The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0282

‘There’s that soul shit again.’ Aero mutters. ‘I don’t understand how someone can see a soul.’

“Are you saying her soul is tainted?” I ask Abraxas. I wasn’t sure what to think of him saying he could see souls. At one time, I also didn’t think someone could be bound four times. I’ve learned a lot in the last couple of years.

“More like it has cracks in it.”

“Cracks?” Aero and I mutter in unison

“Everyone’s soul starts off as a small ball of light. It grows as the person grows, gradually taking shape of the person. Sometimes, it gets to a certain size and never grows anymore because a person is trapped in a cycle that they can’t get out of. Others, like those who have experienced levels of trauma, develop cracks. When the cracks meet, the soul breaks along with that person.”

“How bad are hers?”

“She should have broken long ago.”

“Is that how the darkness got in?”

“No.”

you be

just waiting to be freed.” He laughs to himself. “Do you know, I’ve never really spoken to Lycans before, or Rogues. I’ve spent years watching, hunting, killing.

soul is cracked. What’s keeping her

that out. Got anymore

“No, limited amount.”

with a cocked eyebrow. “You don’t believe me, do you

gets to his feet and takes the empty bottle to the bin. “You believe in

darkness was waiting to be

down opposite me. “Neah has a surprisingly good level of control over her Lycan. I watched her force the darkness back

“Never?”

“Not once.”

it to how much he hated Lycans and Rogues, it wasn’t a

deal with her Lycan if Nyx

“Her cracks show that she shouldn’t be here. She is constantly fighting with her Lycan. Bound four

at me. “Maybe binding her is what

deranged if you think I’m binding her.” How fucking dare he

You asked me what was holding her together.” He drums his hand on the table, working through things in his mind. “Humans are full of cracks. Little tiny ones that snake through their