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.

takes me seconds to connect the dots. I had been shot in the stomach. The bandages that wrapped around me suggested that

"Mallory...." Klaus starts

sorry." I'm trying to hold it together but my

it on his face, there was something else he needed

um... it...." I had never seen him lost for words. The news was worse than me

knowing what he couldn't say. "It can't heal." Not only had I lost

It wasn't fine, but I had to focus on something else. "Is Brax dead?" He

replies calmly. I was expecting him of Damient to have ripped Brax's guts out for

lost the pup. He fucking shot me

him!" Eric

you talking about? He

Lycan was fighting him over it. The guy was going to shoot Neah. Brax tried to get it off of him, but

idiot that shot me was dead. But I don't, I just feel sore and empty. How something so

should go on the pack run." I mutter to Eric. "I will be okay here. I will just..." I look around the room. "I

pack run was two nights ago. Because of the damage, your body has

"Oh."

something else I need to tell

worse could