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

Chapter 3 DANE Hearing that , I relaxed .

Ann hated Evelyn the woman whod saved my life .

The one I truly loved .

Shed never try to leave me .

It would mean letting Evelyn win .

As soft as Ann pretended to be , there was steel in her .

I knew it .

She didnt want me to cut the ribbon .

She was just desperate for attention , like she always was .

Id teach her not to pull this sh * t with me .

Besides , in that moment , being free didnt sound all that bad .

Youre going to regret this .

Without me , you have no connection .

to wolves at all .

Remember that .

I gave her a casual smile .

Then I sliced the ribbon with my claws .

It fell in two neat pieces on the ground .

There was a sound like flames snapping , a burst of heat .

The threads of magic in the ribbon flickered out .

Then Ann was gone from my mind .

For a second , I felt blank .

Like the deepest part of me was torn away .

I fought not to Chapter 3 stagger .

My stomach lurched .

I swallowed down bile .

Still reeling , I took out my black card and threw it at her .

2/8 Consider that payment for your … services .

I smirked , covering how unsteady I was .

Now clean yourself up .

Im going to find Evelyn .

I think I need the company of a woman who knows how to please me .

That would show her for trying to bait me .

I turned and left the room .

As I closed the door , I heard a muffled sob .

It was the most heartbroken sound Id ever heard .

I froze .

I wondered if I was wrong about everything .

Was Ann a victim of her family ? Did she truly love me ? No.

It couldnt be .

This was bullsh * t .

Ann was a liar .

Her family were thieves .

Let her cry .

She would never actually leave .

Shed stay around , begging me to f * ck her again .

Her tears wouldnt bring back my family or my packmates .

Or A Chapter 3 undo all the damage and trauma her pack had caused .

3/8 My wolf growled and paced beneath my skin .

My wolf … liked my wife .

He craved her .

But my wolf was all passion and instinct , and I had to rely on my human side to be objective .

Which meant .

feelings and walking away .

ing off these Time to find the woman I actually owed my life to : Evelyn Barclay .

ANN The pain in my heart was so terrible , I thought I was going to die .

I curled into the couch and sobbed in huge , heaving gasps for hours .

Until I was spent and couldnt cry anymore .

I wished there was someone for me to call .

A friend .

My family .

But I had no friends , and my family was a pit of poisonous snakes .

They hated me for refusing to spy on Dane for them .

For choosing him , every single time .

In ways that he would never know .

I stood on shaking legs .

Chapter 3 4/8 Instead of dwelling on the unbearable pain in both my body and soul , I picked up the torn ribbon and his credit card .

Quietly , I left the office above the club and got a cab back to the penthouse I had tried to call home .

v from the That was another one of Danes punishments .

He made me live in the city , away from the land and the wood wild places .

Even though I didnt have a wolf anymore , taking me away the wild nearly gutted me .

from Which was exactly what he wanted , because he thought I was one of the people who had gutted him and his pack three years ago .

I never even thought about the morning after pill I left on the couch at the club .

I didnt think about pregnancy at all .

Not until it was far too late .

DANE That night after seeing Evelyn I went back to the Atlanta penthouse and crashed .

I didnt see Ann .

I didnt think about it .

The next day I worked , trying to make my time in the city as short as possible .

Chapter 3 5/8 I sent a car for Ann later that day , since I refused to drive anywhere with her .

My grandfather wanted us to visit him on Blue Ridge pack lands for dinner .

I might be a bastard to Ann , but I hated to disappoint the old man .

he sun was I arrived at the massive , sprawling mansion ju setting , checked in with my beta , Archer Fox , then drove farther up the mountain to my grandfathers home .

His paradise he called it .

A big cottage with a view of the valley and its sparkling lake to the west .

He was outside , puttering in his garden .

Summer was at its peak , and the whole place was a riot of scents and colors .

Wheres Ann ? They were the first , grumpy words out of his mouth .

I looked around .

I expected to find her here , with him .

The old , former alpha hated most people , but he would take a bullet for Ann .

I tried to tell him a thousand times what a conniving liar she was , but he never listened .

Shes supposed to be here , I said .

I sent a car .

Maybe this has something to do with it .

He threw a cell phone at me .

Chapter 3 6/8 I caught the thing before it smashed into my face and looked at the screen .

There was a picture of Evelyn from last night .

She was with me .

I had my arm around her waist , and we were so close we were almost kissing .

I scrolled up .

It was a news article on one of those celebrity gossip sites .

The headline read , Award winning Cozy with Married Billionaire .

ss Gels I thought of Anns face last night when Id finally f * cked her then told her I never loved her .

Id relished twisting that knife .

But now … I clenched my fist and had to stop myself from smashing the phone on the ground .

Very carefully , I handed it back to my grandfather .

Ill take care of it .

He snorted .

Youd better .

The Council wont like it .

I thought of my cut bond .

It didnt matter if we were bonded , as long as we were legally married .

The Council will likely turn a blind eye as long as the war doesnt start again .

My grandfather frowned at me .

You want people to think the wolves of Blue Ridge dont stand by their vows ? Is that what I worked and bled for ? What your parents died for ? So you could trash our good name ? Shame washed over me .

Connall Montague might be prickly as Chapter 3 7/8 hell , but Id die before I failed him like I had the night Broken Forest attacked .

I said , Ill take care of it .

I called my beta .

Get those photos of Evelyn and I media sites , I snapped .

And find Ann .

She never today .

ocial d up Consider it done , Alpha , Archer Fox said in his stoic voice .

My beta would move heaven and earth to carry out one of my requests , but I was still off balance .

Last night , Id given in to Ann and all the dark , possessive things I had been battling for years .

Id let myself have her the way I craved .

Then , like an animal caught it a trap , Id gnawed off my own leg to escape .

Cut our bond .

I shouldnt have done it .

Like my grandfather said , Blue Ridge wolves kept their word .

I might not have technically broken my word to the Council , but close enough .

And Id broken my promises to Ann .

The ones all wolves made when they mated .

Lately , it was getting harder and harder to remember she deserved it .

I flipped through the contacts on my phone and called my wife .

But she didnt pick up .

I texted .

Called again .

And again .

Chapter 3 8/8 Ann never missed a chance to come here .

It was the only time she got to be in the woods , and I knew how much she loved it .

She never answered .

Later , I left my grandfathers and went to the main pack house .

Archer Fox met me at the door to the huge , rustic foyer .

I was so enraged by then , he probably felt me coming through the pack bond .

Wheres Ann ? I demanded .

Archer had a growl in his own voice when he answered , The car she uses is at the Atlanta International Airport .

According to the security footage , its been there several hours .

And ?! She bought a ticket to Europe .

Shes really leaving .