The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0008

Dane

I could see it in her eyes. She was just as confused as I was, if not more. She walks next to me, almost jogging to keep pace with me as we head back to the house. Her eyes remain low, focussing on her feet as we moved.

“Take a seat.” I tell her as I walk her into the office. She doesn’t hesitate like she did at Moonshine and takes one of the empty chairs. She sits with her legs clamped together. The sleeves of her top pulled down over her hands. Her face turned down in submission.

“Neah?" Her back straightens as I say her name and her heart starts to race. The last time it did that, she almost passed out

“I swear I don't know. If I did, I would tell you.” The words tumble from her mouth as though she is fighting for her life. Sne speaks as though those words were what would keep her alive. Something I hadn't felt in years flooded my veins and that was guilt. She shouldn't feel like that, not around me.

‘You are upsetting her!’ Aero growls

“I shouldn't have shouted at you.” I murmur, sitting on my desk. “You didn't deserve that.” I pause. frustrated over the other thing she told me. “You stole food?”

“I had too.” she whispers.

The more I find out about that pack and what they did to you, the more I hate them. When the time comes, the entire lot of them will be killed. Finally something we can agree on.’ Aero murmurs

Neah’s eyes flash up to me and she bites on her bottom lip. I will eradicate her entire past.

Contracts were simple. Every single contract I had drawn up, always favoured me. The other side were always too far up their own asses to bother to read it or negotiate and they always lost out. And this time, it would be Trey and his pathetic pack that would lose everything

“Tell me about Cassandra.” I speak softly, aware that my Alpha tone puts her on edge

There was a flicker of rage across her face. It goes as quickly as it comes. I had seen it before, when the stupid bitch had called my bride a rat. “What do you want to know?

“Everything and no lies. How long has she been with Trey?”

She shrugs her shoulders. "She has been around for as long as I can remember. Trey is twelve years older than me. They went to schoo! together. “She's his true mate?"

Neah nods her head. “She was nice once. before I killed my parents. She used to bring me presents, toys mostly. It all changed after she became Luna and I became nothing.”

didn’t kill your parents.” When would she accept it was a lie? “And you are not nothing. Not anymore.”

I mutter, ignoring Aero’s

be nothing when you cast me aside for

my eyes.

her head at

the truth, it was only fair I did the same. “Raven isn’t wrong. There have been other

“You killed them?”

was her that had freaked out my other brides by telling

nods,

of them. Some were passing information back to their old packs. Others were money grabbers, or desperate to be hanging on my arm at all times. If I had to go do samething, they would whine at me that they weren't getting enough

my brides. But do

Neah was the only one I had considered marking and I

Grabbing the pot of cream, she

skin and I hear her heart skip a beat as she closes her eyes. She had a habit of doing that too. Afraid to witness what was happening or maybe it was a fear of looking me

fingers pause over her stomach and she holds

Neah.” I whisper and her heart skips a

her lungs expand and tears creep out thécorner of her eyes. "I NO. don't wantto die.” Her eyes flash => open, locking onto mine. It was.the first time since meeting her that she trulytooked at me. Her breathing hitéhes and her lips part

to make her mine so that she

Mate!’ Aero growls

her Wolf isn't present.’ I

repeats a little louder,

You're wrong!"

stopped and her

I mutter, turning away. I was completely thrown by how she was looking at me, so I storm out of the office. Go back!’ Aero demands. ‘Go back, we

The more he pushes, the more I fight back. keeping him shut away. I

told Neah Asleep at the desk, she is startled when I wake her. “What the fuck did you say

rolls her eyes at me. “She needs to know the truth. It's not fair if she doesn’t know what's coming.” She rubs her eyes and yawns. “Why, has she

she is

She shrugs her shoulders at me. “If you want my opinion, she is nice, different from the others.” “lam well aware, why do

is our mate’