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.

the gates." I yell as I get

gives me an obscure look but pulls the gate back just

to get caught in it. I move forward until I catch the subtle scent of a Human. Slowing

under the hood over her

is it?" Dane

back and roll the person on their

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

ground, and hurry her back inside the gates. "Don't just fucking stand there!" I snap at Ryken and

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

as I burst through

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

me and investigates the wound on her face. "She's

works quickly,

ne

in my human life. She had fought the bastard. Tried leaving

IS SHE?!" Brax

Klaus." Dane tells him. "Just

All I

her. He has done the same thing to her as what he did to Blair and the

the room, only

him. "You need

your pack." He growls back

we have no idea how she made

tell them what I

at me.

"Yes."

"Where?"

"Outside the gates."