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 .

said in almost a whisper , with great pride in

crouched down and took the gift , lifting it to really look at the wildflower

I

beamed before bounding away

whole exchange with a small

226 You are

They remind me why we do all this , I asked him

it matter ? By morning , the whole pack

them ; my chest heaving with pride as determination was reborn

, I told them , and my voice carried across

been through adversity that should have

it served only to make us

eyes flashed , the echo of mine , deep running with that same

now , to keep us this strong , I said

circles , where our elders can share in

wolves to develop

that

of faces and broke over me like a wave of

, his

give ourselves room to

Chapter 226 4/6 while Piper puts on combative training sessions for anyone who wants to brush up their skills

side ,

how to hold a sword was exactly what I wanted

grin over his shoulder ,

Youll enjoy it .

a fast

, light teasing lightening up the

one big blur

and eating out beneath open sky

that evening , the two of us finally took some time away from

gone down , but oranges

took my hand , his

something amazing here , he said softly

did something brilliant , I corrected , catching in on

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

meaning to do this for some time , he started , his hand reaching into

226 the thought implied , he pulled

in his voice

have always thought of you as my

you to be my

my breath , and for a moment , uttering