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

Chapter 225 AURORA Anything useful ? Dane whispered low so as not to disturb the silence in the room .

I scanned the next page , and the words blurred for only a second or two before snapping into place .

Its more personal than I expected , I said .

He speaks about the choices made as a first alpha , in respect to the weight he held for the security of his pack .

Theres much remorse in this .

Dane slanted his head , brow furrowing .

Remorse over what ? About the grove , I said , flipping to another entry .

About how he underestimated its power and the curse that came with it .

.

We read on in silence for a while , the dancing firelight casting long darkness around the room .

Then my eyes fell to one particular entry , and my breath caught .

The grove holds more than power , I read aloud .

It holds a key .

Dane straightened , his attention sharpening .

A key to what ? Chapter 225 2/7 I dont know , I said , tracing the words with my finger .

Maybe it had smudged most of the ink , but this sentence seemed to leap off the page as if it had been engraved there .

He leaned closer , interest now etched in his voice .

Does he explain ? I shook my head and flipped the page over .

He writes of a chamber hidden beneath its roots .

He was certain it housed something … something he called the source of life .

Dane furrowed his brow .

The source of life ? Of whom ? Of us , I whispered .

There , it hung in the air between us , unsaid , yet palpable .

That something so key could be buried here in this grove sent a chill down my spine .

Did he find it ? he asked .

I shook my head from side to side .

No.

but

left it

in his chair

this ? I moved , weighing the

enough ,

pack requires stability now

nodded

Agreed .

we can do with some

some of that tension ease just a little bit

As much as the journal made me curious , I wasnt blind to the exhaustion

of the night was pretty

away , promising ourselves wed

all

giggles echoing around ; wolves worked together

kitchen , her hands stained with flour as she

, stirring a pot that smelled

impress everyone ,

didnt think it would involve smoke , he shot back , waving a towel in the

teasing put a

Chapter 225 4/7 destruction , something about his manner was lighter , freer than

with Joclyn at the edge

a bunch of herbs in her lap

as she

burns , she said , handing

one is for cuts and

intently , his usual

was rare to see him this relaxed ,

quick learner , Joclyn remarked , a small smile tugging at her lips

He shrugged .

to be

but it was a bond

there between them , the quiet understanding grown out

had finally fallen , and the packhouse had

was on a couch in the main room of it , the journal lying across

steeled to reopen it , peering

, and

time , I

my broken pendant fragments

light , pulsing for a time , until

, I saw nothing at

of those silences that burrow into the

extended my arms up over my head , weighted with exhaustion , like some heavy cloak

what I needed was some

to leave the room , was against my ears

the journal ; it lay