The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0314



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Trigger warning. Suicide. ****

Abraxas

Fire licks at my own skin as I rush forward to help. I wasn't even within touching distance of the fire, and nothing was happening to me, yet it burned me as though I am in the middle of it. This has never happened before.

I see Ryken holding on to Mallory, stopping her from running into the flames as she screams out for Maddie over and over. She tries to pull herself free, though Ryken keeps a firm grip on her.

Act first, think later. Mallory was prone to it and I'm almost grateful there is someone keeping her from running into the fire.

She was one of the few Lycans I could tolerate.

put the fire out or pull young Wolves and Lycans away. Any time something dies down, something else goes up in thick orange flames, sending more

and quick. The smoke may

the roaring flames. Neah

it usually is. But every crack is filled with black, almost making her soul look as if the cracks had cleared. She had let her Lycan win or she

a bullet in her, but I can't allow another Rogue to wander this

refocuses my attention "She's your mate!" She cries at me. "You are just

confused

mate." I say for the thousandth time and turn my attention to the forest. I see Madison's red hair, she's close to the ground and

mutters, grabbing the Lycans face and forcing

talks to her, I slip away. Entering a part of the forest that had already been put

followed by the sound of her crying. She lets out a scream and I feel the flesh on my back burn. "Madison!" She doesn't answer and I'm forced to call to her again. Even

eyes briefly pause

her shirt almost completely burnt off, while her back is laced with black seared flesh and wide open wounds that

el

through the pain and purposely forces her own arm into the fire. Madison lets out a gut wrenching scream that makes my heart freeze as I feel the fire smoulder up my own arm. It was strange, feeling something that wasn't happening to me. hadn't even felt this with

she tries to kick me. Shouting at me