine