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

left it

leaned back in his chair , his eyes

I moved , weighing the decision

have sacrificed enough ,

pack requires stability now , not another mystery

Dane nodded

Agreed .

do with some Chapter 225

, and I felt some

wasnt blind to the exhaustion still residual from all theyd been through

rest of the night was pretty

wed

the following morning with all

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

the kitchen , her hands stained with flour as she tried

muttered , stirring a pot that

impress everyone , Piper teased ,

he shot back , waving a

put a

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

afternoon , I saw Trajan sitting with Joclyn at the edge of

in her lap ,

as she explained their purposes

, she said , handing him a sprig of something green and fragrant

is for

, his usual guarded

was rare to see him this relaxed , this

, a small smile tugging at her

He shrugged .

to

it

there between them , the quiet understanding grown

fallen , and the packhouse

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

to reopen

, and I set it aside

225 Another time , I whispered

stood up to leave , 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

I saw nothing at all

one of those silences that burrow into the marrow of bones

exhaustion , like some heavy cloak had

needed was some

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

the journal ; it lay still within the worn leather , fire dancing across