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.

gates." I yell

obscure look but pulls the gate back

back. If it was a 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

under the hood over her

is it?" Dane

and roll the person on their

eyes are closed. A large gash runs from her temple, over her right eye and down

Ryken and the other guard. "Close the gates!" How had they not seen her? How had they not seen

me. I don't hesitate and charge across the

mutters as I burst through the doors. "You found

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

wound

works quickly,

ne

and 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 bastard.

IS SHE?!"

Dane tells him. "Just give him

sure it's her? All I can

room. "It's her. He has done the same thing to her as what he did to Blair and

into the room, only to

blocks him. "You need to keep

not part of your pack." He growls back

how she made it back, is not going to help

what I saw under her fingernails.

eyes at me. "Did

"Yes."

"Where?"

"Outside the gates."