The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0344



Mallory

I got shot. I got fucking shot. The bastard shot me in the stomach.

My head is fuzzy, yet being shot is the only thing that is clear.

"She's waking up." I hear Eric and I hear the relief in his tone.

Warm fingers lock around my wrist and another set presses against my neck. "Pulse is strong."

I squint one eye and see Klaus smiling at me.

"I was shot." I mutter, opening my eyes fully. I'm met with silence. My fingers move to my stomach. Bandages cover my entire torso. I start to pick at them. I needed to know how bad it was. I was pregnant.

"Mal stop." Eric's hands grab mine, pulling them back as I let out a whimper

“But I'm pregnant!" It wasn't how I wanted to tell him. It was supposed to be a surprise. I wanted to tell him tonight, when everyone is on the pack run.

the stomach. The bandages

"Mallory...." Klaus starts

towards Eric. "I'm sorry." I'm trying to hold it together but my chest is tight and my lungs burn with the

face, there

squeezes my hand. "The shot did too much damage, Mal. It, um... it...." I had never seen him

he couldn't say. "It can't heal." Not only had I lost the pup. I had lost the

It wasn't fine, but I had to focus on something else.

of Damient to have ripped Brax's guts out for what

He is why I lost the pup. He fucking shot

it wasn't him!" Eric

are you talking about? He is the only one with

was fighting him over it. The guy was going to shoot Neah. Brax tried to get it off of him, but when it went off, it hit you. Neah killed the guy." Klaus tells

should feel better. The idiot that shot me was dead. But I don't, I just feel sore and empty.

to Eric. "I will be okay here. I will just..." I look

ago. Because of the damage, your

"Oh."

is something else I need to

much worse could