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 get

but pulls the gate back just enough to let

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

Red waves peak out under the hood over

is it?" Dane calls

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

from her temple, over her right eye and down

fucking stand there!" I snap at Ryken and the other

tells me. I don't

mutters as I burst through the doors. "You found

Dane is finding

the wound

works quickly, cleaning

ne

nails. I have seen it so many times in my

IS SHE?!" Brax

"Just give him a chance to

you sure it's her? All I can smell

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

past me and steps into the room,

Dane blocks him. "You need to keep

not part of your pack."

there when we have no idea how she made it back, is not

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

at me.

"Yes."

"Where?"

"Outside the gates."