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

Chapter 222 DANE Only the beginning … I heard a whisper from no one I could see , I pushed it aside and looked down at Aurora .

The room had grown quiet , the kind of silence that pressed on your ears and made your pulse feel louder .

I stood near the couch where Aurora lay , her chest rising and falling steadily now .

She looked so small , so fragile .

It didnt suit her , not the Aurora I knew .

Warricks question still hung in the air .

And Idris ? Trajans response came to my head , his words having gone with me through my reflection , Gone .

But he made it clear that isnt all .

The outside beyond the packhouse stretched continuously , night clinging , refusing to go down as it howled silently within , Only the beginning … ck Day arrived to gradually scrape grey over the sky , while th shifted without making much noise .

The sense of fear taut upon their legs and inside each uttered word .

I stirred with the dawn , when the first light seeped through the window .

She opened her eyes , blinking up at me slowly .

Chapter 222 How long ? Her voice was hoarse .

Just a few hours , I said .

You needed it .

2/6 She tried to sit up , wincing as her body protested it .

I reached to steady her , but she waved me off , determination stronger than her exhaustion yet .

The grove ? Safe , I said .

For now .

Her eyes found mine , and in that instant , words werent necessary .

We didnt sleep .

Downstairs , the pack had gathered in the great hall , their faces contorted in anger , fear , and something else .

entirely to determination .

Aurora stood at the front of the room , her voice firmer now .

Idris wont stop .

Hell come back , and when he does , we need to be ready .

What do we do ? Piper asked , an edge in her voice .

who stood in shadow at the far side

Forgotten derive power from the

have to destroy that for

eyes slitted

is easy said , Luna

groves bonding runs deep and ancient

bondage Chapter 222 will require great power and great

Sacrifice .

was the first to break the silence

dont have a

, or the grove and the pack

down .

her head , her gaze sweeping around the room

go to

on

? Warrick hiked an eyebrow , sounding so incredulous

repeated

wait ,

grove felt farther away than it had

curling around our feet ,

but it

into the clearing , Idris was waiting

center , his

,

, Idris sneered , his

grove belongs to

Aurora stepped forward , her chin high , her voice steady

to no one , she

this to

her hand , the pendant on

as the light spread , a shining barrier that

as if alive , and the clearing

his gaze narrowing as he stepped toward the barrier

save you ? he

not about saving us , Aurora said

about saving the grove

his voice

called , his tone steady but heavy with emotion

at what youre doing

what youve become

him , the green

You have chased vengeance for centuries ,

not brought you peace

more pain , for you , for

something deep within Idris

the anger dulling for just

glow and pulse , the light growing

brighter , forcing the Forgotten farther