The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0260

“How do you feel about that?” She wouldn’t be the first to be marked against her will.

Mallory shrugs her shoulders. “We are working on it. Anyway, I know I have no place to say this. Can you just hold off from killing Jenson for a little while, just let me puzzle things together first. If I can’t come up with anything, then you can do what you want.”

“You are right, you don’t.” Truthfully, I didn’t want to kill him either. “Forty Eight Hours Mallory.”

Forty eight hours.” She repeats and turns to the door.

“Say hello to Eric for me.”

She spins around wide eyed, staring at me. “I didn’t say anything.”

“You don’t need to, Mallory. He was supposed to be in the party to rescue you. Turns out he had already left the pack. I’m just grateful he wasn’t out buying more alcohol.”

“I said I wouldn’t say anything.” She splutters

“And you haven’t. Just answer me this, is he still drinking?”

shakes her

eight hours.” I mutter and she hurries from

the window. How had it come to this with Jenson? My father would be livid if he was here. I felt this overwhelming sense of failure when it came to my brother.

had been raised in exactly the same way. When they were children, they had rules to follow, just like everyone else. Where Raven stuck to the rules,

time, this time he had really

the others. She’s quiet too. Waiting for me or maybe it was because

“You were listening?”

out the door, I don’t think she even realised I was there.” She pauses and even her heartbeat is quiet. “Forty eight hours isn’t that long, Dane. You gave

needed time to adjust when I brought you here and

view of the window and sits on my lap. Her arms slipping around my waist as she rests her head against my chest. “You know your brother better than anyone. He has helped you get through wars, helped you build your contracts. Mallory said something isn’t adding up. Did he really give you nothing when you were interrogating

me bringing the Lycans here. I can’t even force an answer from him because

and down, “And if Blair turns

be killed. To be honest, I’m surprised she hasn’t turned up yet. It’s already been a couple of

Raven uses? No

I muse, “But when we are waiting for her to show up, it’s

noticed," She points