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.

went into hiding , just waiting for the day that the

now that it

think it should be theirs , Dane

to Eira , who still shivers as

dart nervously and widely about the room ,

Aurora says softly , falling to one knee beside her , you did know this , didnt

the words

Aurora reaches out and lays a comforting touch

to tell us everything

dont know what we are

voice shaking , before she finally says , The Forgotten werent

an oath to return when the groves power was at its

was anything

found the marks within the forest and

what they believe

, and the pack listens in tense silence , their

steps forward , his

you see the marks ? In

old

clenching

go , he says

need to know how close they

say before I

,

have

,

I want

up between the two of us ;

Be careful .

Both of you .

Dane nods in acquiescence as we leave the packhouse , the responsibility for pack safety weighing our shoulders

feels different now : darker , colder

normal night sounds are gone ; instead , an uncomfortable silence

hurry onward but cautiously ,

we are deep within , something unnatural

last , when we reach

described carved into the trees , their twisted

, his hand back brushing against

, he

eye , a pulsating sheen filling the symbols , and

mean ? I dont know , Dane

arent just

claiming

go further inside the

unnatural becomes

find it eventually , an abandoned campsite

but everywhere are the signs

the ground ,

Ridge , the lines

stoops and picks

face has

planning

.

shiver down