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 .

in almost a whisper , with great

took the gift , lifting it to really look at the wildflower with a grin

I

before bounding away

watched the whole exchange with a small smile

226 You are good with them

They remind me why we do all this ,

morning , the whole

heaving with

a pack , I told them , and my voice carried

through adversity that should

served only to make us

echo of mine , deep running with

new traditions now , to keep us this strong

where our elders can share in their

curriculums for our younger wolves to develop them into leaders

that encourage bonding

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

, his presence anchoring me

expanding our borders to give ourselves room

, Chapter 226 4/6 while Piper puts on combative training sessions

from the side , sarcasm

exactly what I

grin over his shoulder , crossing his

Youll enjoy it .

a fast learner

, light teasing lightening

in one

groups and eating out beneath open

, the two of us finally took some time away

, but oranges and pinks streaked

my hand , his thumb

amazing here ,

did something brilliant , I corrected , catching in on him

the stars come out one at a time , then

time , he started , his

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

Aurora , he said , firmness in his voice

thought of

you to be my

for a moment , uttering a word was beyond my capacity