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.

I yell

me an obscure look but pulls the

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

peak out under

is it?" Dane calls

I yell back and

over her right eye and down to her chin. She

gates. "Don't just fucking stand there!" I snap at Ryken and the other guard. "Close the gates!"

Dane tells me. I don't hesitate

as I burst through the doors. "You

was outside the gates, like this. Dane is

and investigates the wound on her

quickly,

ne

I have seen it so many times in my human life. She had fought the bastard. Tried leaving a mark. Had she gotten

SHE?!" Brax

Dane tells him. "Just give

it's her? All

same thing to her as what he

pushes past me and steps into the room, only to turn

"You need to keep

not part of your pack." He growls back at

no idea how she made it back, is not going to help

I tell them what I saw under her fingernails. "I don't think she

his eyes at me.

"Yes."

"Where?"

"Outside the gates."