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 were

it

theirs , Dane concludes grimly

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

dart nervously and widely about the room , but she

know this , didnt you ? That was why you acted so uneasy

words to describe it

out and lays a comforting touch on her

need to tell

dont know what we are fighting against

her voice shaking , before she finally says , The Forgotten werent just exiled

to return when the

was anything more than

found the marks within the forest and felt their

to take what they believe belongs to them

room , and the pack listens in tense silence ,

,

? In the western forest

the old riverbed

clenching his jaw

, he

to know how close they

say before I can

narrows his eyes , staring at me

have to

know , I respond

want to

of us ; her tone allows for no argument

Be careful .

Both of you .

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

now :

sounds are gone ; instead

cautiously , our senses high

, something

, when we

Eira described carved into the trees , their twisted

his hand back brushing against the

alive , he

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

that mean ? I dont know , Dane replies

they arent

are claiming this land

further inside the forest

is unnatural

, an abandoned campsite

everywhere are the signs of

with runes lie scattered on the ground , their surfaces gleaming in the

pinned to a tree marks Broken Ridge , the

217 Dane stoops and picks up one of the bones

face has gone hard

planning

.

thought sends a shiver down my spine