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 great pride in her

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

I

away to join friends

watched the whole exchange with a small

You are good with them

remind me why we do all

whole pack had assembled themselves

chest heaving with

told them , and

through adversity that should have snapped us , broken

served only to make us

of mine

some new traditions now , to keep us this strong

where our elders can share in their experiences and our history

for our younger wolves to develop them into

projects that encourage bonding

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

closer , his presence

be expanding our borders to give ourselves room to grow , he said

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

, Piper groaned from the side , sarcasm dripping

sword was exactly what

, crossing his arms over

Youll enjoy it .

a fast learner

at that , light teasing lightening up the mood

passed in one big

fixed training in groups and eating

two of us finally

down , but oranges and pinks

my hand , his thumb tracing

amazing here

did something brilliant , I corrected , catching

come out one at a time , then Dane turned

this for some time , he started ,

fathom what he was referring to , much less what Chapter 226 the thought implied , he pulled out

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

thought of you as

you

moment , uttering a word was beyond my capacity