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

Chapter 343

I turned to Dane as I shook my head, “No… Dane is nothing like you… I know him.”

“You…” Orion growled as he tried to lift his sword, he fell to his knees instead, in front of me.”

I lifted my weapon as I aimed for his neck, my hands trembling. Was I capable of delivering the finishing blow?

“Do it!” Dane said to me from beside. “End this now!”

My grip tightened, my mind racing. In his eyes, I saw defiance, but a flicker of something else too–pride, arrogance–which sent a shiver through me.

“You don’t deserve mercy,” I breathed.

“And yet you hesitate,” Orion replied, curling his lips into a grim. smile.

The only sounds that reached our ears were the remnants of Orion’s forces fleeing desperately into the forest in scattered

retreats.

started breathing fast. My gaze latched

the wound on his side, but he remained defiant, his piercing gaze meeting mine with unwavering intensity. His lips

you’ve won, Luna,” he said,

blade. “But victory is an

“Your men are

this is a tactical withdrawal. Unlike you, I understand the

my side, his breathing

you today,

to Dane, a flicker of disgust

standing. But then again, it’s always

snapped, my voice hard. “This ends here, Orion. Walk

the side, his smile deepening. “You don’t have the stomach for this, do you? That’s your weakness, Luna. You hesitate, you negotiate, you

on my weapon tightened, though my feet

right, actually. I hesitated, unsure if ending him now

said finally, my voice steady despite the storm within me. “And tell

teeth and got up as he ran into the darkness with his retreating wolves, their footsteps