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

Chapter 78 AURORA Oh , goddess , I whispered in horror .

Nausea rose in my stomach .

Holden opened his eyes and looked at me in shock .

Aurora ? He looked down at himself .

Fuck .

I dont remember last night , I said .

His mouth curved a little at that .

I do .

Did we … ? His eyes went serious .

Yes .

We did .

Theres always been chemistry between us .

You were … incredible .

If anyone says theres something in you thats dark like its a bad thing … It felt like my world dropped out from under me .

I leapt out of bed and grabbed my clothes .

I have to go .

He was out of bed in a moment and grabbed my wrist .

His voice was a low growl when he said , Ive always wanted you , Aurora .

If you think Im going to give you up to Montague so easily after this , youre mistaken .

I wrenched free , threw my clothes on and ran for the door , then .

out .

I was too afraid to look behind me .

Chapter 78 EVELYN 2/6 My mouth dropped as I watched Aurora hurry from Holden Coleridges room in yesterdays clothes with her hair a mess .

Holden came to the door with a sheet around his waist and I barely stopped myself from gasping out loud .

Quickly , I pulled out my phone and snapped a picture .

Maybe you could only see a sliver of one side of her face , but .

with her coloring , height , and build , there was no mistaking her .

I stepped back behind the corner , so Holden didnt see me and looked down at my phone .

There it was , plain as day , proof that Aurora was a whore who was cheating on Dane .

I paused , considering that I had also cheated on Dane .

But in my defense , by the time I let Archer into my bed , Dane was refusing to sleep with me .

I was only seeing to my needs .

Aurora could have Dane in her bed hed made that clear .

He wanted to pursue her .

Have their perfect little fucking family .

Therefore , what she had done was much worse than what I had .

So what if Id also lied about whose baby was in my stomach ? At least I was loyal to Blue Ridge .

At least I wasnt running around Chapter 78 trying to kill Danes grandfather and his entire family .

3/6 I smiled down at the picture again .

Aurora suspected my baby wasnt Danes .

I had no idea how , but that didnt matter anymore .

Not when I had this .

Dane would never believe another word she said .

I was going to get him back .

Why do you look like that ? I jumped about a mile in the air , but it was only Archer .

He sidled up to me .

I relaxed as soon as I saw him and gave him a wide grin .

Babe , you wont believe what I just saw ! I held up the phone so he could see .

His eyes went wide , and he snatched at it .

I pulled the phone out of his reach .

What are you doing ? What are you doing ? he demanded .

Evie .

You are going to start a war .

You have to let Dane go .

Its over .

Its not over , I snapped .

I locked my phone and stuck it in my pocket .

And I wont let him go .

I strode away from him , heading for my room .

Unfortunately , he followed me .

Why ? You know why , I said as I reached my door .

I pulled it open Chapter 78 4/6 and strode inside .

When I tried to close it , he blocked it with one of his big , stupid , muscular arms and followed me in .

I know you had a terrible childhood , Archer said .

More than terrible .

But youre not a child anymore , Evie .

You have to stop letting your past control you .

Youre one of the chosen of the moon goddess .

That should mean something to you ! Its something you should want to live up to .

I bared my teeth .

Do you think she would have chosen me if I wasnt perfect just the way I am ? But his words … they made me doubt .

One of the reasons I hated for people to point out my flaws was because I already knew .

Despite the lies I liked to tell myself , despite the act I put on , I did want to be better .

But every time I thought about how far I could fall ; fear grabbed me by the throat and took control .

Archer stalked away from the partially open door , grabbed me by the hips , and pulled me against him .

I melted into him , like I always did .

No matter how selfish I was , my feelings for Archer were real .

I never wouldve made it through the last few years if not for him .

If he ever left me , I would fall apart .

Evie , he whispered , hooking my hair behind my car with gentle fingers .

I was intoxicated by his closeness .

Do you love Chapter 78 me ? His voice grabbed my heart and cracked it open .

Of course , I do .

I wrapped my arms around his neck and laid my head against his chest .

More than anything .

5/6 I heard the lie in my own voice .

I loved him more than anything … except myself .

And I hated that .

I hated that I couldnt give up the parts of myself I despised and truly be the woman he deserved .

He rocked me gently back and forth , and I closed my eyes .

For the first time , I tried to talk myself out of needing Dane .

Of needing a billionaire Alpha when I was a rich woman on my own and a perfectly good man was right here .

Oh , dear , squeaked a womans quiet voice .

Am I interrupting ? My eyes flew open .

The fucking door .

Wed forgotten to close it all the way .

Mrs.

Jamison the twins nanny stood there , gaping at us .

Fuck ! Archer jumped back .

Mrs.

Jamison- I set my jaw and held up a hand to silence him .

Dont worry , Archer .

Ill handle this .