All Chapters of Blood, Gold, and Silver: Chapter 91 - Chapter 99

After the dishes were done, I had Claire take off her dirty dress so she could bathe in the stream. It was cold, and she shivered, but she was in desperate need for a good scrubing. Using some flowers, I crushed them up and mixed them with some sand before scrubbing her hair and body clean. It wasn’t as good as soap and a loofa, but it was better than nothing. While she was rinsing off, I used some more of my mixture to clean her dress as best I could. Winking, I dried it quickly with a neat little trick I knew.“How did you do that,” she asked, her eyes wide as a smile played over her face.“I’ll show you later, I promise, once we’re safe,” I said, hooking her pinky with mine. “Now put your dress on and sit on that log so I can make you some shoes.”While she dressed and sat down, I located some sturdy bark and ripped some of my skirts to fashion a pair of footwraps. After tying them in place, she smiled again as she wiggled her little toes. Seeing the look of delight on her face mel

“No matter what you see or hear, don’t leave this tent until I come back for you,” I whispered to Claire, hugging her close and kissing her forehead. Tears filled her eyes, threatening mine to follow suit. Instead, I laughed and handed her my two inhalers.“Don’t worry about me, little one,” I continued, tucking them into her sweatshirt pocket. It was too big for her, even after I cut the hem and sleeves, but it was better than the tattered dress she was wearing before. I dressed her in every scrap of clothing I could pile on her in an attempt to keep the chilly night air away. “After the amazing job you did earlier, they won’t know what hit them. Thanks to you, this will be a night none of them will ever forget.”A small smile cracked on her lips and she nodded, determination filling her eyes.“I’ll protect your medicine with my life, mommy,” she said, leaning up to kiss me on the cheek. My heart swelled upon feeling her kiss, giving me more resolve than I’d felt all day. I’d just ta

The Night KingThis whole thing turned out to be a complete disaster.When he hired the Rogue King to handle this mission, he warned the bastard not to let his moronic brother take part in it. In response, the man said he had no choice but to use his brother for such a sensitive mission, but he would attach his best Captain for support.The Night King’s plans were crumbling down with nothing to gain, and even more to lose. He’d flown to this Pack in the middle of nowhere with but one intention.To locate and recruit the Silver Myst.The Rouge King had no knowledge of his plans, only that he was supposed to capture the future leaders the Night King would send into their clutches. No one was to be harmed from that group, ensuring that his son and the rest were completely safe. His son would earn some renown for surviving being captured, the other pups would think highly of the Night Army’s skills when they swooped in to save them, and the current Alpha’s would swear their undying loyalt

As Claire was crying into my neck, it took everything I had to keep from crying out in pain. Jannet had worked over my chest and stomach one last time just before we entered the mountain. After shifting back and changing, a murderous gleam filled her eyes before she took all of her frustration out on me before handing me fresh clothes to change into. Making sure, of course, to keep my face mostly intact to ensure I would fetch a mostly decent price from the Gamemaster.Which turned out to be a moot point since he took one look at me and sighed heavily.“Another slave,” he grumbled. “We already can’t find any buyers for all the ones we have now. We can barely feed the current livestock.”“We were told that you were buying all the rest for some sport in the arena,” Jason smirked, his eyes fierce. The Gamemaster shivered nervously.“I am, but I’m paying the bare minimum,” he had replied. “So, don’t expect anything different, Jason. Besides, I’m going to have to feed this one more than th

“Please don’t leave me again,” Claire begged, holding my pant leg as I was about to walk through the door I just unlocked with Franky’s keys.My heart throbbed at seeing her tear-stained face. Kneeling down, I pulled her into a tight hug. “I promise I’ll be back in a little while, little one. Just stick next to Luna Alisha and she will look after you until I’m back.”She shook her head, getting angry. Her eyes shone with an ethereal light as she spoke. “I want to stay with you, mommy.”I wasn’t expecting such an outburst from her, which meant her mental state was even worse than I feared. I wanted to pull her aside and comfort her, but my window to act was closing fast. The feel of static electricity zapping me began emitting from where her hands were gripping my leg as I responded calmly. “It’s going to be dangerous out there, and I need to blend in as best I can. There aren’t any human children running around here, meaning you will be noticed immediately. I will be back, I double pr