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.

tried but couldnt reach

it unfinished

back in his chair , his eyes

moved , weighing

have sacrificed enough , I said

stability now , not another mystery

nodded slightly

Agreed .

do with some

was changed then , and I felt some of that tension ease just a

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

the rest of the night was pretty low

, tucked it away , promising ourselves wed revisit it at some time when that felt

all the

wolves worked together as they prepared breakfast ,

stained with flour as she tried to teach

muttered , stirring a pot

impress everyone , Piper teased , nudging him with her elbow

think it would involve smoke , he shot back ,

put a smile on

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

afternoon , I saw Trajan sitting with

of herbs in her lap , her fingers

nimbly as she explained their purposes

, handing him

this one is for cuts

his usual guarded expression softening

to see him this relaxed ,

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

He shrugged .

to

it was

were just things that were there between them , the quiet understanding grown out of time

fallen , and the packhouse had

, the journal lying across my lap , firelight dancing gently over its worn

, my fingers steeled to reopen it , peering

the weight of the day pulled at me , and I set

time

, my broken pendant fragments

light , pulsing for a time , until ,

saw nothing at all

silences that burrow into the marrow of bones

exhaustion ,

I needed was some hours

have turned to leave the room , was against my ears , soft

on which I laid the journal ; it lay still within the worn leather , fire dancing across