The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0349



"I'm more concerned with the guy thinking he is better than everyone else." Dane murmurs

"I wouldn't worry about it. You have more than enough people here to protect everyone." I shrug my shoulders.

"What if he is already here?" Neah asks. “Lycans have been arriving in groups for days. Some have even said they found each other on the way here. What if that is what he did?"

"There is no one here by the name of Cooper." Damien mutters. He had been keeping a checklist of everyone.

"You heard her, 'if it was even his real name."" Neah scowls

"I wouldn't worry too much, every asshole shows themselves eventually." I turn to walk away and Damien stops me.

"Where were you this morning?"

"Do I really need to answer that?"

"Dottie was looking for you."

"I was watching."

"She didn't need you to watch, she needed you to be present."

"I saw you Damien. You wanted to punch Ryken into the ground, how do you think I would have handled it? My guess is, you already know the answer. Now if you will excuse me, I have some business I need to attend to."

I walk off across the grounds, disappearing behind Mallory's burnt out home and dip into the forest.

It's not long before I could hear Madison talking to someone.

tells someone with a heavy sigh, like she had been

don't buy it. Lycans always have their Lycans. You don't just

how it's always been.

quietly make my way through the

about these things. I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable. Did you hear that our Alpha didn't have

our business. She is still our Alpha. And if you keep asking, people

I dunno, you seem different to the others. I thought maybe you could help me understand a few things, like why we are here, what does she want from

eyes, and start making a lot of noise as I

coming." The guy

not stupid or deaf."

to have this tendency of throwing sarcastic comments out, but not actually taking in what is happening around her. He was trying to get information

mutters when she sees me and lowers her chestnut

anything."

et

strange eyes, green with little blue flecks. "I didn't catch your name." Though remembered his arrival yesterday. He was difficult to read. Not necessarily untrustworthy, but not open either. Dorothy had given him one of her stickers and I had to trust my

was just going for a walk.” Madison tells

on around here. You can

"What's your name?"

"Ash, Ash Thomas."

"Right."

at me. "Ash was

sure? I mean...." He gestures his head at

been here a while, Ash. If he was going to shoot me, he

and weighs up whether or not

you go." I mutter, taking the choice from

at Madison. "Are you

fine, like I said,