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.”

can 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. Listening to them plead for their

her soul is

figuring that out.

“No, limited amount.”

with a cocked

takes the empty bottle to the bin. “You believe in Witch

the truth. You said her darkness was

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

“Never?”

“Not once.”

fascinated with her. I couldn’t tell if it was a good or a bad thing. But if you linked it to how much he hated Lycans and Rogues, it wasn’t a good sign. I had to find a way to make

deal with her Lycan if Nyx is causing the

me. “Her cracks show that she shouldn’t be here. She is constantly fighting with her Lycan. Bound four times and survived” He keeps talking

looks at me. “Maybe binding

her.” How fucking dare he think that’s even an

things in his mind.