The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0044

Dane

“Who?” Raven splutters

“Our prisoner.” I had told her same information but not all. I may have neglected to tell her wha he was. “Right. And why does Neah need to meet him?”

“Because he claims to be Neah's brother.” My mate is standing completely still, almost like she is frozen in time. She hadn't wanted to meet him and I didn't blame her, but now, he might be the only one who could answer questions about herself. “Neah?

“No” she shakes her head at me. “No I....I don’t want to. You said... you said it was up to me.

“I did, but now I think it will be beneficial. I can't prepare you.”

“Prepare me for what?”

“For your first shift.”

Her mouth drops open

has somehow forgotten that bit of

won't be able to stop it. The least I can

of lowering her eyes, they go up to the

made no sense. She couldn't even think in sentences. Except for

“Raven, leave!” I order

my tone, she doesn’t even question me and hurries out the door, slamming it shut behind her. Leaving me and my mate alone. Taking a seat.

blames us?’ Aero sighs.

her after she had just

me?” I ask after

leave the ceiling, settling on me and her fingers go directly to the mark on her neck. Tears prick at the corner of her eyes. “You think that I

still doesn’t

considered there might be more to why you were bound? I believe that Trey did it because he feared what

an Alpha.” she shakes her head again. “You keep trying to make outthat this is a good thing.- > But if itiStrue, and...and you really believethat’s why Trey had me.’ bound, then tell me how badof a raorister could I be?”

around the desk, I cup her face, etting her feel our connection and hoping it would be enough.to calm. her overthinking mind. She leanginto me, closing her

Devon to my office. If I couldn’t get Neah to go to him, then I would have to bring him to

watching Neah internally beat herself up,

Eric, “You coald have at. least told me this was where we were