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 .

to Lirien , who stood in shadow at the far side of the room

derive power

to destroy that for

eyes

easy said , Luna

bonding runs deep

will require

Sacrifice .

first to break

have

or the grove and

down .

inclined her head , her gaze sweeping around

go to

on Idris together

Warrick hiked an eyebrow , sounding

, Aurora repeated

wait , we lose

felt farther away than it had

had returned , curling around our feet , muffling

but it carried a

we emerged into the clearing , Idris was

the center , his tall frame surrounded by the Forgotten

softly in the dim light , the weight of

Idris sneered , his voice cold and sharp

grove belongs to us

stepped forward , her chin high

grove belongs to no one , she said

for this to end

pendant

spread , a shining barrier

recoiled , hissing as if alive , and the

, his gaze narrowing as he stepped toward

think this will save

not about saving us

saving the

, his voice cutting through the

, his tone steady but heavy with

at what youre

what

, the green

lecture me ? You have chased vengeance

has not brought you peace

pain , for you

something deep within

the anger dulling

the grove started to glow and pulse , the

brighter , forcing the Forgotten