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

Chapter 55 DANE Aurora was quiet for a long time .

I didnt blame her .

I hadnt lied to her .

I was working through this .

Id fought it for so long .

For eight years , Id believed every single terrible thing about her I could .

I had pushed her away .

Hurt her on purpose .

That whole time , there was always dread that lurked in the back of my mind .

My greatest fear was to find out Id treated someone like a monster when theyd been innocent all along .

When I was younger , I was so sure .

When shed come back , Id doubted .

Now , I couldnt deny it any longer .

I had proof that she was right.

The Reeds had forced her .

Framed her .

What that meant for me , for her , for our children … even for Evelyn … I didnt know .

Dane , she said , It doesnt matter .

You know that , right ? I glanced at her sharply .

Of course , it matters .

Chapter 55 2/5 She shook her head .

No it doesnt .

And it shouldnt .

Whether or not you believe me … you should stay away .

Trust me .

Its better for you .

Were business partners .

Everything else is over .

Whatever is in the past , its done .

I stalked toward her .

Do you think its that simple ? What about the children ? She flinched .

I dont know .

She shook her head sadly .

I truly dont know .

But come on , Dane .

Even if youd believed met back then , would it have changed anything ? Would you have been willing to have children with a woman you believed was a Reed ? Would it have stopped you from taking Evelyn as your mistress ? I had been about to say , yes , it would have changed things .

But at her questions , I paused .

She was right .

At the time , I still thought she had Reed blood .

And Evelyn ? Nothing would ever change the fact that she had saved my life .

when we were children .

That I owed her everything .

There was a low , ominous rumbling from deep below .

Whats that ? I asked .

Aurora was looking around the room with wide eyes .

When the vision had taken her earlier , Id worried .

Now she was looking around like she was terrified one was going to take her again .

I dont know … I remember … Then her eyes went wide .

The Chapter 55 guardian .

What ? 3/5 She ran past me out of the room and into the basement , toward the place wed fallen through the floor .

Aurora , wait ! I ran after her .

She didnt stop .

I caught up with her , grabbed her wrist , and held her back as she pulled against me .

Trajan ! she called .

Just then , I heard the alarmed howls of two wolves , and Archers mind crashed into mine .

Dane ! Theres something down here .

Something big .

We found the pages , and now its chasing us ! Run , I told Aurora .

Get upstairs .

Theres something after- 義 Two lycans burst through a gaping hole in the wall and ran for us .

It was Trajan and Archer .

We found them ! Trajan shouted .

He lunged for Aurora and grabbed her hand , pushing something into her palm .

Folded pieces of paper .

Those are the pages , he panted .

Now you have to run .

Get out .

Ill buy you time .

Trajan ? Aurora looked at the folded papers in her hands with huge eyes .

What- ? Chapter 55 4/5 Something moved in the darkness .

I squinted through the hole the two wolves had just come through .

At first , my brain couldnt wrap around it .

It was too big .

Like the whole of the darkness moving on its own .

Then it started to push through .

Some sort of giant worm made of shadows .

Aurora ! Get out of here ! Trajan called in his gruff lycan voice .

He turned and spun to face the thing , which screamed at him from the hole in the wall .

No ! Stop ! Aurora ran toward them .

You cant- ! The shadow creature shot through the hole like water from a fire hose .

It went right for me .

It had a stinger out , like the one it used on my grandfather .

Like the one probably used on Piper .

No ! Aurora threw herself in front of me .

The stinger sunk into her chest .

Trajan and I both shouted at once .

He was on the creature in an instant .

Magic jolted through me as I took on my lycan form and I was right behind him .

But the creature was so fast .

Neither of us could stop it from Chapter 55 5/5 getting to her .

It moved like putty or slime , oozing around her legs and trapping her feet , then pulling them out from under hez .

Aurora ! I called .

She reached for me .

Dane ! He AH ! Her cries for help turned to cries of pain .

All of us tried to get to her , but it blocked us , looping a huge coil around her .

The side of its body crashed into us and sent us flying .

I was first to my feet , but all of us lunged .

I sank my claws into it , and almost howled at the pain .

It was so cold it made me feel like my fingers were frozen down to the bone just to touch it .

Ahh ! Please , help me ! Aurora called again .

The monster dragged her into the dark .