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 .

almost a whisper , with great pride in her voice

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

I said

beamed before bounding away

whole exchange with a small smile on his lips

226 You are

me why we do all this , I

matter ? By morning , the whole pack had

; my chest heaving with pride as determination was

pack , I told them

should

served only to make us more resilient

the echo of mine , deep running with that same resolution

some new traditions now , to keep us this

our elders can share in their

for our younger wolves to develop them

projects that encourage

of assent rippled across the tide of faces and broke over

closer , his presence

borders to give ourselves

a 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

the side , sarcasm dripping off the words

how to hold a sword was exactly what I wanted to do with my week

over his shoulder , crossing his arms

Youll enjoy it .

a fast learner

pack laughed at that , light teasing lightening up the

in one big blur

fixed training in groups and eating out beneath open sky

of us finally took

sun had gone down , but oranges and

his thumb tracing over my

here

I corrected , catching in on him

out one at a time , then Dane turned into me

this for some time , he started , his

I could fathom what he was referring to , much less what Chapter 226 the thought implied , he

Aurora , he said , firmness in his voice but

always thought of you as

I want you

my breath , and for a moment ,