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

“What is it?” I asked gruffly since my voice was hoarse from sleep.

Raven handed me a sealed letter. His hands shook. “It’s from the Army you encountered. The leader is requesting an audience with you and Aurora.”

Aurora appeared beside me, looking guarded.

“What do they want now?” The boy paused, as though picking his words with care.

“They didn’t say much but. their leader is coming here.”

Dane paced the room, frustration practically radiating off of him.

“We shouldn’t be wasting our time negotiating with wolves who don’t have a right to that territory anyway,” he snapped.

I crossed my arms, leaning against the table. “And walking in blind into this meeting could get us straight into a trap. You haven’t thought of that?

Dane stopped pacing and turned to me, his jaw tight. “We don’t have a choice, Aurora. If we don’t show strength now, we risk looking weak. They’ll exploit that.”

“I’m not saying we don’t meet with them,” I said, trying to keep my tone level for what was sure to be an increasingly frustrating argument.

“I’m saying we need a plan that isn’t dependent on fighting or showing strength.

Trajan, sitting near the fire, cleared his throat. “Aurora’s right. If they think there’s a division between the two of you, it might give them courage. You have to make a united front.”

Dane’s glare relaxed a little as he exhaled. “Okay. But if they

push us, I’m not backing off.” I looked at Trajan; silently, I begged him for patience. “We’ll go,” I said, “but we’re doing this carefully.

We had arranged to meet the leader of the rival pack on neutral grounds near the borders, and I was there, flanked by a few chosen wolves on either side, tense as the quiet trees standing ready.

He was a lean wolf with piercing amber eyes and greeted ust with a sly smile. Beside he was a few soldiers, and there stood a female with a golden armor, standing tall among the men, one would only tell she was a female by her beauty and stature.

“Alpha Dane, Luna Aurora, I am Orion, the leader of this pack,” he said smoothly, the tone bordering on mockery. “How kind of you to meet us.”