The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0214

Neah

“Breathe.” Raven mutters

“I'm not dead am I” I snap “So I'm obviously breathing!” I stop in my tracks, realising how much of an ass I sounded.

Locking over my shoulder, I see the hurt in her eyes. She was just trying to help.

The darkness had a grip so tight on my heart that it was making it hard to think about those around me, unless it was my sons. “I'm sorry.” I mutter. Hoping she knew that I did truly mean my apology

“It's happening isn't it? You are slipping.”

“I... I'm trying not to.”

My eyes drift down to my fingers as I carefully feel over the tips. The growing claws had felt so bad and so good at the same time. Like a release of built up pressure. Is that how Salem felt?

“You need to talk about it. Remember what Mallory said, you need to look at the bigger picture to see that there is more than what is happening in the moment. To make it all make sense.

I roll my eyes. Mallory and her theories. Though I have to admit, they were helping a little, even if I still didn't trust her. "So tell me again what miss lookalike said.”

“Raven...”

and folds her arms. "She told me we share the

don't

Devon more than her. And look how that

“Bigger picture.” She mutters

believe it. I couldn't feel her, I couldn't sense her other than knowing what she is.

other bitten ones. I could feel their fear when they realised they couldn't fight me and my orders. There was even a tiny bit of recognition from Salem, but her, there is nothing. She looked at me with those big brown puppy eyes but do you know what she

than that. It was like I was something he stood in and

parents,

he discovered he was mated. But it makes no sense as the

feeling. Or maybe it

older than you, but you

“I don't think she is much older. Dane thinks the Alpha blood comes through on my mothers side. But they@idn't care enough to tlt” me that before they

of this

was trying to make the conversation as casual as if we were talking about

straight away. Dane was

shewalked away. Dane had made NE low her. And then informed’everyone that if I turn up-at the gatés or anywhere along the

supposed to let this darkness