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

Chapter 337

Sharp and relentless, the pain jolted me from sleep in the dead of night, as if my body was being ripped apart from within. The poison still burned through my veins, defying the partial relief the physicians‘ cure had provided. She was the first to come into my mind, Aurora.

I struggled to sit up, every movement sending shocks of agony through my limbs. A knock at the door pulled me from my thoughts. It was Trajan, his face grim.

“She went to Orion’s pack,” he said baldly, the words slicing through the fog in my brain.

I froze, anger sparking deep inside me even through the haze of my weakness. “She went alone?”

“She didn’t want you to worry,” Trajan said, but there was no comfort in his voice.

“That’s not her call to make,” I growled, struggling to my feet. “This is about our pack, our survival. And she’s making decisions without me?”

Trajan set a steadying hand on my shoulder. “You’re not strong enough to face this yet. She’s trying to protect you.”

I flung him off, the pain little more than a sting against my surging anger. “Protect me? By leaving me in the dark? No,

I shoved him aside and disregarded his protests as I staggered to the chamber of the council. A place that pretended a great omen of murmuring with tension when finally I reached there, wolves whispered amongst themselves, their eyes full of doubts.

The murmurs died off as I came in. Piper and Warrick were at the back; their faces a turmoil. Aurora stepped in immediately as I did, her eyes wide with surprise.

“You shouldn’t be here,” she began, her body a step closer to mine.

be here,” I returned, hoarse but resolute. “You went to Orion without me. What for?” I ran my eyes over her, and they lingered on her body; I noticed a bruise on her arm. I stepped closer with

you?” I whispered, my voice low enough for only her

breath, clenching my jaw. “I am fine… I escaped but this

preceded my uttering even a word, and I continued onward, “We are wasting our time negotiating. Orion doesn’t want peace; he wants to dominate. We should have struck first and shown him the strength of this pack instead of begging

narrowed further. “Beg? I didn’t go to beg… I want to

back. “This isn’t about not

danger.”

between us, his voice low but firm. “Enough. This isn’t helping. We

“There’s no unity in keeping the

If we’re divided, it’s because decisions are being made. behind closed

and sharp

be in

I could only stare at her

the exhaustion hit me like a wave. Every single muscle

knock on the door finally shocked me from my thoughts. “Dane?” Warrick

flopping hard onto the

where

up before? A spy in the pack?

on.”

they know