The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0051

Neah

“Y...you said you killed them.” It wasn't my place to ask questions. But he had clearly kept her alive and if she was here to kill me, I wanted to know why she was the only one to survive.

“I did.” “But not her?” I frown, confused. He was deliberately dragging it out.

“There was never a reason to kill her. I told you, some of the other brides ran. Some of them were trying to dig up information on me. She wasn’t clingy, she wasn't desperate for my attention, though that has clearly changed. Veronica didn't do anything wrong, in fact she was very on board with the arrangement. It was me who grew tired of her.”

“She killed her true mate.”

“He wasn't part of this pack.”

“She betrayed her own family.”

told you everything she knew.” He stares at me from across

was the worst thing that could possibly happen to them. Yet, all along they had planned to hand her over. They wanted me dead and needed inside information to be able to do that. Veronica figured it out. So yes, you could say she betrayed them, but she brought the

let her live because she helped you te

horrible jealous feeling fades away as I look at him. He had this mean, mysterious side but now and again, he really did

she's even a good person” He contin ues,’She has become bitter overthe years. In some waysN think theMoon Goddess is — punishing her because of ki ling her truernate. Veronica knew thatonce she:met him and their bond-had f?med, she wouldn't be able to do anything with me. Much like you when you

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you.”

than what I could ever

“Raven didn't know?!"

do. It’s not something that I like to share. As far as they are aware, Veronica

“And she left?"

nods, “I told her she could go wherever she wanted

to persuade me that she is still here and avaliable. I think partly, she is trying to measure up the new bride. But I told her we are mated and I have warned her.” His tone deepens as his eyes lock

make it out