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

me an obscure look but pulls the gate back just enough to

tell Dane to stay 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 Human. Slowing my steps, I scan the nearby trees, sniffing the air. But there's nothing other than familiar scents

Red waves peak out under the hood over

it?" Dane

I yell back and roll the person

over her right eye

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 was

hospital." Dane tells me. I

burst through the doors.

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

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

works quickly, cleaning

ne

and hair are trapped under her nails. I 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

IS SHE?!"

Klaus." Dane tells him. "Just give him a

All I can

He has done the same thing to her as what

past me and steps into the room, only to turn

blocks him. "You need to keep

your pack."

when we have no idea how she made it back, is not going to help you or

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

at me. "Did

"Yes."

"Where?"

"Outside the gates."