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

Chapter 102 AURORA After Trajan told me Evander was still on Broken Forest land , looking for signs of the twins , I worried .

I wanted him to call Evander back .

He said he knew Evander would come back if I ordered , but this was something he thought the younger wolf should be allowed to do .

I was so overwhelmed by everything else I was dealing with , I didnt have the heart to say no .

Trajan went to rest , and Dane took me to his office .

Ill be directing the search efforts of the pack .

If you can think of anything else to do , do it from here .

Please .

His eyes dropped and he wouldnt meet my gaze .

You and the twins are all I have left , and youre all I have left that I can protect here and now .

I could hear the desperation in his voice , so I agreed .

I already knew what I wanted to do , anyway .

Wolves werent the only creatures that humans whispered about that lived on this land .

There were others .

Witches .

Vampires .

Darker , more unknowable things .

It was time to see what they knew , and what it would take to get Chapter 102 their help .

Id managed a decent list of the local supernatural creatures when my phone rang .

It was my grandmother .

I didnt dare ignore it .

I straightened my hair and opened the video call .

Grandmother .

What can I do for you ? 2/5 Her thin lips were pressed tightly together , making even more wrinkles around her mouth than usual .

Youre to meet with Alpha Coleridge .

Alone .

A chill went down my back .

You know what he tried to do .

Her face softened , and she sighed .

Yes .

I know .

If I were there , Id have him gutted and demand Fall Line appoint a new Alpha .

Unfortunately , our reach in the United States isnt as strong as I would like it to be .

But if you succeed , it will be .

Then her gaze sharpened again .

Though success seems less likely now that resources are being diverted to search for our kidnapped heirs .

What the hell is going on over there , Aurora ? It was my turn to press my lips together .

A lot , grandmother .

Plots deeper and older than any I expected .

I hesitated , then asked a question that had been burning the deepest parts of my mind like a hot coal for weeks .

Grandmother .

Esther Reed says she knew my mother .

That Celeste DeVere may have … sold me to them .

Chapter 102 3/5 Outrage flooded my grandmothers face , turning her old , papery cheeks red .

How dare you suggest such a thing ! My Celeste would never .

If you dare breathe such a terrible rumor to anyone else , I will cut you off immediately , do you hear me ? I felt like shed punched me in the stomach .

But at the same .

time … er rage was oddly reassuring .

I hadnt known my mother , but grandmother had .

If she said Celeste wouldnt sell her baby to the Reeds , I had to believe it .

What happened to send my mother here ? I asked .

Did she say anything to you about having contact with the Reeds ? I dont see what any of that has to do with your missing children or anything were dealing with now , my grandmother snipped .

I would have laughed if I didnt know that would make her hang up the phone .

Grandmother , it has everything to do with whats happening now .

Somehow , I ended up with the Reeds .

That means its likely that my mother had contact with them at some point .

Well , how did they end up with you ? she asked .

Did they adopt you ? Find you in the woods ? They always told me I was their birth daughter .

They even tried to lie about it once they knew Id found you .

Which means I havent exactly been able to get the story from them .

I pinched the bridge of my nose .

Ive searched for official adoption records before , back when I was living with you .

There are none .

However they got me , it had to be done illegally .

Chapter 102 … whether with my mothers consent or not .

4/5 I didnt add that last part .

It would only make Augusta angry .

Well … I didnt speak much with your mother at that time of her life my grandmother said .

If someone did , it would have been that useless son of mine .

Uncle Winston ? I said .

Augusta DeVere had three children : Celeste , Gemma , and Winston .

Celeste was my mother , her oldest .

Gemma , the middle daughter , was the mother of that evil bitch Lillian .

Winston , the youngest and only son , was Evanders father along with his older brother , Lorcan .

Yes , Winston .

Though I dont know what use hell be .

Hes half lost his mind , anyway .

Filled it with useless facts about rocks , instead .

Idiot .

Thank you , I said .

Ill call him and see what he knows .

Grandmothers face got all pinched again .

If you must .

But first , like I said , Holden Coleridge wants a meeting with you , but that brute Dane Montagues wolves wont let him anywhere near you .

Give him the meeting he wants .

Now .

We need Fall Lines wolves if it comes to war with Blue Ridge once we have the relic .

The hair on the back of my neck stood on end , and I spoke very carefully .

You dont plan to take the relic from Dane , do you ?