The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0319



Raven

"You really couldn't find anything?" I mutter in confusion. It had been twenty four hours since the fire.

Dane shakes his head at me. "We've looked but there doesn't seem to be anything that caused the fire. Whoever did it, covered their tracks." "No scents?"

"The after smell of the fire is still strong, it wiped out any leftover scents." Damien adds. "I expect whoever is responsible, set it and then legged it." "So there is still a chance it can be Blair?"

"We are not ruling it out." My brother tells me and then he smiles. "It's nice to see you involved in pack stuff again."

I shrug my shoulders. "Jenson is dead, I have to be useful somewhere.”

"You know that is not what I'm saying! What I am saying is I've missed having you hover around the house, finding you in random places eating ice cream. Neah misses you too." He smiles at me, though I don't return it.

I sigh. I had missed a lot of what had happened with Neah. Usually she would tell me everything, but we had barely spoken since I had been at my brother's bedside. I had missed watching the twins learn to walk too. "Well, I'm here now. When is the funeral?"

"Tonight. It's a full moon and I think it's the perfect night to say goodbye to him before we go on a packrun."

a full moon run in months. "Are the Lycans

of us." Damien confirms, "But there are many, like the Everwood crew that don't do

I still thought it was weird that they

not going. He will be staying in the house with

Mallory doesn't want

"She's decided not to. Her and Neah have been getting on really well and she wants to

her near the twins?" I try to keep the surprise out

never thought I would say this." Dane

Jenson is being buried in the family plot?"

No matter what he got himself into. He is still one of

"Thanks." I mumble

thank me, Raven. He belongs in Black

that in the first place. Damien clears his throat and is staring at me. Shit,

time?" I ask

shortly after eight. We will

I wasn't sure that was what I wanted. I guess Jenson's coma had pushed us apart. Damien didn't understand why I spent every moment with my dying brother and

tend to move on quite quickly when someone dies. Minus a few exceptions. And from what t could see, Lycans moved on quickly too They would grieve for a couple of days and then accept the

die and the sadness would pass quite quickly. But I guess this time, it's because I hoped for it not to

Neah is laid on the floor on her stomach as Evrin and Logan climb all