Blood And Silver:Rise of the Alpha’s Rejected Mate

Chapter 218 PIPER The packhouse is a mess of changing paws and low murmurs , tension weighs upon my chest , heavy as any weight Ive ever tried to heave and couldnt shake .

Auroras sharp command cuts through chaos , and for a moment , everyone is still .

Prepare for defense , she says , firm and unyielding .

No one leaves the territory until we know what were dealing with .

I stood at the edge of the room , my claws pressed into the wood of a window frame .

Outside , fog thickens , curling and twisting around itself almost as if alive .

This isnt natural , Dane says from behind me .

The metallic ring of his blade emerging from their sheath immediately follows .

I dont need him to tell me that .

The way the mist moves , its like its alive watching , waiting .

outside feels louder than the noise

rustling , crickets chirping are gone , swallowed by

beside me , her face pale

through this , she says softly , her eyes

The Packhouse is dead silent in their shocked

to show she is brave with a pale

tell you all something , she

her

hesitates before speaking

Forgotten once offered me a place among

I refused .

think theyll stop at nothing to

words hang in the air , heavier with the sense of confession

; her face is

that , she says clear as crystal

,

speaks to Dane , who since Callen fell as a deadweight on his shoulders hasnt shown much sign of life either

gotta think up some kind