The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0309



"You can't... I'm the pack doctor. I know what's best."

Resting my hands on her shoulders, I give her a small squeeze. She wasn't alone in this, even if that is what she feels.

Dane flicks off the machine that is breatheing for Jenson followed by the one that makes sure his heart pumps blood around his body.

Raven is already sobbing as we wait and watch for any signs of life. To no one's surprise, there is nothing, No movement. No twitch of a finger. No quiet beat of the heart.

Raven drops to her knees, as she goes into panic mode. Her chest heaves as she struggles to breathe.

"GO!" I shout at Dane and Abraxas as I pull my mate against me.

My mate claws at her own chest and I have to lock my hands over hers to stop her hurting herself. She thrashes against me, pummeling her fists any place she can with a desperate need to get away. I hold steady, knowing it was just the pain of acknowledging her twin was really gone.

I'm not even sure how long we are sat on the floor before she becomes quiet. Minutes, maybe even hours. She stares up at Jenson. “Dane turned off the machines." She whispers

"He was already gone, Raven."

"He took my brother away from me."

try and kill his Wolf. It was Blair that had made him weak. Dane was just doing what he

"Blair." she whispers

it yourself. Remember what he was like before he

"He was fun. He was happy. A pain

to relax into me. "Revenge ruined him,

he stay with

pushes herself up from my lap and moves over to Jenson. She removes the tube from his throat and gently closes

as she moves back to me. "I need to sleep." She

a long time since I hadn't had to force her

hospital, Dane is waiting and immediately pulls her in for a hug though

on for so long, but then

to do, other than place him in the casket that

sus without saying a

Dane whispers softly to

the quietness that

it was, It was clear that the respect for their

her way up the stairs, insisting that I didn't need to go with her. "I'm just going

will be up to check

shoulders and carries

me as he turns

man who left his brother on a ventilator. Raven's depression could have been dealt with long ago rather than watching her fade right in front