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

chair ,

moved , weighing the decision on my

enough

requires stability now

nodded slightly

Agreed .

with some

I felt some of that

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

that , the rest of the

ourselves wed revisit it at some time

with all the

worked together as they prepared breakfast , the sound of roasted meat wafting across the house

found Piper in the kitchen , her hands stained with flour as she tried to teach Warrick to cook

disaster , he muttered , stirring a pot

impress everyone , Piper teased ,

involve smoke , he shot back , waving a

teasing put a smile on

manner was

sitting with Joclyn at the edge of

had a bunch of herbs in her lap

as she

are for burns , she said , handing

one is for cuts

listened intently , his usual guarded

see him

quick learner , Joclyn remarked , a small smile

He shrugged .

had to be

it was

, the quiet

the

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

steeled to reopen it

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

Another time

I stood up to leave , my broken

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

I saw nothing at

silences that burrow into

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

needed was some hours

have turned to leave the room , was

froze , eyes running across the shelf on which I laid the journal ; it