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

an obscure look but pulls the gate back just enough to

until I catch the subtle scent of a Human. Slowing my steps,

waves peak out under

it?" Dane

I yell back and roll the

from her temple, over her right eye and down to her

lift 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 not

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

I burst through the

gates, like this. Dane is finding Brax.

investigates the wound on her face.

quickly, cleaning

ne

many times in my human life. She had fought the bastard. Tried leaving a

IS SHE?!"

Klaus." Dane tells him. "Just give

her? All I can smell is

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

room, only to

blocks him. "You need

part of your pack." He growls back

made it back, is not going

she made it back here alone." I tell them what I saw under her fingernails.

eyes at me. "Did

"Yes."

"Where?"

"Outside the gates."