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 .

looked to Lirien , who stood in shadow at the

Forgotten derive power from the

destroy

glowing eyes slitted

is easy said , Luna

groves bonding runs deep

222 will

Sacrifice .

the first to break the

have

, or the grove and

down .

, her gaze sweeping

go to the grove

on

? Warrick hiked an eyebrow

Aurora repeated

wait , we

felt farther away than it had ever been

had returned , curling around our feet ,

before , but it carried a weight that pressed upon

into the clearing , Idris was

the center , his tall frame surrounded by the Forgotten

light , the weight of their presence

cannot stop us , Idris sneered , his voice cold and

belongs

Aurora stepped forward , her chin high , her

grove belongs to no

this to

her hand , the pendant on her chest glowing faintly

light spread , a shining barrier

mist recoiled , hissing as if alive ,

his gaze narrowing

think this will save you ?

not about saving us ,

saving

his voice cutting through the tension

his tone steady

at what

at what youve

,

me ? You have chased vengeance for centuries ,

it has not brought

, for you , for your people

words hit something

face wavered , the anger dulling for just a

pulse

barrier shined brighter , forcing the Forgotten farther