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 as I

an obscure look but pulls the gate back just enough to

catch the subtle scent of a Human. Slowing my steps, I scan the nearby trees, sniffing the air.

out under

is it?" Dane calls

Brax." I yell back and roll the person on their

temple, over her right eye and down to her

her off the ground, and hurry her 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

tells me. I don't hesitate and charge across

Klaus mutters as I burst through the

gates, 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

quickly,

ne

I check her hands. Blood 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. Tried leaving a mark. Had she gotten away from him? Had she made it back

IS SHE?!" Brax

tells him. "Just give him a chance to

it's her? All I can smell is

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

and steps into the room, only to turn

him. "You need to keep it

not part of your pack." He growls back

we have no idea how she made

made it back here alone." I tell them what I saw under her fingernails. "I don't think she

his eyes at me. "Did you

"Yes."

"Where?"

"Outside the gates."