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.

just waiting for the day

it is back

should be theirs , Dane concludes

who still

and widely about the room

, didnt you ? That was why you acted so uneasy

the words to describe

reaches out and lays a comforting touch

need to tell us

the pack if we dont know what

her voice shaking , before she finally says ,

return

didnt believe it was

marks within the forest and felt

coming to take what they

heavy within the room , and the pack listens in tense silence , their fear palpable

forward , his face unreadable

you see the marks ? In the western forest , Eira

the old

clenching

,

know how close

I say before

, staring at me

have

know , I

want

the two of us ;

Be careful .

Both of you .

know what they Chapter 217 Dane nods in acquiescence as we leave the packhouse

forest feels different now : darker , colder

normal night sounds are gone ; instead ,

but cautiously , our

within , something unnatural

when we reach the

them , the signs Eira described carved into the trees , their twisted lines

hand back brushing against the

,

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

I dont

they arent

claiming this land

further inside the forest

unnatural

find it eventually ,

firepit is cold , but everywhere are

the ground , their surfaces

Ridge , the lines leading straight to the

stoops and picks

has

planning

.

thought sends a shiver