The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0082

Dane

I sit at her bedside, watching every little muscle twitch, willing Neah to open her eyes. She wasn't dead. I would have felt it if her soul had crossed over. Which meant the antidote had worked on some level, but what irreparable damage had the Blood of Wolfsand done? We wouldn't know until she woke.

Eric still hadn't linked me either and my patience was waning. It wasn't like him to go so long without checking in and when I tried speaking to him through mindlink, he cut me off without a single word

“You should get some rest.” Raven mutters from the doorway. “It’s almost midnight and you have the pack run ‘I’m not leaving her side.

"I can sit with her.”

"Like I said, I am not leaving her side."

She steps in and passes me a folded shirt, “At least change your top, you still have her blood on you.”

I glance down at my blood splattered shirt and agree that itis probably not what Neah would want to see when she wakes up. “You haven't said anything since you have been back, about Veronica.” Raven mumbles

“She's dead. That is all you need to know.”

“You hunted her, didn't you?”

you expect me to let her final breath be

gives me one final glance and backs

hate this.’ Aero

You and me both.’

but things keep slipping through. Dane. Important shit.” ‘Are you trying to tell me you saw this coming?’

No, of course not.’

her past. I should have known that she would find a way to hurt Neah, especially after I told her she had no

He mutters, ‘That is something we couldn't prepare for.’ Raven did! She knew there

knew I was internally punishing myself

grabbing her hand, talk to her, hoping

knocks on the door and frowns as he scans Neah. “Did you find it?” I ask without looking up “Yes, and there was plenty

“What do you mean?”

full of them. Easily forty or fifty individual plants. She knew what-she was doing. Not only I were thereplants, she had waders,a thi ck jacket and gloves, one of those beekeeper hats. The

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Was doing. And she was- planning something big. Shé had enough to do some seridtis damage to the pack.”

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“And?

bumed the entire room. Nothing remains, including Veronica's bones.” He takes a step towards Neah and

“What?”