Blood And Silver:Rise of the Alpha’s Rejected Mate

Chapter 305

The woods brooded a dark ocean of shadows and tangles. The air inside was damp with the faintest scent of moss and decay.

The undergrowth crashed harshly against my boots, while my every step fell with resolution and fear. Beside me, Evelyn walked wordlessly, on her face, a mask of determination, though I could glimpse tension in her facial lines.

“Keep your wits about you,” I whispered to her slowly, “We don’t know what’s coming for us.”

She silently, followed by the warriors that came with me, each of them volunteered for this mission, knowing full well the dangers.

Still, I couldn’t get rid of that nagging voice in my head which told me I was walking them into an ambush.

My thoughts drifted back to Dane, lying pale and still in his quarters. His weak voice replayed in my mind: Don’t leave me. The memory twisted my heart, guilt and frustration warring within me.

silence. “You’re quieter than

glanced at him, the concern in his

defenses. “Just thinking.”

“About him?”

grip on

tough, Aurora,” Trajan said gently. “If

agree with Trajan, don’t worry much about him,” Evelyn added as she nudged my

lump in my throat. “Let’s hope

forest was growing denser; the canopy was blotting out most of

our path, and every time a twig snapped, I felt my heart jump. Then one