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

me an obscure look but pulls the gate back just

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 Human. Slowing my steps, I scan the nearby trees, sniffing the air. But there's nothing other than familiar scents from the pack and

out under

is it?" Dane

yell back and roll the person on their

gash runs from her temple, over her right eye and down to her chin.

and the other guard. "Close the gates!" How had they not

me. I don't hesitate and charge across

burst through the doors.

is finding Brax. She doesn't

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

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 bastard.

SHE?!" Brax

Klaus." Dane tells him. "Just give

it's her? All I can smell is

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

me and steps into the room, only to

"You need

part of your pack." He

made it back, is

made it back here alone." I tell them what I saw under

narrows his eyes at me.

"Yes."

"Where?"

"Outside the gates."