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

look but pulls the gate back just enough to let me

until I catch the subtle scent of a Human. Slowing my steps, I

Red waves peak out under the hood over

is it?" Dane calls

Brax." I yell back and roll the

closed. A large gash runs from her temple, over her right

back inside the gates. "Don't just fucking stand there!" I snap at Ryken and the other guard. "Close the gates!" How had they not seen her? How had they not seen whoever

hospital." Dane tells me. I

mutters as I burst through the doors.

outside the gates, like this. Dane is

investigates the wound on her face. "She's not healing

quickly, cleaning

ne

have seen it so many times in my human life. She had fought the bastard. Tried leaving a mark. Had she gotten away from him? Had she made

SHE?!" Brax

Dane tells him. "Just give him a

her? All

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

me and steps into the room, only to turn

"You need to

part of your pack." He growls

she made it back, is not going to help you or

tell them what I saw under her fingernails.

at me. "Did

"Yes."

"Where?"

"Outside the gates."