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.

with her boys toddling along next

around her ears. “Fine,

pulling them from schools to be here. They were

Neah, "Will you look

my direction as she settles Logan

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

will come with

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

and starts shovelling cereal into her

across the grounds to the small building that had been turned into a school. She was more

only

protesting too. Ryken has his youngest boy trapped under his arm as he carries him towards the school with a look that suggested he

scared." Dottie whispers

Remember, you were scared when you first came here. Maybe he

"Exactly."

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

ne

can be your friend." She offers her hand to the

at her like

Lycans wouldn't be happy that a daughter of a

kid!" I

know." Ryken mutters. "But do you think it's wise? The

worried about the

hand slides back into mine. "It's

you have the right to be here just as much as anyone else." I turn my eyes to