The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0346



Damien

"Daddy?" Dottie had dropped her spoon in her cereal bowl and was staring at me with wide bright green eyes and a stuck out bottom lip.

"You should finish your breakfast. You have a big day today."

She screws up her nose. "I can't eat."

"And why is that?"

"You're sad." She mutters with a tiny frown "And if I go to school, I can't keep an eye on you."

"Is that right?"

"Uh huh!"

"Well, I have a lot to do today so you don't need to worry about me. I'm taking the oath later to officially be part of Black Shadow. And it's important that you start school."

"Why?"

"Because you are a clever little girl. Besides, school is here in Black Shadow so I won't be far and you get to hang out with kids your own age.'

"If I'm clever, I don't need to go to school. Neah didn't and she is an Alpha!" She pouts at me and hugs herself

I sigh, Dottie had an answer for everything these days.

into the kitchen with her boys toddling along next to her.

hikes her shoulders up around her ears. “Fine,

kids, pulling them from schools to be here. They were worried that their children would fall behind so Dane had agreed to set up a small school. And I think

to Neah, "Will you look after

flash in my direction as she settles

stop telling everyone I was sad. Raven was dead, that was the end of

other Daddy will come with us and walk me

finish your breakfast. I know you Dottie. You will be hungry again

and

small building that had been turned into a school. She was more jittery than usual. Her eyes darted all over the place. Probably because Brax hadn't turned up like he said

only

has his youngest boy trapped under his arm as he carries him towards the school with a

scared." Dottie whispers

were scared when you first came

"Exactly."

straigthens out her pink dress. Confidently, she strides away from me, stopping in front of a Ryken. "My name

ne

be your friend." She offers her hand to

her like she had some

that the Lycans wouldn't be happy that a daughter of a

I snarl as I

know." Ryken mutters. "But do you think it's wise? The room will be full with

think you are worried

"It's okay Daddy, I can just go

her. "No, you have the right to be here just as much as anyone else." I turn my eyes