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 that the groves

now that it

be theirs

who still shivers

widely about the room , but she says

, you did know this , didnt you ? That was why you

217 the words to describe

reaches out and lays a comforting touch on

need to tell us everything

cant protect the pack if we dont know

voice shaking , before she finally says , The Forgotten

an oath to return when the groves power was at its

believe it was anything more than

within

coming to take what they believe

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

steps forward , his face unreadable

? In the western forest , Eira says

old riverbed

nods , clenching his jaw

,

to know how close they are

with you , I say before I can

, staring at me ominously

have

, I respond

want to

two of us ;

Be careful .

Both of you .

as we leave the packhouse , the responsibility for pack safety weighing

different now :

instead

hurry onward but cautiously , our senses high

we are deep within ,

we reach the

described carved into the trees , their twisted lines glowing

steps closer , his hand back brushing against the bark

,

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

mean ? I dont

they arent

are claiming

go further inside the

unnatural

it eventually , an

, but everywhere are the signs of recent

lie scattered on the ground ,

Ridge , the

picks

face has gone

planning something big

.

shiver down my