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.

into hiding , just waiting for the day that the groves powers were restored

it is

be theirs ,

to Eira , who still

nervously and widely about the room , but she says

, Aurora says softly , falling to one knee beside her , you did know this , didnt you ? That was why you acted so

the words to describe it

out and lays a comforting

tell

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

her voice shaking , before she finally says , The

return when

believe it was

the marks within

they believe belongs

weight of her words hangs heavy within the room , and the pack listens in tense

forward , his

marks ? In the western forest , Eira

old

clenching his jaw

go ,

how close they are

, I say before I can stop

narrows his eyes , staring at me

dont have

,

want

us ; her

Be careful .

Both of you .

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

different now : darker ,

gone ; instead , an uncomfortable silence laps

cautiously , our senses high

deep within , something unnatural grows in strength

last , when we reach

into the

, his hand back brushing against

alive ,

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

that mean ? I

they arent just

are claiming this

inside the

is unnatural becomes heavy

eventually , an abandoned

but everywhere

etched with runes lie scattered on the ground ,

marks Broken Ridge , the lines leading straight

and picks up one of the bones

has gone hard

planning

.

shiver down