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.

school." Neah mutters as she makes her way into the kitchen with her boys toddling

around her ears.

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

turns to Neah, "Will you

direction as she settles Logan into a high

was sad. Raven was dead, that

will come with us and walk me

ask, but you need to finish your breakfast. I know you

me a guilty smile and starts

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

only one who

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

scared." Dottie whispers to

scared when you first came here. Maybe he needs a friend." "Like Auntie Mallory is your

"Exactly."

dress. Confidently, she strides away from me, stopping in front

ne

be your friend." She offers

stands there, staring at her like she had some kind

happy that a daughter of a Hunter would

a kid!" I

"But do you think it's wise? The room will be full

worried about the wrong

hand slides back into mine. "It's okay

be here just as much as anyone else." I turn my eyes