Blood And Silver:Rise of the Alpha’s Rejected Mate
Chapter 157

Chapter 157 DANE My nose was filled with her scent .

Her skin , her shampoo , a delicate perfume … and her arousal .

Familiar .

So damn familiar it made my chest ache .

I hadnt felt anything in so long .

What was she doing to me ? I knew the Nameless was holding my memories .

He said they werent important , so I had never cared .

Before I came here , he told me I used to fuck this woman .

That she might try to trick me into fucking her again .

Whatever hold on me she had , though , it was more than that .

The thought of being away from her was like a hand wrapping around my throat and slowly squeezing .

Daddy ! Youre home ! Maybe her scent was already making me weak , because the small voice pierced some kind of veil over my mind .

I saw a flash of a face , small and dark haired with her mothers violet eyes .

And for a second , I was free .

Seraphina ? I turned , searching the darkness for my daughter .

Chapter 157 She was there , her brother a golden shadow behind her .

2/5 The last time I had seen them , they were four .

In that strange age between toddler and small child .

In my daze , I wasnt even sure how old they were .

Still small , but so much bigger .

The weight of everything I had given up , and the reason Id done it , crashed down on my head .

I hit my knees , the marble floor biting into my skin .

I didnt care .

I held out my arms to my children .

Seraphina ran to me , but Tristan held her back .

No ! Hes bad now .

Tristan ! Auroras voice was choked .

Hes right , I said .

I shouldnt be here , shouldnt be around any of them .

I- Seraphina broke free of her brother and slammed into me .

I caught her against my chest .

I shook like a man breaking a fever .

I was here for a reason … some reason … But when I reached for it so I could warn Aurora about the treachery of the Nameless treachery he was going to force me to carry out it disappeared into shadow .

All there was room for in my mind was my family .

Chapter 157 Years of darkness , of fire , of blood .

I hadnt broken .

3/5 This one taste of love , though ? It threatened to shatter me where I knelt .

Aurora put a hand on my shoulder , and I looked up at her .

She wore the same shadowed worry I saw in Tristans eyes as he hovered right outside my reach , ready to pounce on me if I so much as looked at his sister the wrong way .

My son .

So protective .

Pride welled inside me .

Then Tristans resolve broke , as it always did , and he was hugging me , too .

Are you back ? Seraphina asked .

Did Mommy save you ? She always said she would save you ! Aurora tried to speak , but she pressed her fingers over her mouth as if she couldnt find the words .

Deep in the recesses of my mind , the shadows surged .

My family was enough to bring me out of the darkness for a short time , but not forever .

It would take powerful magic to do that .

No , I whispered to Seraphina .

You were just like a ray of light , pushing back the shadow for a moment .

My daughter pulled back , and there was … something about her .

Some kind of feeling of power , but I wasnt sure what it was .

As Chapter 157 soon as I tried to sense it , it was gone .

4/5 I kissed them both on the forehead , feeling the darkness swirling back over me .

I fought it back .

I couldnt succumb to it .

Not yet .

I dont have much time .

I love you .

Dont forget .

I didnt hear what Aurora said as she hugged them , but Seraphina teared up and started to cry .

Tristan led her down the hall and out of sight .

I wanted to howl at how much it tore me apart to watch them go , not knowing if I would ever see them again .

At least this time , I had gotten to say goodbye .

By the time she turned back to me , I could barely see for as hard as I was fighting the shadows .

I took Aurora in my arms and kissed her .

It was a hard , desperate kiss .

I didnt know if my fingers bruised her I was trying to be gentle , but it had been so long .

These days , my hands didnt know how to hold on to the things 1 loved .

They only knew how to hurt .

How to kill .

I pulled away from her abruptly , unwilling to taint her with all of the blood that stained my hands .

Even if they were technically clean at the moment , they never would be never could be again .

Dane , her eyes were huge .

Her voice was choked .

Dont leave me again .

There was too much to say , and time had run through my Chapter 157 fingers like sand .

5/5 So I said the most important thing I could before the shadows closed over me , burning away my heart and my true memories …