Blood And Silver Rise of the Alpha's Rejected Mate novel Chapter 148

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DANE 

My cs paused a millimeter from his throat. He might as well have reached up and punched his own claws into my chest. 

“What did you say?” 

Holden’s familiar smirk flitted across his face, but only for an instant. Then he pretended to look shocked and pitying. 

“You mean she didn’t tell you?” he said. “Hm. I guess you two weren’t as close as you thought.” 

His posturing didn’t have the same effect as it could have since he was on his back in the mud with his blond hair plastered to his forehead. 

I wrapped my hand around his throat and lifted him. We were close in size as men, but as a lycan, I was larger. I lifted him until his feet dangled six inches off the ground. 

It should have taken effort. It didn’t. Whatever had happened to me, I wasn’t just magically stronger, I was physically stronger, 

as well. 

“Repeat yourself.” I had just seen her. Just been with her in the vision. Was it even real? Would she remember? 

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Holden’s eyes bulged and he choked on his words. “I…bound 

her…to me…” 

If she was already bound to him, what did it mean for the strange moment she and I had shared? Had it done anything? Would I ever be able to get her back? 

I dropped him. He collapsed in a heap on the muddy ground. The rain was cold against my skin, which felt suddenly hot. I looked toward Piper. Aurora’s cousin had helped her up. 

When we left to perform the ritual at the stone, he wasn’t even awake. He’d been asleep since Aurora had healed him. As he moved to help Piper into the house, he slipped, and it looked like she was helping him. 

I returned my attention to Holden on the ground at my feet. His wolves were closing in. I hauled him up and put my claws at his throat again, facing his wolves. 

“Tell them not to move,” I growled. 

“Don’t move!” Holden called out, his voice cracking. 

“Now, you are going to dismiss your wolves, and you and I are going to go inside and have a talk.” 

Holden did, sending his protesting wolves out of my territory. I knew they’d be waiting on the borders, but as long as they didn’t cross those borders, I didn’t care. 

I sent most of my Blue Ridge wolves to make sure they left and 

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shoved Holden in front of me into the pack house. I took him to one of the conference rooms and posted warriors to wait outside. 

Then I closed the door and turned on him. Because I knew what he had said to me couldn’t be real. I had to have misheard. 

“You n’t be mate–bonded to Aurora.” I didn’t say, Because I just did my best to bond her to me in some kind of dream world. Instead, I said, “Her wolf is dead.” 

Even as I said it, it felt wrong. But her wolf was dead. Of everyone on the world, I would know. 

Holden’s mouth twisted. “You just haven’t thought out of the box enough.” 

I moved toward him. “You had better explain. Now. I’ve just become the Alpha of the Broken Forest Pack. I’m not afraid to take on Fall Line, too.” 

His eyes widened. “You killed the old man?” 

“He challenged me.” 

Holden shoved his rain–plastered hair out of his face. “Shit.” 

“I’m about to kill you, too,” I growled. 

“I can sense Aurora is gone,” he said quickly. “I can sense where she is. I’m in her mind. I know something has her. The thing you’ve been trying to unearth. It wasn’t what you expected, or the old Luna who runs High Alpine. You thought you were going 

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to claim power. You’re in over your heads.” 

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Holden’s statement hung in the air between us, heavy and ominous. I couldn’t let him know how right he might be. I refused to believe I couldn’t fix this. Couldn’t get Aurora back. 

“Tee where she is or I’ll kill you.” I grabbed him by the shirt collar. “Enough games!” 

“It’s not that easy.” Holden glared. “The bond isn’t like yours was. I was more… thorough than you. I can sense her, feel her emotions, and know where she is. It’s a powerful link, Dane, one you can’t understand.” 

Holden had always been arrogant. “Try me. If this is some kind of trick…” 

“No trick.” He held up his hands. “I can show you if you want. Share a little piece with you. It’s been a long time since you felt connected to her, hasn’t it?” He wiggled his fingers. I wanted to rip them off. 

“Then show me,” I said through gritted teeth.