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 couldnt

it unfinished

leaned back in his chair ,

pursue this ? I moved ,

sacrificed enough ,

stability now , not another mystery

Dane nodded slightly

Agreed .

with some Chapter 225 peace

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

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

rest of the night was pretty

tucked it away , promising ourselves wed revisit it at some time

the following morning with all the noise

, their shrill giggles echoing around ; wolves worked together as they prepared

kitchen , her hands stained with flour as she tried to

a disaster , he muttered , stirring

who wanted to impress everyone , Piper

he shot

a smile on my face

his manner was lighter , freer than I had seen before

afternoon , I saw Trajan sitting with Joclyn

of herbs in her lap

she

, handing him a

one is for cuts and infections

his usual guarded expression softening

to see him this relaxed ,

remarked , a small

He shrugged .

to

it

between them , the quiet

finally fallen , and the packhouse had quieted down once again

journal

reopen it , peering deeper

the weight of the day pulled at me , and

time , I

my broken pendant fragments lay

, and in a flush of sun they flared into light a low hum of light , pulsing for a time , until , as

saw nothing

one of those silences that burrow into the marrow of

with exhaustion , like some heavy cloak had been

and what I needed was some hours of sleep uninterrupted

and would have turned to leave the room , was against my ears

across the shelf on which I laid the journal