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 .

, she said in almost a whisper ,

it to really

, I said

beamed before bounding away to

whole exchange with a small smile

are good

me why we do all this , I asked

? By morning , the whole

heaving with pride as determination was reborn within me

much as a pack , I told them , and my voice carried across the

through adversity that should have

to

, the echo of mine , deep running with that same resolution

new traditions now , to keep us this

, where our elders can share in their experiences and

our younger wolves to develop them into

projects that encourage bonding

faces and broke over me like a

closer , his presence

expanding our borders to give ourselves room to grow

226 4/6 while Piper puts on combative training sessions for anyone who wants to

the side , sarcasm dripping off the words

was exactly what

over his shoulder , crossing his arms

Youll enjoy it .

a fast learner

pack laughed at that , light teasing lightening up the mood

in one

fixed training in groups and eating out

of us finally took some time

oranges and pinks streaked

, his thumb

here , he

corrected

time , then Dane turned into me , searching for the

time , he started , his hand reaching into

I could fathom what he was referring to , much less what Chapter 226 the thought implied , he pulled out an exquisitely crafted

firmness in his voice but a slight quake

always thought of you as

now I want you to

my breath , and for a moment ,