The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0371



"You said the nurse was upstairs." Damien presses, "Checking on your mate."

"Sienna is upstairs, she is Kira's best friend. She is seeing if she can find any clues as to where Kira might have gone. Sienna was here with him when I was working on the gate." He nods at the pup in his arms.

"So you lied about her labour in the hopes that what?" I demand. "I wouldn't notice when your mate doesn't appear."

"I don't know. I didn't think that far ahead. I'm going to look for her."

"Tracking her down? That's not going to be ideal with a pup in tow. In fact it's fucking stupid." Damien shakes his head

"Um," Mako's brow knits together and creases appear across the top of his nose.

"You haven't thought about that either?" Damien asks

"I could manage. I could look after him while looking for Kira."

"No you couldn't, though it was a good thing to bring him here. He's going to need it when he is older." Damien tells him.

"Are you saying what I think you are saying?" I ask. Though I'm annoyed that he hadn't mentioned it before.

'Well Brax could have warned us.' Aero sneers.

Damien!'

pup is

a grenade. Damien flings himself forward, catching the pup before he has a chance to

move upstairs and Sienna appears, leaning over the bannister. She freezes. She would have already known we were in the house so

his chest as he glares at Mako. "You

DOWN HERE! I growl at

down the steps. I point to the spot next to Mako. She side steps around us, her heart racing

other. "Kira" They both speak

"Bullshit."

"It's Kira's!" Mako mutters

create crescent moons in his skin. "Kira

Sienna squeaks, keeping her eyes

elbow

tell Damien, straightening up. I watch the crescents on Mako's face

Damien disappears from sight Sienna holds back the tears, while

"It's not a game."

been playing a game for

He clenches his jaw.

about we start with

Sienna blurts out. "She left

guess, Mako, you were on duty at the gate? What did you do, trick

his head

did she go,