The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0367



"She didn't say and I'm not waking her until she is ready. Samara escaped. Neah thinks Blair was purposely released. It's possible Cooper wanted her to come back here so she could show us what he is capable of." I look over my shoulder at him. "I will make him suffer. I will rip him to shreds." "I don't doubt it."

Silence settles between us.

"You don't have to blame me." I mutter after several minutes, "I already blame myself. She is my mate and I didn't protect her. I failed because I couldn't decide whether I wanted to mark her. I couldn't decide if I should just accept her. She is the first person to truly make me question my thoughts. Do you know what that's like?"

"Not the questioning, but I failed Raven." He takes the seat by the door. "I couldn't keep her safe from her own mind or her twin. I didn't see what was right in front of me."

"You haven't spoken about her since the incident."

"Because I haven't been able to." He sighs and leans back while shaking his head. "Every single person in that packhouse loved her. Her brother was there, her friend, her nephews, Dottie."

"Exactly! People who loved her. People that are waiting for you to talk about her."

“None of them understand losing a mate. None of them understand how close I came to killing my own mate, not really."

putting a bullet in her brain when she first arrived, but I never could bring

you wouldn't have to kill

"Yes."

it wasn't Raven

looked like her." He frowns, "I've killed a lot of people. When I was Human and when I turned. But watching her die has been the hardest thing I have dealt

same as losing others to death. And

she had

from someone who

something, is that

don't strike me as the type

his feet. "Dane is

the oath?" I ask, surprised. I was fully expecting him to back out. Maybe he was stronger

became a

be the very thing

her, even if he was only helping her and if

en.swnovels

and Klaus cautiously steps out.

"No."