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

that it

theirs ,

flicks down to Eira , who still

nervously and widely about the room , but she

one knee beside her , you did know this , didnt you ? That was why you

the words

a

need to tell us

cant protect the pack if we dont know what we

she finally says , The

oath to return when

didnt believe it was

found the marks within the forest and felt their presence

what they believe belongs

of her words hangs heavy within the room , and

, his face unreadable

? In

old riverbed

nods , clenching

go , he says

know how close they are

with you , I say before I can stop

, staring at me ominously

have to

know ,

want

up between the two of us ; her

Be careful .

Both of you .

not know what they Chapter 217 Dane nods in acquiescence as we leave the packhouse , the responsibility for

now :

are gone ; instead , an uncomfortable silence laps around

hurry onward but cautiously , our senses high

within , something unnatural grows

we

carved into the trees , their twisted lines glowing faintly

closer , his hand back brushing against

, he

a pulsating sheen filling the symbols , and

I dont know ,

arent

are claiming this land

further inside the forest

is unnatural becomes

find it eventually , an abandoned

is cold , but everywhere are the signs

ground , their surfaces gleaming in

tree marks Broken Ridge , the lines leading straight

217 Dane stoops and picks up one of the bones

has

theyre planning

.

a shiver down my spine