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 ,

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

, I said softly

away to join

a small smile on his lips

You are good with

why we do all this , I

? By morning , the whole pack

before them ; my chest heaving with pride as determination was

pack , I told

have been through adversity that should have

served only to

echo of mine

, to keep us this

our elders can share in their

younger wolves to develop them into

projects that

of assent rippled across the tide of faces and broke

moved closer , his presence anchoring me

well be expanding our borders to give ourselves room to grow

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

Piper groaned from the side , sarcasm

hold a sword was exactly

over his shoulder , crossing his arms

Youll enjoy it .

a fast

pack laughed at that , light teasing lightening up the

one big blur

in groups and eating out beneath

us finally

sun had gone down , but oranges and pinks streaked across the

his thumb tracing over

something amazing here , he

corrected , catching in on

time , then Dane turned into me , searching for the very first

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

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

he said , firmness in his voice but a slight

always thought of you

want you to

and for a moment , uttering