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

Chapter 137 AURORA I hay children in my arms , and I couldnt even hold them .

It almost caused me physical pain to step away from them , but there was no time .

Trajan , get the children ! I called.

My loyal second bounded immediately to obey .

Then I threw my arms around Danes neck , blocking him from Waylon Reed with my body .

You cant kill him ! This isnt what the ritual calls for ! Aurora .

Dances voice was soft in my car .

He leaned his forehead against mine .

There was so much contained in just the sound of my name , I couldnt bear it .

We dont have to do this , I insisted .

Danes arms were pinned behind his back , and he was being held down by half a dozen wolves .

Others grabbed me from behind , trying to rip me away from him .

I fought tooth and nail , as fierce as I could be with no wolf of my own .

Leave me ! I wont let you hurt him ! Aurora , please , Dane whispered .

He promised that you and Chapter 137 the kids wouldnt come to harm as long as he lives .

Youll be safe .

You need to help Piper guide Blue Ridge .

No ! 2/5 I fought , but the wolf trying to pry me off Dane was too strong .

Held me , kicking and shouting , and set me roughly on my feet in front of Waylon and Esther .

I reached into the large pocket on my dress and pulled out the book .

Theres nothing in here that says his blood has to be spilled .

Thats because we made sure to take that part out , Esther said .

Her words sent a shard of ice through my chest .

I dropped the book .

What ? She smiled .

You were soft as a young girl .

We couldnt trust you to agree to perform a ritual that involved a blood sacrifice , could We ? But … no .

This book is ancient .

You cant read it .

We cant , Esther said .

But your mother could .

It didnt take much to persuade her .

I couldnt breathe .

It felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest .

I flipped through the book , examining the pages like Id done before .

Pages had been torn from it that was why wed had to go Chapter 137 3/5 looking in the old Broken Forest pack house , after all .

I assumed Id studied the place where they were torn out closely enough .

But now as I flipped the book open and peered closer in the light .

of the torches Id lit ; I thought I could make out the faintest traces of one more missing page not torn but cut with a blade deep the binding so it was almost impossible to see another page was missing .

Feel the magic , child , Esther said .

You know its right .

Almost against my will , my awareness opened to that choking , smoky magic .

I could feel it now , like a burning in my throat .

She was right .

This power thirsted .

When Connall Montague betrayed us and decided he could run a pack better than me , he stole an item of power from us .

An ancient tablet .

He broke it and absorbed the magic into his blood .

He thought it would make him stronger and it did .

Waylon laughed without humor .

He stepped forward and grabbed Dane by the hair , tilting his head back to expose his neck .

But the tablets magic was meant for him .

It was the key to unbinding him .

Thats why Montague was one of the goddesss chosen .

Thats why hes so strong .

Because of something his grandfather stole .

And now its time for him to give it back .

I squirmed and clawed in the grasp of the wolf that held me .

My Chapter 137 eyes were blurring .

This whole time , I thought we were doing something good .

But Id just been playing into the Reeds hands .

I had been leading him to his death .

Im sorry , Dane .

I didnt know ! 4/5 His eyes caught mine .

My grandfather said there would be a sacrifice .

If it means you and the twins will live , Ill make it .

His voice was strained from the way Waylon had his head tilted back .

Inside , it was like my whole soul screamed .

Wed come this far .

Wed done everything that had been asked of us .

We had so much .

How could we have gotten all this way , only to find out that Dane had to die ? A horrible thought crossed my mind .

Did my grandmother know ? Augusta DeVere was an incredibly smart old woman with a massive magical library at her disposal .

She knew about the relic when almost no one else did , forgotten as it had been in the fog of history .

Had she always known Dane would die ? Was that why she had pushed me toward Holden ? Waylon pressed the tip of the silver knife to Danes throat .

It was wickedly sharp .

A bead of blood welled at the tip of his knife .

Chapter 137 5/5 I sensed the moment the edge of the new moon moved above the trees .

It didnt cast light , but its power fell on the intricate circle I had drawn with the symbol banded stone at its center .

It wouldnt be long , now .

Wait ! I cried .

Please , Waylon .

We have a little time .

If you ever cared for me , let me say goodbye .