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.

the gates." I yell as I

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

to get caught in it. I move forward until I catch the subtle scent of

under the hood

it?" Dane calls

and roll the person on their

over her right eye

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

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

burst through the doors.

was outside the gates, like this. Dane is finding

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

quickly, cleaning

ne

trapped under her nails. I have seen it so many times in my human life. She had

IS SHE?!"

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

it's her? All I can

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

and steps into the room,

Dane blocks him. "You

your pack." He growls

no idea how she made

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

at me.

"Yes."

"Where?"

"Outside the gates."