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

and kiss Neah before leaving. Whether she would actually

while Ryken is asking her questions. The blonde with her was sitting on the ground, leaning against Blair's legs,

expecting

I snap. "Why are

between us as she tries to come up with a response. She tugs her sweatshirt tighter as

"Well?"

She looked genuinely unsure. "I could have left. I wanted to leave.

roll his eyes. I'm guessing he has heard

here or maybe it wasn't

"Why?"

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

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

"There is no need to wish this on someone." As much as I

to Samara who is snoring. "She helped me understand a lot." She

"Mistakes?"

hear? I learned to survive and thrive from it. I made money. Got myself a home. I lived a life that I thought I loved. And now I am no one,

if he was trying the tough

hunting down my mate and also slowly sent my brother

her

that hasn't been done before. He didn't survive it."

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. I have always worked alone. That was why I

me this?" 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

am lying, that's if he doesn't kill me first, I screwed with his life too." She frowns and takes a deep breath. "My name is Blair Everwood. I was never a Kitson, nor will I ever

on me." But

the one who slaughtered Salem. The one who killed a pregnant Lycan and then stole

because I think

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

dungeon," I point at Samara, "And bring Blair with

she is