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 powers

it is back

think it should be theirs , Dane concludes grimly

, who still shivers

dart nervously and widely about the room , but she

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

217 the words to

out and lays a comforting touch on her

tell us

cant protect the pack if we dont know what we are fighting against

she finally says

to return when the groves power was at its peak

it was

within the forest and felt their presence

to take what they believe

the room , and the pack listens in tense silence ,

steps forward , his face

you see the marks ? In the western forest , Eira says

the old

, clenching his jaw

go ,

to know how close they

I say before I can

his eyes ,

dont have

know , I respond

want

up between the two of us ; her tone

Be careful .

Both of you .

they Chapter 217 Dane nods in acquiescence as we leave the

The forest feels different now : darker , colder

gone ; instead , an uncomfortable silence

cautiously , our senses

, something unnatural grows in

last , when we reach the riverbed

the signs Eira described carved into the trees , their twisted

, his hand back

,

it catches my eye , a pulsating sheen filling the symbols , and is

mean ? I dont know

arent

are claiming this land

further inside the

is unnatural

find it eventually , an abandoned campsite

cold , but everywhere are the signs

lie scattered on the ground

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

217 Dane stoops and picks up one of the

face has

theyre planning something big

.

a shiver down my