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?"

in the house

"What do you mean?"

"It's dark upstairs."

look up the stairs where sunlight is

there Daddy." Her bright green eyes are filled with tears as she glances up

"Who is upstairs, Dottie?"

and quickly drop. She squeezes herself against my chest

shakes her head and shudders.

out of the house. I couldn't feel anything but the pain Raven

there?" I was trying to keep her calm, but whether she believed it or not was a different

She nods

level, I hoped that she had just been napping and had woken from a bad dream. But the silent treatment from Raven and the lack of interest in

the door, he looks surprised to see us, but beams at

see you today." The comment makes Dottie laugh and

any chance you can watch her for a little

my face. "No problem, she will be perfectly fine here and I do believe the twins are due to wake up. Why don't you come in, Athena is

in without a second thought to

bad is

critical condition. Eric and Neah are

anything else." He sighs, "But that's not

Dorothy was out of

He glances down

She was half asleep

saw when I rescued her from that bar. The only other person upstairs apart from her was

replies, "Besides, Athena and I love

have it in me to tell him that there

will let you know if I need her to stay the

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