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

Chapter 36 EVELYN I gritted my teeth.

Dane was generous, but I didnt have access to his accounts.

I made plenty of my own money by anyones standards.

Or I would, if my own mother wasnt constantly beggingto cover her gambling debts .

But not this time.

Id been telling her for years I wasnt going to do it anymore.

This time, I was going to put my foot down.

N no, mom, I said.

Damn the waver in my voice.

But I wasnt going to back down.

Not this time.

Not when Dane had really, truly promised wed set a date.

Id be his wife, his mate, his Luna, and the mother of ... well, my child.

My mothers voice turned dangerous.

Evie .

I know you arent refusing me.

You know what happens when people refuse.

Its not like it used to be, I told her.

Im with Dane, now.

I have the protection of the entire Blue Ridge Pack .

Im going to be their Luna, and theres nothing you can do to stop me.

My mother laughed, low and dangerous.

Oh, darling.

Youve forgotten my power.

But thats all right.

Have your tantrum.

Ill remind you not to cross me.

Chapter 36 2/6 Her words sent so much terror through me, I changed my mind ..

I opened my mouth to say I was joking.

Of course, Id send her money.

But the line went dead.

Shed hung up on me.

Evelyn ! Dane called from somewhere outside the room.

Its t.

I straightened my dress, pasted a smile on my face, and went to find my fiancé .

As long as I could keep him away from Aurora, he would always keepsafe .

She thought Esther Reed was bad? She had no idea.

***** PIPER I waited for my brother just inside the door.

He walked in just before dark, when Aurora was already calling people for the ceremony.

Do you have them ? he asked.

I nodded and handed him two plastic sandwich bags.

Each of them had hair taken from the twins hairbrushes.

He examined the bags, looking troubled.

I thought I knew why.

Youre worried youre going to have children with two women, I Chapter 36 3/6 said into his mind.

It was easier, better, more private.

As the princess of Blue Ridge, I knew the value of privacy.

Thats why it madesquirm to think how Id violated Auroras.

Dane looked atsharply.

I saw them, Piper.

She thinks in the midst of all this I forgot.

I didnt.

Theres something shes not telling me.

If theyre mine... I nodded, even though I wasnt sure how he meant to end that sentence.

Aurora was the desire of my brothers heart.

If I believed her and I wasnt nearly as sure as he was that she was a liar he was the desire of hers.

Where did that leave the children, of they were his? Where did it leave Evelyn and her baby? Dane glanced over his shoulder.

Its tto start.

I want you in that circle.

If anyone is going to gain this power that isnt Aurora, I want it to be you.

I blushed.

My brothers trust was high praise .

He hardly trusted anyone.

I dont want to believe shed have your children and not tell you.

But... I have heard them call her Mommy, I said .

Rage flashed in Danes eyes.

Because if they were Auroras, they were either his ... or shed slept with someone very, very close to the tshed left.

Whether it was before theyd severed their bond or after, I had no idea.

Chapter 36 4/6 All I knew was that she and my brother had something about.

them... both of them.

But they only seemed to hurt each other.

That wasnt healthy.

It would be better if the kids werent his.

Better for him, and for Aurora.

Letknow what you find out, I said.

He tucked the baggies in his pocket.

I will.

Now helpfind Evelyn.

***** AURORA The moon was rising.

I was surrounded by 100 wolves.

I stood on the grass of the Blue Ridge pack house in my bare feet, my face upturned.

It was a warm summer night, not too hot or damp.

The sky was clear.

It was perfect for calling on the goddess.

Dane stood in a special place in the circle a place where he could raise and concentrate the power the goddess had given him as an Alpha. When the moon climbed to its highest point, I signaled the wolves.

All around me, torches lit.

When every single one held a flame, I raised my arms and called on the goddess.

Chapter 36 I wasnt exactly sure of the language.

It was so ancient, there wasnt a scholar on earth who could understand it.

But I knew the words.

I felt them in my heart.

5/6 As I chanted, I looked to Dane.

From my place in the center of the m circle, it looked like he stood right under the moon. Like the goddess was showinghe was chosen, too.

My voice rose with the chant.

As I reached the last line around.

me, the torches flickered.

Their light changed .

They turned from red and orange flto ghostly blue and silver.

As my words faded into the night, the moon seemed to flash .

Her light lit the sky.

It dazzled my eyes and made it seem like the sky was full of glitter.

Then I realized, there was glitter.

Motes of moonlight that flashed and gleamed.

They gathered above the circle where 100 wolves waited This is it.

This is the moment Im not hated anymore.

Maybe its the moment I get my wolf back.

I closed my eyes and reached for the sky, as if the goddess might hand eto her. Then I heard everyone gasp.

6/6 Chapter 36 I opened my eyes and looked.

The motes had coalesced into something like a waterfall of light.

It fell from the sky, lighting the chosen with power.

But the chosen ... wasnt me.

It was Evelyn.