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?"

out her

leaving. Whether she would

is staring at Blair while Ryken is asking her questions. The blonde

was expecting Neah."

me." I snap. "Why are you

come up with a response. She tugs her sweatshirt tighter

"Well?"

I wanted to leave.

see Ryken roll his eyes. I'm guessing he has heard a

decided to come here or maybe it

"Why?"

going to die here. I deserve it." She puffs out her cheeks just like Neah does when she is contemplating something. She screws her face up.

told you that 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

is no need to wish this on someone." As much as I despised Blair, no one deserved to

a lot." She returns her gaze to Ryken.

"Mistakes?"

it. I made money. Got myself a home. I lived a life that I thought I

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

hunting down my mate and also slowly sent my brother over the edge

her gaze

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

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 demand. "Do you think I'm going to welcome you with open arms? Let you stay in the pack? I could give you a list as long as my arm for everyone who wants you

too." She frowns

me." But I am

asks with a tilted head "You, the one who slaughtered Salem. The

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

places, maybe she was lying and someone was waiting, or maybe she was telling

the dungeon," I point at

as she is