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

the gate back just enough to let

it was better for just one of us to get caught in it. I move forward until I catch the subtle scent of a Human. Slowing my steps, I scan

waves peak out under the hood over

is it?"

and roll the person on

closed. A large gash runs from her temple, over her right eye and down to her chin. She needed

the ground, and hurry her back inside the gates. "Don't just fucking stand there!" I snap at Ryken and

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

I burst through the doors. "You

the gates, like this. Dane is finding Brax.

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

quickly, cleaning

ne

have seen it so many times in my human life. She had fought the

SHE?!"

him. "Just give him a chance to assess

her? All

same thing to her as what

room, only to turn around and walk

Dane blocks him. "You need to keep

your pack."

have no idea how she made it back, is not

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

eyes at

"Yes."

"Where?"

"Outside the gates."