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.

mutters as she makes her way into the kitchen with

her shoulders up around her ears. “Fine,

had been making plans for this for about a week. A lot of the Lycans had brought young 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

"Will you look after

as she settles Logan into a high

Dottie would stop telling everyone I was sad. Raven

come with us and walk me to

you need to finish your breakfast. I know you Dottie. You

gives me a guilty smile and starts shovelling cereal

grounds to the 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

only one

towards the school with a look that suggested he had also had a rough morning convincing the boy to

scared." Dottie whispers

scared when you first came here. Maybe he needs a friend." "Like

"Exactly."

away from

ne

can be your friend." She offers her hand to

her like she had some kind

Lycans wouldn't be happy that a

kid!" I

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

you are worried about the

hand slides back into mine. "It's okay Daddy, I can just

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