The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0243

Mallory

Neah hasn’t said anything for about five minutes. Her silence makes me more nervous than when she is talking.

I pour myself another cup of tea and slowly take a biscuit from the plate. No sudden movements, that was my best bet. Or maybe she didn’t believe a single word I said. I really hope that wasn’t the case. It had taken a lot to reveal my history. Only Damien knew what I had told her.

I nibble on the biscuit, watching her. Her eyes weren’t black. Another good sign I hoped, but then again, they hadn’t changed colour when she tortured Roan.

Another few minutes pass and the panic is really sinking in. This was it. I am going to die.

“Okay.”

“Huh?”

“One chance.” The words are slow to trickle from her tongue but she said the thing I least expected. I guess I was more certain than I thought that she was actually going to kill me.

“Sure.” I nod my head frantically. For years I had felt in control of my own life until I had come here. But I never truly was while my past played havoc with my head.

“I can’t promise that I will find your presence easy.” She furrows her brow, unsure that she had made the right choice. “But I will try as long as you don’t fuck me over.”

"Yes Alpha."

sudden flash of darkness in her beautiful blue eyes. A warning from

with Dane and his brother. It was the very last place on Earth that I wanted to

though she has the weight of the world

track her down.” I murmur. “I saw the car, the registration plate.

and she sucks in her

have to do anything, but it could be beneficial to know where she is hiding. Maybe I can do a little

shoot you.”

are not worried

lifts her eyes to meet mine. “You can’t

gets a whiff, he will be on to me. Sometimes, he knew me better than I

door, pausing her hand over the handle. “Thank you for answering my questions.” She leaves without looking back and I find myself tearing up.

the stone porch. My heart no longer felt so tightly wound up, but I still had to

heading my way with Dorothy skipping along beside him. She is a cracking kid, but

hips as she reaches me. “Mallory.” She beams

go?” Damien eyes me as though he was expecting

“Okay.”

cocks a

hours. She asked me questions and I told her

“Everything?”