The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0365



And even I had this strange need to protect them more than I ever did before.

The twins start getting grumpy and Neah tells us she is taking them to get some food. Eric and Mallory head off home leaving Dane and I alone.

"There's more isn't there?" I ask

"I'm putting precautions in place."

"In case something happens to you, right?"

He sighs. "There has always been a plan. I had siblings. But if something happens to me and Neah now, the boys are not anywhere near old enough

to step up. I need a Black that can hold the position until they come of age. And you are more than capable of running a pack."

"It's not going to come to that."

"Still, precautions." He mutters.

I nod. If I had known about his precautions beforehand, it wouldn't have made a difference. I still would have accepted.

"I also need to go through our history with you." He adds, "Just in case. But first, I want to check on Ryken."

We head down to the gates. The last place I expected to find Ryken. Dane informs me that the other guard had to leave because his wife went into labour.

Ryken is busy chatting to the second guard, but puts a hand up to acknowledge us heading towards him.

"What's that?" I could see something further up the road towards the main road. A dark object sprawled across the ground, almost hidden by the shadows of the trees.

I couldn't smell anything.

yell as I

but pulls the gate

trap, it was better for just one of us to get caught in it. I move forward until I catch the subtle scent of a Human. Slowing my steps, I scan the nearby trees, sniffing the air. But there's nothing other than familiar scents from the pack

peak out under the hood

it?"

and roll the

temple, over her right eye

the gates. "Don't just fucking stand there!" I snap at Ryken and

the hospital." Dane tells me. I don't hesitate and charge

as I burst through the

gates, like this. Dane is finding Brax. She doesn't smell like a Lycan

ignores me and investigates the wound on

works quickly,

ne

bits of skin and hair are trapped under her nails. I have seen it so many times in my human life. She had fought the

SHE?!"

with Klaus." Dane tells him. "Just give him a chance to assess

it's her? All

the room. "It's her. He has done the same thing to

the room, only to

blocks him. "You need to

of your pack." He growls back

idea how she made it back, is not going to help you

back here alone." I tell them what I

narrows his eyes at

"Yes."

"Where?"

"Outside the gates."