The Alpha’s Contract by Taylor West

Chapter 0378



Dane

"Stay here." I tell Neah, pulling on a shirt

"Who is it?" She asks, already climbing out of bed and heading to the closet.

"It doesn't matter. You need to stay here."

She carries on pulling on underwear as though I hadn't said anything. "I was right." She murmurs. "My gut feeling was right." She shimmy's herself into a pair of jeans. "Is it Cooper?"

"No."

"Who? Maddie. Did something happen? Has she said something?"

"It's not Maddie. Please will you just stay here until I know more."

"Our children are not even in the house."

"Athena and Sebastian won't let anything happen to them." I reassure her.

"Do they need to be kept safe? What's happened? You are not answering my question Dane!" She plants her hands on her hips and stares at me. She was trying to read my mind.

I shake my head because I knew what her reaction would be when she found out who was at the gate.

"It's Blair."

She stops what she's doing to stare at me.

'Three, two....' Aero starts counting down, preparing for Neah to snap. Instead, she sinks into the large chair, her soft blue eyes hovering on me. "Why is she here?"

"I don't know, but will you please stay here? Just until I know what she wants. Besides, you are supposed to be staying in the house."

She doesn't answer me.

"Neah?"

her cheeks, "I will

kiss Neah before leaving.

the gate, Damien is staring at Blair while Ryken is asking her questions. The blonde with her was sitting

was expecting

have me." I snap.

with a response. She tugs her sweatshirt tighter

"Well?"

She looked genuinely unsure. "I could have left. I wanted to leave. I was ready to go. All I had to do was

roll his eyes. I'm guessing he has

I decided to come here or maybe it wasn't my

"Why?"

I said I'm still trying to figure that out. I'm probably going to die here. I deserve it." She puffs out her cheeks just like Neah does when she

for years. You go and lose your Lycan and suddenly you have seen the light. Maybe we should have packed you off to this prick years

wish this on someone." As much as I despised Blair, no

Samara who is snoring. "She helped me understand a lot." She returns her gaze to Ryken. "I

"Mistakes?"

some big fucking cock ups. Is that what you want to hear? I learned to survive and thrive from it. I made money. Got myself a home. I lived a life that I

few steps away. I'm not sure if he was trying the tough love act as a father figure, but I

slowly sent my

rocking on her heels as she keeps her gaze off of mine. "I didn't feel it,

tried to pull off something that hasn't been done before. He didn't survive it." Damien growls. "But you, you made him

raises her brown eyes to me. "I did like him. I fell for him and let him mark me and then...." She shakes her head and her hood falls down, revealing her short hair. She quickly hikes the hood back up and pulls it down around her face. "I'm sorry. I dragged him into my mess, preyed on his need to get revenge. You're right, I screwed him up, because that is what I do.

you think I'm going to welcome you with open arms? Let you stay in the pack?

She frowns and takes a deep breath. "My name is Blair Everwood. I was never a Kitson, nor will I ever be one. I am not a Lycan

focuses on me." But I

Damien asks with a tilted head "You, the one who slaughtered Salem. The one who killed a pregnant Lycan and then stole

people, but I am scared, because I think I'm about to become responsible for the

over the possible hiding places, maybe she was lying and someone was waiting, or maybe she was telling the truth. "Bind them

the dungeon," I point at Samara, "And bring

she is hauled