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

left it unfinished

in his chair , his

? I moved , weighing the decision on my shoulders

enough

stability now ,

nodded slightly

Agreed .

with some Chapter

I felt some of that tension ease just a

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

, the rest of the night

promising ourselves wed revisit it at some time when

following morning with all the noise

their shrill giggles echoing around ; wolves worked together as they prepared breakfast , the sound of roasted meat wafting across

her hands stained with flour as she tried to teach Warrick

disaster , he muttered , stirring a pot that smelled distinctly burnt

wanted to impress everyone , Piper teased , nudging him with

would involve smoke , he shot back , waving

, their teasing put a smile

about his manner was lighter , freer than I

sitting with Joclyn at the

of herbs in her lap , her fingers

she

for burns , she said , handing him a sprig of something green and

one is for cuts and infections

, his usual guarded expression

to see him this relaxed ,

remarked , a small smile

He shrugged .

to

it was a bond

between them , the quiet understanding

the packhouse had quieted down once again

the journal lying across my lap , firelight dancing gently over

moment , my fingers steeled to reopen it , peering deeper into Kaels secrets

weight of the day pulled at me , and I set it aside carefully on

225 Another time ,

to leave , my broken pendant fragments lay

low hum of light , pulsing for a time , until , as it

I saw nothing

one of those silences that burrow into the marrow of bones

arms up over my head , weighted with exhaustion

was predictably long and what I needed was some hours of sleep

turned to leave the room , was against my ears , soft enough I must have imagined it

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