novelxo Chapter 151
Chapter 151 DANE Holden was right about his bond with Aurora .
As soon as we got closer , he knew more details about where she was .
It was remote , high in the mountains , which were already covered with snow .
But less than 48 hours after the thing from the stone the guardian , or the prisoner had taken her , we stood on the road below a ruin of a castle .
It was night when we reached it , and it loomed black against the snowy mountainside , its towers a shadow of emptiness between the stars .
Shes here ? I asked .
Holden nodded .
He seemed more and more frazzled the closer we got to her .
Holden was an arrogant ass , but now , despite the cold , I could smell the sour stink of his nervous sweat .
She knows were coming , he said .
His voice sounded hollow .
Shes … so different .
Shes waiting for us .
As if his words had summoned her , the wind blew a drift of snow up .
When it settled , she was there at the castles fallen gates .
She wore all black , which made her skin look so pale and perfect Chapter 151 as porcelain .
Even though the moon was barely more than a sliver , it turned her hair silver in its light .
It fell over her shoulders , and her lilac eyes gleamed , 2/6 Holden , welcome .
Her voice echoed melodically in the empty courtyard .
I knew you would come .
Slowly , she turned her eyes to me .
Something flashed across her face something raw and broken .
Dane , she whispered .
In that whisper , I heard her .
I knew she wasnt gone .
I might be able to win her back , even now .
She hesitated , as if battling within herself .
Then she gave me an uncertain smile .
Wont both of you come in ? I could reach her .
I knew I could reach her .
Fuck Holden and his bond , she was mine .
Aurora turned away and walked into the castle .
On arriving , we had tried to contact Evanders father , Winston .
He hadnt answered .
I didnt know if he was in the DeVere pack house or not .
Even though wed found Aurora , the Nameless was nowhere to be seen .
Winston DeVere could still be our best chance to find where its lair was if Aurora wouldnt or couldnt tell us .
If we could find out where that thing was what it was I could kill it .
Chapter 151 3/6 I was starting to wonder , with my strength and my resistance to magic , if that wasnt what the goddess had always intended for me to do .
We followed her into the ruined castle .
She led us through an interior that had once been rich and beautiful but was now decaying and covered in dust .
The echoes of our footsteps echoed .
I didnt know what was going on with her .
She had said the Nameless was taking her memories , and Holden said she seemed strange , but that expression when shed seen me it meant something .
What is this place ? I asked .
Its the DeVere pack house , she said without looking over her shoulder .
Its a wreck , Holden said .
This is just the entrance .
Wait until we get inside , she replied .
I frowned .
I scented other wolves , but none of the smells seemed recent .
As if she could read my mind , Aurora said , There are other entrances .
You just happened to come in the most obvious one .
She led us deeper in , to a dark , cobweb covered ballroom , then up a creaking staircase to a wide , open room .
Its French doors were broken out , and a chill wind blew in from a stone balcony outside .
Chapter 151 She walked over .
Holden followed , his stride confident .
4/6 Dont forget , hed said on the plane ride over , Shes part of my pack .
It doesnt matter what she does , Im her Alpha .
She cant defy me .
Ill just command her to come home .
With me .
Id ignored that statement .
Mostly because two lycans battling in an airplane was likely to cause a crash .
But watching them , the power Holden had once wielded over Aurora seemed … diminished .
She didnt move like she feared him at all .
As much as Im enjoying the tour , Aurora , we need to talk , I said .
This place was eerie .
Where were the other wolves ? The High Alpine Pack was rich and large .
There should have been wolves outside guarding this place .
There should have been someone here besides her .
She laughed, a beautiful , haunting sound that echoed in the large stone room .
Of course .
Im sorry , its just been so long since I was back , and Ive always wanted you to see this place .
We need you to come home , I said as she wandered closer to the balcony .
I could see , now , it had a broken stone railing .
As if compelled by my instinct to protect her , I followed her .
Holden snarled at me .
I knew he thought of Aurora as his .
I shouldnt have been surprised .
He pushed past me to stand beside her outside , where wind whipped her pale hair and Chapter 151 5/6 turned her cheeks pink .
Oh , I cant come home , Aurora said .
Wrong , Holden told her .
You will come home .
I felt his power rise and surround Aurora .
Her eyes widened a little as he tried to compel her obedience .
Then Aurora shrugged off his magic with a wicked smile .
Oh .
A command from an Alpha , she mocked .
How caveman of you .
Unfortunately for you , Holden , things have changed .
Its time for you to pay for what you did .
Shadows coalesced around her , forming … wolves .
Wolves made of tatters of magic and inky darkness .
There were six of them .
The largest stood at her side , growling .
It had golden eyes .
Aurora had turned so that her back was to the room and Holden and I were standing out on the balcony with our backs to the broken railing .
I glanced behind me .
Not only we were in a tower , but the castle was also on a cliff .
The fall was so far , it disappeared into icy darkness .
Aurora , I said .
With a wave of her hand , the shadow wolves lunged at Holden .
It was so much of a shock he hadnt even had time to shift into * Chapter 151 his lycan form .
6/6 The big shadow wolf with golden eyes jumped on his chest , snarling .
He staggered back , and they both went over the edge .
Holden screamed for a long time as he fell .
Then , suddenly , his scream stopped .
I turned back to her .
That flash of doubt was back .
I held up my hands , shifting into my lycan form as I did .
Snow started , driven hard by the wind .
Aurora , please .
I know youre in there .
Tell me you know me .
Please .
She looked up at me , and a sliver of recognition entered her lilac eyes .
Dane ? As if hed sensed the momentary lapse , shadows swirled behind her .
A man with slicked back black hair stood there .
He smirked at me .
I know youre here to offer yourself , Dane Montague .
If you have deal to make , lets hear it .