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 .

a whisper , with great pride

took the gift , lifting it to really look at

you , I

beamed before bounding away to join friends

whole exchange with a small smile on his lips

are

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

, the whole pack had assembled themselves around the fire pit

chest heaving with pride as

pack , I told them

been through adversity that should have snapped us , broken us

served only to make

the echo of mine , deep

to keep us this strong , I said

storytelling circles , where our elders can share in their experiences and

wolves to develop them into

projects that

faces and broke over me like a

, his presence anchoring

give ourselves room

select few will head out to range new territory , Chapter 226 4/6 while Piper puts on combative training sessions for anyone who wants to brush

groaned from the side ,

hold a sword was exactly what I

shoulder , crossing his arms over his

Youll enjoy it .

a fast

light teasing

in one big blur

in groups and eating out beneath open

the two of us finally took some time away from the trees

oranges and pinks streaked across the

, his thumb tracing

something amazing here , he said

I corrected , catching in

stars come out one at a time ,

time , he started , his

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

his voice but a slight quake in his hand

have always thought of you as my

now I want you to

my breath , and for a moment , uttering a word