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

back in his chair , his eyes thoughtful

? I moved , weighing the decision on

have sacrificed enough ,

requires stability now

Dane nodded

Agreed .

think we can do with some Chapter

, and I felt some of that

, I wasnt

rest of the night was pretty low

wed

came the following morning with all the noise of the packhouse

around ; wolves worked together as

, her hands stained with flour

is a disaster , he muttered , stirring a pot

wanted to impress everyone , Piper teased

didnt think it would involve smoke , he shot back

a smile

something about his manner was lighter , freer than I had seen

afternoon , I saw Trajan sitting with Joclyn at the

bunch of herbs in her lap , her

nimbly as she

for burns , she said , handing him a sprig of

this one is for cuts

his usual guarded

was rare to see him this

learner , Joclyn remarked , a small smile tugging

He shrugged .

had to

unspoken but it was

there between them , the quiet understanding grown out of time and

fallen , and the packhouse had quieted

couch in the main room of it , the journal lying across my lap , firelight dancing gently

reopen it ,

, and I set it

225 Another time ,

leave , my broken

sun they flared into light a low hum of light , pulsing for a time , until , as it

, I saw

those silences that

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

and what I needed was some hours of sleep

to leave the room

I laid the journal ;