Blood And Silver:Rise of the Alpha’s Rejected Mate

Chapter 226 AURORA It was still clinging to my skin , the chill of the night before , when I woke , the vision of the glowing pieces of the pendant fresh .

Morning light pouring through the packhouse windows , though .

managed to chase some of the leftover unease away .

Outside , what met my gaze was a balm of sweet solace to my soul .

Brilliant blue met the horizon again , bathing the village in golden warmth from the sun .

Wolves moved purposefully as they rebuilt , the sound of their laughter and chatter mingled with hammering and sawing .

Dane was at the tree line , facing off with some number of scouts .

Relaxed shoulders still ; he stands strong , holding command without command .

Hes happy when hes watching me and his easy smiling tugged a deep inner piece of myself in his direction .

Morning , he offered , the sound of warmth steady as I stepped up and stopped beside him , taking his own sean around the little action scene happening .

Chapter 226 It is , really , I said smiling just now doing it my way loo .

2/6 He nodded , his gaze following mine .

We fought hard for this .

This time we allow ourselves to enjoy it .

We spent the morning wandering the village and making sure things were progressing as well as they appeared .

Wolves were smiling at us , giving us progress reports .

The roof on the storehouse is all but complete , one wolf told us , jerking a chin toward the huge structure .

Should be done by next week .

And cleaned the rubble out of the eastern fields , one of them added .

The crops ought to grow healthy once more .

The pups were further off at play ; their giggles were wafted forward by the breeze .

The puppies tore through the grass at each other , a never ending sphere of energy .

One came to me : a little girl , large , round eyes with that sense of curiosity , holding onto something .

a whisper , with great pride in

took the gift , lifting it

, I said

before bounding away to join friends

the whole exchange with a

226 You are

why we do all this , I asked

matter ? By morning , the whole pack had assembled themselves around the fire

; my chest heaving with pride as

much as a pack , I told them

adversity that should have

it served only to make us more

echo of mine , deep running with that same resolution

new traditions now , to keep us this strong

, where our elders can share in their

younger wolves to develop them into

that encourage

rippled across the tide of faces and broke over me

moved closer , his

borders to give ourselves room to grow , he said

a select few will head out to range new territory , Chapter 226 4/6 while Piper puts on combative training sessions for anyone who

, Piper groaned from the side ,

was exactly what

grin over his shoulder , crossing his arms over

Youll enjoy it .

a fast learner

, light teasing

one big

in groups and eating

finally took some

had gone down , but oranges and pinks

hand , his thumb tracing over my

amazing here , he said

brilliant , I corrected

silence and watched the stars come out one at a time , then Dane turned into me , searching for the

for some time , he started , his hand reaching into

, much less what Chapter 226 the thought implied , he pulled out an exquisitely crafted diamond bracelet from

Aurora , he said , firmness in his voice but a slight quake in

always thought of you

I want you

a moment , uttering a word was beyond my