The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0091

Dane

The bastard had killed eight men. They all had families. Some were older with children of their own, some were younger, freshly graduated and wanting to prove themselves as warriors. It should have been a simple task, protecting my mate.

None of us knew. It was the down side of shifting under a full moon. We were at our strongest, yet we got caught up in the haze of hunting. Drowning out everything that isn’t related to what we are tracking.

As I sit here, watching her turn her hand over. Her big blue eyes study the smallest of marks, trying to figure out where the claws come from and where they have disappeared too. I couldn't help but feel annoyed with myself. Yes she had protected herself, and it is what I've wanted her to do since the day she arrived. But that niggling feeling I have just won't go away.

And yet she doesn’t seem upset.

Raven had confirmed that everyone had been dead for a while, and I could tell by Neah’s blue tinged toes that she had been out in the cold for a long time. So maybe she had come to terms with it. Or maybe this Nyx had helped her process it. I just knew that she didn’t seem phased which was unsual for someone who had just experienced their first kill.

The bodies have been dealt with,’ Klaus links me. ‘Eric has checked in on all the kids and the elderly. No one has been touched. It just seems to be those who were guarding the house.

"I want both of you in my office in ten minutes.’ I tell him. Neah rub’s her toes with the blanket, trying to warm them up. “What brought Nyx to the surface?” I ask curiously.

“My period.” She answers quickly, no hesitation or stuttering. "She said it's what was needed. She says she should have been present when I turned thirteen, but I never went through full puberty. My body was too weak."

She brushes her tangled hair back from her face. Grabbing her brush off the cabinet, I hand it to her and watch as she rakes it through her long dark hair, smoothing out the knots.

She sighs as she drops the brush on to the bed next to her, rejigging the blanket to cover herself properly.

you are

not mad at

murmurs. She goes to speak again, but

talking to Nyx.’ Aero

reply But as focus on her eyes, I see something that I haven't seen before. A dark ring around the

up to

you to come with

Am I

leave you here but I don't feel comfortable leaving you alone

me through the house to the office, keeping the blanket tightly wrapped around her. Parking herself in her usual seat, she automatically pulls her knees

Eric appear,

it.” Klaus snaps, “And from what I hear, you

Neah. Eric's arms fold up as Klaus

get past the fact he played us all!" I snap “He kept up this fucking charade for

It would have blown his cover. He had to make us believe that he was a good guy, that

Neah whispers. “That he just needed to let them know I was ready for collection. The doting brother,

there is no emotion in her

without looking at any of us. That subtle darkness raising its head again “You killed him?” Klaus asks

and then pushed him over the edge.”

I could see why, she was small, she looked weak. You just wouldn't expect it fram her. But then again, they

like you. Same dark hair, same blue