The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0324



Abraxas doesn't answer and I knew without looking he was probably holding in a laugh, but I do hear him hoist the body up on his shoulder and trudge away.

I walk back through the Lycans to Dane. Not a single one tries to move. Fear or maybe shame that they had brought someone like that here. Whatever it was, I didn't care.

Dane slips his hand in mine 'How did it feel?' He links me

'It was the right thing to do.'

'You know that is not what I'm asking.'

I turn my eyes to his crimson ones. "It felt... right." I look at the Lycans and then over to where Mallory had been. Her blood still remained. "I need to check on her."

"What do you want to do with them?" Dane nods in the direction of the Lycans still flat on the ground.

I shrug my shoulders. I hadn't thought that far ahead.

"Let me handle it. Just release them from the order." He presses his lips to my cheek

"Are you sure?"

"Of course. I've got a bit more experience."

I let everyone up and run over to the hospital, expecting to find Raven, but it's Klaus shouting out demands and instructions.

Damien is sitting on a chair outside the room, his hands clasped together between his knees.

"Are you praying?"

dark eyes flash up to me. "Someone's got to listen,

I ask quietly. He shakes his head and doesn't

is fighting to save her."

"Where's Raven?"

wouldn't help." I see a flash of anger

wouldn't

Raven has helped train before. All

answer my

did Abraxas do this to her, Neah? She told me he knew." He asks. I think if it had

"It wasn't him."

was. He's been

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wasn't him repeat. "One of

et

gun from him or almost did, I'm not entirely sure. I think Abraxas was trying to get it off of him when the gun went off.

to defend

Ask Dane, he

clenches, "Where's the

"Dead."

"Abraxas killed him?"

"No, I did."

my blood stained hand before flashing back up to my

out more instructions. It sounded bad,

Eric?" I

to the nurses station.

out from the end. He is still, sat on the floor with his back pressed up against the counter. There's no sound, no tears, just the steady rhythm of his heart. If heloses Mallory, I'm certain he will go right back to

chest. His shirt is covered in Mallory's blood. His eyes raise to meet mine, but