The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0363



“If it's self defence, there won't be time for me to bring their problems to you." Brax slams the door behind him.

"You know it wasn't just me that was attacked, he was too." Neah mutters "And you are treating him like the enemy."

"My priority isn't to protect him."

'But she has a point.' Aero tries to reason with me, 'He did exactly what you asked him to do. He protected our mate. The moment he killed them, he could have just got up and walked away, but he didn't.'

"He doesn't have to help. He could leave at any time, but he is still here." Neah sighs

"Yeah, because his mate is here." Damien retorts

"You found your mate here too, Damien." Mallory smiles sadly.

Damien frowns at her. He just didn't speak of my sister. He acted like it was nothing more than a blip in his timeline.

"I did too. It happens." Mallory continues

"This is different." Damien shakes his head

someone has taken his mate. You two have more in common than you realise. Or maybe you do know it,

"Mal," Eric starts

Logan out to Eric.

Evrin to me and follows Mallory out of

should go after...." Eric mutters,

what happened out there this afternoon." I glance at Logan in Eric's arms. Mallory had been holding him, and bouncing him up and down, but not once did she look at him. It was more like she was just going through the motions. "Shit." Damien

here." Eric adds. "She would have said if it was too much. She loves the twins. Maybe for a brief moment, she.... forgot." He sits in the empty chair

seven." I offer. "She needs

sits up straight. "So what are we going

a few days. Everyone of us needs to pay attention to the pack and people's movements. Especially those that

"And then?" Damien asks

take this Blood Oath and become an official part of Black Shadow. I need you to be able to link everyone and I cannot expect

planned a fancy ceremony?" He cocks an eyebrow at me, a smirk

one, but something tells me you would rather just get it over and

"There is something else."

at me. I had already told him my plan,

is it?" Damien asks, his gaze shifting

to be

my role as Beta already

Black. Whether you like it or not,