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 .

Luna , she said in almost a whisper , with

and took the gift , lifting it to really look at the

I

before bounding away

watched the whole exchange with a small smile

are

why we do all this , I

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

before them ; my chest heaving with pride as determination was reborn within me

a pack , I told them , and my voice carried

adversity that should have

it served only to make us more

mine , deep running with that same

, to keep us this strong , I

our elders can share

for our younger wolves to develop

projects that encourage

murmur of assent rippled across the tide of faces and broke over me like a

closer , his presence anchoring

to give ourselves room to grow

while Piper puts on combative training sessions

Piper groaned from the side

teaching Warrick how to hold a sword was exactly what I wanted to do with

flashed a grin over his shoulder ,

Youll enjoy it .

a fast learner

pack laughed at that , light teasing lightening up the

in one

and

the two of us finally took some

, but oranges and pinks streaked across the sky

took my hand , his thumb tracing

done something amazing here ,

, I corrected , catching in

time , then Dane turned into me , searching

do this for some time ,

226 the thought implied , he pulled out

firmness in his voice but a slight

thought of you as my Luna

now I want you to be

caught my breath , and for a moment , uttering a word was