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

Chapter 139 AURORA Danes golden eyes searched my face .

He stroked my cheek .

Then , quietly , he said the words I had been aching to hear for eight long years .

I love you , Aurora .

I grasped his hand , unable to speak .

My whole body shook .

His fingers traced my face , and he said .

I should have seen who you were so long ago .

I should have appreciated what I had when I had it .

I closed my eyes , letting his words wash over me .

They were everything I had waited so long to hear , but they also hurt so badly .

The world was cruel to give this to us now , only after a promise that it was about to yank it all away .

I- Whats going on , pet ? I can feel all sorts of emotions surging through our bond .

You seem very unhappy .

Is the ritual not going well ? Holden ! I wanted to kill him for disrupting this .

I tried to push Chapter 139 his voice from my mind .

Dane , 1- 2/5 Answer , Holden demanded , using his power on me through the bond .

And tell me the truth .

Against my will , words were pulled from my mind .

I thought them robotically .

The Reeds are here .

They did have our children .

It was a trap for Dane , like we thought it would be .

They were going to kill our kids .

Now theyre going to kill him instead .

I think when hes dead theyre going to attack Blue Ridge .

But Waylon has sworn the children and I will be safe from Broken Forest for as long as hes Alpha .

Aurora ? Danes brows drew together .

He looked hurt and unhappy .

Is it that hard to say ? No ! I- Interesting , Holden interrupted again .

Well , I cant let the Reeds have Blue Ridge .

Not when I want it for myself .

But it will be good to have Dane out of the way .

Since Waylon is killing him for this ritual and not officially challenging him , Danes Alpha powers wont automatically pass to Waylon when he dies .

His mental voice turned wicked .

That means Blue Ridge will be up for grabs .

Panic tightened the muscles of my stomach .

No , it doesnt ! Piper Chapter 139 is alive .

Shell become Luna .

Blue Ridge has a leader .

3/5 If Piper died , I didnt know what would happen .

Both Seraphina and Tristan had Holdens blood , but they were so young , I didnt think the Alpha powers would pass to them .

In fact , I feared what would happen if they did .

Pathetic , Holden replied .

She doesnt have a clue how to lead .

Shell be easy to challenge and kill .

No ! I startled when Dane released me and stepped back .

You were right .

I shouldnt have said anything to you .

His voice was rough and low , and he looked angry .

Shit ! Dane , no .

Please , Im sorry .

Everything is just so much Its always so much , he snapped back .

Were leaders , Aurora .

We deal with it .

This is all the time we have .

You asked me to say the words .

I said them .

Now youre just glassy eyed ? I wanted to tell him about Holden more desperately than Id wanted anything in my life except the return of my children .

But I didnt want to spend my last moments with him choking .

Besides , what good would it do Dane to know that he was leaving me behind in a world where I was enslaved to Holden ? Chapter 139 None .

It would only hurt him .

I didnt want him to die .

My brain was darting around , seeking any way I could think of to keep him alive .

But if I didnt succeed and the unthinkable happened , I couldnt let him leave this world with Holden on his consciousness .

If he had to leave me … I couldnt let myself think about it .

I stepped close to him and took his hands in mine .

Im sorry .

You have to know I feel the same way you do .

You know Ive been desperate to hear those words from you for so long .

I went on my toes and wrapped my arms around his neck .

Our bodies pressed together .

His hands went to my hips .

I could feel his hard muscles against me , and my heart lurched .

This was all I wanted .

He was all I wanted .

I kissed him .

At first he was stiff , but as soon as our lips touched , he turned molten .

He jerked me against his body with a guttural groan and claimed my mouth .

His hands were on my hips , then on my back .

Then his fingers tangled in my hair , tilting my head back so he could claim me with his tongue and teeth .

Say it , he growled .

You got to hear it .

I want to hear it , too .

Tell me you love me , Aurora .

Silent tears escaped the corners of my eyes as his lips moved Chapter 139 from my lips to my jaw , my neck .

Dane , I- Someone ripped aside the sheltering draped branches of the willow tree .

Waylon Reed glared down at us .

Times up , he growled .