The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0325



Damien

I listen to them talk. Neah tries to keep herself calm as Eric tells her that Klaus has already restarted Mallory's heart twice.

Twice.

It wasn't a good sign.

We could heal to a certain extent, but if the heart decides to give up. It is rare anyone can come back from that.

Raven should be helping. She is the pack's main doctor. Not Klaus and not the others that she had trained. I had seen her work. She was precise, never missed a step, but she had point blank refused to come when I had linked her and now she is ignoring me.

I rise to my feet and Neah's blue eyes flash in my direction.

"Please tell me what happens as soon as you hear it." I almost choke on my own words. Mallory is my best friend, we had been through a lot together. I couldn't lose her because some fucking prick shot her by accident.

Neah nods at me.

I come to a stop outside the hospital. Trying to decide if I wanted to speak to Dane about his sister, or speak to my mate directly. She should be helping. I had to find a way to make her help.

Making my way across the grounds, I pause outside the packhouse, preparing myself for the argument that is already brewing.

Pulling open the door, Dorothy come's hurtling towards me from the stairs. Fear written all over her chubby little face as she throws herself into my

arms.

"Hey, hey. What's wrong?"

bad in

"What do you mean?"

"It's dark upstairs."

look up the stairs where sunlight is

bright green eyes are filled with tears

"Who is upstairs, Dottie?"

quickly drop. She squeezes herself against

and shudders. “Daddy, can we

I couldn't feel anything but the pain Raven

with Athena and Sebastian, would you like to go there?" I was trying to keep her calm, but whether she believed it

She nods her

had just been napping and had woken from a bad dream. But the silent treatment from Raven and the

opens the door, he looks surprised to

to see you today." The comment makes

really sorry Sebastian, is there any chance you

fine here and I do believe the twins are due to wake

runs in without a second thought to

is it?"

is in critical condition. Eric and Neah are waiting

sighs, "But that's not what I'm

Dorothy was out of sight.

He glances down

about Raven when she was here yesterday. She was half asleep so it didn't make much

saw when I rescued her from that bar. The only other

Sebastian replies, "Besides, Athena and I

to tell him that there would be no chance of

you know if I need her

look around. Normally, I would quite happily handle this myself. Raven was my mate, but the fact that Dorothy had called her dark, has pushed me out of my comfort zone. Wolves didn't go dark. That was a