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

obscure look but pulls the gate back

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

out under the hood

is it?"

back and roll

over her right eye and down

there!" I snap at Ryken and the other guard. "Close the gates!" How had they not seen

is at the hospital." Dane tells me. I don't hesitate and

I burst through the doors.

Dane is finding Brax. She doesn't

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

works quickly,

ne

of skin and hair are trapped under her nails. I have seen it so many times in my human life. She had fought the

IS SHE?!" Brax

tells him. "Just give him a

you sure it's her? All I can smell is

same thing to her as what he did to

past me and steps into the room,

blocks him. "You need to keep it

part of your pack." He growls back at

have no idea how she made it back, is not going

tell them what I saw

narrows his eyes at

"Yes."

"Where?"

"Outside the gates."