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 unfinished

in his chair , his eyes thoughtful

moved , weighing the

have sacrificed enough ,

stability now , not another

nodded slightly

Agreed .

think we can do with some Chapter

some of that tension ease

me curious , I wasnt blind to the exhaustion still residual from all theyd been

that , the rest of the night was pretty low

tucked it away , promising ourselves wed revisit

with all the noise of the packhouse

shrill giggles echoing around ; wolves worked together as they prepared breakfast

found Piper in the kitchen , her hands stained with flour as she

disaster , he muttered , stirring

to impress everyone , Piper teased , nudging him

smoke , he shot back , waving a towel

, their teasing put a smile on

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

afternoon , I saw Trajan sitting with

herbs in her

she explained their purposes

she said , handing him a sprig

this one is for cuts and

listened intently , his

him

learner , Joclyn remarked , a small smile tugging at

He shrugged .

had to

, unspoken but it

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

fallen , and the packhouse had

on a couch in the main room of it , the journal lying across my lap , firelight dancing gently over its worn leather cover

, my fingers steeled to reopen it ,

at me , and I set it aside carefully on a

Another time , I

leave , my broken pendant fragments lay on a

sun they flared into light a low hum of light , pulsing for

I saw nothing

those silences that burrow into the marrow of bones

arms up over my head , weighted with exhaustion , like some heavy cloak had been tossed over

I needed was some hours

leave the room , was against

laid the journal ; it lay still within the worn